Go get Hippo CMS 7 at http://www.onehippo.org/cms7/delve_into/quickstart.html, try out the distro and knock yourself out :) --------------------------
To all Hippo CMS 6 users and developers, Almost 2 years after we started talking about plans for a new version of Hippo CMS, I'm proud to say that we finally got there and released Hippo CMS 7 ! Almost five years ago, in June 2004, the first stable distribution of Hippo CMS version 6 was released. With this new release, we introduced a fresh architecture where the CMS and its content repository were separated components running as different server applications. This separation of concerns on setup level has been one of the main drivers for the success of Hippo CMS 6. It allowed for complex integrations with external systems while keeping a strong focus on an easy to understand user interface for the end-user. The focus on standardized protocols and XML technologies opened up the possibilities needed for enterprise wide CMS usage. Scalability and load balancing functionalities have added to the stability of the platform and allowed it to be used in the largest, content rich environments. We received wide user acceptance with our familiar user interface, driven by early AJAX technologies to update only those parts of the application that really needed updating. On the developer's side, the concept of deployments and custom builds allowed external developers to setup and use the Hippo CMS platform for a diverse set of applications. All of these developments combined have led to the current stable v6.05 release. And it's loaded with functionalities and possibilities. In their turn, these possibilities have inspired developers and customers to raise ideas and wishes that go far beyond what's possible today. But the architectural concept has proven itself, and we're sticking with the separation between the CMS, repository and delivery layers in CMS 7. Actually, the difference between Hippo Repository, the CMS and the Portal will become even clearer: combined, they are a perfect match for large-scale content environments. On their own, they can be used as building blocks to form an entirely different application. Hippo CMS 7 was built on Apache Jackrabbit, Lucene, Wicket and many other Apache projects. In the core of the new Hippo Repository 2, we've built an incredibly powerful mechanism that creates faceted representations of physical folders in Jackrabbit. Those virtual trees are again exposed as 'normal' JCR nodes, and can be used to represent all kinds of data in all kinds of different structures purely defined by their meta information. For a quick demo, see my blog [1]. Combine these really powerful Apache components, add that little bit of faceted navigation, a touch of plugin framework and 36 person years of development [2] and you have Hippo CMS 7 :-) Go get our code from http://svn.onehippo.org/repos/hippo/hippo-ecm/, check out the Hello World example, and start your own plugin project at the Hippo Forge. The first 25 people to build a really neat plugin on the forge will receive one of those funky Hippo T-shirts! What's neat? A Google Maps location picker is neat, and maybe a Flickr image plugin is neat, too :) If you have questions, or would like to share some feedback, feel free to sign up to our CMS 7 User list [3]. Your comments are very well appreciated. This mailinglist ([email protected]) will be kept in place for community support on Hippo CMS 6. Also, Hippo will keep working on CMS 6 fixes and updates. If you're relying on the continuity of Hippo CMS 6 development, you might want to consider buying a support contract with us [4] which will give you all the guarantees you need. Thanks to everyone on this list for your support, and I hope to see you all on the CMS 7 list! -- Kind regards, Arjé Cahn CTO, Hippo [1] Demo of the faceted repository: http://blogs.hippo.nl/arje/2007/09/status_update_defining_facets.html [2] Stats from Ohloh http://www.ohloh.net/p/hippoecm [3] CMS 7 User list: http://www.onehippo.org/cms7/mail-lists.html [4] Hippo support contracts: http://www.onehippo.com/en/support [email protected] / [email protected] Amsterdam - Hippo B.V. Oosteinde 11 1017 WT Amsterdam +31(0)20-5224466 San Francisco - Hippo USA Inc. 101 H Street, suite Q Petaluma CA 94952-3329 +1 (707) 773-4646 www.onehippo.com [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Hippo CMS 7 at http://www.onehippo.org My blog: http://blogs.hippo.nl/arje --------------------------------------------------------------------- ******************************************** Hippocms-dev: Hippo CMS development public mailinglist Searchable archives can be found at: MarkMail: http://hippocms-dev.markmail.org Nabble: http://www.nabble.com/Hippo-CMS-f26633.html
