Magnolia (CMS)
Encyclopedia
Magnolia is an Open-Source content management system
(CMS) developed by Magnolia International Ltd., based in Basel
, Switzerland
. It is based on JSR-170.
Obinary was renamed to Magnolia International Ltd. in September 2006. By that time, Magnolia had been downloaded more than 150,000 times.
Magnolia 3.0, released on November 15, 2006, marked the switch from a pure Open Source product to a layered product strategy with the introduction of Magnolia Enterprise Edition. The proprietary version extends the open source version by adding user authentication through LDAP, a package manager to manage deployments, a JSR-168 connector and a WYSIWYG
website designer
Magnolia 3.6 was released in July 2008 and focused on the ease of maintenance, robustness and performance.
In December 2008, Magnolia released "Magnolia-on-Air", a content management system designed for broadcasters and large organizations to manage their broadcast content.
In March 2009, Magnolia released Magnolia 4.0.
Magnolia 4.1 was released in June 2009. It introduces user-generated content templates that provide new functionality, including forums and public user registration. It also includes new features like a CMS-wide address book, multiple themes, RSS generation and agregation.
report.
It is covered in the "Open Source Content Management in Java" report of Seth Gottlieb, Content Here
In August 2009, Gartner included Magnolia into their "Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management" report.
In May 2011, the Red Herring editorial team selected Magnolia as part of the 2011 Top 100 Europe.
Content management system
A content management system is a system providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based...
(CMS) developed by Magnolia International Ltd., based in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It is based on JSR-170.
History
Magnolia 1.0 was released November 15, 2003 by Obinary Ltd. Magnolia 2.0 was released November 15, 2004 with a focus on usability.Obinary was renamed to Magnolia International Ltd. in September 2006. By that time, Magnolia had been downloaded more than 150,000 times.
Magnolia 3.0, released on November 15, 2006, marked the switch from a pure Open Source product to a layered product strategy with the introduction of Magnolia Enterprise Edition. The proprietary version extends the open source version by adding user authentication through LDAP, a package manager to manage deployments, a JSR-168 connector and a WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG is an acronym for What You See Is What You Get. The term is used in computing to describe a system in which content displayed onscreen during editing appears in a form closely corresponding to its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product...
website designer
Magnolia 3.6 was released in July 2008 and focused on the ease of maintenance, robustness and performance.
In December 2008, Magnolia released "Magnolia-on-Air", a content management system designed for broadcasters and large organizations to manage their broadcast content.
In March 2009, Magnolia released Magnolia 4.0.
Magnolia 4.1 was released in June 2009. It introduces user-generated content templates that provide new functionality, including forums and public user registration. It also includes new features like a CMS-wide address book, multiple themes, RSS generation and agregation.
Coverage and Reviews
Since mid 2007, Magnolia has been covered by the independent CMS WatchCMS Watch
Real Story Group is a content technology analyst firm, based in Silver Spring, USA. Previously known as CMS Watch, the company announced a name change to Real Story Group in February, 2010. The company publishes reports on various areas, including web content management, enterprise content...
report.
It is covered in the "Open Source Content Management in Java" report of Seth Gottlieb, Content Here
In August 2009, Gartner included Magnolia into their "Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management" report.
Awards
In September 2010, Magnolia won the Swiss Open Source Award in the Contribution category.In May 2011, the Red Herring editorial team selected Magnolia as part of the 2011 Top 100 Europe.