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Visit Ephox at one of these upcoming partner events in Europe

IBM Software Day Norway - 14 September 2010

EPiServer Customer and Partner Day UK - 6 October 2010

IBM Portal Excellence Germany - 11 October 2010

In the News: Ephox Integrates WebRadar 2.0 With IBM Lotus Web Content Management

CMSWire.com: Ephox Integrates WebRadar 2.0 With IBM Lotus Web Content Management

By David Roe  | Published Aug 26, 2010

Press Release: Ephox and Atech to Offer Complete Solutions for Exceptional Web Experiences

Ephox and Ascendant Technology (Atech) to Offer Complete Solutions for Exceptional Web Experiences

Ephox Showcases WebRadar Product at 5^th Annual Atech xChange, Aug. 26-29

AUSTIN, Texas, and PALO ALTO, Calif. — August 26, 2010 — Ephox, a leading provider of software for optimizing web production processes, and Ascendant Technology (Atech), a leading IBM solution provider, will highlight their complete solutions for creating exceptional Web experiences at the 2010 Atech xChange this week in Austin, Texas.

The AtechxChange is an Ascendant Technology-produced event designed to foster collaboration and innovation within a vibrant ecosystem – the exchange of ideas, patterns and best practices delivered by Atech employees, customers and strategic business partners like Ephox. As sponsors of the conference, Ephox will showcase its new offering, WebRadar 2.0, a flexible reporting solution for IBM® Lotus® Web Content Management that helps content administrators optimize the web production process.  As experts in IBM Lotus Web Content Management, Atech provides consulting and technology services to companies building exceptional online experiences.

“An exceptional web site is critical to retain customers and convert site visitors into customers, yet there are typically significant problems in the processes used to produce and manage web content,” said Mike Ostrowski, Ascendant’s Portals and Social Computing Business Unit Executive. “With Ephox’s solutions and Ascendant’s delivery experience, we help companies optimize their activities for creating and maintaining the next generation of online experiences.”

Atech’s consulting solutions and Ephox’s software support IBM’s recently introduced Project Northstar  – a vision and multi-year roadmap to help organizations deliver highly engaging, personalized, and differentiated Web experiences that meet the evolving needs of today's customer.

“Our partnership with Ascendant offers a broader set of capabilities for customers and supports the IBM Project Northstar vision,” said Andrew Roberts, CEO of Ephox. “Together we can help organizations deliver online experiences that are compelling and up-to-date.”

About Atech xChange

The Atech xChange is an Ascendant Technology produced event, delivered by and with our team of more than 300 consultants, clients, IBM executives, and strategic independent software partners.  The goal of the Atech xChange is to foster collaboration and innovation within this vibrant ecosystem – the exchange of ideas, assets, and best practices delivered and built upon IBM software.

About Ascendant Technology
Ascendant Technology (Atech) is a leading provider of end-to-end web-based solutions to enterprises worldwide. Atech works comprehensively across all five IBM software brands—Lotus, WebSphere, Tivoli, Rational and Information Management—to create elegant portal, e-Commerce, and rich Internet applications. Our top-notch business services combine best-in-class subject matter expertise in areas including Strategy Definition and Value Measurement, Digital Marketing, Requirements and Process Engineering, and User Experience Research and Design.  With local offices across the U.S. and in Europe, Brazil, and India, Atech is a recognized Premier IBM business partner and has garnered numerous IBM awards.

About Ephox

Ephox is a fast-growing software company focused on transforming the web production experience by enhancing the productivity and quality of website authoring and management.  The company’s technology is licensed by leading web content management vendors including EMC|Documentum, IBM, Oracle, Open Text and Percussion.  Ephox products are used by hundreds of thousands of web content authors in over 1,500 organizations across 35 countries.  For more information, please visit www.ephox.com.

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Now Available: EditLive! for EPiServer CMS 6

The latest version of the EPiServer CMS is geared towards enhancing the web production experience for specific roles within an organization - business owners, editors, marketers and developers.  EPiServer CMS 6 aims to streamline the process of creating and managing content for all of these roles with “Power through Simplicity”.  And since EPiServer allows you to insert your own XHTML editor, why not use it with the most advanced and easy to use rich text editor available? 

Editlive! for EPiServer is available to download now for CMS versions 5 and 6.  It delivers a user experience that’s as easy to use, and as powerful as Microsoft Word.  EditLive! provides many online authoring capabilities for both the content author and administrator that can improve the web content production experience within EPiServer.  Key features such as inline imaging editing, broken hyperlink reporting, accessibility checking, auto-correct and autosave make EditLive! the most efficient rich text editor out there. Context-based commenting capabilities help increase collaboration by enabling users to comment directly on any text or object in an online document, and track conversations related to specific comments.  And for improved web site quality, the templating functionality gives content administrators the ability to create reusable content templates for consistent web site styles and standards that can be easily employed by business users.

EditLive! for EPiServer CMS 6 also adds support for dynamic content and Meridium's Image Vault product.  

We are happy to announce that this October 7, Ephox will sponsor the EPiServer Customer and Partner Day in London. At the event, customers and partners from all points of the UK come together to follow an interesting agenda packed with the latest product updates, external keynote speakers, developer insights, sales training, exhibitions and most important of all, the opportunity to network with industry colleagues.

Download EditLive! for EPiServer now, free for 30 days.

Ephox at Atech xChange 2010: Getting Social. The Aussie Way.

G'Day, Mates! Ephox is going to add some Australian fun to this Texas event...

Since the theme of Atech xChange is to “get social” we are giving out the choice of a guaranteed ticket to the 2011 Australia Day party at Lotusphere or a $10 Amazon gift card (quantities are limited). But you will need to visit our booth and give us the correct Aussie slang “code word” to win.  The code words will be sent as tweets on Friday and Saturday, so make sure you follow us @Ephox on Twitter.   And look for some Ephox tucker in your conference bag - a chokkie bikkie for your brekkie.   So Bog in!

We will also reveal the Aussie slang words at our speaking sessions.  Attend our sessions and learn about WebRadar, the newest tool for IBM Lotus Web Content Management that gives users at-a-glance facts about their web content process to help avert disasters before they happen.  We will also show you how to save time and improve the quality of online content with EditLive!, the rich text editor inside IBM Lotus Web Content Management that is also  available as an integration for Quickr.

Speaking Sessions at xChange:

Friday August 27, 2010

Web Content Intelligence for WCM-­ What You Don't Know About Your Content Can Hurt You

Ephox’s newest offering, WebRadar 2.0, is a flexible reporting solution for IBM® Lotus® Web Content Management.  See how it helps content administrators optimize the web production process. 

Product: WebRadar


Room: Austin North


Hour: 01:30 - 02:30 PM

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Saturday, August 28 2010

Beyond Bullets and Spell Check - Leveraging the full potential of Ephox's Rich Text Editor inside IBM Lotus Web Content Management

Product: EditLive!


Room: Austin South


Hour: 09:30 - 10:30 AM

See you in Austin!

Ephox

In the News: Ephox Updates Web CMS Production Tool, Caters to IBM Lotus Users

July 19, 2010: CMSWire.com covers Ephox's WebRadar 2.0:

Ephox is moving along with its recent acquisition of WebRadar , as the company releases the next version 2.0 of this web production experience and web content intelligence tool — with special nods to IBM Lotus Web Content Management users..... read the entire article here: http://www.cmswire.com/cms/web-cms/ephox-updates-web-cms-production-tool-caters-to-ibm-lotus-users-008071.php

Meet Ephox at the UK Conference: Building Perfect Council Websites

Building Perfect Council Websites’10

14 July 2010, Olympia Conference Centre, London

Building Perfect Council Websites’10 is the annual meeting for local authority executives to meet and discuss their progress and plans on creating easy to use, engaging and effective web sites.  This unique networking event draws on the collected wisdom from eleven years of Socitm's 'Better Connected' annual review of all UK council websites.

 

Ephox will be there to showcase best practices in creating accessible websites with EditLive!. 

See WebRadar at IBM's Portal Excellence Conference July 19-21

 

Upgrade Your Web Production Experience with WebRadar and EditLive! at the IBM Portal Excellence Conference
July 19-21 in Chicago

Join us for the preeminent Exceptional Web Experience event – IBM Portal Excellence Conference 2010.  This conference is dedicated to helping organizations be more successful by highlighting proven business solutions and technical strategies designed to keep pace with rapidly evolving Web user demand and expectations.

Stop by the Ephox booth, see a demo of EditLive! and WebRadar, and enter to win a fun radio controlled, radar-enhanced helicopter.  And don’t miss our speaking session on Web Content Intelligence on Monday, July 19 at 12:30.

Email us to schedule an appointment at the show at contact@ephox.com

Webinar: IBM Web Content Management Best Practices for the Insurance Industry

Webinar Presented by IBM, InfoSys and Ephox

Learn how IBM Lotus Web Content Management with Infosys Domisphere Portal Manager (DPM), and EditLive! can build significantly improved portal based web sites for the insurance industry. The webinar will show how you can improve content development, quality and publishing. You will see how your organization can make greater use of business knowledge and expertise, reduce costs and delays, and produce web content that is of far greater value to your business. 


You will also be able to see the newest features available in Domisphere Portal Manager (DPM), EditLive! and IBM Lotus Web Content Management:

-    Easier and much more friendly URLs for passing web page addresses to others
-    Greater leverage of search engines
-    Construction of sites with far greater flexibility and responsiveness to business
-    The ability to graft sections of a site together making web site development far more flexible
-    The ability to test multiple page layouts in a live and real web environment helps you to better identify the optimum layout and content for your web pages.
-    Easily create quality content, collaborate with others, and adhere to corporate policies with the EditLive! rich text editor.

Join the European webinar on July 1, 2010 at
-    UK Time 14:00 & 18:00
-    Central European Time 15:00 & 19:00
-    Eastern Standard Time 09:00 & 13:00 



Register Now or Learn More
Get more information from Infosys on the webinar by emailing them at events@infosys.co.uk

Press Release: Ephox Showcases EditLive! at EPiServer Partner Summit

Company Demonstrates Business User Benefits for EPiServer Customers With Rich Online Authoring Tool

PALO ALTO, CA and MÃLMO, SWEDEN -- 06/03/10 -- At the EPiServer Partner Summit 2010, Ephox, a leading provider of software for improving web content management (WCM), is highlighting new online authoring capabilities for EPiServer CMS. Tightly integrated with EPiServer CMS, Ephox EditLive! brings the power and ease of use of a desktop word processor to non-technical CMS users, helping to boost user productivity and enhance web site quality.

"Business users embrace web content management systems when they are able to create web content in a familiar environment," said Andrew Roberts, CEO of Ephox. "With a new integration for EPiServer CMS 6 available in the coming month, EPiServer customers will be able to use the rich authoring capabilities of EditLive! together with one of the fastest growing web content management systems."

In addition to exhibiting at the EPiServer Partner Summit, Ephox is offering a break-out session on EditLive! for EPiServer CMS on Friday, June 4 at 11:30 a.m. Presented by Michael Fromin, Director of Client Services for Ephox, "EditLive! -- An Advanced Rich Text Editor for EPiServer CMS" explores how EditLive! can enhance collaboration among content creators, speed up content creation, and improve content quality with simple-to-use yet powerful features.

EditLive! for EPiServer CMS lets non-technical CMS users work more efficiently with key features such as inline imaging editing, broken hyperlink reporting, accessibility checking, auto-correct and autosave. Context-based commenting capabilities help increase collaboration by enabling users to comment directly on any text or object in an online document, and track conversations related to specific comments. For improved web site quality, templating functionality gives content administrators the ability to create reusable content templates for consistent web site styles and standards that can be easily employed by business users.

About Ephox

Ephox develops enterprise-class solutions for authoring content and providing web content intelligence for business websites, wikis and blogs. The company's technology is licensed by leading web content management vendors including EMC|Documentum, IBM, Oracle, and Percussion. Ephox products are used by hundreds of thousands of web content authors in over 1,500 organizations across 35 countries. For more information, stop by the Ephox booth at the EPiServer Partner Summit, or visit http://editlive.com/episerver.