[OSCOM] Magnolia Content Management 3.5.4 released

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                      M A G N O L I A
            Simple Enterprise Content Management

                       Announcement
                    February 4, 2007

                http://www.magnolia.info/

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Magnolia 3.5.4 released, fixes important security issue
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Magnolia 3.5.4 has been released (Community and
Enterprise Edition). This is a bug fix release which
contains some important security-related fixes. It is
therefore a recommended update for all 3.5 installations.
For a detailed list of changes, please visit our online
issue tracker at jira.magnolia.info

It is a recommended update for all 3.5 installations.

Magnolia is available for download at
http://www.magnolia.info/en/download.html


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About Magnolia 3.5.x
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About 400 issues as documented in jira have been worked on
for the 3.5 release. We choose to significantly improve the
foundation on which we build the future of Magnolia, which
makes this quite a technology-focused release.

Update / Install
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We added a new installation and updating GUI. The main
feature is the update mechanism, which allows seamless
updates from 3.0.5 to the new and any future versions. The
same mechanism is used for the modules, so custom projects
will highly benefit from that feature, as you can easily
deploy new versions of your custom project/module on the
live servers.

I18N
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We added a basic mechanism for i18n content if you want a
1:1 structure for all the languages and not completely
separated hierarchies. Custom implementations are now
pluggable and we will improve that feature for the next
versions.

Beans for Configuration
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Many parts of the code now use a configuration-to-beans
transformation which allows easy customizations of the many
parts of Magnolia. For example you can reconfigure the
implementation class of the user manager. All properties are
then populated by the configuration (supporting child-beans,
lists, maps). All that is combined with observation and
automates component reloading upon modifications.

Filters
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We separated the modules and designed them in a way that
multiple security and cache filters can coexist. All filters
can be bypassed which allows implementing sophisticated
custom solutions. As the filters are using the new
configured beans feature, you can for instance implement
complex virtual uri mappings.

Security
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We added the concept of URL protection so URLs can now be
protected independently of the website content. We improved
the concept of supporting the anonymous role and context. We
also added the concept of user realms which allowes us to
create a public user registration module (to be released
soon)

Easier integration with other frameworks
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We removed many obstacles regarding the integration of
Magnolia and other frameworks.  For example, the web.xml
file has been drastically simplified, and now contains only
two entries: a filter and a context listener. We also
enabled the support for on-forward filter dispatching. This
allows using another framework that forwards/dispatches to a
Magnolia url. (Whatever you pass as request attribute is
then available in the template). To increase the flexibility
we also added paragraph renderers, allowing special
paragraph implementations. (We now have experimental support
for freemarker-based paragraph rendering and a prototype for
cold-fusion rendering)

Activation flexibility
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Not only is the multiple subscribers feature now available
in the CE edition, we also added support for a more flexible
from/to mapping of activation. The structure of the content
in the subscriber does not need to be a mirror of the
authoring environment anymore.

Jackrabbit
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Magnolia 3.5 is delivered with jackrabbit 1.3, which is
significantly more stable, flexible and faster than the
previous versions delivered with Magnolia.


Final Notes
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Enjoy, and as always we are happy to hear your feedback.
Fire up the blogs, add issues to our issue tracker or
discuss in the forums.

Thank you to the Magnolia development team, our many
contributors and everybody at the Magnolia Group.

Thank you for your interest in Magnolia!

Magnolia International Ltd.



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About Magnolia
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Magnolia is a leading commercial open-source Enterprise
Content Management System based on the Java Content
Repository standard (JSR-170). Magnolia is renowned for its
outstanding combination of ease-of-use and enterprise
architecture. It is used to power the digital communication
of anyone from governments to leading FORTUNE 500
enterprises in more than 100 countries on all continents of
the world.


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About Magnolia International Ltd.
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Magnolia International Ltd. is the creator of Magnolia,
which has pioneered the use of JSR-170 as a base for content
centric applications. Magnolia International provides
services, support, implementation, consulting and training
for its Enterprise Edition clients.

Magnolia is a registered trademark of
Magnolia International Ltd.


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Contact Information
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Magnolia International Ltd.
Maiengasse 30
4056 Basel, Switzerland

Phone: +(41) 61 228 9000
info-O8DnXSz/wDok+I/[email protected]


Magnolia Americas, Inc.
1540 Broadway, 14th floor
New York, NY 10036-4086, USA

Phone: (+1) 646.652.6580
info-us-O8DnXSz/wDok+I/[email protected]

http://www.magnolia.info