Xaraya .900 Beta is Released.

It is my pleasure to announce the first Beta Release of Xaraya (.900).  This
release is the culmination of nearly a year's worth of hard work and undying
dedication to creating.  All of the developers on the project have devoted
many hours to reach where we are today.  The first Beta release for Xaraya
is intended to capture a baseline of what needs to be accomplished before
the final release.  This is merely another step in the long journey that
began with PHP Nuke, and then PostNuke for many of us.

This first Beta is exactly that.  A Beta release.  We feel comfortable in
saying that you could run a production site from the release, however keep
in mind with all Beta releases there could well be unexpected behavior.
Bare this in mind before you load your production site with this release.  I
have loaded my site with this release, and I feel confident that it will
work well for my purposes, however my site is just a test bed, and I do not
expect much from the load.

We also have a upgrade script to be tested for people running .71 PostNuke
sites.  This is not for the weak at heart.  The script works and will be
integrated into the install after we have more successful tests.  For those
wishing to test Xaraya with your current data, please stop into our support
chat and someone should be able to walk you through the process.

We also have many operational items to catch up on.  During the next week we
will be loading the website with this Beta Cut.  We are also ready to begin
support.  In return for support, we ask for documentation on what you asked
in the knowledge base.  Once the site is loaded with Xaraya we will begin to
start increasing operations from the website, and we will begin building the
community from the web.  These lists will not go away, and will serve
multiple purposes moving into the future.

Thank you all, for the support over the months and the feedback.  If you
notice any unexpected features, please continue to document them at
http://bugs.xaraya.com.

For the time being, the release will be held on our SourceForge site:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=64578

Thanks!

J. Cox
For the Xaraya Team


Attachment Features and Benefits.

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The High level features of Xaraya:

A highly modular system.  No longer is there a need to change core scripts
in order to accomplish a deed.  With the Xaraya Event System, you can plug
into the core where and when you need.

With the modular design, there is also a high degree of re-usable code.
With the Xaraya Hooks System, you are able to add different presentation
layers to nearly any module.  Want comments for your users, but not for your
articles?  Xaraya does just that, with the same comment system.  Ever wanted
a global categories system?  Xaraya does just that.

Complete control over the output via templating from themes.  This means
that any one theme can control the entire look and feel of the layout for
your website, while another theme could present the output in a complete
opposite manner.  No longer are you constrained by the whims of hardcoding
presentation within modules or core.

With Xaraya's Dynamic Data Model, you are able to redesign the data
structure of modules.  Need to capture different user data?  Dynamic Data
can do that for you, and you can export the data structure to other websites
in need.

With the Xaraya Article System, no longer do you need to install multiple
modules that do similar acts.  Xaraya comes pre-configured with News,
Documents, Links, Reviews, and FAQ.  It doesn't end there though.  You can
add article types as needed.

Xaraya also comes with modular authentication.  This means that
authentication methods such as LDAP, PAM, etc are possible.  Xaraya comes
with a working LDAP module and we are actively developing new plugin
systems.

Xaraya employees an unique administration system, which allows quick
navigation for quick administration.

Xaraya also has a very quick installation method to get you off the ground
running very quickly.  The installation will install your database, and also
check for several configuration values about your server.

Xaraya also offers an extremely flexible and easy to use permissions system.
The permissions were redesigned from the ground up with usability and
flexibility in mind.  Gone are the days of creating a permission, and then
crossing your fingers that it will work.

Xaraya also offer short url support in many modules.  This allows your
website to have nicer url's than many CMS packages out there.

The feature and benefits don't stop with this blurb, in fact they are only
beginning.