Plone 4 CMS Unveiled: Advancing Power, Performance & User Experience

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*SEPTEMBER 1, 2010* =97 The Plone community has raised the bar in the Conte=
nt
Management System market with today's release of Plone 4, a faster, more
user-friendly and more refined version of a product which has set the pace
for CMS innovation for nearly a decade.  Plone 4 delivers big improvements
in raw speed, scalability and ease of use, and continues to advance its
hallmark strengths of unmatched security, superior user interface, ease of
installation and a beautiful out-of-the-box experience.

"Plone 4 is based on the most-frequently requested features and improvement=
s
from Plone's worldwide user and developer community," says Plone co-founder
and Firefox User Experience Lead Alexander Limi. =93Our developers and user=
s
asked for better performance =97 Plone 4 is much faster, requires less memo=
ry,
and performs well even when serving up massive files. They also didn't want
us to sacrifice what we do well to get there =97 and we haven't. Plone 4 is
not just more powerful =97 it continues to improve in areas Plone has alway=
s
been known for: usability, security, and a CMS that is easy to install,
upgrade, and looks great right out of the box.=94

Looking back on the nine year evolution of Plone and the community that
supports it, Limi is more than pleased. =93It's gotten to be a lot bigger t=
han
I thought it could be. Sometimes we forget how many people are involved wit=
h
Plone, and how many people have left behind PHP and Java to create
successful businesses based around Plone.=94

Geir B=E6kholt, President of the Plone Foundation, has a similar reaction.
"I'm impressed with how professional, mature and focused the Plone communit=
y
is. It's rare in open source to see so many companies operating to such hig=
h
standards, treating their customers and employees well and running their
businesses in a sustainable manner.  The best thing about Plone is that we
have so many mature, stable companies using it who are consummate
professionals at what they do."

For all its technical and visual improvements, one of Plone 4's most
important roles is to build the under-the-hood foundation even more excitin=
g
improvements in Plone 5.  It gives developers and users innovations they ca=
n
use today, while allowing them to develop products and websites that will b=
e
ready to take full advantage of future Plone releases.

The list of notable changes in Plone 4 includes:

   - Significant performance improvements
   - New theme
   - Search and indexing improvements
   - Group Dashboards for a Customized User Experience
   - Massively improved handling of large files & media
   - New, faster folder implementation
   - More powerful management of users and groups
   - Dynamic forms framework based on jQuery Tools
   - Improved first-run experience
   - Smooth upgrade experience
   - Reduced memory footprint
   - Upgraded infrastructure

You can find out more about these new features than you would ever want to
by visiting http://plone.org/4 <http://../4>.

Plone 4 is available today at plone.org <http://../> as a free, open source
download, with installers for most major operating systems =97 including
Windows, Mac, Linux and many flavors of UNIX.
*About Plone*

Plone is among the top 2% of all open source projects worldwide, with 340
core developers and more than 300 solution providers in 57 countries. The
project has been actively developed since 2001, is available in more than 4=
0
languages, and has the best security track record of any major content
management system.

It is owned by the Plone Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
organization.

For more information, visit http://plone.org <http://../>
*Press Contacts*
Europe

Geir B=E6kholt
President, Plone Foundation
T=F8nsberg, Norway
[email protected]
North America

Alexander Limi
Co-founder of Plone
San Francisco, CA (USA)
limi-z4DKO/[email protected]
South America

Roberto Allende
Member, Plone Foundation Board of Directors
Cordoba, Argentina
[email protected]
Requests for interviews, additional images and information:

Mark Corum
Plone Marketing Team Lead
mark-z4DKO/[email protected]
Resources

   - High-resolution PNG screenshot of Plone
4<http://../products/plone/whats-new-in-plone-4/sunburst.png>

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ight:140%;font-size:13px;color:#000000"><hr style=3D"border:1px solid #ccc;=
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<td style=3D"margin-bottom:0;line-height:1.4em"><div style=3D"margin:0;font=
-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:140%;font-size:13px;color:=
#000000"><p><b>SEPTEMBER 1, 2010</b> =97 The Plone community has raised the=
 bar in the Content Management System market with today&#39;s release of Pl=
one 4, a faster, more user-friendly and more refined version of a product w=
hich has set the pace for CMS innovation for nearly a decade.=A0 Plone 4 de=
livers big improvements in raw speed, scalability and ease of use, and cont=
inues to advance its hallmark strengths of unmatched security, superior use=
r interface, ease of installation and a beautiful out-of-the-box experience=
. <br>

<br>&quot;Plone 4 is based on the most-frequently requested features and im=
provements from Plone&#39;s worldwide user and developer community,&quot; s=
ays Plone co-founder and Firefox User Experience Lead Alexander Limi. =93Ou=
r developers and users asked for better performance =97 Plone 4 is much fas=
ter, requires less memory, and performs well even when serving up massive f=
iles. They also didn&#39;t want us to sacrifice what we do well to get ther=
e =97 and we haven&#39;t. Plone 4 is not just more powerful =97 it continue=
s to improve in areas Plone has always been known for: usability, security,=
 and a CMS that is easy to install, upgrade, and looks great right out of t=
he box.=94<br>

<br>Looking back on the nine year evolution of Plone and the community that=
 supports it, Limi is more than pleased. =93It&#39;s gotten to be a lot big=
ger than I thought it could be. Sometimes we forget how many people are inv=
olved with Plone, and how many people have left behind PHP and Java to crea=
te successful businesses based around Plone.=94<br>

<br>Geir B=E6kholt, President of the Plone Foundation, has a similar reacti=
on. &quot;I&#39;m impressed with how professional, mature and focused the P=
lone community is. It&#39;s rare in open source to see so many companies op=
erating to such high standards, treating their customers and employees well=
 and running their businesses in a sustainable manner.=A0 The best thing ab=
out Plone is that we have so many mature, stable companies using it who are=
 consummate professionals at what they do.&quot;<br>

<br>For all its technical and visual improvements, one of Plone 4&#39;s mos=
t important roles is to build the under-the-hood foundation even more excit=
ing improvements in Plone 5.=A0 It gives developers and users innovations t=
hey can use today, while allowing them to develop products and websites tha=
t will be ready to take full advantage of future Plone releases.<br>

<br>The list of notable changes in Plone 4 includes:</p>
<ul><li>Significant performance improvements<br></li><li>New theme</li><li>=
Search and indexing improvements</li><li>Group Dashboards for a Customized =
User Experience</li><li>Massively improved handling of large files &amp; me=
dia</li>

<li>New, faster folder implementation</li><li>More powerful management of u=
sers and groups</li><li>Dynamic forms framework based on jQuery Tools</li><=
li>Improved first-run experience</li><li>Smooth upgrade experience</li>

<li>Reduced memory footprint</li><li>Upgraded infrastructure<br></li></ul>
<p>You can find out more about these new features than you would ever want =
to by visiting <a href=3D"http://../4" target=3D"_blank">http://plone.org/4=
</a>.</p>
<p>Plone 4 is available today at <a href=3D"http://../" target=3D"_blank">p=
lone.org</a> as a free, open source download, with installers for most majo=
r operating systems =97 including Windows, Mac, Linux and many flavors of U=
NIX.</p>


<h2><b>About Plone</b><br></h2>
<p>Plone is among the top 2% of all open source projects worldwide, with 34=
0 core developers and more than 300 solution providers in 57 countries. The=
 project has been actively developed since 2001, is available in more than =
40 languages, and has the best security track record of any major content m=
anagement system.</p>


<p>It is owned by the Plone Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organiza=
tion.</p>
<p>For more information, visit <a href=3D"http://../" target=3D"_blank">htt=
p://plone.org</a></p>
<h2><b>Press Contacts</b><br></h2>
<h3>Europe</h3>
<p>Geir B=E6kholt<br>President, Plone Foundation<br>T=F8nsberg, Norway<br><=
a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>=
</p>
<h3>North America</h3>
<p>Alexander Limi<br>Co-founder of Plone<br>San Francisco, CA (USA)<br><a h=
ref=3D"mailto:limi-z4DKO/[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">limi-z4DKO/[email protected]</a></p>
<h3>South America</h3>
<p>Roberto Allende<br>Member, Plone Foundation Board of Directors<br>Cordob=
a, Argentina<br><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">r=
[email protected]</a></p>
<h3>Requests for interviews, additional images and information:</h3>
<p>Mark Corum<br>Plone Marketing Team Lead<br><a href=3D"mailto:mark@plone.=
org" target=3D"_blank">mark-z4DKO/[email protected]</a></p>
<h2>Resources<br></h2>
<ul><li><a title=3D"Screenshot of Sunburst, the new Plone 4 theme" href=3D"=
http://../products/plone/whats-new-in-plone-4/sunburst.png" target=3D"_blan=
k">High-resolution PNG screenshot of Plone 4</a></li></ul>
<img src=3D"" height=3D"1" width=3D"1"></div>
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