Macromedia Web Publishing System Update Enhances Enterprise Features

Macromedia Web Publishing System Update Enhances Enterprise Features

Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) today announced the immediate availability of a Macromedia Web Publishing System update that includes Macromedia Contribute 3.1 and Macromedia Contribute Publishing Services 1.1. More than 360,000 users and 250 enterprise companies have implemented Macromedia Web Publishing System (WPS) and Contribute, including Mayo Clinic, Visa International Latin America and Caribbean Region, and The University of Montana. WPS provides everything an organization needs to affordably build and manage intranets and public-facing websites. The WPS update offers users additional enterprise control and oversight features as well as expanded web services connectivity and extensibility solutions. For more information or to download the update, please visit http://www.macromedia.com/go/wps_update.

“With Macromedia Web Publishing System, organizations can instantly eliminate bottlenecks and accelerate information sharing while lowering costs,” said Tom Hale, senior vice president and general manager, Macromedia. “This release strengthens our position in the enterprise market by enabling enterprises to improve the way organizations and teams publish to the web.”

The WPS update supplies a host of new enhancements and robust capabilities, along with Really Simple Syndication (RSS) activity feeds and deployment management. Administrators can now customize WPS to receive notifications about website changes in any RSS reader. Sub-site management gives enterprise administrators the ability to distribute administrative tasks to employees while maintaining complete, granular control over websites and users. New features, including an enhanced LDAP/AD connectivity interface, Macromedia Breeze integration, staging-to-live deployment, and streamlined document publishing, enable users to realize greater value from their existing enterprise investments.

“Macromedia’s commitment to effective experience for content creators and users, managers, and administrators is clearly evident in Macromedia Web Publishing System,” said Peter O’Kelly, senior analyst, Burton Group. “WPS facilitates self-service with intuitive tools and also offers a cost-effective and simpler alternative to traditional content management systems for many organizations.”

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