Ektron Launches Support at Microsoft PDC

September 21, 2005; 11:33 AM

Ektron, Inc. (www.ektron.com), a Web content management software innovator, today unveiled a new integrated Site Replication tool that expands options for publishing changes on dynamic Web sites managed by Ektron CMS400.NET.

Ektron CMS400.NET’s Site Replication feature allows organizations to automate the movement of site changes from a staging to a production (or live) server. Staged changes can be automatically synchronized with the live site – ensuring failsafe security and quality assurance.

While the concept of moving an entire Web site from a staging server to a production server is not new, Ektron’s approach to this highly requested functionality is new.

Organizations can leverage this new feature as part of Ektron’s Web content management infrastructure and also for the integrated document management functionality recently added to Ektron CMS400.NET.

Ektron’s Site Replication tool complements the widely used virtual staging environment available in Ektron content management solutions, now used by thousands of sites worldwide.

Ektron is unique in its approach to offer both site replication and virtual staging in a single CMS. With this approach, organizations can run a separate staging and a production environment for site changes, run a completely “virtual staging” environment, or use a combination of both.

Ektron’s Site Replication feature also supports load-balancing for dynamic, high-traffic Web sites that require multiple servers to handle high-volume traffic. A Web site can be mirrored automatically over several Web servers.

“Ektron delivers the best of both worlds for failsafe security, site integrity and strong QA processes. We’re pleased to pioneer a new approach to staging, production and real-time updating,” says Bill Rogers, Ektron CEO.