The ImpressCMS Project (http://www.impresscms.org) is in the last stages of releasing final stable version of this new open source content management system and have released ImpressCMS 1.1 RC2. Several improvements have been made since the release of the first release candidate and users are encouraged to install this release in a test environment and thoroughly test this version - it is not intended for production sites. But we are confident that the final version of ImpressCMS 1.1 should be released very shortly.

New Features in ImpressCMS 1.1

* Integration of TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor - can be set as the default editor for ImpressCMS and administrators have control over which groups can use it for each module installed.
* HTML Purifier has been added to improve security and rendering of standards-compliant output.
* Easy addition of Google Analytics and validation tags - just enter your identifier from Google in the administration area and ImpressCMS does the rest.
* Better control over groups - a group hierarchy can be set allowing groups to manage other groups in your community.
* OpenID and Gravatar integration, allowing your users to login with an OpenID identity obtained on other sites (Yahoo, Flickr, AOL, Blogger, or WordPress are sites you can obtain an OpenID login) and use a globally recognized avatar.
* Version 1.1 is the first version of ImpressCMS to require PHP5 and that PHP safe_mode is turned OFF (PHP6 removes safe_mode completely). The installer will check both these conditions before allowing you to continue.

The complete list of features introduced in 1.1 is available in online.

Changes Since RC1

* Additional filters in HTMLPurifier, allowing the insertion of movies from several trusted sites
* Improvements in the rendering of the Google Analytics script, when used
* Several fixes for issues in different browsers

The complete change log is included with the release and is available online in our wiki

Downloading the Latest Version

To download this new release of ImpressCMS, you can find it in our SourceForge repository. The download package allows you to either do a fresh installation, or upgrade from an earlier version of ImpressCMS or XOOPS.

This is a release candidate and not a final release! It is not recommended for live sites

If you wish to keep updated with the very latest in ImpressCMS development, you can download our nightly build.

Release candidates are intended to increase the number of testers and to provide the developers with additional information related to bugs found in different environments. Any feedback about this release can be posted in the Current Release Discussions forum. Any security vulnerabilities should be reported directly to the developers - security@impresscms.org.

About ImpressCMS

In it's short history, ImpressCMS has surpassed over 5,000 commits to its code base, been a finalist in the 2008 SourceForge Community Choice Awards and is currently a finalist for the Packt Publishing Most Promising Open Source CMS.

The goal of the ImpressCMS Project is to stimulate and promote the open source nature of the CMS in both the core and its modules and establish itself as the premiere CMS by expanding the system to meet the needs of their users now and well into the future.

ImpressCMS is -
* Open Source
* Open Development
* Open SVN
* Open Philosophy
* Open Community

Contacts:
The ImpressCMS Project
Timothy Bowers and Steve Kenow
Spokespersons
press@impresscms.org

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