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Squiz announces the forthcoming release of Squiz Suite, the world's first supported open source web experience management suite. Squiz Suite, due for release in November 2010, incorporates a content management system, innovative analytics capabilities, highly effective search and a robust platform for integrating applications and data. Squiz Suite is underpinned by a global, 24/7 support framework and an automatic update service.

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Squiz will be exhibiting at the Technology in Government and the Public Sector Summit that annually attracts the most senior‐level IT professionals from federal, state and local government. The Summit runs for two days 9-10 August at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra. CIO’s and Heads of ICT from major Government organisations meet here to learn about and discuss the very latest and future developments for information and communication technologies in all levels of Government nation‐wide.

Leading Australian web solutions provider Squiz has announced the availability of a comprehensive third party assessment of the fully supported open source MySource Matrix Content Management System (CMS) including its features and functionality. The report also describes and assesses Squiz, its service-based business model and how it delivers solutions to customers.

Squiz Managing Director John-Paul Syriatowicz shares some very exciting news in this update including that MySource Matrix SSV modules are to be released as GPL with the release of MySource Matrix 3.28.

By 2013, mobile phones will overtake personal computers as the most common web access device worldwide” (Gartner). Squiz has released a free white paper on The Mobile Web offering guidance for decision makers on the value of providing a mobile internet presence.

As the number of mobile internet users begins to explode exponentially the need to formulate a mobile content publishing strategy can no longer be ignored.

Leading Australian web solutions provider Squiz recently developed a new website for Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy leveraging the existing Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) implementation of MySource Matrix CMS to incorporate a new online course calendar that spans hundreds of courses.

Leading Australian web solutions provider Squiz has signed a contract with Queensland’s leading bulk water supplier SunWater to supply consulting, design and implementation services centred around MySource Matrix, the Squiz developed and supported open source Content Management System (CMS).

Leading Australian web solutions provider Squiz has integrated world class Funnelback search technology - as a no cost option - into the latest version of their MySource Matrix supported open source Content Management System (CMS). Recently, leading industry analysts have been advising clients to “Choose Web Content Management (WCM) vendors that have robust search technologies or that have gained them through partnerships, acquisitions or the customization of open-source technology.”

Australian provider web solutions provider Squiz is pleased to announce Silver Sponsorship of The Internet Show to be held in Melbourne over two days in April. The show is Australia’s only business focused internet event where the Australian business community can come to find solutions and ideas.

Leading Australian web solutions provider Squiz has partnered with the Department of Human Services NSW agency for Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) to deliver the NSW Seniors Week 2010 campaign web site. The site has struck a chord among site visitors with 85% of respondents to an online poll (25th February) indicating “I love it – much better” with a further 12% indicating “It’s my first time on this site”.

Squiz along with consortium partners Funnelback, Verizon and Stamford Interactive – otherwise known as The Web 2.0 Alliance – recently conducted a briefing in Canberra on how Federal Government departments can efficiently enable Government 2.0 objectives.

Squiz is delighted to announce that one in three Australian Universities are using the locally developed and supported enterprise open source MySource Matrix CMS. Managing Director John-Paul Syriatowicz commented “It is very rewarding to see that Squiz is playing such a significant role in the delivery of supported web content management solutions for the Australian knowledge revolution”.

Squiz today announced that the revolutionary new CMS, MySource Mini, has been released as an easy to install VMware image, available to download at no charge from http://mini.squiz.net. Easy to evaluate, easy to maintain and easy to use, this 4th generation CMS from the Squiz product stable is a significant step forward for Web Content Management. Squiz is committed to releasing MySource Mini under the GPL open source license in the near future.

Squiz is leading the world in maintaining the highest PHP coding standards by developing and making freely available a package called PHP_CodeSniffer. Squiz Product Development Manager Greg Sherwood, says that “PHP_CodeSniffer has been embraced by the global open source and wider development community to check PHP, JavaScript and CSS files to ensure code remains clean and consistent."

On Friday 21 August 2009, Peter Garrett launched the LivingGreener web portal www.livinggreener.gov.au after a successful implementation by Squiz Australia using their locally developed MySource Matrix supported open source Content Management System (CMS).

John-Paul said he was very honoured to have won his category in the awards held by such a prestigious organisation as Ernst & Young. “Nobody succeeds in business on their own and this award really reflects the terrific team of professional staff we have at Squiz.” said John-Paul.

Following the recent acquisition of Funnelback, Squiz has announced that it will be holding a registration-only event in Sydney on 27th August, 2009. The event will feature Gartner Research Vice President Brian Prentice, Squiz Managing Director John-Paul Syriatowicz and Funnelback Chief Scientist David Hawking. The theme of the briefing is ‘Open Source Software - Unavoidable, Beneficial and Coming To An Application Near You’.

On the panel of speakers at our recent ‘Future of Web Content Management’ seminar held in London was David Barrett, Web Platform Manager for the World Health Organization. David’s lively case study outlined why the WHO went down the route of Supported Open Source content management and revealed some of the benefits they found from working this way.

Last night at the OSS awards Radio NZ won in the "Open source use in government" category

50% Annual Growth for 2007-8 Period.  Gaining Mid-Range Market Share from Commercial CMS Project Opportunities