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I will walk you through the basic concepts (such as how to pull data out of the CMS for display within an RIA) and also demonstrate best practices for data manipulation within the CMS.

In this webinar you will learn how to:

• Display HTML/XML managed content in an RIA
• Add data to the CMS
• Create a mini app for data manipulation

Signup here: http://www.ektron.com/web-content-management-solutions.aspx?id=8095

Webinar links will be posted here: http://www.ektron.com/news/webinars/

The webinar presentation on

1. Web to Lead functionality (collecting lead information through an Ektron form)
2. How to talk to the Salesforce® APIs to retrieve data for display purposes and building it into a widget
    
   

Is now available at http://www.ektron.com/news/webinars 

To view the webinar directly please see this page http://www.ektron.com/web-content-management-solutions.aspx?id=7682 

Pretty advanced training, all developers should attend.  Using search can speed up the delivery of some of your projects.

Search not only allows site visitors to find your content , but also can be used by a developer to retrieve data sets of content for use within your application.

The training will show how to:

• Create your own search control
• Search For content, metadata and taxonomies
• Search For Users

I will be providing technical examples and walking CMS400.NET developers through the different ways that Ektron allows you to manage this complex process. 

Learn About.... 

• Migrating Users
• Migrating Content

http://www.ektron.com/web-content-management-solutions.aspx?id=7436

The 3rdPartyAuthentication webinar recording and code samples are available on ektron.com:

http://www.ektron.com/news/webinars/

Thanks to all who attended, I got alot of good feedback.

Make sure to register for today's webinar about building a widget within Ektron - you can register by clicking on this link:

http://ektron.vo.llnwd.net/o28/assets/uploaded_files/052109-DevelopersWebinar-3917.htm 

Ektron PSG and Winnercomm launch 2 sites for major PGA Tour Players.

Phil Mickelson and Notah Begay both launched their personal sites on Ektron.

Great job and teamwork by both teams!

"Spare me all the fluff and get down to the technical dirty" one Midwest based partner told Jason Arden.

Ask and you shall receive - the first of Arden's webinars will be this coming Thursday.  If you are not yet registered for the webinar you should register now! 

As of 2:23PM EST today we had 457 registered attendees - an Ektron webinar record.

Ektron Appoints Mark Willson as Vice President of Enterprise Solutions 

Former iCrossing Executive brings more than 20 years experience, will focus on increasing Ektron’s reach into the Fortune 500

NASHUA, NH April 21, 2009 – Ektron Inc., a technology and market leader in Web content management software, today announced that former iCrossing vice president of technology, Mark Willson has joined the Ektron executive team. Effective immediately, Willson will serve as the vice president of enterprise solutions.

“We are thrilled that Mark has joined the Ektron team,” stated Bill Rogers, chief executive officer at Ektron. “This is a very exciting time in the Web content management industry and for Ektron as a company. We have sustained a strong growth rate despite the economic climate and continue to lead the industry in the development of Web content management technology. Given Mark’s deep experience working with Fortune 500 clients in the Web solutions industry, he will play a critical role in growing enterprise sales and expanding Ektron’s market leadership.”

As the vice president of enterprise solutions, Willson will lead the development of Ektron’s enterprise market strategy and will be responsible for supporting enterprise sales, managing the delivery of high profile client projects, building strategic business partnerships and shaping the functional requirements and product enhancements contributing to future product road maps. 

“There are tremendous growth opportunities ahead for Ektron in the enterprise WCM market segment,” stated Willson. “I have worked with many WCM vendors and Ektron has uniquely positioned itself to excel in this market and I am excited that I am going to be a part of the company’s future success.”

Willson brings to the role more than 20 years of leadership experience directing Web development and delivery strategies for some of the world’s largest digital marketing agencies. Most recently Willson served as the vice president of technology for iCrossing, ranked as one of the top five digital agencies by AdvertisingAge. During his time at iCrossing, Willson managed client projects for Dolby, GMAC, Chrysler Financial and Nike as well as directed the Technical Architecture group and the Web Application Development team.

Prior to joining iCrossing Willson was a founding member and chief executive officer for Mission Air, LLC . He also held the position of chief technology officer at CIBER, Inc., leading business development initiatives and establishing the strategic direction for application development for clients including Ford Motor Company, Fujitsu and Alcoa.

Ektron ELITE Partner WebSolutions launched a new social networking site called Gigs4Grads. 

About Gigs4Grads:  Gigs 4 Grads, Inc. was founded in 2008 with the belief that there was a better way for educated young professionals to find satisfying careers that offered increased professional stability. We created our website to not only allow job seekers to network with their peers, but to also allow them to get targeted information about various career opportunities. Our goal is to provide our members with a valuable tool to use throughout their employment search in a sleek and clean environment. By offering employers a range of products that lead the market in both affordability and value, we have created a network that brings young energetic professionals together with top employers across the nation.