eZ Systems North America Blog

eZ Partner Granite Horizon is hiring

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:56:29 GMT

Are you a web or eZ Publish developer with a passion for content management? California-based eZ Partner is looking to add a full-time developer.

Importing external contacts into eZ Publish: eZ Web Contacts extension

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:15:39 GMT

eZ Web Contacts is an API encapsulated in its own eZ Publish extension. The extension provides a set of eZ Functions that enables an API user to query external service providers, such as Google and Yahoo, for web contacts.

Developer training in San Francisco, August 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:57:43 GMT

Update: this training will now be held online from January 5-9, 2009. It is a live online course scheduled to work within business hours for most of North America. For more information, see this page.

eZ Partner Granite Horizon will be running eZ Publish Developer Basics training at the University of California, Berkeley from August 5 - 8. Note that this is not an Official eZ Training course, but it is based on eZ Systems material and is run by a certified eZ Publish developer.

Notification system framework for crowdSPRING global marketplace

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:48:48 GMT

Our office recently implemented a notification system framework and provided consulting for crowdSPRING, an innovative new website that brings buyers and sellers together from around the world for creative projects. First, buyers post their project needs -- whether it is a new logo, web design and/or functionality, print illustration, or any other creative need -- along with the dollar amount that they are willing to pay. Then, others respond by submitting their work. The buyer can then choose from among the submissions, such as dozens of logo designs, and pay the project winner.

eZ implements large-scale data migration and enhanced features for Car and Driver's website

Thu, 22 May 2008 17:04:05 GMT

eZ Systems North America has successfully migrated the caranddriver.com website to run on a platform based on eZ Publish. Car and Driver has been one of America's leading automotive magazines since 1955.

Custom automatically-generated virtual URLs via a permalink attribute

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:46:13 GMT

eZ Publish automatically generates nice URLs (called "virtual URLs") for each content node. You can also create custom node URL aliases. However, the main virtual URL is always generated from your object's name or title. Thus it is sometimes too long and affects all internal links. A new feature in 3.10 onwards enables you to create a specific attribute used for the automatically-generated virtual URL. In essence, it enables you to create your own permalink for the object, separate from the object's name or title.

Interview with eZ Ecosystem community member Alain Sahli

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:23:11 GMT

I first met Switzerland-based Alain Sahli when he e-mailed me to ask whether he could translate an English article from ez.no into French. (Answer: most definitely yes; you must simply state that eZ owns the copyright with a link back to the original article, and the article must be published under the same license as the original.) I had to find out more about this benevolent eZ Publish user. How did he find out about eZ Publish and what does he use it for? As it turns out, Alain is an active contributor to the Open Source community and a budding entrepreneur to boot!

A dozen handy built-in eZ Publish features that you might not know about (yet)

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:19:21 GMT

I've been happily editing away on the upcoming eZ Publish Advanced Content Management book (which builds upon eZ Publish Content Management Basics) for the past few months. We're in the final stretch now, and I'm poking my head out to share a dozen handy eZ Publish features that are explained in the book. Even after working with eZ Publish for over a year, I regularly uncover amazing built-in features. Hopefully some of these facts are new and useful for even advanced content managers!

PerformanceCars successfully re-launches its website using eZ Publish

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:59:59 GMT

Driven by an innovative website, PerformanceCars has solidly established itself as a trusted, premium automotive dealer group in Ontario's Niagara Region. Powered by eZ Publish, the PerformanceCars website is a core component of its marketing strategy, with easily updated interactive media content and automatically updated car inventory pages. As a result, it has become an informative and exciting destination for existing and prospective car owners.

Review of Managing eZ Publish Web Content Management Projects book

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:41:26 GMT

Having read a general project management book not too long ago, I was left wanting something more specific to IT projects. Martin Bauer's Managing eZ Publish Web Content Management Projects book fits the bill well. It covers general PM principles, introduces the eZ Publish CMS, and is full of practical examples and tips specific to content management in general and with eZ Publish. You can tell that Bauer has experience in PM and content management generally and with eZ Publish specifically.