Ektron Developer Newsletter

This month we're happy to announce the Ektron Most Valued Professionals (MVP) Program. This program recognizes technology professionals for their proficiency developing on Ektron, and their outstanding contributions to the developer community.

Here are our 5 MVPs for 2012; visit their profiles to read their most recent contributions to the Developer Community. We thank them for their ongoing efforts.

Think you have what it takes? Here's what you need to know to become an Ektron MVP.

- Bill (@billcava)

Bill Cava sits down with Ektron's new CTO, Tim McKinnon, Ektron's new CTO

Wednesday - April 25, 2012

Bill Cava joins Earthbound Media Group in a lively panel discussion on why content strategy, SEO, and web analytics are often afterthoughts for organizations engaging in a CMS implementation, and talk about the benefits
of approaching content implementation and migration strategically.

Register Here

In this first episode of a multi-part webinar series on best practices for building web sites, you'll hear from Steve Mann, Ektron Architect, on what it takes to build an extensible and maintainable web application. This webinar series will discuss the benefits of building a properly layered website and walk you through the process of doing so by building a functional website.

 Topics in this webinar include:

• Defining your Content Model
• Layering your Web Application
• How to Model objects in Ektron
• The Separation of Concerns

Register Here

  EKTRON MOST VALUABLE PROFESSIONAL (MVP) PROGRAM

                 

The Slow, Quiet Disappearance of XSLT in .Net 

Break it Down! Widget Development How-to (Part 1)

Understanding how to approach widgets and how thier parts work together to make a whole.... Read More

 Rally the Coders! Widget Development How-to (Part 2)

Ektron is Windows Server 2008 R2 Certified

Ektron has completed the certification process and is officially certified by Microsoft to work with Windows Server 2008 R2. Ektron WCM has been independently tested to meet Microsoft-recommended standards for security, stability, availability, reliability and compatibility with the platform.

Ektron Achieves ISV Gold Competency

Ektron is pleased to announce its attainment of the Microsoft Gold Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Competency. Gold Partners are the top level of Microsoft Solutions Partners, and this status affords Ektron additional opportunities to work closely with Microsoft.

CHICAGO DEVELOPER MEET-UP
When: Tuesday, May 8th @ 5:30
Where: Chicago IL
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BOSTON DEVELOPER MEET-UP
When: Tuesday, June 6th @ 5:30
Where: BOSTON MA
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TORONTO DEVELOPER MEET-UP
When: Tuesday, July 8th @ 6:00
Where: TORONTO CANADA
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LOS ANGELES DEVELOPER MEET-UP
When: Tuesday, September 1st @ 6:00
Where: Los Angeles CA
For more details or to register

@billcava Bill Cava, Ektron Chief Evangelist

@egandalf James Stout, Ektron Architect and Dev Center Hero

@andrew_eddy - Ektron Software Engineer

@ektron - Ektron's main twitter account

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