Great job DC. :) Got this press release this morning. Jimmie Houchin This message comes to you from NetProLive(tm). See below for more info on this list (including sub/unsub details). __________________________ Digital Creations Introduces Zope Portal Toolkit Toolkit provides news, search and directory services for the Zope 2.0 Application Server FREDERICKSBERG, Va. -- May 20, 1999 -- Digital Creations, a Virginia-based company providing consulting services for Web business applications, today announced the release of its Zope Portal Toolkit, a service facility that extends the power of the company's Zope 2.0. Zope is a free, Open Source Web application platform used to build, deploy and manage dynamic, high-performance Web sites. The Zope Portal Toolkit provides news, search, directory and membership services that interact with Zope 2.0's built-in and extended capabilities. Zope 2.0 is a second-generation application server for Web site development and content management, providing a high performance index for fielded- and full-text searches, "news" and hierarchical views. The Toolkit also supports powerful membership-based customization and presentation features. "The Zope Portal Toolkit extends Zope 2.0's ability to 'unleash the potential' of truly collaborative Web-driven communications," says Paul Everitt, CEO for Digital Creations. "This Toolkit gives developers and content managers an out-of-the-box meansóas well as a customizable environmentóto create and deploy dynamic, content-rich Internet presentations." As a true Open Source solution, Zope is available free of charge and comes with comprehensive source code and a powerful array of application development tools and utilities. Zope 2.0 measurably improves the scalability and collaborative features of the original Zope Web application platform. The Toolkit's membership system utilizes user identification, roles and permission controls to support portal structures that are at once secure and open. Zope's Portal Toolkit allows managers to admit new members, establish or change member profiles, and provide access to membership-driven content. Zope 2.0's Portal Toolkit creates a Catalog that contains a high- performance index used to support powerful search and browse capabilities. Searches can be conducted by date or time, rich text or full text, or to display new content updated since the member's most recent visit. Zope's directory allows managers and users to create categories and subcategories, and to navigate this dynamic information landscape via the Toolkit's catalog index. Nodes within the directory can be used to store unique HTML presentations, graphics or other content. The Zope Portal Toolkit also includes a framework wrapper used to integrate non-Web content from incoming email, databases or other sources. About Digital Creations Founded in Fredericksburg, Va. in 1995, Digital Creations is an established leader in Web technology, connecting business applications to the online world. As the publisher of Zopeóa free, Open Source Web application platform used for building high- performance, dynamic Web sitesóthe companyís product architecture and services have been used in high-end solutions for newspaper, government and Web businesses. Since Zopeís launch in November 1998, the Zope Community has grown to more than 500 members. For more information, call Paul Everitt at 540.371.6909, email paul@digicool.com, or visit the Web site at http://www.zope.org/ Contact: Lindsey Seabaugh Digital Creations Media Relations Springbok Technologies 972.480.9980, x71 seabaugh@springbok.com Paul Everitt CEO Digital Creations 540.371.6960, x102 paul@digicool.com __________________________ You're getting this message via NetProLive -- the NetProfessional Web Developer/Network Admin service sponsored by NetProfessional(tm) Magazine http://www.netprolive.com, mailto:info@netprolive.com, or 805-494-9797 The Depot(sm) http://www.devdepot.com, mailto:info@devdepot.com or call 800-622-3381 To submit a posting to NetProLive, mailto:press_releases@netprolive.com. To subscribe to NetProLive, send mail to listserv@listmail.xplain.com with the SUBJECT line reading "SUBSCRIBE NetProLive". To unsubscribe, the SUBJECT line should read "UNSUBSCRIBE NetProLive". News may be propagated freely, but please attribute your source as NetProfessional Magazine, <http://www.netprolive.com>.