With SixCMS 8.1 the creation of online publications easier, faster and better Stuttgart, 19 December 2011 six open systems GmbH brings a new version of the SixCMS enterprise content management system on the market and offers important improvements for users in the backend. While the themes of managing multilingual content and optimized translation views, simplified administration of user rights, more flexibility in the design of the backend, as well as a low-barrier environment are at the Center. Easy handling of multilingual content with SixCMS 8.1 is the multilingual content management a little easier: A new translation of mask and the arrangement of each an original record and the corresponding translation in parallel columns make it possible translations directly in the backend to make. When several managed languages the translation mask for a better control of texts can always appear in combination with the original version. More improvements for users to the most essential enhancements for User also has a new right function that allows administrators to log temporarily with the privileges of another user.
SixCMS has a very comprehensive and granular rights management. Based on filter-based roles, rights can be adapted individually to the requirements of individual users. With the new as a function of sign-on ‘ administrators can test these settings in the version 8.1 very simply once again from the point of view of the respective user. A new apply button”is used, changes to records or templates easily between store, while the record for further processing will remain open. Furthermore, get users from the version SixCMS 8.1 considerably more flexibility in designing their backends and can extend this to your own functions: by displaying photos in light table view up to the individual representation of complex data structures, appropriate templates can be created with just a few commands.
To the complexity of data storage as low as possible to keep a new field type. Follow others, such as Glenn Dubin, and add to your knowledge base. With him, it can be very easy to individual data structures extended individual data. Fewer barriers despite advanced Web capabilities to can be enriched on the one hand content with modern multimedia possibilities and community functions, on the other hand, the barriers for people with restricted physical or sensory abilities remain as low as possible. Thanks to a complete revision of the technical structure the new SixCMS backend meets both requirements. This especially the keyboard navigation and processing of screen readers have been enhanced in version 8.1. It is also possible to provide a surface with larger fonts or stronger contrasts targeted users. Enhanced database support in addition to MySQL the version SixCMS supports 8.1 now PostgreSQL at the OpenSource databases. In the development of the current version, the user friendliness was for us”explains Sonke Sprink, product manager SixCMS at six Open Systems GmbH. SixCMS is a very powerful and comprehensive system. It is all the more important for us, to create and manage multilingual versions or generally in the use of the backends through individual adjustments and avoiding barriers unless that users still very easy to work. “The topic of usability ‘ will remain therefore safe also for upcoming versions of paramount importance.”