Publicity for TWiki 01 Sep 2001 Release

The following material can be used to promote TWiki at web sites and periodicals. Please update this list in case you announce TWiki.

See also: TWikiAnnouncements, TWikiAnnounce20010901

List of Announcements

• PeterThoeny - 20 Sep 2001: Updated Freshmeat.net listing
  • http://freshmeat.net/releases/58039/
• PeterThoeny - 21 Sep 2001: Asked GNU ( webmasters@wwwPLEASENOSPAM.gnu.org ) to update TWiki URL
  • http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html
• PeterThoeny - 21 Sep 2001: Asked Perl.com ( help@wwwPLEASENOSPAM.perl.com ) to update URL description, and to add to news
  • http://www.perl.com/cs/user/query/q/6?id_topic=35
• PeterThoeny - 21 Sep 2001: Requested HotScripts.com to update listing
  • http://www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/3377.html
• PeterThoeny - 25 Sep 2001: Press Release at Linux PR
  • http://linuxpr.com/releases/4164.html

Freshmeat.net Announcement

Note: This announcement went out on 20 Sep 2001 to Freshmeat.net, http://freshmeat.net/releases/58039/

PROJECT: TWiki 01 Sep 2001

ABOUT: TWiki is a flexible, powerful, and simple Web-based collaboration platform. You can use TWiki to run a project development space, a document management system, a knowledge base, an issue tracking system or any other groupware application. It looks and feels like a normal Intranet or Internet Web site. In addition, there is an Edit link on every page to change or create content by using just a Web browser. Features include automatic link generation, full text search, page revision control, authorization based on groups, web form handling, email notification of changes, and file attachments to Web pages. The Plugins API can be used to build new groupware applications. Existing Plugins are spreadsheet, calendar, TOC, and more.

CHANGES: This release contains plugins, attachments under revision control, a more flexible, modular template system, the use of skins to define alternate page layouts, TWiki Forms to define and use multiple input forms per web, the ability to rename, move and delete pages through the browser, the ability to change and reset passwords using forms, an automatic TOC (Table of Contents), and hierarchical Navigation based on the topic parenting feature.

LICENSE: GNU General Public License (GPL)

RELEASE FOCUS: Major feature enhancements

LINKS:

• Homepage: http://TWiki.org/
• Download: http://TWiki.org/download.html
• Changelog: http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/TWikiHistory

Press Release for Linux PR

Note: This press release went out on 25 Sep 2001 to Linux PR, http://linuxpr.com/releases/4164.html

HEADLINE: TWiki, a flexible, powerful, and simple Web-based collaboration platform - New Version

LEAD: TWiki is a collaboration platform that allows you to run a dynamic intranet site, a project development space, a document management system, a knowledge base, an issue tracking system or any other groupware application.

PRESS RELEASE: San Jose, Tuesday, 25-Sep-2001: TWiki announces a new version of its popular collaboration platform. TWiki looks and feels like a normal intranet or Web site. In addition, an Edit link on every page allows users to freely change or create content. TWiki is installed on the Web server and can be operated from any Web browser, without requiring special browser plugins.

Features include automatic link generation, full text search, authorization based on groups, Web form handling, email notification of changes, file attachments to Web pages, revision control of pages and attachments, and more. The new server-side TWikiPlugins API provides developers with a simple way to build new groupware applications. Plugins available now include: Spreadsheet, calendar, TOC, and more. Get more details at http://TWiki.org/.

"The TWiki platform is designed to eliminate the 'one webmaster' syndrome, where input from many people hits a bottleneck when only one person is in charge of updates, and intranet content becomes outdated and inadequate," said Peter Thoeny, creator and lead developer of TWiki. "Empowering employees to make changes to the intranet, combined with a peer review of content, makes sure that content is up-to-date and accurate. Many major companies in the telecommunication and consumer product industries depend on TWiki to streamline the information flow between virtual teams and corporate offices."

"Boy, is it powerful" said Jon Udell, a former executive editor at Byte Magazine, in his weekly Byte.com column last year. "Among other things, TWiki eases one of the concerns about classic Wiki, which is that the radically egalitarian 'edit this page' scheme leaves no change log. TWiki includes powerful revision support. Every change leaves a footprint, and you can follow these easily and effectively."

TWiki Version 01-Sep-2001 is a major new release and includes, among other enhancements, a Plugins API, attachments under revision control, a more flexible, modular template system, the use of skins to define alternate page layouts, TWiki Forms to define and use multiple input forms per web, the ability to rename, move and delete pages and attachments through the browser, the ability to change and reset passwords using forms, an automatic TOC (Table of Contents), and hierarchical Navigation based on the topic parenting feature.

TWiki is available for download from the TWiki.org web-site.

For more information, contact:
Peter Thoeny, peter@thoenyPLEASENOSPAM.com
Nicholas Lee, nj.lee@plumtreePLEASENOSPAM.co.nz
http://TWiki.org/

-- PeterThoeny - 30 Sep 2001