Post of site blogs "www.bitrixsoft.com" (www.bitrixsoft.com) http://www.bitrixsoft.com en http://backend.userland.com/rss2 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:45:51 +0300 Alice Gabets: Bitrix Site Manager 8.5 - King of Downloads

Longing for good news?

We are glad to share our good news with you . Bitrix Site Manager 8.5 has been awarded with ‘5 Star Award’ from kingdownloads.com!

Download, test and ask questions. We’ll be pleased to assist you!



Where to Test

On your computer, just download the 30-day Trial.
In the Virtual Lab online.

Where to Ask Questions

In the Helpdesk.
In the Forum or on the Blog .
Or email to support@bitrixsoft.com, info@bitrixsoft.com, sales@bitrixsoft.com.

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Aside from being a cool gadget in Vista, this module offers a heap of functions and features, allowing users to employ external applications (even installed on mobile phones) to manage their site or portal.

Let us take a step-by-step tour and see how we can create a simple Windows application capable of adding news to a site. We are going to develop our program using Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5.




More...]]> http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/blog/news/1730.php http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/blog/news/1730.php Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:41:18 +0300 Anna Slyshkina: How do I get my real web project into my Virtual Appliance?
But some of you may be wondering about how to transfer your existing web project to the Virtual Appliance. That is precisely what I will describe in this blog post.

So let’s start.

1. Download and install the VMWare Player on your server.
This is a free product as well and can be run on any Windows and Linux platforms.

2. Download and unpack the Bitrix Virtual Appliance on your server.

3. Run the VMWare Player and open the appliance in it (specify the directory where you had unpacked our virtual image).

4. Perform the first three steps described in the Virtual Appliance installation guide.

5. You’ll see the following picture after the virtual server is launched in a web browser.



Choose the ‘Restore Project’ button.

6. The subsequent instructions will tell you how to make a backup copy of your existing project to be able to fully recover it in the virtual server.



7. Choose the ‘Download from remote server’ option.



Specify your site URL and backup archive name.

I move my local installation of Intranet Portal running on Bitrix Environment to the Virtual Appliance in this example.

Then we should wait till the backup copy of our site is loaded and unpacked to the virtual server.



8. To restore a DB, choose the ‘default values for Dedicated Server or Virtual Machine’ option.





After the procedure is completed, you will find yourself on a working version of your project.

In my case it is a corporate portal.



That is all. See you later.


More...]]> http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/blog/news/1681.php http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/blog/news/1681.php Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:00:57 +0300 Alex Reznor: OfficialContent status at Dailymotion.com That's awesome! Bitrix video guides and presentations are available at www.dailymotion.com now with OfficialContent status! You can subscribe to the latest videos submitted by our team, watch them in HQ, add to favorites, share them with other persons, leave your feedback as comments and rate each new video!

See how it looks:

Advantages of Using Personal Dashboard in Intranet Portal
Get more content from Bitrixsoft @ Dailymotion.com.




More...]]> http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/blog/Alex_Reznor/1678.php http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/blog/Alex_Reznor/1678.php Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:15:00 +0300 Anna Slyshkina: Improved Site checker
Site checker is verifies that a server where Bitrix Site Manager or Bitrix Intranet Portal is installed meets the product’s minimal requirements.

We have reviewed messages sent to our Helpdesk service, and determined that a large number of problems arise due to incorrect server configuration.

As a result, the Site Checker was improved in the last version of the Kernel module. The list of server parameters and product setting that are checked was increased.
In most cases, this tool will help you to solve problems associated with the server configuration without consulting with the technical support.

New features:

  • the tool checks the basic multisite system and UTF-8 parameters;


  • a range of physical server parameter tests was added;

  • check is now performed step-by-step; this allows testing of access permissions on any server;


  • ñomprehensive configuration check.



I would like to remind you that you can create a ticket for the Helpdesk here. All information will be directly sent to our site from the browser.

I hope that efforts of our development team will not go unnoticed, and that you will take advantage of this functionality.

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Long time no hear!

You must have already seen the news concerning the latest Bitrix partner initiative. No, it’s neither an early April Fool joke not a typo. Yes, now you can get a compensation for up to 50% of Bitrix-related marketing activities starting March 31, 2010.

I believe the main question that bother you is an I eligible to use this opportunity? The answer is simple: yes, if you hold the Bitrix Gold Certifies Partner status. I would like to emphasize this is an exclusive opportunity focused at the best performing partners, who have understanding, knowledge and experience in marketing Bitrix products.

Now let’s get into details of the cooperative marketing program. The idea is simple: each quarter 10% of your net sales (i.e. sales with your partner discount) go directly into a special marketing fund. Partners can use this fund to cover up to 50% of their Bitrix-related marketing expenses. Note: the activities you would like to get compensated should receive prior approval. The reimbursements will be transferred to your personal account that can be used to purchase Bitrix product licenses.

Here are a couple of illustrative examples:

Example 1: Partner has accumulated $5,000 in cooperative fund and places an ad with a total cost of $4,000. In this case the partner is entitled to receive a reimbursement to its personal account for $2,000 (50% of total expenses).

Example 2: Partner has accumulated $1,000 in cooperative fund and places an ad with a total cost of $4,000. In this case the partner is entitled to receive a reimbursement to its personal account for $1,000 since the partner’s cooperative funds are less than 50% of the total cost of the approved ad.

Accumulated marketing funds are not eternal. They expire at the end of the next year’s first quarter. For instance: Q1-Q4 2010 funds will expire on March 31st, 2011. Q1-Q4 2011 funds will expire on March 31st, 2012, etc.

That’s all about the major details of the cooperative marketing program. We encourage Bitrix Gold Certified partners to leverage this opportunity to enhance your business and save on marketing. Your Channel Account Manager will provide you more details about the program including detailed program training presentation and the program text.

Let me know if any questions arise.

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I've been talking to one of our Intranet Portal clients recently, - they purchased Bitrix Intranet Portal with unlimited user license because there is around 5K employees in their company. Now that the employees are ready to be linked together into a corporate network and start collaborating in an Enterprise2.0 style ))) they've chosen us to be an ECM solution provider for their business. It does flatter us to have such a big enterprise deciding to use our products and services.

Well I'd better cut down this introductory bullshoots and get down to business. The thing is that the IT specialists working for this company have been thinking over the idea to use Bitrix Virtual Appliance (BVA) as an environment for their Intranet Portal project...

When I learned that from them, I spoke to our IT guys who said it might not be quite a good idea to use a BVA for such great loads that could happen when a large number of users get their accounts activated and start interacting online simultaneously. However, there are some other ways to deploy Bitrix Intranet Portal. Let me share with you more information on the most commonly used ways to deploy Bitrix products... UPD: 05FEB2010
More...]]> http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/blog/Alex_Reznor/1634.php http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/blog/Alex_Reznor/1634.php Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:40:11 +0300 Stephen Ankenman: You say potato, I say Kartoffel Deutschland, Allemagne, Tyskland, Nemecko, even Saksa. Bitrix calls Germany "the next market", with the opening of www.bitrix.de. We’ve been planning this move for a long time, and we see this move as a major step toward our European and especially German customers and partners.

Bitrix has already been active in the German market for several years, but now we proudly offer much more convenience and comfort as we complete our localization process and flesh out the website. Along with this process, we have added new staff who will take care of everything involved in the Bitrix’ German-language activities, from the website to demos to marketing strategy for the DACH countries (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland).

Already available in German are:
- Bitrix Intranet Portal 30-day trial versions
- Virtual Lab for Bitrix Intranet Portal
- Bitrix Intranet Portal full commercial version
- Forums and Blogs
- Bitrix HelpDesk services
- and this list keeps growing… )))

The German website of Bitrix, Inc. www.bitrix.de began to operate last week, and although the website contains less information in comparison to www.bitrixsoft.com, it has already gotten significant attention from PHP developers, CSM/ECM professionals and web-design studios. Adding Bitrix Site Manager (CMS) to the Intranet Portal in German is a very high priority for us, so look for that announcement in the future. The translation of all modules and demo data is expected to be accomplished by the end of April 2010. Simultaneously, we are working hard to translate all the technical support documentation and tutorials so that our German customers and partners have a more convenient way of getting acquainted with the Bitrix CMS and ECM platforms.

There's also a news item already published on this subject; you may find it useful as well: http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/news/199914/

Please contact our German team members and introduce yourself or make any inquiries you like—they are here for you! Herzlichen Willkommen, folks! And see you at www.bitrix.de!
More...]]> http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/blog/StephenAnkenman/1621.php http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/blog/StephenAnkenman/1621.php Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:28:30 +0300 Alex Reznor: The Extranet Part of Your Intranet Portal Bitrix Intranet Portal is now available in three different editions, and two of them include the Extranet module. I shall try to explain in this post what it's designed for and what kind of benefits it can give you in accomplishing your daily tasks at work.

Extranet: what's it for?

Our clients and partners got used to the idea that when you set up and run Bitrix Intranet Portal it is presupposed that you can use only a limited number of users (let's say "employees") within your corporate network. Well, I can say that this statement is now wrong… Twice.

First of all, you have an option to buy Bitrix Intranet Portal with unlimited user licenses. And secondly, the product has a brand new Extranet module that allows third party users (we can call them "non-employees") to access a part of your corporate network and interact with you and your colleagues!

Basically, the Extranet module is a kind of additional story built on your corporate network (Intranet Portal) that can be used as a neutral territory for inviting and working with people who do not belong to your company directly.

More...]]> http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/blog/Alex_Reznor/1598.php http://www.bitrixsoft.com/company/blog/Alex_Reznor/1598.php Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:41:14 +0300 Anna Slyshkina: Site Controller – explain all these controls
So, the Site Controller is designed to centralize administration, updating, and monitoring a large number of sites located either on the same server, or on remote servers accessible through the Internet.

The main functions of the module include:


More concretely…


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