MS releases Oxite

Microsoft has developed and released an alpha version of Oxite, a new open source content management system, through its CodePlex Web site, states ZD Net.

Microsoft made the Oxite source code available for download on 5 December. Oxite is available under the Microsoft Public Licence, one of its OSI-certified open source licences.

The company is positioning Oxite as more than just a blogging engine, claiming it can support even large Web sites. It is also positioning the platform as customisable, allowing users to swap out Microsoft technologies, like database and search providers - specifically, SQL Server and Live Search - for non-Microsoft ones.

Liquid Machines is to integrate McAfee's data-loss prevention (DLP) technology into its enterprise rights management software. The partnership comes on the heels of last week's DLP deal between Microsoft and EMC, says Network World.

Liquid Machines has integrated McAfee's DLP Discover product, used to locate sensitive information in a network in order to apply DLP controls, into the Windows Server-based Liquid Machines Gateway for DLP.

With the two technologies linked together, the Liquid Machines Gateway for DLP will be able to locate data at rest, then apply digital-rights management capabilities to the discovered content, such as setting read, write, print and encryption controls.

Magnolia, an open source content management vendor, has introduced Magnolia-on-Air, a solution for broadcasters and organisations looking to manage their own broadcast content over the Internet, says Your Communication News.

The workflow within Magnolia-on-Air allows users to capture broadcast content and rapidly repurpose it for publication on the Web, by providing a seamless environment for transferring content between professional broadcast systems and a feature-rich interactive Web presence.

The system also allows users to draw online feedback and community content back into the broadcast production environment - a key feature as members of the public are now often the first to capture footage of breaking stories on mobile phone cameras and other devices.