New Web Site Content Management Solution for CFUGS and MMUGS
Boston, MA (October 23, 2001) — PaperThin, Inc., the emerging leader in Web publishing and content management solutions for organizations of all sizes, today announced a unique offer, enabling ColdFusion(R) User Groups (CFUGs) and Macromedia User Groups (MMUGs) free use of PaperThin’s content management software for maintaining their user group Web sites.
“We realize that most CFUG groups don’t have the time to design or maintain a Web site for their members, even though they know they need one,” commented Todd Peters, President of PaperThin, Inc. “PaperThin’s CommonSpot(TM) Content Server is a perfect ColdFusion-based tool for CFUGs to easily keep their sites current.”
Recently, Fig Leaf Software, a PaperThin premier partner who manages five regional CFUGs, created a “CFUG portal” called www.cfugorama.com. Fig Leaf built the site using PaperThin’s flagship content management solution, CommonSpot Content Server 2.5. On this site, CFUGs for Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, DC and Northern Virginia maintain information about their organizations. “We incorporated the kind of functionality that we knew CFUG groups needed, and were able to get the site up in no time,” commented Steve Drucker, CEO of Fig Leaf Software, the firm that started the first CFUG in 1996. “We built in a number of great features, including syndicated technology news on the home page, the ability for members to register for events and download the event right to their MS Outlook calendar, as well as access to a CFUG library.”
“We were delighted with what Fig Leaf Software put together,” commented Todd Peters. “It’s a great example of how easy CommonSpot is to use, and how efficiently it can help organizations manage changing information.”
Additionally, certain of PaperThin’s hosting partners have offered to provide hosting services for CFUG and MMUG sites for a minimal fee. User groups that are interested in using CommonSpot to maintain their Web sites, and learning more about hosting solutions should contact Mindy Daigle (
mdaigle@paperthin.com) at PaperThin for more information.
About PaperThin
PaperThin, Inc. is a privately held Massachusetts-based company. Since 1993, PaperThin has helped corporations and government agencies of all sizes to significantly reduce the time and expense involved in creating, updating and managing Web content. PaperThin’s flagship product, CommonSpot Content Server, provides empowering Web authoring, content management and knowledge sharing and discovery capabilities necessary in the development, deployment and maintenance of today’s business-critical Web sites. PaperThin powers Internet, intranet and extranet sites worldwide for companies such as Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority, Biogen, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Car Fax, Fireman's Fund Insurance, Gillette, MotorcycleWorld.com, Polaroid, Pfizer, Real Media, Siemens and TRW.
PaperThin’s select group of partners includes industry leading Web design and development firms, high-tech consultants, software manufacturers, and training firms, worldwide. As a Macromedia premier partner, PaperThin is an active member of the ColdFusion community. For more information about PaperThin, Inc., please visit
www.paperthin.com.
About Fig Leaf Software
Founded in 1991, Fig Leaf Software provides innovative software solutions to help companies meet their goals through the application of technology. Fig Leaf Software is a premier Web development & design company specializing in data-driven, transactional and dynamic e-business applications and Web sites. Fig Leaf Software employs a unique approach to Web site development leveraging database technology with client-side scripting to provide robust easy-to-use applications. With a focus on rich graphical user interfaces, Fig Leaf Software applications provide high functionality in an attractive and user-friendly interface.
Fig Leaf Software clients include: Alltel Communications, AOL, Estee Lauder, T Rowe Price, Verizon, the American Chemical Society, the World Resource Institute, the Federal Aviation Administration, the American Petroleum Institute, Fannie Mae, the National Crime Prevention Council, Rydex Series Trust Funds and many more.
Fig Leaf Software is a privately held company headquartered in Washington, DC and supported by offices in Atlanta, GA and Chicago, IL. For more information, visit
www.figleaf.com.
