The New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits new Savvy CM web site went live last week.  We converted their old site, powered by Joomla!, to Savvy to allow more of their staff members to act as contributors.  Deborah Clark, Technology Director for the Center headed the conversion project.  Savvy's ease of use was a deciding factor in the Center's decision to migrate their site.

New this year is our pre-paid service and support program, aka Savvy Service Packs.  We are offering existing clients the opportunity to pre-purchase services at a discounted rate in blocks of 8 hours for $500.00 (62.50 per hour vs. our standard service rate of 85.00 per hour).   You can buy up to four (4) blocks and pre-paid service agreements are valid for 24 months from purchase.  Services and support covered* by this offer can include:

• Training
• HTML changes
• Light graphics changes
• Simple form creation
• 3^rd party software integration (other 3^rd party software costs not included)

*As with everything else in life, there are exceptions.  This does not include any custom code development or any of our consultation services.  Contact us for details.

Version 4.5 Upgrades and New Features

Here is the list of items that made our 4.5 beta release.  The beta software has been released to members of our Partner program for evaluation and is now being used for client demonstrations.  The planned release date is January 31, 2008.

Revised Navigation Features

Our Savvy Navigation object has received a complete makeover and its administration is now fully drag and drop.  Add an item and drag it where you want it in the navigation order.  You can also move entire sections at once.   It will save you time and we think you'll love it.

New User Administration Tools

Most of these items are here by popular demand.  We now allow you to:

• Password-protect content.  We now allow multiple classes of users that do not have traditional Savvy privileges.  This will allow users registered with the site to see content that may be restricted for anonymous users or defined groups.  This will allow fast creation of password-protected pages and content on your site.

• Expand Group privileges from site-wide to templates and pages.  This will allow assigning permissions at a more detailed level for groups and users.

• Permanently delete a user.  Rather than having disabled users showing, you will be able to delete users.  Any transactions a user created prior to deletion will still be identified.

New Object Controls and Types

• Publish All Pending Content.  This feature will allow you to make substantial changes throughout your site and publish all pending content with a single click.

• Cancel Publishing.  If someone starts to make changes to a content object and realizes it's the wrong object, the Cancel Publication will restore the content and remove the pending publication notice.

• Permanently Delete a Page.  Pages can now be active, disabled or deleted.

• Move a Page.  If you've ever created a page only to realize you've put it in the wrong directory, this feature will warm your heart.

• Log-in object.  Embed the Login/Logout functions into any Savvy template.

• Content object without editor.  Some content such as Google analytics and Javascript won't play nicely with the Savvy editor.  This will allow you to have a content object for these items.

• Google sitemap.  Dynamically generate an xml file for Google sitemap.

New Reports

• Scheduled Publication report.  Quickly see all content scheduled for future publication.

• Scheduled Expiration report.  Quickly see all content scheduled for future expiration.

• Missing Alt Tag report.  This report will provide a list of all images used in content areas that do not have an alt tag associated.  This is to assist in Section 508 compliance.

We're excited to announce that Savvy CM Release 4.5 will officially go into beta release on January 11, 2008.  A full listing of new features will be published on January 9 when we close the release.  The anticipated release date of Savvy CM 4.5 will be January 31, 2008.

The New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits, an organization dedicated to helping nonprofits meet their missions through education and resource assistance, has selected Savvy Software as their web technology partner.  We will be updating their web site with Savvy Content Manager and other web technologies.

As a New Hampshire-based business with a long history of nonprofit service, we're thrilled to be associated with the Center.

 B'nai B'rith International has selected Savvy CM for use on their web site, bnaibrith.org.

Lisa Myers will be heading the project for B'nai B'rith.  More details will be released in the near future.

Savvy Software is pleased to announce that the National Kidney Foundation has selected Savvy CM as their web content manager.  Watch for the official press release coming soon.

Savvy Software is pleased to announce that the following schools or school districts have decided to adopt Savvy as thier web content management system:

Biddeford School Department, ME
Bridgton Academy, ME
Dexter Community Schools, MI
Oratory Prep School, NJ
Pelham and Windham School District, NH
Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of Education, IL

We will be adding these sites to our client list as they come on line, ready for the start of the new school year.

Savvy Software has moved to a new location.  

We are now at:

621 Islington St Suite A
Portsmouth, NH  03801

Our phone number remains the same.

The building has been completely rehabilitated.  Basically its the big red building.  The office itself is very nice, has plenty of parking and located near  many restaurants and stores.  We are a quick 2 minute drive or 15 minute walk into downtown Portsmouth.  If you are in the neighborhood stop by and say hi.

The Roswell NM Independent School District has recently licensed Savvy CM Professional for use on the district's site.  The district covers 20 schools.  Watch for more information as Savvy powers their site.