Press archive 2010


Content Management Solutions

Press release archive 2010

12/13/2010

e-Spirit: Tips for successful e-commerce during the holiday season

The holiday season is a time of e-commerce: According to current estimates from the Bitkom industry association, approximately 22 million Germans will buy presents on the internet this year. e-Spirit, the provider of the content management system FirstSpirit, has compiled a list of six tips that can help online retailers get their website into shape for the final sprint in the holiday business race.
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11/30/2010

Gilbane Conference Boston: e-Spirit to showcase User Experience Solution for efficient content management processes

e-Spirit presents the latest release of its FirstSpirit Content Management System at the Gilbane Conference in Boston, November 30 – December 2, 2010. The CMS experts demonstrate how a flexible, high-performance User Experience Solution can help organizations to realize business benefits from economic web communication strategies and to exploit synergies within their IT infrastructure.
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11/24/2010

The Gruner + Jahr printing and publishing company finalizes framework agreement with e-Spirit

Europe’s largest magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr and e-Spirit AG have finalized a framework agreement for the implementation of the FirstSpirit Content Management System. Gruner + Jahr plans to gradually roll-out FirstSpirit for use in the maintenance of G+J Germany’s websites.
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11/11/2010

e-Spirit: Degussa Bank Even Closer to the Customer with FirstSpirit CMS

Degussa Bank GmbH is expanding its sales channels for private customers via the Internet. FirstSpirit, a content management system provided by e-Spirit, is at the core of the campaign. The websites of more than 200 branches are redesigned based on the new system as an initial step. Future plans call for the implementation of the entire website www.degussa-bank.de through the CMS along with the integration of banking functionality.
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11/02/2010

New Website: Actebis Implements e-Spirit Content Management System

Actebis, one of the largest IT distributors in Europe, has chosen e-Spirit: following the relaunch of the group website actebis.com, the IT and electronics distributor has now implemented a new version of the German company's website www.actebispeacock.de using FirstSpirit, the professional content management system from e-Spirit AG. The CMS also includes the Java-based Actebis shop system.
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10/05/2010

FirstSpirit 4.2R4: New CMS Version for Efficient Online Communication

With FirstSpirit Version 4.2 Release 4, e-Spirit AG introduces a new version of its content management system. The new release offers innovative functional enhancements like an office integration and usability optimizations to facilitate management of digital content for the full range of communication channels and simplify routine tasks for editors.
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09/27/2010

Dutch Government Chooses FirstSpirit as Central Content Integration System

The Dutch government is going to consolidate the intranet sites of its 13 ministries with the content management system FirstSpirit. The e-Spirit software will replace the different legacy systems in the individual ministries and will be combining content from the heterogeneous IT system environment in a central content integration platform.
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08/26/2010

A Dream Partnership: FriendScout24 Picks e-Spirit

FriendScout24, Germany's no. 1 online dating platform, has found the perfect partner for a professional content management system with e-Spirit: The FirstSpirit CMS will be used as the basic platform for new Internet microsites being launched on the successful dating site.
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08/12/2010

Rittal Makes the Switch: FirstSpirit CMS Selected as Platform for Global E-Commerce Portal

Rittal has chosen to implement the FirstSpirit content management system. Rittal is a leading supplier worldwide for innovative enclosure and housing technologies, power distribution systems, system climate control, and IT Infrastructure. The company will use the software from e-Spirit in developing a new e-commerce portal.
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07/15/2010

Expansion: Content Management in Italian

e-Spirit AG continues its international expansion and extends its partner network: TER s.r.l. is the company's new partner in Italy.
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06/30/2010

e-Spirit Customer BGV Recognized for Best Insurance Extranets

For the second year in a row, insurer BGV / Badische Versicherungen has been recognized with an Eisenhut Award, impressing the distinguished panel again this year with its innovative distribution software portals. The company's brokerage portal and the exclusive agents portal, both built on the FirstSpirit content management system, were the only ones to receive the coveted award and took top position in a highly competitive field.
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05/27/2010

Customers Would Choose FirstSpirit CMS Again

Users of FirstSpirit show higher-than-average rates of satisfaction: This was confirmed in a recent customer satisfaction survey commissioned by e-Spirit. In the survey, extensive phone interviews were conducted by the market research firm mind Business Consultants. 92 percent of those surveyed were "satisfied" to "very satisfied" with the CMS solution. 94 percent would recommend the software to others.
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05/12/2010

juris Legal Portal on the Safe Side with FirstSpirit CMS

juris has replaced its previous content solution with the CMS FirstSpirit. With FirstSpirit, several thousand pages will be managed on more than 15 of the legal portal's domains and content will be published in various formats, such as newsletters and customer emails.
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04/27/2010

Tips from e-Spirit: Successfully Managing Global Content

Companies that are able to use the web to globally market their products and services quickly, reliably, and cost-effectively will enjoy clear competitive advantages. But to reap the full benefits of these efforts, they must first provide customers with information on their product range – and do so anywhere in the world. The main pre-requisite here is to have a professional content management system. e-Spirit have put together a list of six tips to help you get started.
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04/22/2010

Internet World 2010: Integrated Enterprise Communication with Content Management Solutions from e-Spirit

e-Spirit will present the latest version of its content management system, FirstSpirit 4.2R2, at Internet World 2010 between April 27-29 in London (at stand E500). e-Spirit's presentations at Internet World, a leading trade show for online and digital business, will demonstrate how organizations can improve their efficiency and competitiveness through process optimization with content management.
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03/17/2010

e-Spirit Extends FirstSpirit 4.2 with New Release Version

With "FirstSpirit Version 4.2 Release 2", e-Spirit announces a new version of its content management system. It offers numerous new functions and upgrades for editors, template developers, and administrators working in the previously released 4.2 minor version series.
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02/23/2010

TÜV Rheinland Employee Portal Relies on FirstSpirit™

TÜV Rheinland Group has relaunched its employee portal with the Content Management System FirstSpirit™. Considering the capability for seamless integration of the CMS in the current SAP NetWeaver portal which the "Business Package for FirstSpirit™" module enables, the e-Spirit solution made perfect sense as an addition to TÜV Rheinland's SAP strategy.
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02/17/2010

Portal Launch: More Internal Information for External Insurance Agents

The insurance company BGV / Badische Versicherungen has launched its new web portal for their exclusive agents. In addition to more convenient navigation and ease of use for users, the web solution should also improve work processes for web editors who manage content. The information and work platform is based on an internally developed BGV portal and the FirstSpirit™ Content Management System.
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02/09/2010

CeBIT 2010: Integrated Enterprise Communication with CMS Solutions by e-Spirit

e-Spirit presents the latest version of its content management system, FirstSpirit™ 4.2, with its new usability features at CeBIT 2010, March 2-6 (hall 6, stand J36). This year's trade show presentation will focus on ways for companies to improve their efficiency and competitiveness through process optimization with content management.
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02/04/2010

E.ON makes FirstSpirit™ its global groupwide standard

The energy group E.ON is basing the relaunch of its worldwide web presence on the high-end content management system (CMS) FirstSpirit™. With e-Spirit’s solution, E.ON will standardize a total of 60 internet sites for all of its market and business units as well as 60 intranets – replacing the existing solutions with FirstSpirit™ as the standard CMS across the group.
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01/19/2010

Speedo: E-Commerce with High Performance CMS from e-Spirit

Relaunch for Speedo.com: The world’s leading swimwear brand is getting a makeover of its global website using FirstSpirit™. With its capacity for seamless integration with IBM WebSphere Commerce, the CMS allows Speedo to distribute the massive volumes of content elements on its website to its sales markets while automating it for its online shop.
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