Magento Turns 1, Maximizing Magento Webinar, Recent Awards / Press Coverage and More ...

Magento News | September 3, 2008 MagentoCommerce.com Magento is one year old! 365 days after the first release Magento has come to life as a stand out product in the ecommerce world. With over 425,000 downloads, 32,000+ members and expanded functionality from the community (over 165 extensions available via Magento Connect) and one birthday cake , Magento is set to continue growing in its second year. In this edition we also bring the announcement of our upcoming webinar, Maximizing Magento: Getting the Most out of Multi-Store Management, look at recent press coverage and our recent award. Maximizing Magento Webinar: Getting the Most out of Multi-Store Management We are happy to announce the first in a series of webinars on Maximizing Magento - Getting the Most out of Multi-Store Management. If you are interested in learning more about using the powerful multi-store management feature of Magento to manage multiple online storefronts, as well as tips and tricks to get the most out of this functionality, sign up for the webinar today . The webinar will take place on Tuesday, September 9th at 9:30 AM PST (17:30 GMT). Topics will include: Websites, Store and Store Views and how they work Configuring Magento for multiple online-storefronts Utilizing Multi-Store functionality to manage multiple brand storefronts Utilizing Multi-Store functionality to manage locale specific (language and currency) storefronts Tips and Tricks on getting the most out of the Multi-Store management Questions and answers Register now to reserve your seat. Magento Featured in Inc. Magazine Magento is featured in the September issue of Inc. Magazine as part of an article covering "Tools for creating and souping up an online store". "[Magento] is a robust e-commerce application, and it's free to download. With Magento, sellers can manage multiple stores from one location, and shoppers can make side-by-side product comparisons and read customer reviews. Unlike most open-source software, Magento is relatively easy to use. Plus, it was designed to be simple to customize, so you can add or create new functions and features." Magento Turns One Year Old 365 days after the release of Magento the response has been amazing and we celebrated the occasion with a birthday cake. Starting with a vision, Magento has come to life as a stand out product in the eCommerce world. The community's acceptance and overwhelming positive feedback, has positioned Magento for even greater accomplishments in the future. During its first year Magento has been downloaded over 425,000 times, won multiple awards, and been covered in multiple press outlets. Magento's global reach will continue to strengthen as the product evolves, and with 165 extensions available through Magento Connect, we are excited for Magento's future. Magento wins "Best of Open Source Enterprise Applications" Magento is on a roll with the latest award coming from winning the 'Best of Open Source Enterprise Applications (E-Commerce)' in Infoworld's annual BOSSIE Awards. The awards "recognize the best free and open source software the world has to offer to businesses, IT professionals, and productive individuals who rely on computers to get work done." Magento Developer Challenge #1 We recently announced the first Magento Developer Challenge (AKA HackGento), integrating Magento with Google Spreadsheet. Our goal is to present a challenge to the community every few weeks and collaborate to develop a valuable Magento Extension with widespread usage in the community. Overview: Allow simple product management from Google Spreadsheet (GS) using the GS API Prize: $300 Amazon gift certificate Interested in Participating? Please see the announcement for further details, and post all questions in the Developer Challenge Forum Magento Community Questions/Answer Video A couple weeks back we asked the Magento Community to submit questions to the Magento Team. With the help of Andrew Warner from Mixergy , we recently sat down to answer them. From product to community, we discuss some of the inner workings and provide insight to burning topics in this 20 minute video. Visit MagentoCommerce.com to download Version 1.1.4 (our latest release), check out the demo store and get involved in the Magento Community. Varien's Support Plans for Magento offer a suite of world-class support packages geared to ensure the ongoing success of your Magento site. If your company requires fast guaranteed response times and access to the Magento Core team, a number of support levels are available for every size business. If you want to stay updated on the development of Magento, you should read the Magento Blog If someone you know would love to read this, you can forward this newsletter. Magento http://www.magentocommerce.com Unsubscribe It is not our intention to send unwanted email. If you don't want our emails you can unsubscribe here.