Microsoft has already made it clear that in the coming years they would be bringing their entire software product line to the web. Remaining true to its claims, the software giant has now released an initial version of a Content Management System – Oxite and to top it, its completely Open Source. So to be clear about it, Microsoft wont be targeting Web Services giants like Yahoo and Google, but would also be zeroing in on Open Source startup companies like Automattic and SugarCRM.
According to PC World:
Called Oxite, its creators describe it as a standards-compliant and highly extensible content management platform. They built it not because there is a need for another blog engine, but because they were building the MIX Online site for Web designers and wanted to offer an example of a use for ASP.NET MVC, according to the Oxite Web site.
Oxite includes a number of important blog functions that can be complex to implement, according to Microsoft. The framework offers many features common in blogs, including pingbacks, trackbacks, anonymous or authenticated comments with the option to moderate comments, RSS feeds for any page and a Web administration panel.
Oxite can be downloaded here.
