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Media Release
Local open source CMS is gaining popularity in
Australian Universities
10 November 2009
Squiz has announced that one in three Australian Universities are using the locally developed and supported
enterprise open source MySource Matrix Content Management System (CMS).
To stretch limited financial and technical resources as far as possible, enlightened organisations have been quick to
realise the benefits delivered by supported open source solutions over traditionally licensed proprietary software. This is
especially true of the university sector where the requirement for many individual faculty sites and multiple concurrent
back end users can dramatically escalate project costs through licensing; even before one cent has been spent on the
implementation. Mature supported open source solutions such as MySource Matrix allow universities to address these
core business requirements with greater efficacy and at a lower cost.
Universities can also have complex Standard Operating Environments (SOE) running a mixture of Windows, Linux, Mac
and UNIX platforms on the desktop. Because access to the MySource Matrix editing interface is entirely browser based it
is compatible with the widest possible range of SOE’s and therefore accessible to the greatest number of content editors.
Squiz has recently partnered with the University of Tasmania (by adding a new UTAS Staff website), Edith Cowan
University (with a whole of campus solution) and the University of Sydney (website for the Faculty of Economics and
Business) to provide successful web content management solutions.
These and other Australian universities are well known for their high standards of education and for conducting
innovative research and development. By them selecting and using local innovative leading edge solutions as part of
their core operations, Australian universities are supporting local investment and productivity which bodes well for
Australian technology development.
Managing Director John-Paul Syriatowicz commented “It is very rewarding to see that Squiz is playing such a significant
role in the delivery of supported web content management solutions for the Australian knowledge revolution”.
About Squiz
Squiz is an Australian owned private company delivering web content management solutions via offices throughout
Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Squiz is the author of MySource Matrix, a fully supported
enterprise class open source content management system used by over 600 organisations globally across government
For further information Contact: Steve Walker T: (02) 8507 9900
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