Squiz to Provide MySource Matrix Supported Open Source CMS as a SaaS (Software as a Service) Package

Dec. 1, 2009 - PRLog -- Squiz UK today announced the availability of its enterprise-class Supported Open Source CMS, MySource Matrix, on a SaaS (Software as a Service) basis.  The new package enables start ups, brands and enterprises to rapidly deploy sophisticated Matrix sites with more security, flexibility, scalability and cost control.

Matrix Saas comes as a hardware, software, hosting and SLA bundle which means new systems can be provisioned immediately - with minimal outlay on hardware, admin and implementation costs.  Pricing plans mean customers can ramp the service up and down as required. This provides an ideal environment for enterprise pilot projects, a stable of event-based micro sites or launch services for smaller organisations who wish to avoid expensive start up costs and get their systems up and running quickly.  

The new service is delivered via Squiz’s fully managed data centre which is housed in an ultra-secure bunker in the UK.  Systems are provisioned on a scalable platform and are monitored and supported 24x7x365. Each package comes with a full system SLA, an uptime guarantee, full remote backup, and a flexible migration path to allow systems to scale quickly and effectively - giving organisations of every size a secure open source CMS platform that’s supported by professionals and ready to grow.

As a Supported Open Source solution, Matrix SaaS is designed to give customers full flexibility to build quickly, test, implement and re-configure their systems as they please.  Pricing is set on a ‘per instance’ basis, meaning that multiple sites, domains and services can be delivered (and switched on and off) via a single Matrix environment, without license restrictions.  
“Matrix SaaS is a significant package for the enterprise and start up markets,” said Steve Morgan, MD Squiz UK. “SaaS is a proven model - it makes so much sense to pay as you go, particularly for smaller organisations or pilot and micro site projects.  What’s new here is that it’s an open source environment, and we support all of it, from top to bottom.”
“This means customers will get all of the cost efficiencies of a SaaS model, but also the extreme flexibility of working on an Open Source platform with professional support back up from us.  Essentially, we provide the framework, hand over the keys and then act as an ultra-secure guarantor and service partner for the lifetime of the system... which is something that hasn’t been available at this level in the open source space until now.”  

About Squiz and the MySource Matrix Open Source Content Management System

Squiz is a Supported Open Source software company which was founded in Australia in 1998 and now has offices all around the world, including New Zealand, UK, Australia and Poland – with other additions imminent. Squiz’s Open Source Content Management System, MySource Matrix, is used by many leading companies including EMAP, Boots and Oxford University.

For further information about Squiz and MySource Matrix, see:
http://www.squiz.co.uk/mysource-matrix-open-source-cms

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Squiz is a Supported Open Source CMS solutions company, founded in Sydney, Australia in 1998. Our flagship product is the Enterprise Open Source CMS (Web Content Management System), MySource Matrix.