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The WordPress.org team recently released version 3.9.1, a maintenance update that addresses several bugs discovered in the large 3.9 “Smith” update. WordPress 3.9.1 is a maintenance update only. There are no security fixes in this update. It focuses on addressing 34 bugs from the 3.9 release, as well as improvements to customized widgets, the visual editor, audio/visual playlists, and “some adjustments to improve performance.” For more information, you can read the official...

What: Monthly Microsoft Windows Updates Start Time: Monday, June 16, 2014 @ 11:00 PM in the Server's Time Zone End Time: Friday, June 20, 2014 @ 4:00 AM in the Server's Time Zone Duration: Approximately 30 minutes within the maintenance window What is being done? Whenever new Microsoft updates are released, the servers will automatically apply the patches within a patch window of 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM in the server's time zone (based on the server zone you have chosen to be in)...

**Update** This issue has been resolved. Our engineering team has been working closely with the datacenter provider to correct this routing issue as quickly as possible. At this time, the issue is resolved, and all sites should be available from all locations. This was a limited routing issue that affected a small subset of customers. We do apologize for the inconvenience. Again, all sites were broadcasting as normal throughout the routing issue. However, whether you...

There have been many reports of DNN websites suffering from registration spam in recent weeks. The registration spam is characterized by fake names, random addresses, and repeating phone numbers. Our support engineers have put together a detailed breakdown of fixes that we have found successfully address the problem. You can read our Knowledge Base article here: “How to Prevent / Stop Registration Spam From Fake Accounts in DNN” DNN Software is aware of the issue, but until a...

The WordPress.org team recently released version 3.9 of the popular CMS. Interestingly, the 3.9 update follows closely on the heels of the WordPress 3.8.2 security update, an update that the WordPress Security Team characterized as “an important security release for all previous versions” (emphasis added). WordPress users are strongly encouraged to update their sites in order to be protected from potential malicious attacks. If you have not already updated to WordPress 3.8.2, the...

The Joomla team recently released versions 3.2.4 and 3.3. The latest versions in the Joomla 3x series introduce several new features into the Joomla core platform. According to the Joomla team, the latest Joomla update includes: Improved password functionality Performance improvements Enables microdata Optimized code Faster load speeds Security updates More than 115 bugs fixed In some cases, the 3.2.4 update acts as a bridge update for version 3.3, due to the minimum...

What: Monthly Microsoft Windows Updates Start Time: Monday, May 19, 2014 @ 11:00 PM in the Server's Time Zone End Time: Friday, May 23, 2014 @ 4:00 AM in the Server's Time Zone Duration: Approximately 30 minutes within the maintenance window What is being done? Whenever new Microsoft updates are released, the servers will automatically apply the patches within a patch window of 11:00 PM to 4:00 AM in the server's time zone (based on the server zone you have chosen to be in)...

The Drupal Core Team has recently resolved several security vulnerabilities in the Drupal core platform. They have ranked the potential risks as “Moderately Critical.” We recommend Drupal users update their version as soon as possible in order to mitigate the possibility of malicious attacks that take advantage of these flaws. There are separate updates for Drupal users running both 7x, and for those still using 6x versions of Drupal. These update releases are Drupal 7.27 and Drupal...

PowerDNN is excited to be participating in this year’s inaugural “DNN Connect” meeting in Europe. The meeting in Italy will be the weekend of May 17-18. Jeff Hardy, PowerDNN’s Director of Communications, will be giving a feature technology presentation in Italy on “Compliance in the Cloud.” Compliance needs are nothing new in the industry, but a recent heavy emphasis on digital documentation — particularly of healthcare and ecommerce data — has put a renewed focus on the...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — The CeBIT Australia Expo is May 5-7 at Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia. This year, everyone at PowerDNN is excited to be working with the great team at Glanton Solutions to help bring the best enterprise-grade combination of cutting-edge website development and managed hosting to attendees. Glanton will be exhibitors at this year’s CeBIT Australia Expo. They will be showcasing their team’s ability to create “contented customers” through best-of-breed, integrated...