Version 2.4 was installed May 10, and first reports are that operations are normal, if not slightly faster. Users should examine their sites and report any issues to the Sitemaker Team. Most first-round reports concern users' own hard-coded HTML and CSS code.

The new version includes a more sophisticated article management tool called the Journalmaker™ package, which adds several features from our older Journalmaker system to Sitemaker. Journalmaker will henceforth be considered an upgrade package. Journalmaker now includes the formerly separate business directory, which now supports links to maps, coupons and print media advertising views, with more to come.

Most parts of the system have been revisited in this new version. Code has been improved, and some formerly external included files and subsystems have been embedded, which the authors believe will result in performance improvements.

Stay tuned! We'll be describing new features and adding or modifying the help system over the next few weeks.

If you're not already using CIP Sitemaker this would be a good time to jump on board. If you are, thanks for your continued support!