MovableType is another blog CMS developed by Six Apart. It seeks to cater to the enterprise blogging market, with the ability to run many weblogs from the same installation, which is not possible in a standard WordPress installation. An open source version was released in 2007, in response to community demand. As this release makes the basic installation of MoveableType free, the company has developed several flavors of the product.
The open source MoveableType software is the same as its commercial counterpart, but does not include support or some of the advanced business and social features the company has since develpoed. The open source version has an active community, contributing open source plugins and templates.
MoveableType Open Source Edition Information Page
MTES is an extension of the MoveableType core, which includes enhancements to help businesses communicate and share files. It includes support for ActiveDirectory, and can interface with Microsoft Office and CS3. If you're looking for an enterprise CMS, MTES is a great place to start looking.
MTCS is another extension of the MoveableType core, based around social networking. It contains forums, profiles, messaging, social media, and many other cornerstone features of a good social networking platform. It also supports OpenSocial, the open source social networking API framework developed and championed by Google. Licensing currently too expensive to allow open signups, as a 5 user package is $300.
Overall, MoveableType is a flexible CMS that can power many blogs as well as community sites. Its a good CMS to consider if you are looking for an enterprise solution.
Moveable Type is written in PHP and supports a number of databases, including MySQL and SQLite, and its commercial versions can use Oracle DB or Microsoft SQL Server.
Download:
-> Open Source Moveable Type: http://www.movabletype.org/opensource/
-> MoveableType Enterprise Soltution: http://www.movabletype.com/products/enterprise-solution.html
-> MoveableType Community Soltution:http://www.movabletype.com/products/community-solution.html