Overview As a software as a service (SaaS) provider, the question comes up all the time: “Is there an installable version of your software that I can put on my own server?” In all honesty, I cringe every time I hear this.  It’s not that I have a personal vendetta against installable software, it’s because Continue »

We would like to inform the Surreal CMS community that as of today, December 13th 2011, we will no longer be accepting feedback through our UserVoice account.  This isn’t to say that we don’t want or value your opinions, it just means that we want to hear them from you directly.  Continue »

On November 11, 2008, we reached a huge milestone in our company’s history.  That was the day we launched our first web-based content management service. Almost two years later, on October 1st, 2010, we are excited to announce that Surreal CMS now powers over 10,000 websites! Continue »

Adobe’s recent announcement to discontinue their free InContext Editing service has surprised and outraged many web designers.  However, the service isn’t really being discontinued.  Instead, it is getting integrated with Adobe’s Business Catalyst service.  As a result, come 2011, designers who wish to continue using InContext Editing’s functionality for their clients will have to do Continue »

First and foremost, I am not targeting Adobe as a company, but rather their decision to abruptly end the InContext Editing content management service.  It is evident by the recent uproar in their own forum that many people feel misled, deceived, or otherwise disenchanted by this announcement — an announcement that will ultimately leave thousands Continue »

Adobe has announced that, effective May 5th, 2010, their InContext Editing service will be discontinued.  The company has announced that they will cease development of the online content management service and disallow new users and website registrations at that time.  Existing users will be able to continue using it through early to mid-2011.  After that, Continue »

Last week we released a new and improved version of Surreal CMS, and we couldn’t be happier with the feedback that everyone has provided so far.  We put a lot of effort into this version, even working through the holidays to make sure that everything was up to standard for the January release.  Needless to Continue »

Surreal CMS is a remotely hosted content management system (CMS) that was designed with simplicity in mind. Most people who can browse the Web will be able to use Surreal with little to no training. Continue »