We are extremely excited and proud to announce the production release of Magento 1.0 (Download | Release Notes). The new community site will be online later this week and feature additional functionality, highlighted by Magento Connect.

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Magento has been selected to present in Under the Radar: The Business of WebApps Conference, taking place on March 20th in Mountain View, CA.

Under the Radar will uncover 32 startups, that have launched within the year, showcasing the newest web apps created by developers with a quest for innovation and a tendency towards disruption. Having launched numerous companies into startup stardom, acquisition and beyond, Under the Radar is the most discerning and reliable platform today for discovering tomorrow’s leading technology companies … Out of the hundreds of nominations and startups we found in our own research - we’ve looked at them all - these startups are the best of the best. We’re looking for game-changers, innovators and, most of all, startups that have a real shot at success.

We’re excited to take part in this prestigious event. Past companies include Zimbra, Writely, Flickr, Userplane, and more. Thanks to the selection committee for giving us a shot

Google has just released a tool that let’s you compare and gain insight into what people are buying and selling online. Google Checkout Trends aggregates the sales data of Google Checkout merchants and displays a rich graph with the results (revenue), filterable by date range and price. An online merchant is now able to determine how ‘hot’ a certain item is and compare with other products.

Check it out for yourself. Google Checkout Trends is an invaluable tool for online merchants. We’ll post a more extensive review once we’ve had more time to play with it.

Via Official Google Checkout Blog

Magento will be presented in a session titled ”Building an Ecommerce Site with Open Source Tools / An Overview of Open Source Commerce Solutions” at SCALE 6x, Southern California Linux Expo. The event takes place on February 8-10, 2008 at the Westin Los Angeles Airport.

The Southern California Linux Expo is an annual Linux, Open-Source, and Free Software conference held in Los Angeles, CA. This is one of three community run open-source events in the United States.

The Southern California Linux also known as SCALE has been held annually since 2002. The event features an expo floor with both commercial and .org / non-profit exhibitors, as well as 2 days of seminars on the topic of Linux and Open Source software. Some past exhibitors have included: IBM, Sharp, MySQL, Debian, KDE, OpenDocument Fellowship, Google, MythTV, and others.

Hope to see you there!

Varien has been selected to present Magento in Twiistup 3. The event takes place in Los Angeles, CA on January 16th, 2008.

Twiistup showcases some of the best and brightest tech talent in Southern California. Twiistup’s goal is to allow start-ups to showcase their ideas and create a friendly atmosphere where guests can network with fellow innovators, investors, job seekers, and established industry leaders. We believe that one of the most important ingredients in a successful business venture is generating energy and excitement from those that can help move an idea along - and Twiistup is a catalyst for making that happen.

If you are in the southern California area and would like to meet us in person, this is the place! We’ll be there in full force with a bunch of schwag to give out.

Hope to see you there!

We are proud to announce Magento’s inaugural preview version 0.6 is now available for Download. With the beta release of the product, a new community site is now online … and the long awaited demo store. A few of the community highlights include a user forum, knowledge base, wiki, and more. We’ve also released a series of screencasts showcasing Magento in action.

We’re excited to hear what you think! Feel free to leave a note in the comments or contact us. This is an exciting time for Varien, and we want you to be a part of it!

Over on the Magento Blog, we recently posted a screencast showcasing the concept of grouped products. Grouped Products represent a way to market a set of products within a single product page, as the image below illustrates. This powerful feature is available out-of-the-box with Beta1 (Magento’s preview version) later this month.

The screencast is the first in-action view of Magento, so check it out and let us know what you think.

We’ll be attending the Internet Retailer Conference June 5th and 6th. If you are interested in meeting our team and learning more about Magento, let us know.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Varien is continuing to grow and we are seeking a talented, motivated and entrepreneurial minded project manager. The individual will provide structure and overall vision on our projects. This includes interfacing heavily with our technical teams to assure that the solutions are understood and address the customer’s business requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the main point of contact between Varien and the client.
• Develops technical specifications for web applications and feature upgrades.
• Oversees the launch of new features.
• Coordinates among cross-functional teams to identify challenges, recommend and implement solutions.
• Provides support, administration, and user training for web-based tools.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering, communications, or information sciences, with two (2) plus years experience in Web/interactive/technical product or project management
• Familiarity with HTML, DHTML, CSS, PHP, AJAX, JavaScript, and emerging Web technologies.
• Solid understanding of web technologies, usability, and information architecture.
• Understanding of platform and browser compatibility issues.
• Knowledge of basic data management, database concepts, and database-driven Web applications.
• Excellent communication, project management, and expectation management.
• Ability to handle multiple, competing priorities, meet deadlines, manage risk, and troubleshoot problems.
• Detail-oriented approach to work.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you. Send your resume to jobs@varien.com.