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Imixs open source BPM, workflow engine reaches 3.0

The open source Imixs Workflow and BPM project has reached its third-generation with a framework now based on the Java EE 6 architecture.

By Rodney Gedda | 22 July, 2011 10:03

Tags: bpm, Imixs, open source, workflow

Monash Uni moves e-learning to Moodle

Monash University in Melbourne has selected the open source Moodle e-learning platform for its next-generation virtual learning environment (VLE) which will integrate with third-party applications.

By Rodney Gedda | 10 May, 2011 15:53

Tags: education, E-learning, monash, Monash University, Moodle

Salesforce.com buys Dimdim

Salesforce.com announced Thursday it has purchased Web conferencing software vendor Dimdim for US$31 million, and plans to use the company's technology to augment its Chatter enterprise collaboration platform.

By Chris Kanaracus | 10 January, 2011 14:41

Tags: cloud computing, collaboration, conferencing, customer relationship management, Dimdim, instant messaging, internet, open source, SaaS, salesforce.com

Dimdim Web meeting service adds collaboration options

As businesses turn to cloud computing and Web conferencing to save money, online meeting service provider Dimdim looks to capitalize on both movements with its latest product upgrade.

By Fred O'Connor | 01 September, 2010 05:01

Tags: cloud computing, collaboration, Dimdim, internet, videoconferencing

Facebook, Twitter killed Google Wave

Was it a social network or a collaboration tool on steroids? Nobody could quite agree, and it’s one reason for the demise of Google Wave.

By Georgina Swan | 06 August, 2010 08:53

Tags: collaboration, Facebook, google wave, social network, twitter

Wikileaks turns submissions engine back on

Wikileaks has turned back on its system that allows whistleblowers to securely submit documents to the site after it was down for maintenance, according to the organization's blog.

By Jeremy Kirk | 21 July, 2010 04:35

Tags: internet, Internet-based applications and services, wikileaks

Wikipedia edit system should be in place by year's end

The English-language Wikipedia should have a system in place by December to vet anonymous edits for certain high-profile entries, according to the online encyclopedia's founder.

By Jeremy Kirk | 28 October, 2009 07:53

Tags: collaboration, Wikimedia Foundation, wikipedia

Wikia turns a small profit on advertising

Wikia, the for-profit company built on user-contributed content, turned a small profit last quarter for the first time, said co-founder Jimmy Wales on Tuesday.

By Jeremy Kirk | 28 October, 2009 06:19

Tags: financial results, Jimmy Wales, online advertising, wikia

Aussie devs make Wave with Google Web Toolkit

Google's latest offering, the Web-based real-time collaboration suite dubbed Wave, began life in Sydney, Australia, as a start-up project built with Google's open source Web Toolkit project.

By Rodney Gedda | 29 May, 2009 11:50

Tags: ajax, collaboration, css, Google, google wave, google web toolkit, html 5, Java, javascript

Wikipedia drops GNU in favor of Creative Commons license

The Wikimedia Foundation will change the terms under which it licenses the content in Wikipedia, the organization said Thursday.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 22 May, 2009 04:04

Tags: creative commons, gnu, licensing, opensource, wikipedia

Allianz removes walls of paper with open source ECM

The paperless office may still be a pipe dream, but insurance giant Allianz has freed up prime CBD office space by replacing paper-based processes with the Alfresco open source enterprise content management system.

By Rodney Gedda | 12 May, 2009 11:32

Tags: alfresco, Allianz, bpm, cms, ECM, jboss, workflow

OpenOffice.org 3.1 arrives, improves user interface

The first major release of the 3.0 series of open source office suite OpenOffice.org, version 3.1, is now available with big improvements in usability and the user interface.

By Rodney Gedda | 08 May, 2009 14:25

Tags: openoffice, open office, open source

Alfresco, Ingres team up for open content management

Open source database vendor Ingres has announced the availability of its ECM appliance powered by Alfresco’s content management software.

By Rodney Gedda | 25 February, 2009 14:58

Tags: alfresco, content management software, ECM, ingres, virtual appliance

Wikipedia article censored in UK for the first time

For the first time, U.K. Internet service providers have censored a Wikipedia article, one that includes an album cover image of a naked and possibly underage girl.

By Jeremy Kirk | 09 December, 2008 08:31

Tags: censorship, wikipedia

Open source identity: Horde lead developer Jan Schneider

Are you looking for an open source, Web-based e-mail and groupware suite with its own development framework, Ajax interface, more than 50 applications, an active developer community, and millions of end users all over the world? The Horde communication and collaboration suite may not be as well known as the big name commercial offerings, but according to lead developer and release manager Jan Schneider it has just as much to offer, and more.

By Rodney Gedda | 14 October, 2008 15:17

Tags: ajax, caldav, groupware, horde, open source identity, php, syncml, webdav

Open-source Wikia Search adds tool to customize results

Wikia Search, an open-source search tool launched early this year by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, today opened its platform with a new application programming interface (API) that allows individuals or business to create interactive search results.

By Heather Havenstein | 09 October, 2008 08:42

Tags: wikia search

Sun goes commercial with OpenSSO

Sun Tuesday released a commercial version of OpenSSO offering full support and indemnity as it works towards its promise to open source all its software.

By John Fontana | 01 October, 2008 09:02

Tags: opensso, sun

Alfresco creates open source SharePoint clone

Alfresco Software Thursday said it has added support for SharePoint Server 2007 protocols to its Alfresco Labs 3 beta and created an open source clone of Microsoft's content management platform.

KDE 4.1 release candidate now available

The KDE project has announced the first release candidate of the pending 4.1 release due out at the end of July.

10 open source e-learning projects to watch

As corporate and government organizations embrace the Web for delivering more education and training programs, a wealth of free and open source e-learning applications will help lower the barrier to entry. TechWorld looks at the options.