Open Source Talk

Alfresco Community Edition 3.2 has major new functionality in the areas of:

• Enhanced Records Management
• Mobile Access
• Email Client Access and Archiving via  IMAP support
• Enhanced CMIS Support
• Extranet Collaboration
• WCM Parallel Deployment with significant performance improvements

and is what we recommend for all new and existing community members. It is immediately available for download at:

http://www.alfresco.com/32

Much of what 3.2 is about is captured by Forrester’s drivers for 2009:

• · Reduce Cost – Core to Open Source
• · Improve Integration - CMIS
• · Increase Innovation – Mobile Support and Email Management/Archiving
• · Increase Support for Regulatory Requirements – Foundation for Records Management

In this podcast I discuss with Paul Hampton, Director of Product Marketing, this new release.

Good Listening

ian

 

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Alfresco Labs 3 Final is a milestone release for Alfresco Labs and is what we recommend for all new community members. We also recommend this as a download and upgrade for existing community members.

It is immediately available for download under the open source GPL license at http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Download_Labs.

In this podcast I discuss with Mike Farman, Director of Product Management ECM Products, this new release.

1. What is the major driver behind the latest release of Alfresco Labs 3?
2. Given that the focus is on a content services platform what standards are you  focusing on?
3. Can you review what is new in Web Content Management?
4. Can you review what is new in Collaboration?
5. Can you review what is new in Document Management?
6. Can you review what is new in Email Management?
7. The other critical part of a content platform is scalability. What is new in regard to performance?
8. To scale on the cloud multi-tenant is important. Can you explain how Alfresco has implemented multi-tenant?
9. How can users find out more information?
10. How can a user try out the new version?

Good Listening

ian

 

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