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Rezession fördert Open-Source-Adoption
Veröffentlicht 15 Oct 2008 von Bruno von RotzTags: Alfresco, CIO, Drupal, Enterprise applications, Enterprise solutions, IT Strategy, JBoss, Open Source, Sugar CRM

Die ganze Welt spricht über die Finanzkrise, Rezessionsängste werden geschürt, CIOs und CEOs bereiten sich auf den Geschäftsrückgang vor. Waren anfänglich nur Banken betreffen, ziehen die Probleme und Auswirkungen immer weitere Kreise. Die kritische Frage aber ist: Werden alle Industrien und Firmen betroffen sein und werden sie mit Kürzungen querbeet reagieren? Welche Rezepte und Vorgehensweisen können gerade in dieser Zeit helfen, sich gegenüber der Konkurrenz abzusetzen und erfolgreich neue Kunden zu gewinnen, respektive bestehende zu halten? + Read more

SUN T2000/T5000 and Alfresco - not a good combination
Veröffentlicht 01 Oct 2008 von Optaros Tags: Alfresco, ECM, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise solutions, Performance, Recommendations

A recent analysis reports that several Alfresco installations have had performance issues using SUN T2000 infrastructure environment. The conclusion and recommendation of this analysis is to use UltraSPARC Vx, Intel or AMD processors infrastructure instead. T2000 and T5000 are from the same family. The T2000 has been designed for being highly performant in the treatment of parallel tasks but its processor (UltraSPARC T1) is very slow, especially for treating sequential tasks. + Read more

REFEN, an enterprise SugarCRM implementation
Veröffentlicht 17 Sep 2008 von Optaros Tags: CRM, Customer Relationship Management, E-Government, eGovernment, Enterprise solutions, Government, Sugar CRM, SugarCRM

REFEN is a component based assembly application, using SugarCRM as core component that has been designed, developed and Q/A tested in 10 weeks following OptAM methodology with a development team of 3-4 people.REFEN provides a web 2.0 interface for the work office department of the State of Vaud (Switzerland). The REFEN system: + Read more

Open Source CRM eGovernment success story
Veröffentlicht 03 Sep 2008 von Optaros Tags: CRM, Customer Relationship Management, eGovernment, Enterprise solutions, Government, Marketing, SugarCRM, User Experience

In December 2007, Optaros delivered a first - Swiss enterprise scale - implementation of SugarCRM for the State of Vaud. The system, called REFEN, has been in production since begining of 2008. Today, a combined team of State and Optaros people is working on the upgrade of the initial release. REFEN evolutions clearly demonstrate the success and the interest of the SugarCRM component based assembly performed for the Work Service Department. + Read more

Optaros ‘open sources’ DoCASU 1.0, a RIA User Interface for Alfresco ECM
Veröffentlicht 15 Jul 2008 von Optaros Tags: Ajax, Alfresco, Content Management, DoCASU, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise solutions, Knowledge Management, Open Source, REST, User Experience, User-Centered Design, Web 2.0, Web Scripts

Open Source software has many advantages compared to proprietary alternatives. The fact that the source code is open might often not even be the most relevant benefit. The ability to access functions and componentized services through open APIs (application programming interfaces) allows to focus development efforts on what is most important for the usage of the application – the user interface – for example. + Read more

Open Source Social Applications: Bob Bickel of Ringside Networks
Veröffentlicht 02 Jul 2008 von John EckmanTags: Business Model, Collaboration, Community, Conference, Culture, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise applications, Enterprise solutions, JBoss, Open Innovation, Open Source, PHP, Platform, Ringside Networks, Social Networking, Video, Web 2.0

During the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston, I sat down for a quick chat with Bob Bickel, the co-founder and CEO of Ringside Networks. + Read more

Enterprise 2.0 Open Source Panel
Veröffentlicht 23 Jun 2008 von John EckmanTags: Acquia, Alfresco, Application Stategy, Community, Conference, Content Management, Direct Consumer Engagement, Drupal, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise applications, Enterprise solutions, Java, Open, Open Innovation, Open Source, PHP, Platform, Ringside Networks, Social Networking, Solutions, Web 2.0

Stephen Powers of Forrester Research recently released a report identifying Alfresco and Drupal as the two open source content management platforms to which enterprises should pay the most attention. + Read more

Vertrauensbildung durch Open Assembly
Veröffentlicht 04 Jun 2008 von Bruno von RotzTags: Assembly Methodology, CIO, Enterprise applications, Enterprise Open Source Directory, Enterprise solutions, EOS, IT Strategy, Open Source, ROI, SOA

Die Dominanz Web basierender Online-Anwendungen wächst mit jedem Tag. Grundlegende Entwicklungen der Technologie und eine schnelle Umsetzung von Standards zur effizienten Implementierung von Softwareanwendungen finden heute im Open Source Bereich statt. Unzählige Beispiele beweisen die wachsende Bedeutung von Open Source Komponenten für die Realisierung von Unternehmensanwendungen. + Read more

Enterprise 2.0: Free Conference Pass
Veröffentlicht 06 May 2008 von John EckmanTags: Acquia, Alfresco, Collaboration, Community, Conference, Culture, Drupal, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise applications, Enterprise solutions, Knowledge Management, Open Source, Platform, Portal, Ringside Networks, Social Networking, Solutions, User Experience, Web 2.0

At the upcoming Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston this June, I will be moderating a panel on Open Source Platforms. The panel will be Thursday, June 12th, at 8:30am. Here's the session description: + Read more

User-Designed Enterpise Apps: A Strategic Advantage
Veröffentlicht 31 Jan 2008 von Optaros Tags: Application Stategy, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise applications, Enterprise solutions, Platform, User Experience, User-Centered Design

Where does your company stand on usability? Which of the these best describes your company's beliefs about its Enterprise IT Systems? Our Enterprise Systems drive our success Our Enterprise Systems are holding us back If your answer is "2", then where does it hurt? + Read more