Artenum LibreSource Enterprise Edition

LibreSource is a versatile collaborative platform. Open Source, modular and highly customizable, LibreSource is adapted to the collaborative software development, groupware, community leading, e-archiving and Web publishing.

On a single server, LibreSource can host several projects, several groups of users, and grant fine grain access to the resources. Based on Java/J2EE technology, LibreSource is a modular web server that users can customize online by combining resources and rights: wiki pages, forum, trackers, SCMs, files, download areas, dropbox, forms, etc.

Effective communication is a fundamental requirement for agile project management. In this new version, LibreSource 2.2 embeds the Tigase Jabber server and the Jeti Jabber client. This integration allows notifications and informal communication thru instant messaging. LibreSource simplifies the creation of a dynamic community and help to maintain and enhance team relationship in order to improve the cooperative efficiency.

LibreSource 2.2 brings three new resources: LDAP groups, dropboxes, and forms. The LDAP group resource introduces the capability to map LibreSource groups of users from LDAP groups. The dropbox resource allows users to upload files to a confidential area. With the form resource, a manager can create an electronic form online and let users populate it. Such results can be selectively displayed on any page of the server, as a table or as a answer record, and can be exported to spreadsheets. This feature can be used to create questionnaires, registration forms, or any application that need formal communication.

In addition, LibreSource 2.2 enforces its advantages. Several bugs have been fixed and the way security is handled has been smoothed. The server is faster now, with a smaller memory footprint. LibreSource 2.2 has a better packaging: installation, configuration, customization and upgrade are now easier than ever. In a few clicks, you can go in production.

In addition, the Artenum Company proposes a set of improvements on LibreSource Enterprise 2.2, based on LSC 2.2 and in full agreement with the LibreSource Open Standard, providing the guaranty of a full compatibility between both versions.

LSE 2.2 includes:

Integration of the improvements of the Community Version, including the Subversion integration,
Integration of an advanced LibreSource Data Base management/optimisation tool,
Integration of « Multi-synchronizer Bridge » allowing to link together several remote synchronisers and to build up a distributed development/validation chain,
Improvements of the CVS history importer.

This release comes in the frame of a global opening of the LibreSource community to new partners and the possibility for interested people to be involved into the development with the opening of the development Synchronizers.

History

LibreSource Enterprise Edition is the European next generation forge. LibreSource Enterprise Edition provides collaborative services that can be used in research, industry and schools environments to simplify and manage their developments, communication, and data exchange.

LibreSource Enterprise Edition is the professional version of LibreSource Community, a collaborative platform developed in the frame of the RNTL (French National Network of Research and Innovation in Software Technologies) with the partnership between LORIA-INRIA Lorraine, University Paris 7 and Artenum. LibreSource has been publicly released in OpenSource in June 2005. The Enterprise Edition has been developed and launched by Artenum.

LibreSource Enterprise Edition is currently used in production for the development, the version tracking of SPIS and the hosting of the SPINE community. This practical application case has allowed identifying various possible processes, and development methods adapted to such kind of specific projects.

In the same frame, Artenum is hosting various scientific projects on its servers. LibreSource Enterprise Edition is used now by many academic structures in France (CNRS/University Paris Sud Orsay/LIXAM/ESSTIN) and Sweden (Växjö universitet).