Alfresco is an [[enterprise]] [[cms|content management system]] built by a new startup that includes the co-founder of Documentum, Interwoven's former VP of WCM, and two of Interwoven's principal engineers. engineers from Interwoven.

Alfresco has a modular component architecture that allows new functionality to be added without any system disruption.

Alfresco features tight integration with [[Windows]] and includes the ability to mount the content repository as a Windows CIFS drive. The CIFS client on Linux is also able to mount the repository.

Alfresco is also a [[wcm|web content management]] platform. Its is able to all virtualize user-level and workflow-related webapps associated with a web project in a highly scalable manner.

Alfresco is built on the Java Server Faces [[JSF]] Framework using [[AOP]] principles. Alfresco uses many open source [[Java]] projects: [[JBoss]] 4.0, [[JBoss-Portal]] 2.0, [[jbpm]] 1.3.2, [[Spring]] 1.2, [[Hibernate]] 3.0, [[MyFaces]] 1.0, [[Tomcat]] 5.5, [[Tomcat]], and Apache [[Lucene]].

Alfresco is an [[enterprise]] [[cms|content management system]] built by a new startup that includes the co-founder of Documentum, and principal engineers from Interwoven. Documentum.

Alfresco has a modular component architecture that allows new functionality to be added without any system disruption.

Alfresco also features tight integration with [[Windows]] and includes the ability to mount the content repository as a Windows CIFS drive. The CIFS client on Linux is also able to mount the repository.

Alfresco is also a [[wcm|web content management]] platform. Its is able to all virtualize user-level and workflow-related webapps associated with a web project in a highly scalable manner.

Alfresco is built on the Java Server Faces [[JSF]] Framework using [[AOP]] principles. Alfresco uses many open source [[Java]] projects: [[JBoss]] 4.0, [[JBoss-Portal]] 2.0, [[jbpm]] 1.3.2, [[Spring]] 1.2, [[Hibernate]] 3.0, [[MyFaces]] 1.0, [[Tomcat]], and Apache [[Lucene]].

Alfresco is an [[enterprise]] [[opensource]], enterprise [[cms|content management system]] built by a new startup that includes the co-founder of Documentum.

Alfresco has a modular component architecture that allows new functionality to be added without any system disruption.

Alfresco also features tight integration with [[Windows]] and includes the ability to mount the content repository as a Windows drive.

Alfresco is built on the Java Server Faces [[JSF]] Framework using [[AOP]] principles. Alfresco uses many open source [[Java]] projects: [[JBoss]] 4.0, [[JBoss-Portal]] 2.0, [[Spring]] 1.2, [[Hibernate]] 3.0, [[MyFaces]] 1.0, and Apache [[Lucene]].

Although Alfresco is a newcomer to the [[open source]] [[CMS]] market, the progress that the project has made and the history of the

team makes Alfresco an intriguing CMS project.

In June 2005, VC-backed Alfresco Software announced the first public release of what

they called was the first open source Enterprise Content Management System (ECM). Adding intrigue to the story was the fact

that most of the development team came directly from Documentum, including Documentum co-founder [[John Newton]].

The claim of being the first open source [[ECM]] is debatable. There are other more established open source projects that are designed to handle web and file-based content.

The initial releases Furthermore, not all of Alfresco were not completely is [[open source]] – several of the features that enterprises

would need, such as group based security and clustering, were 'shared source' are shared source and required require a monthly subscription fee to use. However, since version 1.2.1 Alfresco is 100% open source with all features available in the community version of

Nevertheless, the software. The enterprise subscription simply provides support, warranty and certified platform packages.

The amount of stability and functionality that the Alfresco team has achieved in such a short time is impressive.

Currently, Alfresco’s core strength is in document management with only trace support for web content management. [[WCM]]

functionality is promised for later releases as well as support for [[wiki|Wikis]] and [[Blogs]].

h1. Content Creation and Editing

As a document management system, Alfresco is easy to use due to the multiple ways that files can be written and read from the system.

The most intuitive interface is Microsoft’s Common Internet File System ([[CIFS]]) protocol, which allows a Windows user

to mount the Alfresco repository as a normal network file share.

Through CIFS, users can open, edit, and move files without

even knowing that they are using a document management system. Behind the scenes, Alfresco handles locking, versioning,

and metadata extraction and can execute rules such as sending emails or adding categories.

The more open [[WebDAV]] protocol

is also supported. Alfresco does not yet support page-based content and does not have the extensive library of add-on

collaboration modules that more mature [[open source]] [[CMS]] have.

h1. Management

All advanced functionality and administrative control is done through the Alfresco web client.

Here, users with sufficient

privileges can define content rules and manage security in folders. The web client also displays metadata and versioning

information about content.

Alfresco supports the concept of “Aspects.” The general idea is that an "Aspect" is a general set of attributes or capabilities that can be assigned to an object without relying on inheritance through the class hierarchy.

In Alfresco, there are "aspects" like "versionable" or "categorized." These concepts allow content types to be very simple and, if they desire, users can add attributes to a single instance of a content asset.

h1. Presentation

Alfresco’s search is powered by the [[open source]] [[search engine]] [[Lucene]] and [[OpenOffice|Open Office]], which is able to extract text from many

file formats and make them available to the Lucene search engine. Support for [[Microsoft Office]] and [[PDF]] file formats is the

strongest. Alfresco can be extended to handle other file formats.

Folders, or “spaces” in Alfresco terminology, can have

different views or “dashboards,” which are defined by creating templates using the FreeMarker templating syntax. It is likely

that the FreeMarker templating engine will be a central part of the WCM support that is planned for future releases.

h1. Community and Support

Alfresco is a closed project with development of the core product solely originating from Alfresco Software employees. The

Alfresco welcomes outside contributions of bug fixes and add-on modules, but it remains to be seen whether a development

community will form around the project to make these contributions significant.

Documentation is another area where an active

user and development community would benefit.

_( "Information from Optaros":http://www.optaros.com/pdf/optaros_cmsReport_012206_sgg.pdf )_

Although Alfresco is a newcomer to the [[open source]] [[CMS]] open source CMS market, the progress that the project has made and the history of the

team makes Alfresco an intriguing CMS project. worth mentioning.

In June 2005, VC-backed Alfresco Software announced the first public release of what

they called was the first open source Enterprise Content Management System (ECM). Adding intrigue to the story was the fact

that most of the development team came directly from Documentum, including Documentum co-founder [[John Newton]].

The claim of being the first open source [[ECM]] is debatable. There are other more established open source projects that are designed to handle web and file-based content.

Furthermore, not all of Alfresco is [[open source]] – several of the features that enterprises

would need, such as group based security and clustering, are shared source and require a monthly subscription fee to use.

Nevertheless, the amount of stability and functionality that the Alfresco team has achieved in such a short time is impressive.

Currently, Alfresco’s core strength is in document management with only trace support for web content management. [[WCM]]

functionality is promised for later releases as well as support for [[wiki|Wikis]] and [[Blogs]].

h1. Content Creation and Editing

As a document management system, Alfresco is easy to use due to the multiple ways that files can be written and read from the system.

The most intuitive interface is Microsoft’s Common Internet File System ([[CIFS]]) protocol, which allows a Windows user

to mount the Alfresco repository as a normal network file share.

Through CIFS, users can open, edit, and move files without

even knowing that they are using a document management system. Behind the scenes, Alfresco handles locking, versioning,

and metadata extraction and can execute rules such as sending emails or adding categories.

The more open [[WebDAV]] protocol

is also supported. Alfresco does not yet support page-based content and does not have the extensive library of add-on

collaboration modules that more mature [[open source]] [[CMS]] have.

h1. Management

All advanced functionality and administrative control is done through the Alfresco web client.

Here, users with sufficient

privileges can define content rules and manage security in folders. The web client also displays metadata and versioning

information about content.

Alfresco supports the concept of “Aspects.” The general idea is that an "Aspect" is a general set of attributes or capabilities that can be assigned to an object without relying on inheritance through the class hierarchy.

In Alfresco, there are "aspects" like "versionable" or "categorized." These concepts allow content types to be very simple and, if they desire, users can add attributes to a single instance of a content asset.

h1. Presentation

Alfresco’s search is powered by the [[open source]] [[search engine]] [[Lucene]] and [[OpenOffice|Open Office]], which is able to extract text from many

file formats and make them available to the Lucene search engine. Support for [[Microsoft Office]] and [[PDF]] file formats is the

strongest. Alfresco can be extended to handle other file formats.

Folders, or “spaces” in Alfresco terminology, can have

different views or “dashboards,” which are defined by creating templates using the FreeMarker templating syntax. It is likely

that the FreeMarker templating engine will be a central part of the WCM support that is planned for future releases.

h1. Community and Support

Alfresco is a closed project with development of the core product solely originating from Alfresco Software employees. The

Alfresco welcomes outside contributions of bug fixes and add-on modules, but it remains to be seen whether a development

community will form around the project to make these contributions significant.

Documentation is another area where an active

user and development community would benefit.

_( "Information from Optaros":http://www.optaros.com/pdf/optaros_cmsReport_012206_sgg.pdf )_

Although Alfresco is a newcomer to the open source CMS market, the progress that the project has made and the history of the

team makes Alfresco worth mentioning.

In June 2005, VC-backed Alfresco Software announced the first public release of what

they called was the first open source Enterprise Content Management System (ECM). Adding intrigue to the story was the fact

that most of the development team came directly from Documentum, including Documentum co-founder [[John Newton]].

The claim of being the first open source [[ECM]] is debatable. There are other more established open source projects that are designed to handle web and file-based content.

Furthermore, not all of Alfresco is [[open source]] – several of the features that enterprises

would need, such as group based security and clustering, are shared source and require a monthly subscription fee to use.

Nevertheless, the amount of stability and functionality that the Alfresco team has achieved in such a short time is impressive.

Currently, Alfresco’s core strength is in document management with only trace support for web content management. [[WCM]]

functionality is promised for later releases as well as support for [[wiki|Wikis]] and [[Blogs]].

h1. Content Creation and Editing

As a document management system, Alfresco is easy to use due to the multiple ways that files can be written and read from the system.

The most intuitive interface is Microsoft’s Common Internet File System ([[CIFS]]) protocol, which allows a Windows user

to mount the Alfresco repository as a normal network file share.

Through CIFS, users can open, edit, and move files without

even knowing that they are using a document management system. Behind the scenes, Alfresco handles locking, versioning,

and metadata extraction and can execute rules such as sending emails or adding categories.

The more open [[WebDAV]] protocol

is also supported. Alfresco does not yet support page-based content and does not have the extensive library of add-on

collaboration modules that more mature [[open source]] [[CMS]] have.

h1. Management

All advanced functionality and administrative control is done through the Alfresco web client.

Here, users with sufficient

privileges can define content rules and manage security in folders. The web client also displays metadata and versioning

information about content.

Alfresco supports the concept of “Aspects.” The general idea is that an "Aspect" is a general set of attributes or capabilities that can be assigned to an object without relying on inheritance through the class hierarchy.

In Alfresco, there are "aspects" like "versionable" or "categorized." These concepts allow content types to be very simple and, if they desire, users can add attributes to a single instance of a content asset.

h1. Presentation

Alfresco’s search is powered by the [[open source]] [[search engine]] [[Lucene]] and [[OpenOffice|Open Office]], which is able to extract text from many

file formats and make them available to the Lucene search engine. Support for [[Microsoft Office]] and [[PDF]] file formats is the

strongest. Alfresco can be extended to handle other file formats.

Folders, or “spaces” in Alfresco terminology, can have

different views or “dashboards,” which are defined by creating templates using the FreeMarker templating syntax. It is likely

that the FreeMarker templating engine will be a central part of the WCM support that is planned for future releases.

h1. Community and Support

Alfresco is a closed project with development of the core product solely originating from Alfresco Software employees. The

Alfresco welcomes outside contributions of bug fixes and add-on modules, but it remains to be seen whether a development

community will form around the project to make these contributions significant.

Documentation is another area where an active

user and development community would benefit.

_( "Information from Optaros":http://www.optaros.com/pdf/optaros_cmsReport_012206_sgg.pdf )_

Alfresco is an [[opensource]], enterprise [[cms|content content management system]] system built by a new startup that includes the co-founder of Documentum.

Alfresco has a modular component architecture that allows new functionality to be added without any system disruption.

Alfresco also features tight integration with [[Windows]] and includes the ability to mount the content repository as a Windows drive.

Alfresco is built on the Java Server Faces [[JSF]] Framework using [[AOP]] principles. Alfresco uses many open source [[Java]] projects: [[JBoss]] 4.0, [[JBoss-Portal]] 2.0, [[Spring]] 1.2, [[Hibernate]] 3.0, [[MyFaces]] 1.0, and Apache [[Lucene]].

Alfresco is an [[opensource]], enterprise open source, open-standards content management system repository built by a new startup the experienced content management team that includes the co-founder of Documentum.

The Alfresco product has a lean, modular component architecture that allows new functionality to be added without any system disruption.

Alfresco also features tight integration with [[Windows]] disruption and includes the ability to mount the content repository as a Windows drive. is significantly faster than proprietary commercial systems.

Alfresco is built on the Java Server Faces [[JSF]] Framework using [[AOP]] principles. Alfresco uses many open source [[Java]] projects: [[JBoss]] 4.0, [[JBoss-Portal]] 2.0, [[Spring]] 1.2, [[Hibernate]] 3.0, [[MyFaces]] 1.0, and Apache [[Lucene]].

Alfresco is an open source, open-standards content repository built by the most experienced content management team that includes the co-founder of Documentum.

The Alfresco product has a lean, modular component architecture that allows new functionality to be added without any system disruption and is significantly faster than proprietary commercial systems.

Alfresco uses [[Java]] projects: [[JBoss]] 4.0, [[JBoss-Portal]] 2.0, [[Spring]] 1.2, [[Hibernate]] 3.0, [[MyFaces]] 1.0, and [[Lucene]].

Alfresco is an open source, open-standards content repository built by the most experienced content management team that includes the co-founder of Documentum.

The Alfresco product has a lean, modular component architecture that allows new functionality to be added without any system disruption and is significantly faster than proprietary commercial systems.

Alfresco is an open source, open-standards content repository built by the most experienced content management team that includes the co-founder of Documentum.

The Alfresco product has a lean, modular component architecture that allows new functionality to be added without any system disruption and is significantly faster than proprietary commercial systems.

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