‘Enterprise solutions’ posts

SUN T2000/T5000 and Alfresco – not a good combination

Posted by Optaros on 01 Oct 2008

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 | View post »

REFEN, an enterprise SugarCRM implementation

Posted by Optaros on 17 Sep 2008

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: manages firms | View post »

Open Source CRM eGovernment success story

Posted by Optaros on 03 Sep 2008

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 | View post »

Optaros ‘open sources’ DoCASU 1.0, a RIA User Interface for Alfresco ECM

Posted by Optaros on 15 Jul 2008

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 | View post »

Open Source Social Applications: Bob Bickel of Ringside Networks

Posted by John Eckman on 02 Jul 2008

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. We talked about Ringside Networks’ Social Application Server and how they are using open source to drive innovation and application development beyond the core platform. (Don’t forget Bob’s previous middleware-style professional | View post »

Enterprise 2.0 Open Source Panel

Posted by John Eckman on 23 Jun 2008

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. Specifically, the report claims that “enterprises interested in open source should keep an eye on two offerings — Alfresco Software and Drupal.” (Also check out Matt | View post »

Enterprise 2.0: Free Conference Pass

Posted by John Eckman on 06 May 2008

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: Community and collaboration pervade open source. It’s no surprise therefore that there are a number of open source platforms which are not | View post »

User-Designed Enterpise Apps: A Strategic Advantage

Posted by Optaros on 31 Jan 2008

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? Too difficult to learn our system Too many user “mistakes” Too | View post »