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SUN T2000/T5000 and Alfresco - not a good combination
Posted 01 Oct 2008 by Tito Espinoza | 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
Posted 17 Sep 2008 by Tito Espinoza | 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
Posted 03 Sep 2008 by Tito Espinoza | 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
Posted 15 Jul 2008 by Bruno von Rotz | 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
Posted 02 Jul 2008 by John Eckman | Tags: 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
Posted 23 Jun 2008 by John Eckman | Tags: 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 ...

Enterprise 2.0: Free Conference Pass
Posted 06 May 2008 by John Eckman | Tags: 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
Posted 31 Jan 2008 by Bryce Flynn | 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 ...