Alfresco is the leading open source alternative for enterprise content management (ECM). It couples the innovation of open source with the stability of a true enterprise-class platform. The open source model allows Alfresco to use open source technologies and contributions from the open source community to get higher quality software produced more quickly at much lower cost.

Alfresco is led by John Newton, founder of Documentum, and John Powell, former COO of Business Objects, and is backed by Accel Partners, Mayfield Fund and SAP Ventures.

Key Features

• Document Management
• Web Content Management
• Collaboration
• Content Platform and Repository
• Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS)
• Records Management
• Image Management

Download From

• Alfresco’s Wiki (Stable)
  • Latest Nightly Build (untested)
  • Alfresco Records Management
  • Alfresco Office Integration
  • Alfresco SDK
• SourceForge

Links / Tutorials

• Developer Guide
• Installing Alfresco on Ubuntu 7.10
• OpenOffice.org Plugin for Alfresco
• How To: Liferay, Alfresco, LDAP and SSO – Full Integration
• What’s Next For Alfresco?
• Running Alfresco web scripts as Liferay portlets

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Workflows and Actions in Alfresco from Alfresco Software on Vimeo.

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BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux and WinXX PCs and laptops to a server’s disk. It is highly configurable and easy to install and maintain. The program is written in Perl and extracts backup data via SMB using Samba, tar over ssh/rsh/nfs, or rsync. It is robust, reliable, well documented and freely available as Open Source on SourceForge.

Key Features

• Optional compression support further reducing disk storage. Since only new files (not already pooled) need to be compressed, there is only a modest impact on CPU time.
• No client-side software is needed. The standard smb protocol is used to extract backup data on WinXX clients.
• A powerful web (http/cgi) user interface allows administrators to view log files, configuration, current status and allows users to initiate and cancel backups and browse and restore files from backups.
• Direct restore (via smbclient, tar, or rsync/rsyncd) or downloading a zip or tar file.

• Supports mobile environments where laptops are only intermittently connected to the network and have dynamic IP addresses (DHCP).
• Flexible configuration parameters allow multiple backups to be performed in parallel, specification of which shares to backup, which directories to backup or not backup, various schedules for full and incremental backups, schedules for email reminders to users and so on. Configuration parameters can be set system-wide or also on a per-PC basis.
• Users are sent periodic email reminders if their PC has not recently been backed up. Email content, timing and policies are configurable.
• Open Source hosted by SourceForge and freely availble under GPL.

Download From

• SourceForge
• Debian

Links / Tutorials

• BackupPC Documentation
• 13 Great Free Backup Programs for Windows, Mac, and Linux
• Backup Central / BackUpPC Wiki
• Back Up Linux And Windows Systems With BackupPC
• BackupPC – restoring backups from command line

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WPKG is an automated software deployment, upgrade and removal program for Windows.

It can be used to push/pull software packages, such as Service Packs, hotfixes, or program installations from a central server (for example, Samba or Active Directory) to a number of workstations.

Key Features

• Runs as a service to install software in the background without user interaction.
• No more repackaging to perform software installations.
• Supports MSI, InstallShield, PackagefortheWeb, Inno Setup, Nullsoft .exe packages, .bat and .cmd
• WPKG is free and open source software.

Download From

• WPKG.org
• Soft32

Links / Tutorials

• Documentation, tips & troubleshooting
• osdir.com.package-management.wpkg.user

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Run virtual machines on your Windows or Linux PC with VMware Player 2.5. This free desktop virtualization software application makes it easy to operate any virtual machine created by VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Server or VMware ESX, as well as Microsoft Virtual Server virtual machines or Microsoft Virtual PC virtual machines. With VMware Player you can import third party backup images including Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery (formerly called Live State Recovery) images, Norton Ghost 10 images, Norton Save & Restore images, StorageCraft ShadowProtect images, and Acronis True Image images. You can also use Player to evaluate one of the many virtual appliances available from the VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace.

Key Features

• Run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single PC
• Experience the benefits of preconfigured products without any installation or configuration hassles
• Share data between host computer and virtual machine

Download From

• VMware.com
• FileHippo
• Softpedia

Link / Tutorials

• VMware Player Documentation
• VMware Player Support Forums
• Improving Windows XP guest in VMware Player
• How To Import VMware Images Into VMware Player/Server
• Using VMware Player to test linux distributions
• Installing VMware Tools with VMware Player
• Running .iso Files in VMWare Player

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Open-Xchange Server 5 delivers more than users expect. The rich interface provides a dynamic new experience. Secure and robust, OX delivers the power to share email, calendar, contacts, tasks and documents. In fact, OX includes 11 collaboration modules, more than any other groupware product.

You can access OX from almost any browser, rich client, or mobile device. It puts your mission-critical data at your fingertips. Through “OXtenders”, Open-Xchange connects to proprietary and open source rich clients and PDA’s. Users already accustomed to Microsoft Outlook need not make any changes in their daily routine.

Download From

• Open-xchange.com
• 1&1 MailXchange

Links / Tutorials

• Open-Xchange Online Demo
• Evaluate Open-Xchange Server 5
• Open-Xchange Wiki
• Review: Open-Xchange
• Freshmeat.net – Project Details
• Open-Xchange aims for U.S. expansion
• 1&1 – FAQs – MailXchange: Collaboration and Communication

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Download From

• OpenOffice.org
• Download.com
  
• FileHippo.com
• Softpedia.com

Links / Tutorials

• Tutorials For OpenOffice – free help for anyone using or teaching OpenOffice
• Openoffice.org Label Templates for Ooo Writer free
• OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs – export to Google Docs, Zoho, WebDAV
• NeoOffice – OpenOffice.org for MacOSX
• How to make OpenOffice run faster in Ubuntu
• OpenOffice.org Writer In Pictures

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