OpenSource Media Management
KnowledgeTree is an Open Source document management system. The product provides a content repository, workflow and routing of content, content publication and content metrics definition and analysis.
Open Source enterprise knowledge management with no price tag!
KnowledgeTree is one of the most rapidly-adopted open source document management systems, with downloads currently running at several thousands per month (7800 in November 2004). It was originally developed for the South African Medical Research Council; so it has all the code quality, functionality and architectural rigour that you would expect of a top-of-the-range enterprise application. The only thing it misses is the million-dollar price tag: being Open Source, its licence cost free. The product includes advanced document version control, full text search capabilities, multiple search types and extensible metadata fields for documents. Some of the more advanced functionality includes a customizable dashboard and workflow for document authoring.
Features
KnowledgeTree Version 2.0.0
General Features
- Fully web-based.
- Powerful document version control
- Support for common file formats (MS Word, MS Excel, PDF, TXT, HTML)
- Subscription agents with push technology for notification of changes to documents or document directories
- Archiving according to expiry date, expiry time period or utilisation for enhanced speed
- Publish documents to websites
- Document-specific discussion forums
- Full-text search of common file formats (MS Word, MS Excel, PDF, TXT, HTML)
- Search in user-defined metadata fields
- Access information according to folder structure, category or document type
- Personalised dashboard to view subscriptions, pending documents, checked-out documents and quick links
- Virtual binders for documents based on certain criteria
- Configurable metadata displayed when document browsing
- Bulk uploads allow multiple files to be uploaded to a folder.
- Supports translation of most of the user interface.
Workflow Features
- Improved management control of documents with ability to create a set process for document creation and publishing
- Flexible document approval routing at the folder level
- Delegate the creation of new documents within a document approval cycle
Security Features
- Access rights for document protection on a per group, role or organisational unit basis
- SSL for encrypted and secure connections
- Authentication integration with common LDAP servers (OpenLDAP, Sun ONE Directory Server and Active Directory)
- Audit trails of user interaction with system including document changes