KnowledgeTree
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KnowledgeTree, Inc. is a provider of online document management software based in Raleigh, North Carolina
. The company also has an office in Cape Town
, South Africa. The company's product, also called KnowledgeTree, makes use of the cloud computing
platform from Amazon EC2. KnowledgeTree’s features — including workflow, document alerts and version control — are designed to manage business process
es around documents in addition to enabling file sharing among teams. The service is available on a subscription basis.
There is also a free and open source
community edition hosted on sourceforge
that is written in PHP
and uses the Apache Web Server and MySQL
database management system. A multi-platform installer provides end-users with a one-click install of both the underlying LAMP
or WAMP
stack and the application itself.
suite of applications so that users can access documents stored in the KnowledgeTree repository through the Microsoft interface.
In addition to the web-based interface (which supports HTML5 drag and drop), a cross-platform desktop explorer tool also allows access to the online repository from Microsoft Windows
, Mac OS
and Linux
clients.
KnowledgeTree announced on May 25, 2011 two new tools that support mobile access for document management. FolderSync allows users to synchronize selected local folders with the Cloud-based document management vault. KnowledgeTree also announced an app that allows users to access, view, and manage documents on Android devices.
KnowledgeTree also includes workflow
functionality along with notifications and alerts that allow reminders to be sent to users for document actions. It supports collaboration around documents using email and a discussion "feed". REST
and SOAP
interfaces allow integration with other applications.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
. The company also has an office in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa. The company's product, also called KnowledgeTree, makes use of the cloud computing
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
platform from Amazon EC2. KnowledgeTree’s features — including workflow, document alerts and version control — are designed to manage business process
Business process
A business process or business method is a collection of related, structured activities or tasks that produce a specific service or product for a particular customer or customers...
es around documents in addition to enabling file sharing among teams. The service is available on a subscription basis.
There is also a free and open source
Free and open source software
Free and open-source software or free/libre/open-source software is software that is liberally licensed to grant users the right to use, study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code...
community edition hosted on sourceforge
SourceForge
SourceForge Enterprise Edition is a collaborative revision control and software development management system. It provides a front-end to a range of software development lifecycle services and integrates with a number of free software / open source software applications .While originally itself...
that is written in PHP
PHP
PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
and uses the Apache Web Server and MySQL
MySQL
MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My...
database management system. A multi-platform installer provides end-users with a one-click install of both the underlying LAMP
LAMP (software bundle)
LAMP is an acronym for a solution stack of free, open source software, referring to the first letters of Linux , Apache HTTP Server, MySQL and PHP , principal components to build a viable general purpose web server.The GNU project is advocating people to use the term "GLAMP" since what is known as...
or WAMP
WAMP
WAMPs are packages of independently-created programs installed on computers that use a Microsoft Windows operating system.WAMP is an acronym formed from the initials of the operating system Microsoft Windows and the principal components of the package: Apache, MySQL and one of PHP, Perl or Python....
stack and the application itself.
Features
The product provides document management functions such as checking documents in and out for editing, version control, access control through roles and permissions and an intuitive structure for viewing documents. It is designed to integrate with the Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Office
Microsoft Office is a non-free commercial office suite of inter-related desktop applications, servers and services for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, introduced by Microsoft in August 1, 1989. Initially a marketing term for a bundled set of applications, the first version of...
suite of applications so that users can access documents stored in the KnowledgeTree repository through the Microsoft interface.
In addition to the web-based interface (which supports HTML5 drag and drop), a cross-platform desktop explorer tool also allows access to the online repository from Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, Mac OS
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
and Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
clients.
KnowledgeTree announced on May 25, 2011 two new tools that support mobile access for document management. FolderSync allows users to synchronize selected local folders with the Cloud-based document management vault. KnowledgeTree also announced an app that allows users to access, view, and manage documents on Android devices.
KnowledgeTree also includes workflow
Workflow
A workflow consists of a sequence of connected steps. It is a depiction of a sequence of operations, declared as work of a person, a group of persons, an organization of staff, or one or more simple or complex mechanisms. Workflow may be seen as any abstraction of real work...
functionality along with notifications and alerts that allow reminders to be sent to users for document actions. It supports collaboration around documents using email and a discussion "feed". REST
Rest
Rest may refer to:* Leisure* Human relaxation* SleepRest may also refer to:* Rest , a pause in a piece of music* Rest , the relation between two observers* Rest , a 2008 album by Gregor Samsa...
and SOAP
SOAP
SOAP, originally defined as Simple Object Access Protocol, is a protocol specification for exchanging structured information in the implementation of Web Services in computer networks...
interfaces allow integration with other applications.
See also
- KnowledgeTree Public LicenseKnowledgeTree Public LicenseThe KnowledgeTree Public License is an open source license based on the Mozilla Public License with additional clauses added relating to branding and copyright notice retention....
- List of collaborative software
- Comparison of content management systemsComparison of content management systemsThis is a list of notable content management systems that are used to organize and facilitate collaborative content creation. Many of them are built on top of separate content management frameworks.- Software as a service :- Proprietary software :...