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Alfresco: Community Version 3.2 is now Available
Alfresco has just released the Community version of their ECM suite and it can be downloaded from the Alfresco wiki. It’s a preliminary release of new features which are slated for delivery in the Enterprise version due out sometime in August. As usual, Alfresco doesn’t disappoint with the list of new features that are part of this release.
Most new development in this release targets the Alfresco Share/Surf platform rather than their older JSF-based Alfresco explorer client. Compliance with 5015.2 Records Management ranks high on the items in this release. The date is scheduled in September when Alfresco will take the DoD certification test head on. There will be a new system for metadata management, lifecycle management, enhanced auditing and improved workflow. To support 5015.2 special requirements they have created a special Share site that will be offered as a plugin called the ‘Records Site’.
Alfresco Version 3.2 also intoduces support for mobile devices, like the iPhone. Dubbed the ‘Alfresco Smartphone client’, and again based on the Share/Surf platfor, users are able to search for and view content via their smartphone. It’s a lot like the normal Alfresco Share application, but it has been redesigned for the smaller form factor.
Alfresco has been continuing their work on the CMIS standard. With the version 3.2 release, Alfresco bills themselves as the most CMIS-compliant vendor. Alfresco is clearly ready for the release of the CMIS standard expected late this year or early 2010.
But wait, there’s more! Alfresco 3.2 also offers IMAP support which means that you can map an email client to the Alfresco content repository. That means that you’ll be able to interact with Alfresco workflows directly inside your email client.
