2. Core ECM Solution
Capabilities
Alfresco based ECM Solution helps enterprises take control of their
content, boost effectiveness, encourage collaboration and make
information easier to share.
It consists of a set of capabilities and/or applications for content life
cycle management which makes it easier to manage, share and grow
organizational knowledge.
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8. Document Content and
Properties
Manage any content (.doc .ppt .xls .jpg
.mp3 ODF XML .mp4)
Metadata – information about the
document
• Name, Title, Who created, When Created,
When modified
Can be extended
• I.e. Customer number and name
Support custom types
Support for Aspects
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Document
Properties
9. Flexible Data Model
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Type = Report Type = Contract Type = Issue Log Type = Case File
Aspect = Customer
Customer Name
Customer Number
Contact
Status
Aspect = Supplier
Supplier Name
Supplier Number
VAT number
Status
Aspect = Project
Project Name
Project Owner
Project Sponsor
Status
10. Version Control
No need to track by file
name
• Apollo Corporate –v1.ppt
• Apollo Corporate – v1.2.ppt
• 2012-05 Apollo Corporate.ppt
Keep relationship between
versions
Role back
Traceability
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Properties
DocumentVersion
11. Access Control
Lock file on edit
• Stop multiple editors
User Roles
Security
• Control who has access
• Control the role that they
have
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DocumentVersion
Security
Lock Properties
Roles
13. Content Storage
Store content in a ‘Space’
Navigate by:
• Folder
• Tag
• Categories
• Filters (i.e. favourites)
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Document
Folder
Version
Security
Lock Properties
Roles
14. Renditions and Comments
Create related files
Transform to a different
format
• i.e. HTML, PDF, JPG
Allow users to comment on
content
Comments managed as
separate objects
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Comments
Document
Renditions
Folder
Version
Security
Lock Properties
Roles
15. Rules and Actions
Rules are applied to a
‘Space’
Rules perform an action
Rules are triggered by an
event
• Inbound, Outbound, Update
Can have multiple events
Can define the order
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Rules
Actions
16. Workflow
Documents have a
lifecycle
• They are created
• They are reviewed
• They are approved
• They are published
• ...and then they are
revised and it all
starts again!
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Rules
Actions
Workflow
17. Workflow and Business process
Management (BPM)
Based on embedded
Jboss jBPM
Full BPM Capabilities
• Branching, merging
and conditions
• Scripting
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“They shouldn’t have seen that
it was in review”
Author
Write
Review
Comment
Publish
Read
18. Search
• Make it easy to find content
o Both Simple and Advanced
search
• Can search for...
o Folders / Containers
o Content (all types)
o Custom types (example
‘Contract’)
o Aspects (example ‘customer =
ACME’)
o Application specific
(example ‘Contract and
customer = ACME’)
• Extensible via forms
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Rules
Actions
Workflow Search
21. Application Clustering
Alfresco is two
separate applications
• Alfresco
• Share
These can be on
separate tiers
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Share
App Server
Load Balancer
Share
App Server
23. Storage Policies
AKA Information
Lifecycle
Management (ILM)
Dynamic storage
based on business
policies / lifecycle
rules
Define business rules
Reduced cost
without impacting
performance
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Rules
Actions
Workflow Search
Storage
Policies
24. Storage Policies
Examples
• By type: Large video files
on fast expensive drives.
Office documents on
slower, more cost
effective, drives.
• By business unit, by age,
by usage, by ...
Leverage Rules and
Actions to drive location
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SSD
$$$
FC
Drives
$$
SATA
Drive
$
SSD = Solid State
Drives
FC = Fibre Channel
Policy
Rules
Policy
Rules
25. XAM Content Connector
A solution for ‘Fixed Content’
– content that will never be
changed
Extend Alfresco
• Use Content Addressable
Storage
• Support the XAM compliant
stores
• Designed to work with solutions
from EMC, HP, IBM, Hitachi,
SUN, etc.
Alfresco Enterprise ONLY
feature
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26. Content Replication
Selective replication of
content
Can be scheduled, run
manually or based on a
rule
Support for full,
incremental and delete
replication
One source – multiple
destinations
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Head Office Regional Offices
Remote Office Remote Office
28. Shared Network Drive
CISF / FTP / WebDAV
• Same as a network share
folder
• Can mount as a share drive
• Drag and Drop files into
Alfresco
• Edit content directly with
other applications
• Network folders can be smart
spaces
• All rules are applied
• All permissions are enforced
• If versioning is enabled, then
content will be versioned
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34. Records Management (RM)
First ...
• DoD Certified Open Source RM
Solution
• CMIS-enabled RM Solution
Designed for ‘Ease of Use’
• Rules processing for auto-
filing, metadata collection
and rendition generation
File records from
• Web (In RM Site or from other
Share Sites)
• Email – IMAP Support
• CIFS – Shared Network Drive
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Supporting Governance,
Retention and Compliance
36. IMAP Integration (Integration with
MS Outlook)
Virtualised IMAP Server
Browse and access repository
content
• Open Repository from within email
client
• Navigate spaces and sites as virtual
email folders
• View metadata, Links to content
Drag and Drop for email archiving
Configurable attachment
handling
Works with IMAP compliant
clients – No plug-in required
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38. New Public API
API exposes the Alfresco platform
• New public API for Alfresco in the Cloud
• CMIS (AtomPub XML) & REST (JSON)
Alfresco Mobile SDK
Allows leverage of Alfresco as a document/data
repository, workflow initiation platform and
many other uses
40. Desktop
Mobile
Social Media Channels
Web Services Public Alfresco Cloud
Corporate Systems
Open Web APIs
CMIS
JSR-168
Connectors
WebDAV
CMIS
CIFS
Sharepoint
Protocol
Open Web
APIs
CMIS
CMIS-based
Alfresco Sync
CMIS
WebDAV
41. What if You Could Have
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The proven power of a scalable, robust
& feature rich enterprise platform
+ Integration with the enterprise
+ Customized to the business needs
+ Controlled & secured by IT
The agility & new use cases of the cloud
+ Easy to use
+ Zero time to install & get started
+ No IT involvement required
+ No firewall issues
AND
43. Enterprise-to-Cloud Sync
Synchronize content between
• On-premise (within enterprise firewall) and
• Off-premise (outside enterprise firewall)
Chose a single file or a folder
Grant access to the cloud site
Don’t worry!
• Content remains synchronized
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46. Summary
Users can easily and securely collaborate
• Same application on-premise and off-premise
Allow IT to manage all corporate content
• Regain control of corporate content
Sync documents AND metadata
• Content and context
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47. InfoAxon – India’s First Open
Source Integration Company…..
With a 10+ year track record in delivering collaborative Content &
Knowledge Management solutions and platforms powered by open
source, InfoAxon drives ‘innovation’ ‘flexibility’ and ‘cost
advantages’ for its global customers…………………
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48. 48
Structure & History
•InfoAxon Group
•Established in year
2001
•Offices in India & UK
•Software Export
registered unit
•Successful Track
record of 11+
years
implementing Open
Source
•Quoted by media &
research agencies as
‘leading force
in open source’
• INDIA’s FIRST
Open Source
Integration
Company
Business
• Services
•Open Source
Integration
•Open Source
Consulting &
Training
• Solutions
•Knowledge
Management
•Business
Intelligence
•Collaborative
Content
Management
• Platforms
•fusionKM – Social
Network based KM
Platform
•fusionBI –
Collaborative BI
Platform
•Social Housing
Platform
•Telecom Pricing
Platform
Domains & Coverage
• Domains
•Government
•International
Development Sector
•Telecom & Media
•BFSI
•Start Ups
• Coverage
•40+ customers
worldwide
•United Kingdom
•INDIA
•South Africa
•United States
People & Infrastructure
•8000 sq. ft.
Innovation Center –
NOIDA Electronic City
• 80+ Passionate
Open Source:
•Architects
•Developers
•Artisans
•Solution Managers
• Offices
•Electronic City,
NOIDA, INDIA
•Bracknell, United
Kingdom
49. Who we are
India's First Global Open
Source Integration
Company with a “distinct
expertise” to integrate
Open Source and deliver
“Innovative Platforms”
and Solutions for
Knowledge
Management
Business
Intelligence
And growing…….
A 10 year track record
organization with an
Open Source focus,
skilled team and
innovative Solutions
that ultimately
Bridge the gap
between
Professional Open
Source and
Business needs to
make innovative
ideas and provide
alternative
solutions to
Business Problems
A company that
partners and creates
success with
Organizations that
understand the power
of Open Source. This
includes:
Pioneering Domain
Leaders in:
• Telecom, Retail,
International
Development,
Social Housing,
Government
IT Consulting and
System Integrators
And exploring……
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50. 50
Over the
years !!!
7 Large Open Source
Powered platforms
developed ; More than 50
custom applications in or
around open source
More than 50,000 Lines of
original OSS Code
More than 4000 man
months of Development
More than 100 separate
Open Source Technology
Integrations
Adopted and Developed in
almost all leading Open
Source Development
Technologies
What it lead
to !!
250,000 Housing aspirants
in London use services
running through our
Platforms
100,000 sales quotes
generated by the Platform
leading to Annual Revenue
GBP 400 million
Largest Open Source ECM
uses InfoAxon Calendar
Component
12,000 UN Solution
Exchange Members use our
Platform to capture
Knowledge
30,000 AIDS community
members use our
knowledge management
solution
Who was it for
!!
Leading London Social
Housing Service
UK’s Second Largest
Telecom Provider
Worlds Largest Human
Development Organization
Leading Indian Banks
India’s Leading Insurance
Organizations
World 3rd largest Air Force
51. BFSI
Retail & Media
Government & International Development
Others
Ensuring Customer Successes
(Partial list of our customers….)
53. Find more about us on our Web
Site, Social Media or simply
“Google” us
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54. InfoAxon on Web & Social
Media
•www.facebook.com/infoaxon/
Facebook
•http://twitter.com/infoaxon
Twitter
•http://www.linkedin.com/co
mpany/infoaxon-
technologies-limited
Linkedin
•www.slideshare.net/infoaxon
Slideshare
•http://www.infoaxon.com
Corporate
Website
•http://blog.infoaxon.com
Corporate
Blog
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55. 55 InfoAxon Technologies Limited Confidential
Check us out at http://www.infoaxon.com
For more information about us, contact us at
opensource@infoaxon.com
INDIA
InfoAxon Technologies Limited
A-105, Sector 63,
Noida 201 307
India
Tel : +91 120 4798937
Fax : +91 120 4350065
UK
InfoAxon Technologies UK Limited
Building A, Trinity Court
Wokingham Road
Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 1PL
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1344 668048
Fax: +44 1344 668148
DDI: +44 1344 668458
