Open source application developers Colosa
and KnowledgeTree have
announced a ‘mashup’
of their web-based applications (ProcessMaker and KnowledgeTree document
management software) to help small to mid-sized businesses handle,
manage and retrieve vital company documents such as contracts, approval
letters, or applications.
The combination of the ProcessMaker
business process management (BPM) software, which simplifies workflow
through the automation of paper-based processes, with KnowledgeTree’s
powerful open source document management software has delivered a tool
that will allow businesses to bring together workflow and document
management capabilities to design and manage business processes, and to
seamlessly file, store and retrieve mission-critical documents.
The mashup, completed with ProcessMaker
Open Source v1.0 and KnowledgeTree Version: 3.5.2 (Community Edition),
is installable for both Linux and Windows through a plug-in that comes
bundled with ProcessMaker Open Source. The 100kb file is executed in the
Setup menu’s Plug-in option. The plug-in will
automatically be installed, and the user will fill in the setup with
credentials and URL paths for the KnowledgeTree server. It is available
at https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=215099
Both applications are web-based, AJAX-enabled applications based on PHP,
which made the integration seamless. Colosa’s ProcessMaker
is an open source, robust BPM tool built with SMEs in mind, to automate
document-intensive, approval-based processes across systems including
finance, HR and operations. Functionalities include creating and sharing
workflows, customizing forms, managing processes and enhancing
reporting. With document management capabilities added in through the
mashup with KnowledgeTree, users can now not only design and manage
business processes, but they can then file, store and retrieve their
mission critical documents.
KnowledgeTree is an open source document management provider that
provides feature-rich, easy to use enterprise document management
software for use by corporations, government institutions and small to
medium-sized businesses. KnowledgeTree’s open
source architecture lowers the total cost of ownership through providing
the flexibility to integrate the software with existing infrastructure.
KnowledgeTree has built a large dedicated community around its product,
with over 450,000 downloads to date, 30,000 registered community members
and 67 community-run projects.
Brian Reale, CEO of Colosa
said, “This mashup shows the vitality and
flexibility of web-based applications and how integration can deliver
new and innovative services that are demanded by the market.”
He continued, “It made sense to integrate
KnowledgeTree’s document management
application with ProcessMaker for several reasons. First, the two
applications share a similar architecture, which makes it simple to
integrate and manage. Second, KnowledgeTree serves the same target
market: small to medium businesses that are looking for a way to
simplify and yet speed up core business processes. Finally, users that
need document management functionality within the ProcessMaker
application can now meet their infrastructure needs and users who need
to manage their business processes in KnowledgeTree can do so as well.”
Daniel Chalef, COO of
KnowledgeTree added, “Colosa’s
ProcessMaker is perfectly-designed for SME customers that want a better
way to handle business processes and workflow. The features with the
application represent an opportunity to add additional value to our
customers. ProcessMaker has unique functionality in the open source BPM
space, in that it is entirely web-based, and includes two modules to
design and manage business processes.
He concluded, “ProcessMaker’s
open source heritage fits in with our philosophy of empowering
enterprises with low costs and high functionality and enables us to
deliver a feature-rich and compelling integration.”
About Colosa
Colosa is a developer of software solutions that enable companies to
simplify workflow through the capture and automation of business
processes.
The company’s flagship product, ProcessMaker (www.processmaker.com)
is available in two versions, a free open source application called
ProcessMaker OSS and an Enterprise version called ProcessMaker
Enterprise. Both enable SMEs to automate document intensive,
approval-based processes across systems including finance, HR and
operations. ProcessMaker is an AJAX enabled, SOA, web-based application
that allows users across single and multiple sites to create and share
workflows, customize forms, manage processes, and enhance reporting.
ProcessMaker OSS is available for download at http://sourceforge.net/projects/processmaker/
and both versions are available at www.processmaker.com.
Colosa was founded in 2000 and has customers in local and central
government, retail and finance. Colosa is based in Cambridge,
Massachusetts with offices in Coral Gables, FL; La Paz, Bolivia; and
Lima, Peru. For more information visit www.colosa.com
About KnowledgeTree
KnowledgeTree's vision is to make document management simple. With no
vendor lock-in and with source code readily available, KnowledgeTree
provides a more flexible, easy to use, and cost-effective alternative to
proprietary document management applications.
The application's focus on ease of use and strong Microsoft Windows and
Office integration toolset has made it a compelling, high-value document
management solution for all organizations. The web-based and
AJAX-enabled application is built on the popular open source LAMP
(Apache/MySQL/PHP) stack and a community edition is released under the
GPLv3. Commercial editions are available as single-click installers for
Microsoft Windows and Linux, a software appliance and a novel
Software-as-a-Service application running on the Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud.
Commercial customers include the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, DHL
Global Mail, Société
Générale Group,
the State of Georgia Department of Audits, the European Space Agency,
Cable & Wireless, Mazda Motor Europe and Decathlon Stores.
To download a trial of KnowledgeTree Premium, visit http://www.knowledgetree.com/try-now
To learn more about KnowledgeTree Community Edition, and to participate
in community activities, visit http://www.knowledgetree.com/community
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