[sllug-announce]: SLLUG Aug 15th Meeting: Alfresco Content Management

[sllug-announce at sllug.org]

The Salt Lake Linux Users Group ( SLLUG )
All are invited to the October 2005 SLLUG meeting:

Date: Wednesday, Aug. 15th 2007
Time: 7:10 PM
Cost: $0.00. Zip. Nada.
Place: Engineering and Mines Classroom Building (EMCB) room 101
Directions: See directions and map URL at the bottom of this page

Agenda:
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Welcome and a quick "What's new in Linux"
       - Discuss news of interest to the Linux community
       - http://lwn.net/
       - http://lwn.net/daily/
       - http://slashdot.org/
       - http://freshmeat.net/
       - news:comp.os.linux.announce
       - news:utah.linux

Technical Presentation:

Alfresco engineer Jared Ottley will be presenting on Alfresco, an 
OpenSource enterprise content management system:

The focus of Alfresco has always been to deliver the industry leading 
Open Source Enterprise Content Management Suite based on an industry 
leading architecture. Alfresco 2.1 has focused on delivering a 
web-oriented REST style architecture with access to content metadata, 
user interface components and queries via a simple URL. Utilizing new 
Web 2.0 integration techniques, Web Scripts enable web sites, portals, 
blogs, applications and Microsoft Office to access or mashup enterprise 
content without the need for integration tools and complex programming. 
New lightweight scripting capabilities simplify the development of 
sophisticated mashups using proven web technologies that enable massive 
scalability.

In summary Alfresco 2.1 focuses on extending the suite to provide:

     * Simple Access from your Tool of Choice – Office,Portal, Website 
or
        Web 2.0 Property as Simply as Accessing a URL
     * Simple Access and Mashup internal and External Content – Use
       of lightweight scripting without the need for complex .NET or Java
       programming
     * Access Via a URL – All Content and Services
     * Massive Scalability - Web-oriented REST style architecture

     http://www.alfresco.com/

See you all there!

Directions/Parking:
Directions - [http://www.map.utah.edu/umaplink/0063.html]
Parking can be found just East of the EMCB building and there is a big
lot just North of the Merrill Engineering building (MEB).
Parking is free after 6:00 (Based on the signs posted. Always check in
case this changes.)


Special thanks go to (in alphabetical order):
- Prof. Lepreau and the U of U for providing the meeting room.
- Universal Systems Inc. http://www.usicomputer.com/
- Various Volunteers


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