eXo Expands Collaboration With Red Hat on JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform

BOSTON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- RED HAT SUMMIT -- eXo (http://exoplatform.com) today announced the introduction of eXo Add-on Modules for JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform Site Publisher, a new content management system (CMS) powered by eXo that Red Hat previewed to customers today and will release later this year. With the eXo Add-on Modules, JBoss Site Publisher customers will be able mix and match their content with applications and publish across not only websites but also enterprise social networks, activity streams, instant messaging and forums.

eXo Add-on Modules for JBoss --  eXo Social, eXo Collaboration and eXo Knowledge -- are planned to be released concurrent with JBoss Site Publisher's general availability. The modules will be based on eXo community projects which are available today as downloads bundled with GateIn 3.0 and Tomcat 6.0 to run out of the box.

News Highlights

* Red Hat and eXo partnered in 2009 to collaborate on  GateIn, the next generation portal framework created by the merger of the eXo Portal and JBoss Portal. GateIn is the underlying technology of  JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.0, which is generally available today.

* Site Publisher builds on this partnership with an add-on component based on eXo WCM.

* eXo Add-on Modules for Site Publisher includes:
  -- eXo Social: Turn any portal directory into a social network; create individual, team and application profiles; follow activity streams for individuals, teams and applications.

  -- eXo Collaboration: Add integrated chat, rich email client and calendaring to better collaborate across teams.
  -- eXo Knowledge: Build forums and FAQ sites to facilitate better knowledge sharing and service across the company, with partners or with customers.
  -- Extensions for document management and workflow.

* eXo Add-on Modules for Site Publisher are tested and packaged commercial offerings based on eXo open source projects.

Supporting Quotes

* Jason Andersen, Red Hat senior product manager for portals: "Red Hat is pleased to expand our collaboration with eXo to deliver JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform Site Publisher later this year. The breadth and availability of eXo's modules enabling social networks, collaboration and knowledge management will further enhance Site Publisher for our customers and provide the value they expect from an integrated platform for building rich, content-driven applications."

* Benjamin Mestrallet, founder and CEO, eXo: "Web content management is one of the most mature open source markets, so it's a huge validation for eXo to be chosen by Red Hat to power JBoss Site Publisher. Being lightweight and flexible has been a core philosophy behind eXo's architecture, enabling us to extend JBoss Site Publisher with a great number of applications for their platform."

Online Resources

* Overview of eXo Add-on Modules for JBoss
* Download eXo community projects today
* Read the related Red Hat  press release

Keywords/Tags
eXo Platform, Red Hat, JBoss, Java, user experience platform, UXP, portal, content management system, CMS, open source, social networks, collaboration
 
About eXo
eXo (http://exoplatform.com) offers the next generation of Java middleware designed for the new era of cloud-based services. The eXo Platform makes Java websites and applications faster to build and easier to deploy, and offers modern features such as content, collaboration, social and knowledge on a services-based architecture. The company has established technology leadership and proven value by their large European installed base and strategic partnerships with Red Hat and Bull. eXo maintains U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, Calif. with global headquarters in France and offices in Tunisia, Ukraine and Vietnam. For news and updates from eXo, follow @exoplatform.
 
 

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