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December 14, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Liferay open source portal turns 4.2
Liferay is one of the quietest, yet most interesting open source companies around, both because of its technology and because of its corporate mission. They do enterprise-class open source portal technology, and make a super-slick product that a range of Fortune 500 companies deploy in production.
Liferay is adding to its open source arsenal with its 4.2 product release:
The latest version offers added back-end enhancements to workflow and content management via integration with ServiceMix JBI, jBPM workflow engine, and Alfresco, as well as new features such as chat and other user-interface enhancements that further improve end-user experience and collaboration.I knew about some aspects of 4.2 (the Alfresco integration, for example), but didn't know Liferay had added Chat, jBPM, and ServiceMix. On that last point, I'd rather see Mule integrated, but everyone has to start somewhere. :-)New upgrades in Version 4.2 include integration with the ServiceMix JBI (Java Business Integration) engine, which acts as a single point of connection for disparate enterprise applications. ServiceMix simplifies the integration, upgrade and substitution of siloed applications such as CRM, ERP, and ECM, reducing development time and lowering maintenance costs.
Good work, Brian and team.
Posted by Matt Asay on December 14, 2006 03:19 PM
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I have been following Liferay development and I have been downloading every version since 2.xx. The current Liferay 4.2.0 is the best ever and it has fixed all the rough edges found in the previous version. With version 4.2.0 I was able to create a professional looking portal site within 30 minutes after installation. Liferay out shines all other portal servers including the major commercial portals that cost thousands of dollars. Liferay 4.2.0 comes with almost every portlet you need to get your portal site up and running within 30 minutes. I love the drag and drop features. The Liferay team have done a fantastic job.
Posted by: Anthony Bisong at December 20, 2006 07:19 AMI've been customizing Liferay since 3.5.0 to make it easier for our clients to use and every time I upgrade to a new version I just throw away half my code due to great improvements by the Liferay team. Great work guys!
Posted by: David Brown at December 23, 2006 05:25 PM
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