CIRCABC evaluation, features and planning Hans Kohl, Jean-Marie Weissenberger European Commission, Directorate General INFORMATICS

Topics: CIRCABC evaluation (functional & technical) CIRCABC features CIRCABC Proofs of Concept CIRCABC planning & roadmap 07/12/2006 CIRCA/BC IPM DEV Conf 20061207

CIRCABC evaluation 2005: audit of CIRCA 3.3 & market survey on Open Source tools covering CIRCA functionalities Steering Committee decision: Open Source architecture based on J2EE framework and Open Standards, in particular using JSR-170 compatible repository End 2005-beginning 2006: feasibility study on 3 candidate tools (Daisy, Open CMS and Alfresco software) 07/12/2006 CIRCA/BC IPM DEV Conf 20061207

CIRCABC evaluation conclusions Conclusion of study: build CIRCABC based on Open Standards, on top of JSR-170 compatible repository, re-using existing OSS modules Best fit of above mentioned technical and functional requirements: Alfresco OSS Practical evaluation based on re-iterative proofs of concept Global Implementation Plan (GIP) approved by the IDABC PEGSCO committee (Apr 2006) 07/12/2006 CIRCA/BC IPM DEV Conf 20061207

CIRCABC evaluation and features Most used and important user requirements Library services, Interest Group configuration, directory management, newsgroup (forums), search facilities Technical evaluation Content repository JSR-170 API Facilities for extension (SDK, API) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines High-Availability features 07/12/2006 CIRCA/BC IPM DEV Conf 20061207

CIRCABC evaluation by proof of concepts (POC) Configuration of Interest Groups with templates Standard setup via predefined templates, Layout/interface, customizations, Securing access to an Interest Group, Secured Publishing Workflow Document Rendering using OpenOffice engine Search on documents respecting granular access rights Forum 07/12/2006 CIRCA/BC IPM DEV Conf 20061207

CIRCABC evaluation POC (ctd) Proof of concept 2 User management Groups User Domain Management and Authentication Proof of concept 3 IPM integration Initial Web services Advanced search WCAG design Steering Committee endorsed development approach for CIRCABC and IPM integration 07/12/2006 CIRCA/BC IPM DEV Conf 20061207

CIRCABC planning 2007 CIRCABC Target : Initial core version 1.0 Dec 2006 Spaces, library, multilingual documents, directory, access control, search, security aspects, WCAG, IPM Integration, … Version 1.0 by April 2007 High availability Content Store Management Hot Backup Restore Procedure Fail Over Migration module Preparatory “clean up” Documents, users, access lists, information pages, … Strategy: gradual procedure 07/12/2006 CIRCA/BC IPM DEV Conf 20061207

07/12/2006 CIRCA/BC IPM DEV Conf 20061207

CIRCABC roadmap end 2007: version 2.0 2008-2009 “Information” web pages, light workflow, improvements on News service/forum discussions, events management, web services improvements 2008-2009 New User/your requirements, Additional web services, Desktop and office integration, Multi-channel publishing, … 07/12/2006 CIRCA/BC IPM DEV Conf 20061207

CIRCABC Questions – at discussion point Thank you for your attention Hans.Kohl@ec.europa.eu (+352) 4301 32682 Jean-Marie.Weissenberger@ec.europa.eu (+352) 4301 37035 Informatics DG, Corporate IT Infrastructure Solutions, E-Governement Information Solutions Thank you for your attention 07/12/2006 CIRCA/BC IPM DEV Conf 20061207