Ametys is a free and open source

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(CMS) written in Java. It is based on

JSR-170 Content Repository API for Java (JCR) is a specification for a Java platform application programming interface (API) to access content repositories in a uniform manner. The content repositories are used in content management systems to keep the c ...

for content storage,

Open Social OpenSocial is a public specification that defines a component hosting environment (container) and a set of common application programming interfaces (APIs) for web applications. Initially, it was designed for social network applications and ...

for gadget rendering and a XML oriented framework. It is primarily designed to run large corporate websites, blogs,

intranet An intranet is a computer network for sharing information, easier communication, collaboration tools, operational systems, and other computing services within an organization, usually to the exclusion of access by outsiders. The term is used in c ...

s and

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s on the same server. , Ametys claims to run more than 30 000 websites. Ametys is Java based and runs on any

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capable of running the Java Runtime Environment and an

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History

Ametys is a

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CMS (

) written in Java. Ametys was created in 2003 by passionate Web and Java experts. Since 2005 Ametys has been deployed in higher education, for which specific components for uPortal and Jasig projects were developed. In 2009, it was ported to the level of a professional open source CMS by Anyware Services (headquarters in France). Ametys evolved through the collaboration of the community of developers, users and integrators. The downloadable version includes user authentication via LDAP and

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, and a WYSIWYG editor administration. Ametys 3.4 was released in August 2012 and saw several improvements and new functionality including new plugins as UGC, glossary, FAQ, and blog management. It also included new practices of Social web.

Modules

Ametys comes with many features : * Multi-site and multilingual platform * Front-end editing *

RSS RSS ( RDF Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed that allows users and applications to access updates to websites in a standardized, computer-readable format. Subscribing to RSS feeds can allow a user to keep track of many di ...

feed support * Document library manager,

Alfresco Alfresco may refer to: * ''Al fresco'', or fresco, a technique of mural painting * Al fresco dining * Alfresco Software, an open-source content-management system * ''Alfresco'' (TV series), a 1980s British television comedy series * ''Al fresc ...

and other document library integration * LDAP Integration * Website Tools : comments feed, Share buttons, Twitter feed integration, OpenSocial gadgets * Blogs and wikis * Newsletter management * Web Form management * Online survey management * Maps

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