Oracle Beehive
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| Developer(s) | Oracle Corp |
| Initial release | 2008 |
| Stable release | 2.0 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multiple languages |
| Type | Collaboration platform, Collaborative software, Enterprise social software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | http://www.oracle.com/products/middleware/beehive/index.html |
Oracle Beehive is collaboration platform software developed by Oracle Corporation that combines email, team collaboration, instant messaging, and conferencing in a single solution. It can be deployed on premise as licensed software or as software as a service (SaaS).[1]
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[edit] Features
[edit] Key components
Oracle Beehive includes a platform along with 3 main components:[2]
- Beehive Platform: Unified architecture and data store for collaboration and communication services. Includes restricted-use licenses for Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware.
- Enterprise Messaging: Email, calendar, address book, and task management accessible via Microsoft Outlook, Zimbra Web Client, and a selection of mobile phones.
- Team Collaboration: Team workspaces with document library, team wiki, team calendar, team announcements, RSS and contextual search.
- Synchronous Collaboration: Web conferencing and VoIP audio conferencing via the Beehive Conferencing Client.
[edit] Interoperability
Oracle Beehive supports the following standards for greater interoperability and to allow the use of different communication and collaboration clients:[2][3]
- IMAP and SMTP for email
- Open Mobile Alliance DS and Push-IMAP for email over mobile devices
- CalDAV for calendar scheduling management
- XMPP for instant messaging and presence
- WebDAV for file management
- JSR 170 for accessing content repositories
- BPEL for automating business processes
- LDAP for directory services
- Java Management Extensions (JMX) for system management and monitoring
[edit] Product enhancements
In May 2009, Oracle released version 1.5 of Oracle Beehive with new capabilities including web-based team workspaces that include features such as file sharing, team wikis, team calendar, RSS support, and contextual search.[4] Beehive 1.5 also includes added security and recording capabilities for audio and web conferencing and expanded integration with desktop productivity tools like Microsoft Outlook and Windows Explorer.[1]
In February 2010, Oracle released version 2.0 of Oracle Beehive. New capabilities include a software development kit with REST APIs, coexistence support for Lotus Domino email systems, integration with Oracle Universal Content Management and Oracle Information Rights Management software, and team collaboration enhancements including a user directory, discussion forums, task assignments, tagging, and faceted search.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "In the Briefing Room: Oracle Beehive". Basex. 2009-05-06. http://www.basexblog.com/2009/05/06/in-the-briefing-room-oracle-beehive/. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ a b c "Oracle Beehive Feature List". Oracle Corp.. 2009-05-26. http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/beehive/pdf/beehive-feature-list.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "Oracle Enters Beehive in Collaboration Tournament". Craig Roth. 2009-05-04. http://ccsblog.burtongroup.com/collaboration_and_content/2009/05/oracle-enters-beehive-in-collaboration-tournament.html. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "Oracle Beehive Platform Offering Social Networking, Collaboration Tools". eWeek. 2009-05-04. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Oracle-Beehive-Platform-Offering-Social-Networking-Collaboration-Tools-387441/. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
