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Resource Center
eXo Content Features and Benefits Table
Website Creation
| Fast Setup |
An intuitive user interface and template features allow users to setup a new site in just a few clicks. |
| Navigate Content |
Navigate through page content in either a single content viewer or the list content display. |
| Preview Content |
Quickly preview how new content will be displayed. |
| Publish Content |
Work on new content in draft mode, and publish it at any time. |
| Comments |
Enable optional comments from site visitors to facilitate discussions and community building. |
| In-site Edition |
The integrated rich text editor (WYSIWYG editor) allows non-technical users to edit the pages they are in charge of, in an intuitive way. |
| Role-Based Permissions |
Website administrators can set different access policies depending on user roles within groups. |
| Collaborative Edition |
Users can be granted access rights to collaborate on a single document. |
| Templates |
Create websites from exing templates and themes, or create new templates with an intuitive template editor. The templating system separates content from presentation, so keeping a consistent look-and-feel across a single site is much easier. |
| Personalization |
Content and the design can be personalized based on user-defined preferences. |
Web Content Organization
| Web-Based Administration |
Sites can be administered remotely, using a web browser; no local administration software is required. |
| Manage Multiple Websites |
Webmasters can manage and control every site they own in the multiple website administration center. |
| Media Library |
Add any media to the library, and easily navigate all available media content in the site explorer. It can be published on any page, reused on other sites, and updated across multiple websites. |
| Page Management |
Organize page location and navigation. |
| Categorization, Comments, Permission Features |
Administratorss can easily edit categories, comments, versions and permissions. |
| Manage Multiple Websites |
Webmasters can manage and control every site they own in the multiple website administration center. |
| Content Search |
Categorization and tag features allow users to search content and documents in a current site or all sites. Search results can be limited to structured documents such as .doc or .pdf files, or include unstructured documents like web content. |
| Broken Link Detection |
The site explorer displays how many broken links are present on the website and how many are functional. |
| Versioning & Rollback |
Easily rollback a website's content with automatic versioning. |
| SEO & Friendly URLs |
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is simplified with an intuitive interface for editing meta tags and more. Content has its own specific URL for easier bookmarking and improved SEO. |
| Configuration for Deployment on Web Farms |
Advanced deployment rule for scalable, three-tier web application architecture with partitioned replicated deployment. |
Capture & Manage Documents
| Kofax Plugin (OCR) |
Collect paper documents, forms, invoices and other unstructured documents and convert into accurate and retrievable information, stored in the eXo JCR. |
| Forms |
For capturing or uploading information. |
| RSS Aggregation |
Capture content from any RSS feed. |
| Access Control List |
Access Control List (ACL) validates the current session's permissions to add nodes, set properties, remove items (nodes or properties) or retrieve items. |
| Workflow |
Define workflows, using JBPM or Bonita, to specify processes for document collaboration and validation. Define actions to launch the next step in a process, or to invoke any "coded" action required, such as sending a document. |
| Document Management |
Advanced document management tools. |
| Collaboration Tools |
Tag documents and enable comments to allow colleagues to easily find and collaborate on content. |
| Record Management |
Track the status of content completion and control document storage lifecycles. |
| Versioning |
Teammates working on a document are able to compare versions of the document and assess content changes. |
| Indexing |
Automatically indexes documents to help users find relevant information quickly. |
Store & Access Documents
| JCR |
eXo Content Services uses the JSR-170 standard-compliant eXo JCR for storing many different file types, including text, PDF, Microsoft Office documents and images. The eXo JCR allows applications to access or manage files independent of their location, and also provides advanced features such as unified access control, versioning, indexing and more. |
| Automatic Backup |
Define and automate tasks to save documents as required. |
| Web Interface |
Access documents in an intuitive and user-friendly web interface. |
| Thumbnails & Cover Flow |
Present documents as thumbnails and cover flows for improved navigation and browsing. |
| Microsoft & OpenOffice Plug-ins |
Microsoft and OpenOffice plug-ins give users the freedom to work on documents in their preferred document editing program. |
Standards & Specifications
| Advanced CSS & JavaScript Support |
Customize the look-and-feel and usability of a site with CSS and JavaScript files. |
| WCM Language |
WCML (Web Content Management Language) maps an object-oriented model to the web implemented model. This is a JavaScript component enabling the webmaster to intuitively add a sitemap, a breadcrumb, a login, or any other component. Once added, the designers are free to add styles around the components. |
| WebDAV / DeltaV |
Access a website with WebDAV to manage content and folders as system directories. This allows web content collaborators to access and add or edit content via a shared drive interface by using the tools of their choice such as external web editors. Combined with DeltaV, which uses the HTTP protocol to avoid proxy problems, WebDAV also simplifies document management with remote servers. Retrieve, post, synchronize and publish files (and folders) quickly and easily. |
| Portal Integration |
Support for portlet specifications JSR-168 and JSR-286; REST-based integration. |
| JaaS |
Java Authentication and Authorization Service is a Java security framework for user-centric security to improve Java code-based security. |
| Single Sign-On |
Simple access to all applications and services. |
| CAS |
Central Authentication Service (CAS) is a single sign-on protocol designed to allow untrusted web applications to authenticate users through a trusted central server. |
| DMS Integration |
Link enterprise content on the backend with the user interface on the web in a more meaningful way. |
| Validation Workflows |
When different collaborators are working on the same document, a validation workflow can be created to ensure that every collaborator validates the content as required. |
| JSR-170 |
The JSR-170 standard is implemented in eXo JCR. The Content Repository is a high-level information management system that is a superset of traditional data repositories. It implements "content services" such as author-based versioning, full textual search, fine-grained access control, content categorization and event monitoring. |
| Java EE Architecture |
Highly scalable, clustered architecture using commodity software and hardware. |
| AJAX UI |
Deliver rich content that is updated dynamically via AJAX. |
| DublinCore Metadata Support |
Add meta tags to documents for faster searching. |
| RSS Support |
Deliver content via an easy-to-update RSS feed. |
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