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Teambox

admin — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:21:52 +0000

Teambox is Open Source project collaboration software, available online for free. It is inspired by Basecamp, Yammer and Twitter.

Teambox workflow is project-centered; each project being visible only to people invited to it. Projects have a status wall, conversations, tasks, shared pages and file uploads. You can even post to everywhere just using email.

Its core features include:

- Designed to make it easier to manage tasks and communication. As easy to use as email.
- Entirely cloud based.
- Includes powerful search tools making it easy to find what you need.
- Security. Teambox is managed on Enterprise Class Servers with the most advanced encryption and backups.
- Communication options include RSS, Email, Mobile Access and Web interfaces.

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FreeNAS

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:48:33 +0000

FreeNAS is an embedded open source NAS (Network-Attached Storage) distribution based on FreeBSD, supporting the following protocols: CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, TFTP, AFP, RSYNC, Unison, iSCSI (initiator and target) and UPnP.

It supports Software RAID (0,1,5), ZFS, disk encryption, S.M.A.R.T/email monitoring with a WEB configuration interface.

FreeNAS can be installed on Compact Flash/USB key, hard drive or booted from LiveCD.

blue.box

admin — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:59:08 +0000

blue.box is an open-source configuration and management software enabling the use of the FreeSWITCH and Asterisk switching libraries. It supports multi-tenancy, skinning and is completely open-source. It can be used with database and file replication to scale up to thousands of registered devices and simultaneous phone calls. It can operate in the cloud or on the premise.

blue.box enables:
* Multi-Tenancy (reselling of VoIP services)
* SIP Calling (Android and iPhone compatible)
* Free, Unlimited Conference Calls
* Interactive Call Management
* Unlimited Extensions
* Unlimited Auto Attendants
* Unlimited Call Groups
* Voicemail to Email, Voicemail Transcription
* Music on Hold (WAV/MP3)
* Call Parking
* TDM / Land Line Support
* T1/E1 support
* Fully Skinnable
* Very Customizable
* and much more…

blue.box development is hosted and funded by the 2600hz project. http://www.2600hz.org

FusionPBX

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:12:22 +0000

FusionPBX delivers tools to solve your needs without limits. It brings corporate level phone system features to small, medium and large businesses.
* Interactive conference calls
* Interactive call / extension list (operator panel)
* Unlimited Extensions
* Auto Attendants
* Call groups
* Interactive Conferencing
* Voicemail to Email
* Music on Hold (WAV/MP3)
* Call Parking
* Land Line Support
* T1/E1 support
* Very Customizable
* and much more…

Zivios

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:48:08 +0000

Zivios is an open source enterprise management system with features such as a single sign on, certificate authority, user, group and computer provisioning as well as remote management of services. Zivios has an infinitely extensible API for plugin development. Currently, the Zivios core has 4 modules, time server, naming server, certificate authority and single sign on. ZIvios 0.5.1 comes with 4 plugins, Asterisk, mail, squid and samba.

Untangle

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:26:03 +0000

Untangle is a software sweet that effectively acts as a router, firewall, spam blocker, web filter, virus blocker, phishing blocker, etc …. Untangle is about 95% open source. There are several commercial add-ons, but they are not required to get a great, feature rich product. It is easy to use and sets up in a flash.

PacketFence

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:24:49 +0000

PacketFence is a Free and Open Source network access control (NAC) system. It can be used to effectively secure networks – from small to very large heterogeneous networks. PacketFence has been deployed in production environments where thousands of users are involved.

PacketFence provides an impressive list of supported features. Among them, there are:
* NAC-oriented functionalities such as
* Registration of new network devices
* Detection of abnormal network activities (computer virus, worms,
spyware, etc.) using Snort sensors
* Registration-based and scheduled vulnerability scans using Nessus
* Isolation of problematic devices
* Remediation through a captive portal
* VLAN isolation with VoIP support (even in heterogeneous
environments) for
multiple switch vendors such as Cisco, Edge-Core, HP, LinkSys, Nortel
Networks and more
* Support for 802.1X through a FreeRADIUS module
* Wireless integration with FreeRADIUS which allows you to secure your
wired and wireless networks the same way
* DHCP fingerprinting which can be used to automatically register VoIP
phones, game consoles and more
* Web-based and command-line interfaces for management tasks

Insoshi

admin — Sun, 04 May 2008 08:43:22 +0000

Insoshi is an open source social networking platform built with Ruby on Rails. The project is currently under development but already boasts a solid feature set.

Amongst those features are the following:

* Activity feeds
* Profiles with photos and comment walls
* Connections/friending
* Discussion forums
* Blogs with comments
* Messaging, including read/replied/trashed
* Search for profiles, forums, and messages
* Admin panel with site preferences

Elgg

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:14:52 +0000

Elgg is an open source social networking platform developed for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) which encompasses weblogging, file storage, RSS aggregation, personal profiles, FOAF functionality and more.

Amongst Elgg’s core features are the following:

Blogging, Social networking, File repositories for individuals and communities, Podcast support, Full access controls, Supports tagging, User profiles, Full RSS support, RSS aggregator, Create communities, Collaborative community blogs, Create ‘friends’ networks, Import content, Publish to blog, Multilingual, Branding/customisation, OpenID support