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KnowledgeTree Roadmap Q1/Q2 2007

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

We've published the KnowledgeTree product roadmap for Q1/Q2 2007 and have quite a few exciting features coming down the line. Jalal has published some information about the new RSS functionality he has been working on and Conrad has been working on Tagging and Tag Clouds. The Microsoft Outlook client will ...

KnowledgeTree listed in Optaros Open Source Catalogue 2007

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

KnowledgeTree is listed in the recently released Optaros Open Source Catalogue 2007, a white paper designed "to give IT decision makers navigation support by listing the most relevant, useful and enterprise-ready open source platforms, components, frameworks and solutions in an easy-to-read overview." According to ComputerWorld, the catalogue has stirred up some ...

KnowledgeTree Open Source 3.3 Released

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

KnowledgeTree Open Source 3.3 has been released. Loads of goodness all round and in particular I really, really like the new UI. We'll have the demo server updated with 3.3 over the next few days but in the mean time, be sure to download it and try it out. We'll be building ...

KnowledgeTree Open Source in rPath appliance form

Monday, December 11th, 2006

The good folks at rPath have put together an appliance for KnowledgeTree Open Source. rPath is a bunch of ex-Red Hat guys that have put together a really compelling product offering, allowing ISVs to develop appliances around their software which have both the underlying stack (operating system, middleware etc) and ...

Release of KnowledgeTree Open Source 3.3 Tech Preview

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

For the first time in a long time we're releasing a tech preview of an open source edition of KnowledgeTree. KnowledgeTree Open Source 3.3 Tech Preview has loads of new goodies that we're kinda proud of (see below.) We'd love your feedback (the forums are a good place for that) ...

On the hunt for KnowledgeTree Engineers

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

We're in the process of building out our engineering team and have Intermediate and Senior Engineer positions available. The positions are at our engineering office in sunny, seaside Cape Town but we would entertain remote developer applications. If you are interested in working on a cool open source project with other ...

KnowledgeTree version numbering across editions

Friday, October 13th, 2006

Our version numbering across editions is somewhat confusing to both ourselves and many other people. KnowledgeTree Open Source edition is currently in the 3.1.x range and the KnowledgeTree commercials editions (KnowledgeTree SMB and Enterprise) are in the 1.1.x range. The reason for this is easy to explain: KnowledgeTree Open Source has ...

KnowledgeTree Partner Programme Restructuring and Enhancements

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Last night we announced to KnowledgeTree Partner Companies a major restructuring and extension of the KnowledgeTree Partner Programme. We strongly feel that all partner companies should have an opportunity to participate in a reseller programme, earning margin on both new subscriptions and returning customers. We have therefore extended the reseller ...

KnowledgeTree at the CITI ICT Conference 2006

Friday, September 8th, 2006

At the Cape IT Initiative ICT Conference a few weeks ago I spoke on KnowledgeTree, commercial open source and our experiences with commercializing KnowledgeTree. I spent some time focussing on community development and the challenges surrounding this. What I had to say was very well received and I was approached by ...

A KnowledgeTree release caught on camera

Friday, September 8th, 2006

A photo taken a while ago toasting a new release whilst standing on the roof of our warehouse offices. Unfortunately not everybody from the wider team was present (the photo has mostly engineers and QA guys). Missing from the photo: Carolyn, Isaac, Jarques, Brandon, and John. In the background, somewhat obscured ...