Product Overview

KnowledgeTree™ is the leading commercial open source electronic document management software designed for teams and small to medium-sized organizations. With no vendor lock-in and with source code readily available, KnowledgeTree provides a more flexible, cost-effective alternative to proprietary document management applications.

KnowledgeTree offers a unique value proposition. Ease of use, combined with the flexibility of open source, reduces total cost of ownership and significantly lowers implementation and financial risk.

KnowledgeTree is Document Management Made Simple. Depending on your organizational needs, we also offer a wide range of support services to fulfill that promise.

The Benefits of Using KnowledgeTree

1. Ease of Use

Reduce training and implementation costs: KnowledgeTree allows for early user adoption with an easy to use system that can integrate with existing infrastructure and software (runs on Microsoft Windows and Linux )
Evaluation is hassle-free: open source, as well as feature-rich commercially supported trial editions are available for free download and assessment. No commitment required.
Installation is simple: deploy KnowledgeTree using our powerful single-click installers. It’s automated, it loads a pre-configured and optimized environment ready for use and install notes are readily provided
Priority support is available: the software is easy to use, but we strive to make it even easier. Open source editions are supported by the community, while commercial subscribers have priority access to our support and development engineers on a priority and managed basis.

2. Open Source Code and Architecture

No lock in: commercial customers can elect to unsubscribe and move to the unsupported Community/Open Source Edition with minimal hassle
Open source implies constant peer review and ensures that commercial releases are of high quality.
Rapid innovation occurs due to community and customer feedback and frequent product releases drive continuous improvement.
Development on Open Source technologies and Open Standards ensures ease of extension and the availability of technology skills to do so.

Deployment options according to your integration, configuration & security needs

Stack Installer (on-premise) - install KnowledgeTree on your own operating system. The installer includes its own certified Web Server and Database Engine.
Available as KnowledgeTree Open Source, SMB and Enterprise editions
Software-as-a-Service (on-demand) – KnowledgeTree as a web-based software application hosts and operates the document management system for use by our customers over the Internet. There is no requirement to install software.
Available as KnowledgeTreeLive
Software Appliance (on premise) – evaluate or deploy KnowledgeTree on virtual machine infrastructure or on hardware without an operating system. Appliances provide automated updating of both the application and underlying operating system from the KnowledgeTree update service.
Available as KnowledgeTree Open Source. Commercial editions will be available in the first quarter of 2008.

Document Management Industry Solutions

KnowledgeTree may be used to solve document management challenges in many industries, with some industry solutions detailed below.

Document Management in the Legal Industry: Helping Law Firms Manage Risks
Accounting and Auditing Document Management
Manufacturing Document Management: Quality & Environmental Management Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14000, ISO 17025)
Healthcare, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Document Management: HIPAA, FDA 21 CFR 11
Hosted, On-demand Software-as-a-Service Document Management Software
Breaking Away: Replacing Proprietary Document Management Software with Open Source Software
KnowledgeTree in the Legal Industry: Document Management Helps Law Firms Manage Risks

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