Oracle Beehive

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| name = Oracle Beehive

| logo = Oracle logo.svg

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| developer = Oracle Corp

| released = 2008

| latest release version = 2.0

| operating system = Cross-platform

| language = Multiple languages

| license = Proprietary

| genre = Collaboration platform, Collaborative software, Enterprise social software

| website = [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/beehive/overview/index.html Website]

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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-premises as licensed software or subscribed to as software-as-a-service (SaaS).

Features

=Key components=

Oracle Beehive includes a platform along with four main components:{{cite web | url=http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/beehive/pdf/beehive-feature-list.pdf | title=Oracle Beehive Feature List | publisher=Oracle Corp.| date=2009-05-26 | accessdate=2009-05-26 }}

  • 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.

=Interoperability=

Oracle Beehive supports the following standards for greater interoperability and to allow the use of different communication and collaboration clients:{{cite web | url=http://ccsblog.burtongroup.com/collaboration_and_content/2009/05/oracle-enters-beehive-in-collaboration-tournament.html| title=Oracle Enters Beehive in Collaboration Tournament | publisher=Craig Roth| date=2009-05-04 | accessdate=2009-06-01 }}

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.{{cite web | url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Oracle-Beehive-Platform-Offering-Social-Networking-Collaboration-Tools-387441/ | title=Oracle Beehive Platform Offering Social Networking, Collaboration Tools | publisher=eWeek| date=2009-05-04 | accessdate=2009-05-26 }} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.basexblog.com/2009/05/06/in-the-briefing-room-oracle-beehive/ | title=In the Briefing Room: Oracle Beehive | publisher=Basex | date=2009-05-06 | accessdate=2009-05-26 }}

In February 2010, Oracle released version 2.0 of Oracle Beehive.{{Cite web |title=Oracle Beehive Release Notes |url=https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E16671_01/bh.200/e16640.pdf}} 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.

See also

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