SMW+
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| Developer(s) | DIQA-Projektmanagement GmbH |
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| Last release | 1.7.0 / April 25, 2012 |
| Written in | PHP |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | MediaWiki extension |
| License | GPL |
| Website | SMW+ homepage |
SMW+ is an open source software bundle composed of the wiki application MediaWiki along with a number of its extensions, that was developed by the German software company Ontoprise GmbH from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, Ontoprise GmbH filed for bankruptcy[1] and went out of business. DIQA-Projektmanagement GmbH, a start-up founded by former Ontoprise employees,[2] now offers support for the software in SMW+, though under the name "DataWiki".
Details
SMW+'s extensions include, most notably, Semantic MediaWiki and the Halo Extension. Cumulatively, SMW+ functions as a semantic wiki, and is also meant to serve as an enterprise wiki for use within companies, for applications such as knowledge management and project management.
The SMW+ platform was available in a number of formats including a Windows installer, Linux installer and VMware image.
SMW+ emerged from Project Halo, a research project meant to provide a platform for collaborative knowledge engineering for domain experts in the biology, chemistry and physics at the first stage.
SMW+ is used by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO to power an online encyclopedia for oceanography.
References
- ↑ "Ontoprise stellt Insolvenzantrag" [Ontoprise starts insolvency proceedings] (in German). econo. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ Michael Erdmann (25 July 2012). "SMW+ is dead, long live SMW+". MediaWiki users mailing list. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- Business applications with SMW+, a Semantic Enterprise Wiki. Michael Erdmann, Daniel Hansch.
- Practical applications of Semantic MediaWiki in commercial environments - Case Study: semantic-based project management. Daniel Hansch, Hans-Peter Schnurr. Presented at the ESTC 2009.
- User-Centered Design and Evaluation of Interface Enhancements to the Semantic MediaWiki. Frederik Pfisterer, Markus Nitsche, Anthony Jameson and Catalin Barbu. Presented at the CHI2008 (Computer Human Interaction Conference).
- Semantic Wikis: A Comprehensible Introduction with Examples from the Health Sciences. Maged N. Kamel Boulos. Journal of Emerging Technologies in Web Intelligence, Vol. 1, No. 1, August 2009
- Towards a Collaborative Semantic Wiki-based Approach to IT Service Management. Frank Kleiner, Andreas Abecker. Proceedings of I-SEMANTICS ’09.
External links
- SMW+ on semanticweb.org
- Article at semanticweb.com about SMW+
- "Semantic Wikis: Fusing the two strands of the Semantic Web" - Talk given by Mark Greaves at the ISWC 2008