Has it really been 8 weeks since I last visited this page? Since my return from the engineering summit it feels like I’ve been swimming against the tide working frantically with my colleagues to make ready the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) appliance (shameless plug: powered by Ingres, rPath and Alfresco) for the Early Adopter Programme (EAP).
When talking about the ECM appliance with others I recognise the misunderstanding of a couple of terms that are used interchangeably, appliance and bundle.
- A bundle is a collection of application software that is installed together onto an existing operating system; software updates and maintenance are then the responsibility of the provider for each software component, which are probably not coordinated.
- A software appliance is a collection of software that is integrated with the operating system providing dedicated functionality. Updates and maintenance are deployed in a single stream.
Ingres supplies both bundles and appliances for ECM and the terms should not be confused. I Hope that’s cleared it up.
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