Novell Vibe is a web-based team collaboration platform developed by

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. It was initially released by Novell in June 2008 under the name of Novell Teaming. Novell Vibe is a collaboration platform that can serve as a knowledge repository,

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. Users can upload, manage, comment on, and edit content securely. Document management functionality allows for document versions, approvals, and document life cycle tracking. Users can download and modify pre-built custom web pages and workflows free of charge from the Vibe Resource Library. As of 2022, Novell Vibe is now known as

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Vibe following the Novell acquisition. Novell is now a part of OpenText.

History

Novell Vibe was created as the result of two Novell products, Teaming and Pulse. They were merged into a single platform in 2010. Created in 2009, Novell Pulse was a communication tool based on the Google Wave Federation Protocol.

Compatibility

Novell Vibe is compatible across numerous servers, operating systems,

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programs.

Interoperability

Vibe can be used in conjunction with various other software products, such as Novell Access Manager,

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, and

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. Novell Vibe integrates with an

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directory for authentication.

Extensibility

Vibe administrators or third-party developers can improve the Vibe software by creating software extensions, remote applications, or JAR files that extend the capabilities of the software.

References

External links

Novell Vibe product page
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