Nuxeo is a software company making an

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content management system A content management system (CMS) is computer software used to manage the creation and modification of digital content ( content management).''Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy''. Ann Rockley, Pamela Kostur, Steve Manning. New ...

Corporate history

Nuxeo was founded in the year 2000 by Stefane Fermigier. Eric Barroca became the CEO and Director of the management Board in December 2008. Sometime around 2005, Nuxeo went through a technology re-architecture and developed a base content management framework on the Java environment. The digital asset management product was officially launched in February 2010, although it went into public beta in December 2009, and since then it has found a wide base of interest both in Europe and North America.

Nuxeo Content Platform

Nuxeo Content Platform is an

Enterprise Content Management Enterprise content management (ECM) extends the concept of content management by adding a timeline for each content item and, possibly, enforcing processes for its creation, approval and distribution. Systems using ECM generally provide a secure ...

platform, written in

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. Data can be stored in both SQL & NoSQL databases. The development of the Nuxeo Content Platform is mostly done by Nuxeo employees with an open development model. The source code, documentation, roadmap, issue tracker, testing, benchmarks are all public.

Applications

Typically, Nuxeo users build different types of information management for

document management A document management system (DMS) is usually a computerized system used to store, share, track and manage files or documents. Some systems include history tracking where a log of the various versions created and modified by different users is r ...

, case management, and

digital asset management Digital asset management (DAM) and the implementation of its use as a computer application is required in the collection of digital assets to ensure that the owner, and possibly their delegates, can perform operations on the data files. Termi ...

use cases. It uses schema-flexible metadata & content models that allows content to be repurposed to fulfill future use cases.

Architecture

Nuxeo Content Platform is a set of

server-side In the client–server model, server-side refers to programs and operations that run on the server. This is in contrast to client-side programs and operations which run on the client. General concepts Typically, a server is a computer applicati ...

and

client-side Client-side refers to operations that are performed by the client in a client–server relationship in a computer network. General concepts Typically, a client is a computer application, such as a web browser, that runs on a user's local comput ...

software artifacts and tools that allow users to build, operate and maintain customized content management applications. The platform is composed of several layers: * Nuxeo Runtime: The underlying

component model Component-based software engineering (CBSE), also called component-based development (CBD), is a branch of software engineering that emphasizes the separation of concerns with respect to the wide-ranging functionality available throughout a give ...

that is used to declare, configure, test and activate services * Nuxeo Core: The document repository providing schema management,

CRUD In computer programming, create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) are the four basic operations of persistent storage. CRUD is also sometimes used to describe user interface conventions that facilitate viewing, searching, and changing information u ...

, indexing & query. Implementation can rely on SQL or

NoSQL A NoSQL (originally referring to "non- SQL" or "non-relational") database provides a mechanism for storage and retrieval of data that is modeled in means other than the tabular relations used in relational databases. Such databases have existed ...

depending on the use cases. * Nuxeo Services: A set of document-related services that can be added on top of Nuxeo Core **

Workflow A workflow consists of an orchestrated and repeatable pattern of activity, enabled by the systematic organization of resources into processes that transform materials, provide services, or process information. It can be depicted as a sequence o ...

s, annotations, conversions, renditions... * Client Libs: Client-side libraries encapsulating the server REST API ** Java,

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, Python, C#, PHP... * Client SDKs: UI components and pre-built UI for various platforms ** Nuxeo Elements for

Web Components Web Components are a set of features that provide a standard component model for the Web allowing for encapsulation and interoperability of individual HTML elements. Primary technologies used to create them include: * Custom Elements: APIs to ...

and WebUI ** Nuxeo Mobile for mobile devices ** Nuxeo Drive for filesystem synchronization The Nuxeo Content Platform is based on a configurable and extendable component model. Using an open source development model, Nuxeo provides a subscription program with software maintenance, technical support, and customization tools. Nuxeo Content Platform can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud via services like Nuxeo Studio to deliver cloud content management services.

Performance

Nuxeo Benchmarks are available.

Product history

2006: * CPS becomes Nuxeo Platform: ** full rebuild from Python/Zope to Java/JEE ** Use of Apache JackRabbit as the main storage backend 2008: * Eric Barroca became the CEO and Director of the Management Board * Series A Funding: $2.6 million from OTC Asset Management * Native SQL Storage and REST API ** clean and scalable SQL backend with Visual Content Store ** introduces WebEngine (JAX-RS + Freemarker) 2009: * Distributions: 3 distributions of the platform are created: Document Management, Digital Asset Management, and Case Management 2010: * Series A Funding: $3.3 million from OTC Asset Management * Introduces Nuxeo Studio: a graphical interface where users can define business objects, types of content, workflows, taxonomy, and user experience. This is the first version of the online configuration IDE (Nuxeo Studio) * Nuxeo deploys the Nuxeo Marketplace to share Nuxeo Platform add-ons * Introduces CMIS compliance 2011: * Introduces Nuxeo Cloud 1.0 ** Host Nuxeo on AWS leveraging S3 and RDS ** Native Mobile SDKs for iOS and Android 2012: * Enters the US market * Introduces Content Routing: a new workflow engine based on Nuxeo technologies 2013: * Series A Funding: $3.8 million from OTC Asset Management & OTC Extend * Introduces the Nuxeo Mobile App * Introduces Nuxeo Drive to handle local file system replication ** REST API for Document access ** Integrate Redis 2014: * Moves Headquarters to New York, NY * Integrates NoSQL technologies: MongoDB * Introduces Nuxeo.io: An on-demand container-based hosting 2015: * Integrates NoSQL technologies: Elasticsearch 2016: * New funding of $30 Million from Goldman Sachs & Kennett Partners * Acquisition of Inevo * UI migrates to WebComponents 2017: * Launches Nuxeo Content Cloud: a new version of the Nuxeo Cloud offering and a ReactNative mobile application * Enters the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Services Platforms 2018: * Enters the Forrester Wave for Digital Asset Management * Opens offices in Tokyo, Japan * CAAS and AI ** Production-grade deployments on K8S and Openshift ** Integrates AI services

References

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