iPhone/iPad
Android

iPhone/iPad App

Zia Consulting has developed Fresh Docs, a native iPhone and iPad application, that allows mobile access to CMIS Content Repositories which support the CMIS 1.0 OASIS Standard.  In theory, the application should be able to communicate with any CMIS Server which is in compliance with the latest CMIS OASIS Standard.  Fresh Docs has been tested against the latest versions of Alfresco, IBM FileNet (currently known as IBM Content Manager Technology Preview for OASIS CMIS), Sharepoint 2010, OpenText and Nuxeo.

The app is available on the Apple iTunes Store.

The app also supports several draft versions of the CMIS standard which were implemented in earlier Alfresco releases.  The app runs against most Alfresco releases that come packaged with a CMIS Server; no additional software needs to be installed on the servers and no configuration of Alfresco is required.  Addittionaly, the app has been tested against and runs against

Previously, Fresh Docs was tied to Alfresco’s CMIS Server and only implemented the draft versions of the CMIS Standard.  Going forward Fresh Docs will no longer be tied to a specific vendor (i.e. Alfresco) and will continued to be enhanced to browse any CMIS Content Repository that is in compliance with the latest CMIS OASIS Standard!  However, vendor specific implementations will be included; currently, vendor specific logic is available only for Alfresco Document Repositories.

Future versions containing new functionality will be available in a commercial version of the application –Fresh Docs+ (name has not been finalized). A Roadmap/Feature list can be found below.  We will need beta testers for the commercial releases, so stay in touch.

If you have any questions or comments, send us an email at iphone@ziaconsulting.com.

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Latest Release:

November 1, 2010
Fresh Docs 1.25.2 Now Available in the App Store

Fresh Docs version 1.25.2 includes the following enhancements:
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• Now Available on the iPad
• Improved CMIS support and now supports the CMIS 1.0 OASIS Standard.  This means that Fresh Docs can now connect to all the latest Alfresco releases.  Futhermore, this app all works with IBM’s CMIS Service for FileNet.  Although only thourougly tested on Alfresco’s CMIS Document Repository and FileNet’s Document Repository, in theory, this release should be able to browse most document repositories that are CMIS 1.0 compliant.
• Ability to open a copy of a document in another app using the “Send-To Document Support” feature – Opens the document you are viewing in applications like Good Reader, Pages, Docs to Go, etc.
• Branding & Chrome updates
• Lots of bug fixes.

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Current Features:

• Support for CMIS 1.0 OASIS Standard
• Browse document libraries
• Full-text search for documents
• View most common document formats, including:
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Apple iWork files (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)
  • PDF
  • Plain Text
  • Image Files
• Save “favorite” files to the phone for offline access (when cell service and wifi are slow or unavailable)
• Attach documents to outgoing emails
• “Send To” – Opens the document you are viewing in applications like Good Reader, Pages, Docs to Go, etc.

Roadmap:

The following list of features are features that have been identified for Fresh Docs.  The list is not in any particular order.

• View & Edit Metadata
• Create new Folders
• Upload Photos
• Document Support: Accept documents from other applications.
• Improved and more robust support for the CMIS 1.0 OASIS Standard
• Versioning Support
• Ability to configure and browse multiple CMIS Document repositories
• Favorites: Ability to favorite a folder
• Local metadata storage
• Synchronization of folders, files & metadata
• Search: Enhanced Search, Offline Search, Ranking, Local Search
• iOS Enhancements: iPad Split View, App Backgrounding, enhanced multitasking
• Increased iOS Document Support – Printing, Previewing, User Interaction
• Possible Support for other Vendor Specific Functionality
• User Interaction & Usability Enhancements

Future releases of this application may include workflow approval/rejection & task notification, access to blogs & discussions, and other Alfresco Share features.  Please feel free to contact us with enhancement requests.

Open Source Status:

The iPhone source is open sourced on Google Code.

How do I change the Server Settings for Fresh Docs?:

Screenshots:

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Fresh Docs for Alfresco Android App

Zia Consulting has developed a native Android application that allows mobile access to an Alfresco document repository. This application runs against the most recent Alfresco releases; no additional software needs to be installed on the servers and no configuration of Alfresco is required. The App is in beta and available in theAndroid Marketplace, you search keywords like “Zia”, “Fresh Docs”, or “Alfresco”. It is a free app.

This has been open sourced and available on github. If you have any questions or comments, send us an email at android@ziaconsulting.com. We will still need beta testers for future releases, so stay in touch.

Features:

• Browse document libraries
• Full-text search for documents
• View most common document formats, including:
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • PDF
  • Plain Text
  • Image Files
  • Save “favorite” files to the phone for offline access
    (when cell service and wifi are slow or unavailable)
  • Attach documents to outgoing emails
  • Voice Search
  • Save multiple server configurations

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