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=About=
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=Objective=
  
 
The objective of this project is to integrate a number of open-source tools and applications to create a comprehensive digital archives system that is compliant with the ISO-OAIS standard and other digital preservation best practices.
 
The objective of this project is to integrate a number of open-source tools and applications to create a comprehensive digital archives system that is compliant with the ISO-OAIS standard and other digital preservation best practices.
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*[[testing]]
 
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This project is managed by [http://artefactual.com Artefactual Systems], in collaboration with a number of client partners.
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=About=
  
 
All software integrated into the system has a compatible open-source license. All system documentation is released under Creative Commons license.
 
All software integrated into the system has a compatible open-source license. All system documentation is released under Creative Commons license.
  
=Current Status=
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This project is managed by [http://artefactual.com Artefactual Systems], in collaboration with a number of client partners.
This project is in early stages of development. We expect to begin making more public announcements about the project technology, methodology and collaborators by mid-2010.
 
 
 
We are currently in the fourth system iteration. The most recent software release is 0.3.2 and can be downloaded and run as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_appliance virtual appliance]
 
 
 
* [http://artefactual.com/downloads/Archivematica-0.3.2.tar.gz Archivematica-0.3.2.tar.gz] (1.9GB) ([[virtual appliance instructions|instructions]])
 
* Software included in [[Release History|Archivematica 0.3.2]]
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/archivematica/issues/list Current technical tasks]
 
  
Release 0.4-alpha is scheduled for late September 2009.
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This project is in early stages of development. We expect to begin making more public announcements about the project technology, methodology and collaborators by mid-2010.

Revision as of 11:59, 3 September 2009

Objective

The objective of this project is to integrate a number of open-source tools and applications to create a comprehensive digital archives system that is compliant with the ISO-OAIS standard and other digital preservation best practices.

The project is also trying to estabish an agile development methodology to assist with the ongoing maintenance and development of the system. This methodology is focused on rapid, iterative release cycles, each of which improves upon the system's

About

All software integrated into the system has a compatible open-source license. All system documentation is released under Creative Commons license.

This project is managed by Artefactual Systems, in collaboration with a number of client partners.

This project is in early stages of development. We expect to begin making more public announcements about the project technology, methodology and collaborators by mid-2010.