10 Aug

Corporate Learning Management System Solution

  Hybrid Cloud Softbless is World’s trusted Learning Management System provider. Softbless has over a thousand users in Asia (Indonesia, US, China, Philippines, etc..) and is used by large enterprise enterprises, small business solutions, and even not-for-profits. Experience the Future of Learning Today! Softbless Solutions introduces Softbless Corporate LMS, an advanced Learning Management System for your company. It is an all-in-one and fully integrated e-learning platform that’s feature-packed, user-friendly, and fully customizable cloud-based LMS. No wonder it’s being used by corporations and training companies Worldwide. Our Learning Management System integrates with several HRIS platforms like SAP, Oracle, or Peoplesoft, to keep your data synced across all platforms. When a new employee or a student joins your institution, a new account will be automatically created and he/she will be given access to all onboarding training. Our LMS solution is being offered as an open-source learning management software like Totara LMS to reduce costs whilst providing an advanced e-learning management platform, an innovative and intuitive solution that saves institutions from outdated learning mediums. Here are a few of the many features SoftBless has to offer:

Corporate Learning Management System Features

Easy to Use Platform

It features a user-friendly interface specifically made to engage and motivate trainees, reward top learners, and improve communications across your company. It also features mini-games, badges to make learning fun whilst providing students or trainees with an awesome learning experience.

Social Learning

Learning requires collaboration, discussion, or teamwork. This is why our solution promotes social learning to allow your students, employees, or trainees to gain knowledge by distance learning tools, social networking and collaboration tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Wikis, blogs, forums, etc..

Multi-tenant  Platform

This feature allows you to manage your different tenants or departments (vendors, partners, clients) within the same system using a single database. These departments can access their own learning content, which are only visible to themselves.

Streamlined Training Process

Softbless LMS offers effective blended learning that prioritizes on the learning process.

eCommerce Training platform

This allows you to sell your eLearning courses online! Sofbless Corporate LMS Integrates with WordPress, Magento, Paypal, Woo commerce, and more. Just name it, we do it! Our LMS solution also supports Single Sign On, auto-enrollment,  and shopping cart feature – just in case you need them.

Corporate Learning Management System Benefits

LMS software is vital for all institutions to manage all the learning activities and development of their students, trainees, or employees systematically.

Manage and track Learning

LMS automates tasks such as registration, tracking cataloged courses, learners’ data, and learners’ progress. Our LMS solution streamlines all these administrative efforts, which is why it’s easy to ensure all learners are receiving the appropriate training required.

Facilitate learning with an e-learning platform

Our LMS solution provides a highly interactive platform that makes use of a video conferencing technology to simulate a real training environment where all participants interact face-to-face with the trainer by asking queries and discussing just like in a real classroom setup.  We also provide collaboration tools like a WYSIWYG Whiteboard, Screen-sharing, Q&A, Forums, Session Recording, and many more.

Consolidated Information

We maintain all your data in a single, consolidated system. This allows you to easily maintain your training materials and reuse them anytime. You can easily search for training courses, create questionnaires, maintain an assignment database using template, and upload training documents.

Reduce Learning costs

Our LMS can reduce your training costs in so many ways. Less travel, no more hotel accommodation, reduced teaching costs, and many more.

Tracking and Reporting

We allow any institutions to track learners’ performance against their chosen path or career, review their records, and register for additional training or courses. Courses or training can be offered through various media including instructor-based led training, web-based, or webinars

Just like Totara LMS, our online learning platform is feature packed that comes with all the powerful tools needed to help millions of users Worldwide learn online. We offer flexible, cost-effective online learning to students, trainees, and employees. With a low-cost solution, free upgrades, fast deployment capabilities, and enhanced data and network security. No wonder, thousands of organizations, regardless of size or budgetary concerns, from around the World trust us. Don’t just take Softbless' users' word for it; experience it yourself and start your free demo now.
7 Aug

Open Source Private & Hybrid Cloud Solution

Cloud computing is in high demand. In as adoption grows, companies have more and more resources, apps, data residing on various platforms. In this digital era, it's not public vs private. It's the combination of both. It's cloud and conventional IT. By the end of this year alone, 60-70 percent of companies will have a hybrid cloud environment.

So how they would be able to manage across their computing platforms? How can they use their resources accordingly to accomplish their IT tasks? I guess it's time for a private or a hybrid cloud solution. 

Softbless offers 2 forms of open source cloud computing: private cloud and hybrid cloud. Depending on the type of date that you will be working with, you'll want to know them  in terms of the levels of security and, of course, the data management required.

 

Private Cloud

These days, companies rarely deploy all of their applications into the public cloud. Logistically speaking, it is easier to move from your on-premises development environment to a private cloud compared to on-premise servers to a public cloud. 

 
A private cloud can be setup or configured to support any type of application, just like data center currently hosts it. A private cloud is an ideal option if certain features in legacy applications prevent some applications from operating well in the public cloud.
 
Here are some indicators or scenarios that a private cloud environment is best.
  • You are using a shared storage (AWS, RDS, is not HIPAA-compliant) and you need a dedicated infrastructure for compliance.  
  • You need HPFS, a high-performance access to a file system.
  • You have applications that come with predictable usage patterns and offer low storage costs.
  • You have an application that is unstable and heavily trafficked, but your IT team is not familiar with it, and may need to partially rewrite it in the cloud.
  • Your IT Team is not trained or equipped with the knowledge for migrating the application in a cost-effective manner.
A private cloud solution can be implemented in any data centers with a virtualization layer like VMware, though some mid-sized to big companies allow a managed private cloud services providers like Softbless to maintain their servers, data storage, secured network, and application infrastructure.
 

Hybrid Cloud

Most enterprises are going to pursue a hybrid cloud solution this year. It is used for a certain situation where an enterprise architecture is too complex that a hybrid cloud solution — where the private or public infrastructure supports the application — is the right solution.

Hybrid Clouds are being used by large organizations because they want to fully explore the flexibility and scalability of the public and/or private cloud. It is mostly used to tighten the security of their network, for performance monitoring, testing, and for data ingress and egress procedures. By spreading the tasks at hand over a hybrid cloud, you would be able to keep every aspect at your business in the most efficient manner possible. The only drawback here is that you have to monitor all your security platforms and ensure that all of them can communicate with each other. 
Here are some indicators or scenarios that a hybrid cloud environment is best.
  • Your company uses a SaaS application but not secured. Your SaaS provider can set up a private cloud just for your company in their firewall. They also provide you with a VPN for additional security for your network.
  • Your company provides services for various vertical markets. You can use a public cloud to communicate with your clients whilst keeping their data safe within a private cloud.

 

Benefits

  • Reduced / Lower costs –Since it's an open source like OpenStack, you can save up to 60% on public cloud costs, reduce your data center costs by a third, and efficiently use all the needed resources at the right time.
  • Better application performance – It enables administrators to work on private clouds that meet all the application requirements and performance needs. You’d be able to take advantage of all the benefits of the cloud development practices without risking your companies’ data management. Build applications in-house can be done faster than ever as our solution eliminates time lost to provisioning along with the costs involving the public cloud. We also provide developers and operations teams with AWS APIs compatible private clouds that can optimize development and test cycles whilst maintaining information governance and control.
  • Greater organization agility – it helps companies grow their revenue by allowing developers to get the information technology resources that they need in timely manner – no delays or hiccups. Its AWS compatibility is unique which ensures that applications are easily deployed in public, private, or hybrid cloud setup.

Build your private, hybrid or dynamic cloud with open and secure technologies from us. Softbless also provides service implementation, installation, customization, support and training Open Source Private & Hybrid Cloud System. Contact us now.

6 Aug

E-learning

E-Learning

 

E-learning is a platform usually developed for large-scale enterprises, that makes delivery of learning content and resources between trainee and instructor a lot easier. Most of them these days are web-based so that training or learning materials and administration are accessible anytime, anywhere. To put it simply, it is a tool to manage the training/learning function.

In this digital era, a lot of software for administering complex databases has been combined with various frameworks for managing training content, and project evaluation methods and tools. This allows for trainee registration, delivery of learning materials, virtual live classes, testing, evaluation, certifications, management of classes, and resource allocation. It's a billion-dollar industry that enables organizations to develop e-learning courses, deliver it with unprecedented flexibility, and manage its usage over a period of time.

 

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The E-Learning is a powerful tool for companies that specialize in training, schools, or any institution looking to get a better understanding on the continuing education of its staff. It's based on various development platforms such like Java, or .NET, that makes use of a reliable database back-end. Most learning management systems are commercially developed, but there are free and open-source models like moodle that exist.

The most common application of E-Learning is in educational institutions. It's being used to deliver courses in schools and to promote E-Learning. Companies like Softbless use the platform to deliver training to their staff or employees and also their customers.

E-learning can be the right solution if your institution/company encounters problems such as the following:
  • Difficult to distribute the learning content
  • Costs are too high to store and maintain learning content in physical form
  • Requires high effort to create a quiz, survey or registration
  • The difficulty of knowing the assessment of learning comprehension
  • The interaction between instructor and trainee is not optimal
  • Learning content is vulnerable to be disseminated to unwanted parties
  • Storage of learning content that is still manual in physical form requires a lot of space capacity. Manual storage can cause learning content to be unstructured.
The above problems can easily be overcome if the institution/company has a E-Learning.

E-learning Components:

There are close to 500 variants of E-Learning available (for purchase or free) today. Each comes with its own feature set to meet the requirements of trainers and instructors. Some common components that can be found in most learning platforms are:
  • Roster - it is the component that tracks attendance, send invites, to class participants and track response
  • Registration - it processes and monitors the multi-faceted class or e-learning registrations
  • Document Management - management of digital documents, and/or training content
  • Device Access - it is how the course content is going to be delivered (it can be web-based or installed)
  • Distributed trainers and participants - online participation by the trainers or participants allows the learning program to feature multiple trainers or experts Worldwide
  • Course Scheduling - scheduling of publications of courses, deadlines, and examinations
  • Class Engagement - tools for classroom participation and active learning such as email, chat, and forums
  • Testing / Certification - creation of exercises, short quizzes, test, and certification exams
  • Grading: Advanced collating and tracking of participants' performance.
One of the best E-learning is Moodle. Moodle has an open-source license and trusted by many agencies in the world.

Moodle is one of the most popular E-Learning in the world

Moodle has a wide community and continues to add more value to its users.

E-learning

Below you'll find the list of the common features available on most E-Learning :
  • Auto-enrollment feature – allows participants or employees to enroll for mandatory courses automatically
  • Security feature  - security measures for data security such as single sign-on, advanced authentication protocols, or firewalls
  • Security feature  - security measures for data security such as single sign-on, advanced authentication protocols, or firewalls
  • Internationalization and localization – a multilingual support that allows training in multiple languages.

Advantages of E-Learning

E-learning is vital for small, mid-sized, even large-scale organizations who are looking to manage their learning and development programs systematically.
  • Centralized Learning
  • Manage and track training
  • Anywhere, Anytime Learning
  • Easy adaptation and reuse of materials
  • Easy facilitation of e-learning platform
  • Simplified Learning Process (Streamlined training or learning process)
  • More options for delivery methods, design, and techniques for exams or evaluation
  • Easy Upgrades
  • Time Saver
  • Reduce training costs
Softbless has experience managing, implementing and developing E-Learning using Moodle.
Contact us if you have questions, consultations and get the best offer information regarding E-Learning solutions

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1 Aug

OpenStack

What is Open Stack

Image Source: http://www.techradar.com/news/software/what-on-earth-is-openstack-1112804/
OpenStack is an open source cloud-computing platform that allows users to build an "IAAS" Infrastructure as a Service cloud that runs massively on commodity hardware and scales. It controls large pools of cloud computing components all throughout a datacenter, all managed via a dashboard that provides administrators full control while providing users the ability to provision resources via a web interface.
Components of OpenStack
Dashboard codenamed “Horizon” - this object is the "GUI" graphical user interface for OpenStack services that allows you to perform tasks and operations on the cloud.
Object Store codenamed “Swift” - This component provides object storage, allowing you to store and/or retrieve files. It does not mount directories though unlike a fileserver.
Identity codenamed “Keystone” - As its name suggests, this provides authentication and authorization for all the services. It also provides a service catalog of OpenStack services within a particular cloud.
Network codenamed “Neutron” - Also known as “Quantum” in earlier releases, this OpenStack object provides network connectivity between interface devices managed by other OpenStack services (virtual servers) most likely Nova. It is in a form of a service which works by allowing you to create your own network and then attach interface devices to them.
Image codenamed “Glance” - It provides a repository for virtual images. This is where the disk images (mostly commonly used in OpenStack Compute) are sorted out or being cataloged.
Compute codenamed “Nova” - This object allows you to control the OpenStack functions and services independently via a virtual server running on a flexible virtualization layer.
Block Storage codenamed “Cinder” - This persistently block storage to guest Virtual Machines.
Cloud computing has become the ideal platform of choice by big IT companies Worldwide including Google. Why? Number one, it's truly open, two it's free, and lastly the fast pace growth and strong support from various organizations. No wonder it's being dubbed as the "de facto" platform for cloud computing.
The future is bright indeed for Openstack - something very similar from the likes of Linux for PCs and Android for mobile devices.
It is an open-source project that has a lot of features, and with each release (two times a year) more features are added by the users from all over the world. This platform layer offers an (IaaS) Infrastructure-as-a-Service through a set of services that make use of an (API) application programming interface (API) to facilitate the integration. Depending on your requirements, you can install some or all the services.
To put it simply, OpenStack simplifies your IT needs and operations by moving your core infrastructure equipment onto the cloud. Companies no longer need to buy expensive systems like LMS (moodle), surveillance, or telephony systems. They also don’t need to maintain servers, firewalls, on their premises. OpenStack has all the right tools to perform all these tasks for them on virtualized infrastructure. The result is faster service delivery and, of course, an enhanced user experience. Moreover, it also features an easy to use interface (dashboard) that will allow them to manage computers, network, and storage resources on the cloud in a jiffy. This provides a huge benefit to them, but will likely result to lower requirements for IT staffing.
And since OpenStack is created in the public, at any time users or developers can check the status of the project, review/submit code, create a new feature, and provide valuable feedback into the direction of this popular open source project just like with the Totara LMS.
Softbless is your partner for Openstack implementation in Indonesia. Whether you're looking for more answers, solutions, or would like to have a deep technical discussion about OpenStack, Iaas, or cloud computing, we can help. Contact us now.
25 Mar

Liferay 6.2 Installation Tutorial on Windows

In a previous article, we have discussed about tutorial of alfresco installation. Now,  Softbless Solutions will share more information about Liferay installation. And this article will discuss about tutorial of Liferay installation on windows operating systems:

Because Liferay is a JAVA-based engine, then we need JDK version 5 and above. In addition to the JDK we also need a database that will be used for Liferay. Liferay installation for this time, Softbless Solutions will use MySQL as the database.

The following are the step by step Liferay installation on windows by using the MySQL database:

  1. Download liferay 6.2 CE at www.liferay.com
  2. Extract liferay 6.2 CE that has been downloaded then copied to the folder C: \. So that there will be a folder structure like this:
    C:\liferay-portal-6.2-ce-ga2
  3. Install the JDK, then setting JRE_HOME, and CATALINA_HOME

  1. Install MySQL server on Windows
  2. Create a new database schema with the name “lportal” :
    create database lportal character set utf8;

  1. Run Liferay by double clicking on the startup.bat file :
    C:\liferay-portal-6.2-ce-ga2\tomcat-7.0.42\bin\startup.bat

  1. Tomcat will running, after that the Liferay can be accessible through a browser and as a prefix will appear "Basic Configuration" as shown below :

  1. Put the portal its name matches the name of the portal to be made. Example : Softbless
  2. Fill in the form of first name, last name, and email to the administrator
  3. Navigate to the Database setting, change the settings of the database by clicking "Change"

  1. Fill in every field for database setting. for the type of database according to the database being used, namely, MySQL. Then enter your username and password.

 

CATATAN :

Pada JDBC URL : lportal is the name of the database that will be used for Liferay

  1. Click the "Finish Configuration" if you have fill in the fields
  2. The success message will be appear, and then click Go to My Portal

  1. After that, the Agreement for term of user will be show like this picture below :

  1. Click "I Agree"

  1. Fill in the form for Password Reminder and click "Save"

  1. Liferay already installed, you can access Liferay via a web browser http: // ipserver: 8080
    Username : test@liferay.com
    Password : test

As implementation services provider for Liferay in Indonesia. Softbless Solutions has extensive experience in implementing, configuring and optimizing support for Liferay as an enterprise portal solution that is also in accordance with the vision of Softbless Solutions to become the leading provider of open source solutions and provide clients the most valuable service.

25 Mar

Alfresco 5.0 Installation Tutorial on Windows

Tutorial for installation of Alfresco Community in this time will using the latest version, Alfresco 5.0. Make sure you have the installer of Alfresco 5.0 and The following below is step by step installation of Alfresco 5.0 on Windows :

  1. Language Selection. Please select "English - English" and then click "OK"

  1. Setup Alfresco Community, click "Next" button

  1. For the Installation Type, select "Advance-configures the server ports and services Properties" and click "Next"

  1. Select the components you want to install, you may be able to follow the image below :

  1. Select the folder path where to store the installed alfresco. You can save it in C: \ Alfresco

  1. Input the database configuration as shown below, then click "Next"

  1. For Tomcat Port configuration, enter the IP address and port for tomcat. You can see the example below :

  1. Enter the port for FTP Server: 21

  1. Input port for the remote command which contains 50500 as shown below :

  1. Enter the admin password for this application

  1. Input port for SharePoint, Port: 7070

  1. Input port for OpenOffice is 8100

  1. Select the type of configuration to the startup tomcat and the database, you can choose Auto if you want to start automatically. Or Manual if you want to start services manually

  1. Preparation for the installation of Alfresco, please click "Next" to continue.

  1. After the installation is complete, click "Finish"

Alfresco version 5.0 does not use the bundled MySQL again in the installer, but have chosen PostgreSQL as its DBMS. To run the service Alfresco, click: Start - All Programs – Alfresco Community - Alfresco Community Service - Start Alfresco Community service. Or can be run the service through the Run - services.msc. There will be a service Alfresco. Right-click, start | stop | restart. After starting the service of Alfresco, then we can access the Alfresco web client from the browser with the address: http://ipserver: 8080/share

Softbless Solutions telah memiliki banyak pengalaman dan juga resources sebagai penyedia jasa implementasi Alfresco di Indonesia

21 Dec

Tutorial Alfresco Smartphone Ipad, Iphone, Android - iOS

Here is a tutorial mobile Alfresco: Ipad, Iphone, Android.
using the OS:
OS Android : iOS 6
Application : Alfresco 4.0e Community
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1.  Install app  Alfresco mobile : Ipad, Iphone, Android from the App Store. These icons display on mobile Ipad Alfresco:

Icon alfresco mobile

2. Open the Alfresco application, and then click More - Manage Account to login to the server Alfresco
Username : admin
Password : *****
Server Address : 192.168.2.25
Description : Softbless (content may be anything, just labeling only)
HTTPS : OFF
Port : 80
Service Document : [Default]
Manage Account
3. Then click Browse Documents

Features

1. Browse Document
After doing the Manage Account, click on the Document toolbar button below to see the Alfresco repository

Browse document

2. Create Folder
Click the + button on the upper right side, and then click Create Folder.
Alfresco Create Folder

3. Upload Document
Click the + button on the upper right side, then to click Upload.
Upload mutilpe documents:

Upload document

4. Download Document
Click the document you want to download, then click the Action button at the bottom far left and click Download:

Download document

5. View Properties
Browse the document, then click the i button on the right side of the document. After clicking i will be shown properties of the document.
View properties

6. Update Document
Click the document you want to download, then click the Action button at the bottom of the left and then click Open in. Make sure there is an editor for editing documents on your iPhone or iPad:
Update document

7. Workflow
Click the document you want to download, then click the Action button at the bottom of the left and then click Send for review.
Then fill in:

• Choose Assignee
• Due on
• Email notification ON
Workflow Alfresco

8. Activities
To view a user's activity, click the button on the toolbar below Avtivites
Activities Alfresco

9. Task
To see the task you need to do, click the Tasks button on the toolbar below
My task


A few mobile Alfresco tutorial: Ipad, Iphone, Android.
If there are any questions and difficulties please contact us.
14 Dec

Installing and Configuring Alfresco Desktop Sync

Server: Linux Centos x64 
Client: Windows 7 
Application: Alfresco Community 4.0e 
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1. Download Alfresco Sync desktop applications 
2. Install Alfresco Sync desktop application 
3. After Alfresco Sync desktop application installed, there will be AlfrescoSync icon on the desktop. 
Double click the icon AlfrescoSync, it will appear like the picture below: 
Alfresco in Cloud


4. Create New Account. Adjust with existing accounts in Alfresco. 
Role account will be the same as the one on the Alfresco. 
If the account is in the Consumer Alfresco, the account is not in sync. Minimal role is Contributor. 
Alfresco in Cloud


5. Select Private; enter a username, password, and URL Alfresco server. 
Username and password in accordance with Alfresco. 
Then click the Login
Alfresco in Cloud


6. Make Sure the Alfresco already created a Site, such as Site Finance. 
Then Finance Site will be sync with the Local Folder. 
One account can also sync with 2 or more sites contained in Alfresco. 
Alfresco in Cloud


7.  Icon AlfrescoSync also found in the System Tray
Alfresco in Cloud