SnipSnap is a lightweight content management and knowledge sharing platform that allows for wiki-style collaborative authoring, weblogs, topic linking, and metadata tagging. It provides features like simple text markup without HTML, discussion support, source code highlighting, and integrates standards like HTTP, J2EE and XML. SnipSnap is used by over 50,000 users for a variety of knowledge management tasks and provides a centralized web interface with multi-language and Unicode support.

1. SnipSnap Knowledge Sharing Platform
http://snipsnap.org/
http://www.first.fraunhofer.de/en/snipsnap

2. Knowledge Sharing Platform
SnipSnap
Lightweight Content Management (Wiki)
Integrated Multiple Weblogs
Easy Topic Linking
Metadata Support
- Topic, Categories, Relations
Automatic Text Markup (Lists, URLs)
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Extensible Macro Support
Standards Compatible (HTTP J2EE, XML)
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3. Knowledge Sharing Platform
SnipSnap Features
Simple Text Markup - No HTML necessary
Discussion Support (Comments)
Source Code Highlighting
Transparent Usage
Label Support
Attachments
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Auto-Login
Quick Installation
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4. Knowledge Sharing Platform
Representation of Domain Knowledge
Brainstorming / Idea Collection
Knowledge Refinement
Structuring and Refactoring
Categorization
- Requirements
- Participants
- Tasks
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Relation Building
- Topics, Authors, Memberships
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5. Knowledge Sharing Platform
Collaborative Environment
Centralized Web based Interface
Multilingual Interface
UNICODE information storage
Syndication Support
Future:
- Personalized Local Interface
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- Peer-to-Peer Integration
- Fine Grained Access Control
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6. Knowledge Sharing Platform
SnipSnap Usage Patterns
Company Information Portal
Project Management Site
Research Project Sites
Online Publishing
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Private Sites
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7. Press
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MacPeople, May 2004, p. 78-79

8. Knowledge Sharing Platform
Facts
80 registered installations
50.000+ downloads
SnipSnap.org (multi site)
- 18 SnipSnap Spaces
- 3.500 Users
- 10.000+ Documents
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- < 1s response time
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9. Knowledge Sharing Platform
Contact
Matthias L. Jugel <matthias.jugel@first.fraunhofer.de>
Software Technology and Knowledge Management, Dept. Embedded Systems
Fraunhofer Institute Computer Architectur and Software Technology
Kekuléstr. 7
12489 Berlin
GERMANY
Tel. +49 (30) 6392 1822
Fax. +49 (30) 6392 1805
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http://www.first.fraunhofer.de
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