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Open Content Delivery Server New features.

Thursday Mar 27, 2008

OpenCDS 5.1 are expected to be released in 2008.

You could see the RoadMap for the list of features coming in openCDS5.1.

A brief description on list of features coming in openCDS5.1 :
a)Streaming:
In 5.1, Content Delivery Server can be the storefront for streaming content that is ultimately fulfilled or delivered by a streaming server. Content Delivery Server still provides a common storefront that, in this case, enables the subscriber to discover and purchase the streaming content.

b)Custom Fields:
Custom fields are user-defined attributes that are added to the catalog. Applications for custom fields include:

* Multiple language support for metadata such as title or descriptions
* Sale of a new type of content that requires additional metadata such as streaming, music, etc.

c)Search:
In 5.1, search functionality is improved throughout the product.

d)Sort:
In 5.1, sort functionality is improved throughout the product

e)Vending Manager APIs
In 5.1, XML-RPC APIs have been added to enable:
* Custom campaigns, segments, and bundles to be defined. Specifically, the API enables you to create, update and delete a segment, content bundle or campaign. In addition, the API provides the ability to create a segment given a static list of users.
* Subscriber to sign up for plans. Specifically, the API enables you to add and remove members to/from a Subscriber plan.

Miscellaneous
Online Help for administration portals.
Gifting for unknown users.

To play around with these features(work is still in progress around these features), check out the latest version of the source code from the repository:

1. Make sure the svn binary is in your path.
2. cd into directory where you want the source code to reside.
3. svn checkout https://opencds.dev.java.net/svn/opencds/trunk
4. svn checkout https://opencds.dev.java.net/svn/opencds/dependencies
5. Provide your java.net login and password to the svn command.

If you are new to CDS, check out the quick start guide for openCDS5.0.

Update your platform for openCDS5.1:

* Sun Java System Application Server version 9.1, or BEA WebLogic Server version 9.2
* Solaris 10 Operating System for x86 platforms or SPARC processors
* JDK 1.5 u10

you can also check out the demo screen shots for openCDS5.0 for an overview.

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Posted at 02:05AM Mar 27, 2008 by Soundararajan Angusamy in Sun
Tags: cds content delivery features

My First Blog on openCDS

Monday Mar 24, 2008

This is my first blog.
Just a small intro about me.
People call me soundar.I have been with sun for more than 2 and half years.

What iam doing..?
I have been playing around with open content delivery server(open CDS) for some time.
I thought i would share my experiences with every one.

About openCDS.
The Open Content Delivery Server (OpenCDS) is a free, open source platform that enables mobile operators, service providers, and enterprises to deliver a variety of content to mobile users. OpenCDS provides service providers with a way to control the complete content life cycle and helps them to increase Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) and customer loyalty.

Check us out at:
https://opencds.dev.java.net

You can download the bits, read the docs, and dig in.

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