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GT portalBase released under GPL

From:  Oliver Kohll <oliver-AT-gtwm.co.uk>
To:  pgsql-announce-AT-postgresql.org
Subject:  [ANNOUNCE] GTpB Open Source
Date:  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:12:50 +0100
Message-ID:  <41783AC4-2DE8-464B-8017-062B3E087E21@gtwm.co.uk>
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On its fourth anniversary, GT portalBase (www.gtportalbase.com) has  
been released under a GPL open source license.

GT portalBase is a web based industrial strength platform for business  
application development based on a postgresql database. It's used to  
rapidly prototype and develop data entry and reporting applications  
that work over the internet or a local network.

Our vision was to create a product that allowed business analysts to  
create lean, agile, Just-In-Time (JIT) back offices.

=New headline features
* iPhone and Google Phone version - Aug 09
* youTube integration - July 09
* automated version histories for uploaded documents attached to  
records - June 09
* tag cloud generation - Mar 09
* multi-browser compatibility - Mar 09
* grouping views and modules into business sections, e.g. Plan/Do/ 
Check/Act, Marketing/Sales/Finance etc. - Nov 08
* basic API additions including google maps integration and phone  
number lookups - Aug 08
* automatic join and full view creation - Feb 08
* data security and audit features - Jan 08

=Underlying features
* GUI builder
* create tables
* create views
* option to use full SQL snippets for advanced users
* basic form builder
* accessible, advanced filtering
* report summary generation
* import and export
* set roles and privileges
* database refactoring facilities

=Technology platform
* PostgreSQL 8.4
* Java 5+
* Hibernate
* Tomcat

Original public announcement in '07:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2007-03/msg...

Source code is available at http://github.com/okohll/GT-portalBase/

Have a go of a basic demo at www.gtportalbase.com, with the username  
and password ?demo'. If you'd like to find out about any functionality  
in greater depth, email oliver@gtportalbase.com, skype okohll or  
please pass on these details to your IT department if applicable.
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