[Web4lib] Software to run an "internal" bloglines-like servic e?

[Hammond, Tony]

Hi Bobb:

While this may not run quite 'out of the box' (requires mod_perl and Apache2
being installed), you might anyway want to be at least aware of 'Urchin'
which is an open-source RSS aggregator (initially developed by NPG under a
UK JISC grant and further funded and developed by NPG) and is available at:

	http://urchin.sourceforge.net/

A report back to the JISC by Ben Hammersley can be found here:

	http://urchin.sourceforge.net/docs/JISC-Report.pdf

Cheers,

Tony


Tony Hammond

New Technology, Nature Publishing Group
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Bobb Menk
> Sent: 15 July 2005 21:57
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [Web4lib] Software to run an "internal" 
> bloglines-like service?
> 
> 
> I'm thinking about setting up an internal RSS aggregating 
> service that 
> would allow us to provide a variety of custom-generated feeds 
> for our users.
> 
> Does anyone have any recommendations for software apps that will do 
> something like this more or less "out of the box"? I know 
> NewsGator is 
> working on an "Enterprise edition" for corporate settings but that 
> doesn't look like it will be a viable product anytime in the 
> immediate 
> future.
> 
> Or is this perhaps something the market forces have yet to see as an 
> opportunity to be seized ;)
> 
> Any advice or general thoughts welcome as well.
> 
> Bobb Menk
> MIT Lincoln Laboratory Library
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