About the WEKOMS platform

WEKOMS is an Open Source (OS) and has been developed using state-of-the-art technology, based on the Drupal (FOSS) Content Management System and Communities Framework Manager. It is a CONSEN grouping initiative founded by private investment and promoted internationally in a cooperative effort of the members inthe last four years.

WEKOMSallows the implementation of a wide spectrum of knowledge management applications for modern distributed organizations. It offers in a set of modules - around one hundred - Management Tools, addressing most of the working requirements of users, team-works and companies, sharing a common information and communication environment, operative rules and procedures and business models.

Organizations served by WEKOMS include the own CONSEN Euro-Group, as international non-profit organisations, carrying out research and technological development and innovation projects in Information Open Technologies.

The size and features of CONSEN is similar a Small-Medium-Enterprises (SMEs) working in a international level.

The whole WEKOMS environment divides its resources into biological habitats where groups and users interact.The Participants has a Individual Profile, which defines his access rights for each resource, service, area and habitat, including access to specific actions, sections and/or services.

The Participant Profile defines the level of privacy for accessing to the Personal and Private Information (PAPI). Furthermore, the profile provide a Standard Taxonomy of Competences supporting any profiling, seraching and matching advanced process.

WEKOMS.com provides on-line full services supporting the knowledge exchanged by users, groups and organizations. Furthermore, it is fully equipped with business models and knowledge management features. It fulfils the increasing need for a powerful, flexible, reliable and user friendly cooperative environment INFO-SPACE. It enables a given community (committee, working group, project group, etc.), geographically distributed, to maintain a private space on the Internet, for sharing and archiving documents, organising online discussions, meetings and benefiting from all its other functionality. WEKOMS provides s multilingual environment, supporting language habitats and personalization of the participants, data and services.

Generally speaking, the core WEKOMS services are the following:

• Web Manager/Web Content Management, providing a mini-Web space for the Workgroup presentation and all functionalities required for the creation, management and maintenance of an integrated website;
• Document Manager, providing a multi-function repository, holding documents organized in a folder tree structure, and together covering most of the popular known Document Management functionality available in the market;
• Group Manager, providing tools for the management of user accounts, the Workgroup membership and maintenance of members? personal information;
• E-mail & SMS, providing access to e-mails as well as other e-mail and SMS-sending functionalities;

• Forum, providing an area for discussions among WorkGroup members for various subjects of interest and all other required functionalities for the management and moderation of this area;
• Calendar, managing the meetings and events schedule of the WorkGgroup, supporting the preparation, announcement and administration of meetings and events, and also including the functionality for Virtual Meetings (chat rooms);
• Workflow/Workflow Designer, supporting on-line design of business processes and their dissemination as well as generally team-working and cooperation between the WorkGroup Members;
• Search, providing simple and advanced search functionalities; and
• On-line Help, providing detailed information for the activities supported by each service.

To report a problem or ask for technical support with regard to WEKOMS.com please send e-mail to WEKOMS(@)CONSEN.org