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activeCollab is an open-sourceproject management and collaboration application developed by Ilija Studen, focusing on simplicity and ease of use.
Its simple set of tools allow users to start easily and keeps the system out of their way, according to the project's website.
Facts
Like other web-based applications, activeCollab is installed on a web-server.
This allows administrative operations via a web-browser.
activeCollab is currently in beta release, meaning it is still in the early stages of development and considered unstable.
activeCollab's code is released under the terms of the Honest Public License and activeCollab can be used free of charge.
Features
Key features:
Unlimited number of clients.
Projects can be internal (visible only to those working for the owner company), or clients can have limited access to the project.
Messaging system with comments, file attachments, and email notifications.
Simple task management.
Milestone management.
File-sharing with comments and file versioning.
Flexible permissions.
Almost any object in the activeCollab can be tagged.
Platform
activeCollab is written in PHP scripting language and uses MySQL database.
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