eFront

**eFront**
Developer(s)	Epignosis LLC
Initial release	October 9, 2007 (3.0.1)
Discontinued	3.6.15 Build 18025 (June 15, 2015; 9 years ago) [±]
Preview release	none [±]
Written in	PHP
Operating system	Cross-platform
Available in	Multi-lingual
Type	Learning management software
License(s)	Common Public Attribution License 1.0
Website	eFrontLearning.net

eFront was a web-based open-source learning management software. The software was available in a free Community edition and an Enterprise edition.

Product history

eFront was created by Greek company Epignosis in 2002 as part of a funded EU project. By 2004 SCORM support was being built into the software. After several years of development, the software was released under the open source model to help "improve the quality of the product and make it known to the learning community"^[2], followed by a move to the United States^[3]. A SourceForge project was started for the software on October 6, 2007^[4], followed a few days later by a Freecode project.^[5] The first public open-source release arrived as version 3.0.1 on October 9, 2007.^[1] The release schedule has been steady since, with the latest Community edition arriving as version 3.6.12 on December 24, 2012.

Awards and recognition

In April 2010 eFront won a bronze award for "Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses" category from Brandon Hall Research.^[6]

In September 2012 eFront won an Award of Excellence for "Best Learning Management System" and a "Best Open Source Solutions" award from Elearning! Magazine.^[7]

In early 2018, a message appeared on the project's SourceForge page indicating the eFront Community edition had been discontinued in 2015.^[8]

Features

The main features of the Community edition of eFront included^[9]:

content management
assessments
project management
scheduling
glossary and file library
lesson rules
SCORM 1.2 support
e-mail support
forums, commenting, and chat
calendars
user, lesson, course, and system reporting
import and export tools

Hardware/software requirements

Installation requirements for eFront include:

PHP version 5.2 or greater
MySQL 5.x or greater
a web server (Apache 2+ recommended; can work with Apache 1.x, IIS, nginx, or lighttpd)

Consult the installation guide (archived) for more information.

Videos, screenshots, and other media

Video tutorials for eFront can be found on the website.
A demo of eFront is available via the eFront site.
Documentation for eFront can be found here.

Entities using eFront

Entities who used eFront include^[10]:

Arkys, ChemDry, Engel, Flexlink, Fujitsu, Honeywell, Kalsec, Karachaganak, Lavipharm, Leighton, Lenzing Fibers, Mobile Money, Panasonic, Pinnacle Services, Starbucks, Telus, University of South Carolina