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	\| released = {{Start date\|2002\|05\|07}} (1.6)<ref name="OLAT16OS1">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|title=OLAT Zentrum News \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020615051123/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|archivedate=15 June 2002 \|quote=07.05.2002: OLAT ist OpenSource! OLAT kann neu unter einer OpenSource-Lizenz heruntergeladen werden. \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>		\| released = {{Start date\|2002\|05\|07}} (1.6)<ref name="OLAT16OS1">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|title=OLAT Zentrum News \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020615051123/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|archivedate=15 June 2002 \|quote=07.05.2002: OLAT ist OpenSource! OLAT kann neu unter einer OpenSource-Lizenz heruntergeladen werden. \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>
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	\| frequently updated = yes<!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! -->		\| frequently updated = yes<!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! -->
	\| programming language = Java		\| programming language = Java
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	'''OLAT''' is free web-based open-source learning management software developed by the University of Zurich.		'''OLAT''' was free web-based open-source learning management software developed by the University of Zurich.

	==Product history==		==Product history==
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	With the release of version 7.1 in early 2011, the development model for OLAT reportedly became much more closed, with much of the development process occurring "behind closed doors."<ref name="OpenOLATLetter">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openolat.org/open_letter.html \|title=An open letter to the OLAT community \|author=Gnägi, Florian \|publisher=frentix GmbH \|date=08 December 2011 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> This led to OLAT co-founder Florian Gnägi and his business frentix GmbH to pull out of the OLAT development process in late-2011 and fork the project as [[OpenOLAT]].<ref name="OpenOLATLetter" />		With the release of version 7.1 in early 2011, the development model for OLAT reportedly became much more closed, with much of the development process occurring "behind closed doors."<ref name="OpenOLATLetter">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openolat.org/open_letter.html \|title=An open letter to the OLAT community \|author=Gnägi, Florian \|publisher=frentix GmbH \|date=08 December 2011 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> This led to OLAT co-founder Florian Gnägi and his business frentix GmbH to pull out of the OLAT development process in late-2011 and fork the project as [[OpenOLAT]].<ref name="OpenOLATLetter" />

			The last known free and open version of OLAT was 7.8.6.1. A jump to version 10 reportedly happened in August 2016<ref name="OLAT10_16">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/news \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519195028/http://www.olat.org/news \|title=OLAT 10 is here! \|publisher=University of Zurich \|date=30 August 2016 \|archivedate=19 May 2017 \|accessdate=04 May 2021}}</ref>, but it's not clear if it was free and open. Since then, it's not clear if a free and open-source version of OLAT is available to the public. The project is presumably closed-source at this point.

	==Features==		==Features==

	The main features of OLAT ~~include~~<ref name="OEFeats">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/explore \|title=Open Elms - Feature List \|publisher=e-Learning WMB \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>:		The main features of OLAT included<ref name="OEFeats">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/explore \|title=Open Elms - Feature List \|publisher=e-Learning WMB \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>:

	* discussion forum tools		* discussion forum tools
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	==Hardware/software requirements==		==Hardware/software requirements==

	Installation requirements for ~~Open Elms include~~:		Installation requirements for OLAT included:

	* [[Apache Tomcat\|Tomcat]] 6.x or greater		* [[Apache Tomcat\|Tomcat]] 6.x or greater
	* Java SDK 1.6 or greater		* Java SDK 1.6 or greater
	* [[MySQL]] 5.x or greater		* [[MySQL]] 5.x or greater

	~~Consult the [http://www.olat.org/images/olat/downloads/manuals/OLAT_Installation_Guide-7.2.pdf installation guide] (PDF) for more information.~~

	==Videos, screenshots, and other media==		==Videos, screenshots, and other media==
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	[[Category:~~Education~~ software (open source)]]		[[Category:Discontinued or abandoned software (open source)]]

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		{{Infobox software
		\| name = OLAT
		\| title = '''OLAT'''
		\| logo = [[Image:OLAT_logo.png‎‎\|120px]]
		\| screenshot = <!-- [[File: ]] -->
		\| caption =
		\| collapsible =
		\| author =
		\| developer = University of Zurich
		\| released = {{Start date\|2002\|05\|07}} (1.6)<ref name="OLAT16OS1">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|title=OLAT Zentrum News \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020615051123/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|archivedate=15 June 2002 \|quote=07.05.2002: OLAT ist OpenSource! OLAT kann neu unter einer OpenSource-Lizenz heruntergeladen werden. \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>
		\| discontinued =
		\| frequently updated = yes<!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! -->
		\| programming language = Java
		\| operating system = Cross-platform
		\| platform =
		\| size =
		\| language = Multi-lingual
		\| status =
		\| genre = Learning management software
		\| license = Apache 2.0 Open Source License
		\| website = [http://www.olat.org/ OLAT.org]
		}}

		'''OLAT''' is free web-based open-source learning management software developed by the University of Zurich.

		==Product history==

		OLAT began as an information technology project at the University of Zurich. The project goal was to develop and implement a web-based learning environment for a tutorial associated with a computer science lecture during the winter semester of 1999/2000.<ref name="OLATArchiveHist">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/projekt.php?status=4 \|title=The Project OLAT \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020422204931/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/projekt.php?status=4 \|archivedate=22 April 2002 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> The OLAT project went on to win the MeDiDa-Prix 2000 award, splitting the 1,000,000 Austrian Schilling prize with the "Living What We Teach" program based out of University of Stuttgart.<ref name="OLATArchiveMeDiDa00">{{cite web \|url=http://iwi.uibk.ac.at/index_gewinner.html \|title=MeDiDaPrix 2000 - Preisträger \|publisher=University of Innsbruck \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/200012041600/http://iwi.uibk.ac.at/index_gewinner.html \|archivedate=03 March 2001 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> Buoyed by their success, the OLAT project carried on in earnest, with private internal updates to the software and a new OLAT-specific service center going into action on June 5, 2001.<ref name="OLAT16OS2">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|title=OLAT Zentrum News \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020615051123/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|archivedate=15 June 2002 \|quote=05.06.2001: Eröffnung OLAT-Zentrum Das neue OLAT-Zentrum wurde geöffnet. Es entsteht ein Servicecenter für den Einsatz von OLAT an der Uni Zürich \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> The software was eventually made open-source and available for download — beginning with version 1.6 — on May 7, 2002.<ref name="OLAT16OS1" />

		On July 23, 2004, a completely revamped, component-based version 3.0 of the software was released, programmed with the Java language.<ref name="OLATArchive30">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/ \|title=OLAT - Online Learning And Training: eLearning made easy \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040725090416/http://www.olat.org/ \|archivedate=25 July 2004 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> In late 2006, version 5.0 was released, featuring wiki support, a calendar, and a full text search feature.<ref name="OLATArchive50">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/public/index/history.html \|title=Short overview of the history of OLAT \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070108201126/http://www.olat.org/public/index/history.html \|archivedate=08 January 2007 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>

		With the release of version 7.1 in early 2011, the development model for OLAT reportedly became much more closed, with much of the development process occurring "behind closed doors."<ref name="OpenOLATLetter">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openolat.org/open_letter.html \|title=An open letter to the OLAT community \|author=Gnägi, Florian \|publisher=frentix GmbH \|date=08 December 2011 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> This led to OLAT co-founder Florian Gnägi and his business frentix GmbH to pull out of the OLAT development process in late-2011 and fork the project as [[OpenOLAT]].<ref name="OpenOLATLetter" />

		==Features==

		The main features of OLAT include<ref name="OEFeats">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/explore \|title=Open Elms - Feature List \|publisher=e-Learning WMB \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>:

		* discussion forum tools
		* wiki tools
		* calendar tools
		* blog tools
		* e-mail and chat support
		* user-based security
		* user groups
		* static or dynamic content creation
		* configurable layouts
		* testing and scoring
		* user portfolios
		* notifications
		* CP and SCORM compliance

		==Hardware/software requirements==

		Installation requirements for Open Elms include:

		* [[Apache Tomcat\|Tomcat]] 6.x or greater
		* Java SDK 1.6 or greater
		* [[MySQL]] 5.x or greater

		Consult the [http://www.olat.org/images/olat/downloads/manuals/OLAT_Installation_Guide-7.2.pdf installation guide] (PDF) for more information.

		==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

		* Videos for OLAT can be found on [http://www.youtube.com/user/olatlms YouTube], though sadly they are in German.
		* Screenshots of OLAT can be found on [http://webscripts.softpedia.com/scriptScreenshots/OLAT-Screenshots-65461.html Softpedia].
		* A demo of OLAT is available via [http://demo.olat.org/demo/dmz/ the OLAT site].
		* Documentation for OLAT can be found [http://www.olat.org/documentation here].

		==Entities using OLAT==



		==Further reading==



		==External links==

		* [https://www.openhub.net/p/olat OLAT on Open Hub]
		* [http://hg.olat.org/repos OLAT Mercurial repository]
		* [http://www.openolat.org/ OpenOLAT]

		==References==
		<references />

		<!---Place all category tags here-->
		[[Category:Education software (open source)]]

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	~~{{Infobox software~~
	~~\| name = OLAT~~
	~~\| title = '''OLAT'''~~
	~~\| logo = [[Image:OLAT_logo.png‎‎\|120px]]~~
	~~\| screenshot = <!-- [[File: ]] -->~~
	~~\| caption =~~
	~~\| collapsible =~~
	~~\| author =~~
	~~\| developer = University of Zurich~~
	\| released = {{Start date\|2002\|05\|07}} (1.6)<ref name="OLAT16OS1">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|title=OLAT Zentrum News \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020615051123/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|archivedate=15 June 2002 \|quote=07.05.2002: OLAT ist OpenSource! OLAT kann neu unter einer OpenSource-Lizenz heruntergeladen werden. \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>
	~~\| discontinued =~~
	~~\| frequently updated = yes<!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! -->~~
	~~\| programming language = Java~~
	~~\| operating system = Cross-platform~~
	~~\| platform =~~
	~~\| size =~~
	~~\| language = Multi-lingual~~
	~~\| status =~~
	~~\| genre = Learning management software~~
	~~\| license = Apache 2.0 Open Source License~~
	~~\| website = [http://www.olat.org/ OLAT.org]~~
	}}

	~~'''OLAT''' is free web-based open-source learning management software developed by the University of Zurich.~~

	~~==Product history==~~

	OLAT began as an information technology project at the University of Zurich. The project goal was to develop and implement a web-based learning environment for a tutorial associated with a computer science lecture during the winter semester of 1999/2000.<ref name="OLATArchiveHist">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/projekt.php?status=4 \|title=The Project OLAT \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020422204931/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/projekt.php?status=4 \|archivedate=22 April 2002 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> The OLAT project went on to win the MeDiDa-Prix 2000 award, splitting the 1,000,000 Austrian Schilling prize with the "Living What We Teach" program based out of University of Stuttgart.<ref name="OLATArchiveMeDiDa00">{{cite web \|url=http://iwi.uibk.ac.at/index_gewinner.html \|title=MeDiDaPrix 2000 - Preisträger \|publisher=University of Innsbruck \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/200012041600/http://iwi.uibk.ac.at/index_gewinner.html \|archivedate=03 March 2001 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> Buoyed by their success, the OLAT project carried on in earnest, with private internal updates to the software and a new OLAT-specific service center going into action on June 5, 2001.<ref name="OLAT16OS2">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|title=OLAT Zentrum News \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020615051123/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|archivedate=15 June 2002 \|quote=05.06.2001: Eröffnung OLAT-Zentrum Das neue OLAT-Zentrum wurde geöffnet. Es entsteht ein Servicecenter für den Einsatz von OLAT an der Uni Zürich \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> The software was eventually made open-source and available for download — beginning with version 1.6 — on May 7, 2002.<ref name="OLAT16OS1" />

	On July 23, 2004, a completely revamped, component-based version 3.0 of the software was released, programmed with the Java language.<ref name="OLATArchive30">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/ \|title=OLAT - Online Learning And Training: eLearning made easy \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040725090416/http://www.olat.org/ \|archivedate=25 July 2004 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> In late 2006, version 5.0 was released, featuring wiki support, a calendar, and a full text search feature.<ref name="OLATArchive50">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/public/index/history.html \|title=Short overview of the history of OLAT \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070108201126/http://www.olat.org/public/index/history.html \|archivedate=08 January 2007 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>

	With the release of version 7.1 in early 2011, the development model for OLAT reportedly became much more closed, with much of the development process occurring "behind closed doors."<ref name="OpenOLATLetter">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openolat.org/open_letter.html \|title=An open letter to the OLAT community \|author=Gnägi, Florian \|publisher=frentix GmbH \|date=08 December 2011 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> This led to OLAT co-founder Florian Gnägi and his business frentix GmbH to pull out of the OLAT development process in late-2011 and fork the project as [[OpenOLAT]].<ref name="OpenOLATLetter" />

	~~==Features==~~

	~~The main features of OLAT include<ref name="OEFeats">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/explore \|title=Open Elms - Feature List \|publisher=e-Learning WMB \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>:~~

	* discussion forum tools
	* wiki tools
	* calendar tools
	* blog tools
	* e-mail and chat support
	* user-based security
	* user groups
	* static or dynamic content creation
	* configurable layouts
	* testing and scoring
	* user portfolios
	* notifications
	* CP and SCORM compliance

	~~==Hardware/software requirements==~~

	~~Installation requirements for Open Elms include:~~

	* [[Apache Tomcat\|Tomcat]] 6.x or greater
	* Java SDK 1.6 or greater
	* [[MySQL]] 5.x or greater

	~~Consult the [http://www.olat.org/images/olat/downloads/manuals/OLAT_Installation_Guide-7.2.pdf installation guide] (PDF) for more information.~~

	~~==Videos, screenshots, and other media==~~

	* Videos for OLAT can be found on [http://www.youtube.com/user/olatlms YouTube], though sadly they are in German.
	* Screenshots of OLAT can be found on [http://webscripts.softpedia.com/scriptScreenshots/OLAT-Screenshots-65461.html Softpedia].
	* A demo of OLAT is available via [http://demo.olat.org/demo/dmz/ the OLAT site].
	* Documentation for OLAT can be found [http://www.olat.org/documentation here].

	~~==Entities using OLAT==~~



	~~==Further reading==~~



	~~==External links==~~

	* [https://www.openhub.net/p/olat OLAT on Open Hub]
	* [http://hg.olat.org/repos OLAT Mercurial repository]
	* [http://www.openolat.org/ OpenOLAT]

	~~==References==~~
	~~<references />~~

	~~<!---Place all category tags here-->~~
	~~[[Category:Education software (open source)]]~~

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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [~~http~~://www.~~ohloh~~.net/p/olat OLAT on ~~Ohloh~~]		* [https://www.openhub.net/p/olat OLAT on Open Hub]
	* [http://hg.olat.org/repos OLAT Mercurial repository]		* [http://hg.olat.org/repos OLAT Mercurial repository]
	* [http://www.openolat.org/ OpenOLAT]		* [http://www.openolat.org/ OpenOLAT]

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	OLAT began as an information technology project at the University of Zurich. The project goal was to develop and implement a web-based learning environment for a tutorial associated with a computer science lecture during the winter semester of 1999/2000.<ref name="OLATArchiveHist">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/projekt.php?status=4 \|title=The Project OLAT \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020422204931/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/projekt.php?status=4 \|archivedate=22 April 2002 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> The OLAT project went on to win the MeDiDa-Prix 2000 award, splitting the 1,000,000 Austrian Schilling prize with the "Living What We Teach" program based out of University of Stuttgart.<ref name="OLATArchiveMeDiDa00">{{cite web \|url=http://iwi.uibk.ac.at/index_gewinner.html \|title=MeDiDaPrix 2000 - Preisträger \|publisher=University of Innsbruck \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/200012041600/http://iwi.uibk.ac.at/index_gewinner.html \|archivedate=03 March 2001 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> Buoyed by their success, the OLAT project carried on in earnest, with private internal updates to the software and a new OLAT-specific service center going into action on June 5, 2001.<ref name="OLAT16OS2">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|title=OLAT Zentrum News \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020615051123/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|archivedate=15 June 2002 \|quote=05.06.2001: Eröffnung OLAT-Zentrum Das neue OLAT-Zentrum wurde geöffnet. Es entsteht ein Servicecenter für den Einsatz von OLAT an der Uni Zürich \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> The software was eventually made open-source and available for download — beginning with version 1.6 — on May 7, 2002.<ref name="OLAT16OS1" />		OLAT began as an information technology project at the University of Zurich. The project goal was to develop and implement a web-based learning environment for a tutorial associated with a computer science lecture during the winter semester of 1999/2000.<ref name="OLATArchiveHist">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/projekt.php?status=4 \|title=The Project OLAT \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020422204931/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/projekt.php?status=4 \|archivedate=22 April 2002 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> The OLAT project went on to win the MeDiDa-Prix 2000 award, splitting the 1,000,000 Austrian Schilling prize with the "Living What We Teach" program based out of University of Stuttgart.<ref name="OLATArchiveMeDiDa00">{{cite web \|url=http://iwi.uibk.ac.at/index_gewinner.html \|title=MeDiDaPrix 2000 - Preisträger \|publisher=University of Innsbruck \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/200012041600/http://iwi.uibk.ac.at/index_gewinner.html \|archivedate=03 March 2001 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> Buoyed by their success, the OLAT project carried on in earnest, with private internal updates to the software and a new OLAT-specific service center going into action on June 5, 2001.<ref name="OLAT16OS2">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|title=OLAT Zentrum News \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020615051123/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all \|archivedate=15 June 2002 \|quote=05.06.2001: Eröffnung OLAT-Zentrum Das neue OLAT-Zentrum wurde geöffnet. Es entsteht ein Servicecenter für den Einsatz von OLAT an der Uni Zürich \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> The software was eventually made open-source and available for download — beginning with version 1.6 — on May 7, 2002.<ref name="OLAT16OS1" />

	On July 23, 2004, a completely revamped, component-based version 3.0 of the software was released, programmed with the Java language.<ref name="OLATArchive30">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/ \|title=OLAT - Online Learning And Training: eLearning made easy \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040725090416/http://www.olat.org/ \|archivedate=25 July 2004 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> In late-2006, version 5.0 was released, featuring wiki support, a calendar, and a full text search feature.<ref name="OLATArchive50">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/public/index/history.html \|title=Short overview of the history of OLAT \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070108201126/http://www.olat.org/public/index/history.html \|archivedate=08 January 2007 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>		On July 23, 2004, a completely revamped, component-based version 3.0 of the software was released, programmed with the Java language.<ref name="OLATArchive30">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/ \|title=OLAT - Online Learning And Training: eLearning made easy \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040725090416/http://www.olat.org/ \|archivedate=25 July 2004 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> In late 2006, version 5.0 was released, featuring wiki support, a calendar, and a full text search feature.<ref name="OLATArchive50">{{cite web \|url=http://www.olat.org/public/index/history.html \|title=Short overview of the history of OLAT \|publisher=University of Zurich \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070108201126/http://www.olat.org/public/index/history.html \|archivedate=08 January 2007 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>

	With the release of version 7.1 in early 2011, the development model for OLAT reportedly became much more closed, with much of the development process occurring "behind closed doors."<ref name="OpenOLATLetter">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openolat.org/open_letter.html \|title=An open letter to the OLAT community \|author=Gnägi, Florian \|publisher=frentix GmbH \|date=08 December 2011 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> This led to OLAT co-founder Florian Gnägi and his business frentix GmbH to pull out of the OLAT development process in late-2011 and fork the project as [[OpenOLAT]].<ref name="OpenOLATLetter" />		With the release of version 7.1 in early 2011, the development model for OLAT reportedly became much more closed, with much of the development process occurring "behind closed doors."<ref name="OpenOLATLetter">{{cite web \|url=http://www.openolat.org/open_letter.html \|title=An open letter to the OLAT community \|author=Gnägi, Florian \|publisher=frentix GmbH \|date=08 December 2011 \|accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> This led to OLAT co-founder Florian Gnägi and his business frentix GmbH to pull out of the OLAT development process in late-2011 and fork the project as [[OpenOLAT]].<ref name="OpenOLATLetter" />

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{{Infobox software
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| title = '''OLAT'''
| logo = [[Image:OLAT_logo.png‎‎|120px]]
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author =
| developer = University of Zurich
| released = {{Start date|2002|05|07}} (1.6)<ref name="OLAT16OS1">{{cite web |url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all |title=OLAT Zentrum News |publisher=University of Zurich |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020615051123/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all |archivedate=15 June 2002 |quote=07.05.2002: OLAT ist OpenSource! OLAT kann neu unter einer OpenSource-Lizenz heruntergeladen werden. |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = Java
| operating system = Cross-platform
| platform =
| size =
| language = Multi-lingual
| status =
| genre = Learning management software
| license = Apache 2.0 Open Source License
| website = [http://www.olat.org/ OLAT.org]
}}

'''OLAT''' is free web-based open-source learning management software developed by the University of Zurich.

==Product history==

OLAT began as an information technology project at the University of Zurich. The project goal was to develop and implement a web-based learning environment for a tutorial associated with a computer science lecture during the winter semester of 1999/2000.<ref name="OLATArchiveHist">{{cite web |url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/projekt.php?status=4 |title=The Project OLAT |publisher=University of Zurich |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020422204931/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/projekt.php?status=4 |archivedate=22 April 2002 |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> The OLAT project went on to win the MeDiDa-Prix 2000 award, splitting the 1,000,000 Austrian Schilling prize with the "Living What We Teach" program based out of University of Stuttgart.<ref name="OLATArchiveMeDiDa00">{{cite web |url=http://iwi.uibk.ac.at/index_gewinner.html |title=MeDiDaPrix 2000 - Preisträger |publisher=University of Innsbruck |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/200012041600/http://iwi.uibk.ac.at/index_gewinner.html |archivedate=03 March 2001 |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> Buoyed by their success, the OLAT project carried on in earnest, with private internal updates to the software and a new OLAT-specific service center going into action on June 5, 2001.<ref name="OLAT16OS2">{{cite web |url=http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all |title=OLAT Zentrum News |publisher=University of Zurich |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020615051123/http://www.olat-zentrum.unizh.ch/news.php?mode=all |archivedate=15 June 2002 |quote=05.06.2001: Eröffnung OLAT-Zentrum Das neue OLAT-Zentrum wurde geöffnet. Es entsteht ein Servicecenter für den Einsatz von OLAT an der Uni Zürich |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> The software was eventually made open-source and available for download — beginning with version 1.6 — on May 7, 2002.<ref name="OLAT16OS1" />

On July 23, 2004, a completely revamped, component-based version 3.0 of the software was released, programmed with the Java language.<ref name="OLATArchive30">{{cite web |url=http://www.olat.org/ |title=OLAT - Online Learning And Training: eLearning made easy |publisher=University of Zurich |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040725090416/http://www.olat.org/ |archivedate=25 July 2004 |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> In late-2006, version 5.0 was released, featuring wiki support, a calendar, and a full text search feature.<ref name="OLATArchive50">{{cite web |url=http://www.olat.org/public/index/history.html |title=Short overview of the history of OLAT |publisher=University of Zurich |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070108201126/http://www.olat.org/public/index/history.html |archivedate=08 January 2007 |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>

With the release of version 7.1 in early 2011, the development model for OLAT reportedly became much more closed, with much of the development process occurring "behind closed doors."<ref name="OpenOLATLetter">{{cite web |url=http://www.openolat.org/open_letter.html |title=An open letter to the OLAT community |author=Gnägi, Florian |publisher=frentix GmbH |date=08 December 2011 |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> This led to OLAT co-founder Florian Gnägi and his business frentix GmbH to pull out of the OLAT development process in late-2011 and fork the project as [[OpenOLAT]].<ref name="OpenOLATLetter" />

==Features==

The main features of OLAT include<ref name="OEFeats">{{cite web |url=http://www.olat.org/explore |title=Open Elms - Feature List |publisher=e-Learning WMB |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>:

* discussion forum tools
* wiki tools
* calendar tools
* blog tools
* e-mail and chat support
* user-based security
* user groups
* static or dynamic content creation
* configurable layouts
* testing and scoring
* user portfolios
* notifications
* CP and SCORM compliance

==Hardware/software requirements==

Installation requirements for Open Elms include:

* [[Apache Tomcat|Tomcat]] 6.x or greater
* Java SDK 1.6 or greater
* [[MySQL]] 5.x or greater

Consult the [http://www.olat.org/images/olat/downloads/manuals/OLAT_Installation_Guide-7.2.pdf installation guide] (PDF) for more information.

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

* Videos for OLAT can be found on [http://www.youtube.com/user/olatlms YouTube], though sadly they are in German.
* Screenshots of OLAT can be found on [http://webscripts.softpedia.com/scriptScreenshots/OLAT-Screenshots-65461.html Softpedia].
* A demo of OLAT is available via [http://demo.olat.org/demo/dmz/ the OLAT site].
* Documentation for OLAT can be found [http://www.olat.org/documentation here].

==Entities using OLAT==

==Further reading==

==External links==

* [http://www.ohloh.net/p/olat OLAT on Ohloh]
* [http://hg.olat.org/repos OLAT Mercurial repository]
* [http://www.openolat.org/ OpenOLAT]

==References==
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