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The Bonita project started in 2001 at INRIA Labs, a French national research institution focusing on computer science, control theory, and applied mathematics.<ref name="BonitaINRIA1">{{cite web |url=http://schestowitz.com/UseNet/2010/August_2009-July_2010/msg12498.html |title=News - More Free Software Events, Releases |author=Schestowitz, Roy |publisher=Roy Schestowitz |date=31 March 2010 |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="BonitaINRIA2">{{cite web |url=http://raweb.inria.fr/rapportsactivite/RA2003/ecoo/uid19.html |title=Bonita : A Flexible Workflow Management System |publisher=INRIA |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref> An ObjectWeb project was started for the software (simply known as "Bonita") on February 14, 2003<ref name="BonitaOW2Home">{{cite web |url=http://forge.ow2.org/projects/bonita/ |title=OW2 Forge: Project Info - Bonita |publisher=OW2 Consortium |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref> and the first beta of the software was publicly released later in the month.<ref name="BonitaOW2ForgeNews" /> The first stable release of the software (v 1.0) arrived October 31 as a JOnAS release, with a Windows executable version becoming available November 20.<ref name="BonitaOW2ForgeNews" /> | The Bonita project started in 2001 at INRIA Labs, a French national research institution focusing on computer science, control theory, and applied mathematics.<ref name="BonitaINRIA1">{{cite web |url=http://schestowitz.com/UseNet/2010/August_2009-July_2010/msg12498.html |title=News - More Free Software Events, Releases |author=Schestowitz, Roy |publisher=Roy Schestowitz |date=31 March 2010 |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="BonitaINRIA2">{{cite web |url=http://raweb.inria.fr/rapportsactivite/RA2003/ecoo/uid19.html |title=Bonita : A Flexible Workflow Management System |publisher=INRIA |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref> An ObjectWeb project was started for the software (simply known as "Bonita") on February 14, 2003<ref name="BonitaOW2Home">{{cite web |url=http://forge.ow2.org/projects/bonita/ |title=OW2 Forge: Project Info - Bonita |publisher=OW2 Consortium |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref> and the first beta of the software was publicly released later in the month.<ref name="BonitaOW2ForgeNews" /> The first stable release of the software (v 1.0) arrived October 31 as a JOnAS release, with a Windows executable version becoming available November 20.<ref name="BonitaOW2ForgeNews" /> | ||
Steady work continued on the project, with a version 2.0 arriving on June 19, 2006 and version 4.0 on October 1, 2008 (released as Nova Bonita).<ref name="BonitaOW2ForgeNews" /> In June 2009, several of the original developers of the software began an initiative to develop Bonita outside of the confines of ObjectWeb, starting the business BonitaSoft and raising over €2 million in venture capital.<ref name=" | Steady work continued on the project, with a version 2.0 arriving on June 19, 2006 and version 4.0 on October 1, 2008 (released as Nova Bonita).<ref name="BonitaOW2ForgeNews" /> In June 2009, several of the original developers of the software began an initiative to develop Bonita outside of the confines of ObjectWeb, starting the business BonitaSoft and raising over €2 million in venture capital.<ref name="RafalBonita09">{{cite web |url=http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-bonitasoft-leve-2-millions-d-euros-pour-son-bpm-open-source-29152.html |title=BonitaSoft lève 2 millions d'euros pour son BPM Open Source |author=Rafal, Olivier |publisher=LeMondeInformatique.fr |date=18 September 2009 |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref> On October 23, 2009, information was released that with the upcoming version 5.0 release the name of the product would change to "Bonita Open Solution" (BOS)<ref name="BonitaOW2NameChange">{{cite web |url=http://forge.ow2.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1698 |title=Bonita Open Solution v5 (preview) |author=Valdes Faura, Miguel |publisher=OW2 Consortium |date=23 October 2009 |accessdate=11 December 2012}}</ref>, a name that has remained since. | ||
Starting in 2021, the developers changed the version numbering from 7.x (semantic) to 2021.x (calendar).<ref name="DelphineBye21">{{cite web |url=https://community.bonitasoft.com/blog/bye-bonita-712-hay-bonita-20211 |title=Bye Bonita 7.12. Hay Bonita 2021.1! |author=delphine.coille_1353541 |work=Bonitasoft Blog |date=14 January 2021 |accessdate=30 January 2021}}</ref> | |||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:59, 19 September 2021
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| Developer(s) | BonitaSoft |
|---|---|
| Initial release | October 31, 2003[1] |
| Stable release |
2023.2 (November 16, 2023) [±] |
| Preview release | 2024.1 Beta (March 11, 2024) [±] |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multi-lingual |
| Type | Business process management software |
| License(s) | GNU General Public License v2 |
| Website | BonitaSoft.com |
Bonita Open Solution is free open-source business process management (BPM) software that combines process modeling and a workflow engine in a specially designed user interface.
Product history
The Bonita project started in 2001 at INRIA Labs, a French national research institution focusing on computer science, control theory, and applied mathematics.[2][3] An ObjectWeb project was started for the software (simply known as "Bonita") on February 14, 2003[4] and the first beta of the software was publicly released later in the month.[1] The first stable release of the software (v 1.0) arrived October 31 as a JOnAS release, with a Windows executable version becoming available November 20.[1]
Steady work continued on the project, with a version 2.0 arriving on June 19, 2006 and version 4.0 on October 1, 2008 (released as Nova Bonita).[1] In June 2009, several of the original developers of the software began an initiative to develop Bonita outside of the confines of ObjectWeb, starting the business BonitaSoft and raising over €2 million in venture capital.[5] On October 23, 2009, information was released that with the upcoming version 5.0 release the name of the product would change to "Bonita Open Solution" (BOS)[6], a name that has remained since.
Starting in 2021, the developers changed the version numbering from 7.x (semantic) to 2021.x (calendar).[7]
Features
Features of the open-source version of Bonita Open Solution include[8]:
- process modeling and versioning
- simulation support
- support for import, export, and external connections
- decision tables
- data management editor
- debugger
- business application generation
- user management
Hardware/software requirements
Installation requirements for Bonita Open Solution include:
- OpenJDK JDK 6 or greater, or Sun Java JDK 6.0 or greater
Refer to the documentation for more information.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- Several demo videos of Bonita Open Solution can be found on YouTube.
- Over 70 different screenshots of Bonita Open Solution can be found on Softpedia.
Training resources
Entities using Bonita Open Solution
Entities utilizing Bonita Open Solution include[9]:
Accenture, APEC, Atmel, Avisor, B-process, Bouygues, Caris, ComOps, Comviva, Conseil Général de Gironde, DirecTV, EFG Bank, Hotela, Imbera Servicios, Intesa Sanpaolo, Konica Minolta, La Redoute, Neuros, Old Dominion University, Orange, Pharmagest, Société Générale, Solvay, Sonaca, Sopra Group, Teach for America, The University of Sydney, Trane SAS, Treelogic, Vetoquinol, VIS Insurance Ltd, Xerox
Further reading
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "OW2 Forge: News". OW2 Consortium. http://forge.ow2.org/news/?group_id=56. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ Schestowitz, Roy (31 March 2010). "News - More Free Software Events, Releases". Roy Schestowitz. http://schestowitz.com/UseNet/2010/August_2009-July_2010/msg12498.html. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Bonita : A Flexible Workflow Management System". INRIA. http://raweb.inria.fr/rapportsactivite/RA2003/ecoo/uid19.html. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "OW2 Forge: Project Info - Bonita". OW2 Consortium. http://forge.ow2.org/projects/bonita/. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ Rafal, Olivier (18 September 2009). "BonitaSoft lève 2 millions d'euros pour son BPM Open Source". LeMondeInformatique.fr. http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-bonitasoft-leve-2-millions-d-euros-pour-son-bpm-open-source-29152.html. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ Valdes Faura, Miguel (23 October 2009). "Bonita Open Solution v5 (preview)". OW2 Consortium. http://forge.ow2.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1698. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ delphine.coille_1353541 (14 January 2021). "Bye Bonita 7.12. Hay Bonita 2021.1!". Bonitasoft Blog. https://community.bonitasoft.com/blog/bye-bonita-712-hay-bonita-20211. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "Product Comparison". BonitaSoft. http://www.bonitasoft.com/products/product-comparison. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Customer References". BonitaSoft. http://www.bonitasoft.com/customers/customer-references. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
