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Literature / Whitepapers

  • rSmart White Paper: Making the case for "supported" Sakai
    One great advantage of open source software is that it allows you to make choices that are not usually available with traditional proprietary applications. As a user of open source software, you can: contribute to the development of the software by being a “producer” of software code, or "consume” the software without doing any development work at all; customize the source code, or make no changes; connect with peers in the open source community, or work independently; and provide your own software support, or rely on commercial support services. Download the whitepaper to read more about the flexibility open source affords.
  • The value of rSmart open source software support subscriptions
    rSmart has embraced the open source model to give you advanced technology that moves at the pace of the community at a low cost. Let rSmart keep you current with the latest feature updates, maintenance releases, regulatory updates and bug fixes while you enjoy rapid innovation and trusted delivery. With rSmart maintaining Sakai and Kuali, your limited IT resources are free to participate or turn their attention to other areas in which their innovation and expertise are needed.
  • rSmart Sakai CLE Overview: Innovate teaching, learning and collaboration with Sakai
    The rSmart Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE) is the company's fully packaged, tested and supported distribution of the open source Sakai software. Similar to the way RedHatTM distributes and supports the LinuxTM operating system, rSmart distributes and supports Sakai. The CLE provides a feature rich, fully scalable, enterprise ready software application that is unique in its ability to support teaching and learning, project collaboration, group interaction and ePortfolios.
  • Cost Comparison vs. Proprietary LMS

    Are you experiencing your own economic crisis on campus? If you are, rSmart may be able to help. Switching from your expensive proprietary LMS to our fully supported open source Sakai can save you a lot of money.

    Don't worry-we're not going to tell you that open source software like Sakai is free. That was last year's misconception, and it was a pretty common one. Even though there are no license fees for Sakai, there are ongoing costs for support and maintenance. These costs can be all over the map, so a debate has arisen about whether using open source really saves any money at all. We're here to show you that it can.

  • The rSmart Sakai CLE Adoption Package

    Everything you need to get started!

    With the rSmart Sakai CLE Adoption Package, you can start using Sakai on your campus in just 4-6 weeks with a complete enterprise Sakai deployment, custom configured, initialized, hosted and fully supported at one low price. You get: full implementation services, hosting on our servers, 6 months of support, start with up to 500 users, and ability to expand as needed.