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A forum software based on J2EE/Hibernate for small business has just been tested by Forum-Software.org. Its name is JavaBB.

Please note that the server which hosts the demonstration is not really fast and can be down sometimes.

Direct links to JavaBB :

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JavaBB Review

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Install: NegativeNegative (Very Hard)Admin: Negative (Hard)
Use: Negative (Hard)Themes: Yes Yes
Our Opinion : FullFullNoneNoneNoneUsers : FullFullFullNoneNone (Rate it)
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Brief Description of JavaBB


Released under : GPL License.
Current version : 0.8.0 (April 8, 2006).
Live Demonstration : JavaBB Demo.
Web Site : http://javabb.org
Download here : JavaBB.

Installation : NegativeNegative (Very Hard)
Administration : Negative (Hard)
Forum Using : Negative (Hard)
Our Opinion : FullFullNoneNoneNone
Users : FullFullFullNoneNone (Rate it)

From JavaBB website :

What is JavaBB ?

JavaBB is a software based on Java, developed specifically with intention to join communities.
Based in phpbb, we are working pledged by the success of phpBB, to become javaBB so efficient as it.

Supported features

  • Flood Control
  • Watch Topic
  • Config file for custom changes
  • Complete layout changes thru css-theme files
  • Languages files and buttons file, based on phpBB
  • Forum category
  • Links to other urls
  • Sticky posts and announcements
  • BBcode
  • Locked threads
  • IP logging system
  • Paginsystem
  • Memberregistration and editing
  • MemberList
  • Private message system
  • Adminsystem
  • Badwordfilter

Server Architecture

Features Details
Operating Systems Details
Systems supporting this software.
  • Linux
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows XP
  • Solaris
Web Server Details
Web servers provide the forum software to the users.
  • Apache Tomcat
  • JBoss
  • JoNas
Languages Details
Main development language.
  • J2EE (Java 1.4)
Databases Details
Systems storing forum datas.
  • MySQL
  • Postgresql
  • JDBC Generic driver
  • Oracle
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • HSQLDB
  • Firebird

JavaBB uses the famous Hibernate framework to create an object mapping of database entities. This will probably help JavaBB developers to improve easily the current model and add new features.

W3C Norms and Accessibility

Type Norms
Compatible Browsers Details
List of compatible browsers.
All
Technologies or plugins required Details
The information helps you to know what the user needs exactly to use this forum correctly.
Plain HTML
HTML / XHTML Details
Click on the image link to test that the forum respect those HTML norms.
Based on HTML 4.0.
HTML 4.0
Stylesheets (CSS) Details
Click on the image link to test that the forum respect those CSS norms.
Based on CSS 1.
CSS 1
Accessibility (WAI) Details
No accessibility.
This software respects W3C Norms Details
Does this software correctly follows (X)HTML and CSS norms.
No No.
Localization Details
The forum software exists in several languages.
Yes Yes.

Technical Features

Technical Features Details
UTF-8 Support
Default encoding that could be used for all locales and countries.
Unknown Unknown
Installation Method
How this forum software could be installed
Upgrade Method
How this forum software could be upgraded
CMS / Blog integration Details
Web publishing tools which can be integrated with this software.
None
Users Database integration Details
This feature is useful when you would like to integrate your forum with an existing solution.
None
Template Engine Details
It is generally easier to theme a forum using a famous template engine (more docs, more examples,...)
None
Web Services / XML-RPC Details
Remote control from external softwares or websites.
No

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JavaBB Demo

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Please click on the banner to go to demonstration site.

Do not hesitate to modify, delete, customize and add anything to correctly test this software.

Accounts and passwords

Administrator login / password
admin / demo
Moderator login / password
moderator / demo
User login / password
user / demo

Additional Notes

  • No additional notes.
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