The following sections contain information on the existing alternative applications that are already in place for users to be tested and validated. Check the Volunteers page in case you would like to contribute or the Updates page to stay up to date in the progress of the different MALT Tasks.
- Authorisation and Authentication
- Telephony
- Mail, Calendaring and groupware
- Productivity Tools
- App Store
- Terminal Servers
- DFS to CERNBox
- Web Frameworks
Authorisation and Authentication
| Application | What | Where to find it | Documentation | Discourse | Mattermost | SNOW FE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERN Authorisation Service | Central authentication and authorization | Applications Portal Groups portal Users Portal | User Documentation | – | Mattermost Channel | Authentication |
Telephony
Check also the Skype for Business Alternatives to know more about which alternative applications cover the different Skype for Business functionality.
| Application | What | Where to find it | Documentation | Discourse | Mattermost | SNOW FE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERNPhone | Softphone application | – | Documentation | – | Mattermost Channel | Fixed Telephony Clients |
Mail, Calendaring and Groupware
| Application | What | Where to find it | Documentation | Discourse | Mattermost | SNOW FE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dovecot/OX App Suite | Mail and Calendaring | https://cernmail.cern.ch | Documentation | – | Mattermost Channel | E-Mail Infrastructure |
| Newdle | Meeting Scheduling | https://newdle.cern.ch | Documentation | – | Mattermost Channel | Newdle |
Productivity Tools
| Application | What | Where to find it | Documentation | Discourse | Mattermost | SNOW FE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LibreOffice | Office Suite | CMF CERNBox | User Documentation | Discourse Forum | Mattermost Channel | Applications Provisioning |
| OnlyOffice | Office Suite | CMF CERNBox | User Documentation | Discourse Forum | Mattermost Channel | Applications Provisioning |
| Joplin | Notes and Tasks | CMF | User Documentation | – | Mattermost Channel | Applications Provisioning |
| Codimd | Notes, Minutes and Presentations | https://codimd.web.cern.ch/ | User Documentation | Discourse Forum | Mattermost Channel | Applications Provisioning |
| Twiki | Notes and Minutes | https://twiki.cern.ch/ | User Documentation | Discourse Forum | Mattermost Channel | Twiki |
| Gantt Chart Viewer | Gantt Chart | CERNBox | User Documentation | Discourse Forum | Mattermost Channel | Applications Provisioning |
| JIRA Gantt Chart | Gantt Chart | JIRA | Online Tutorial | Discourse Forum | Mattermost Channel | Applications Provisioning |
| DrawIO | Diagrams | CERNBox | User Documentation | Discourse Forum | – | Applications Provisioning |
App Store
| Application | What | Where to find it | Documentation | Discourse | Mattermost | SNOW FE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERN App Store | Mobile phone app installer | https://cern.ch/appstore | – | – | – | Windows Installation and CMF |
Terminal Servers
| Application | What | Where to find it | Documentation | Discourse | Mattermost | SNOW FE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FastX | Linux Terminal Servers | https://cernlts.cern.ch:3300/ | User Documentation | Discourse Forum | Mattermost Channel | Windows Terminal Infrastructure |
DFS to CERNBox
| Application | What | Where to find it | Documentation | Discourse | Mattermost | SNOW FE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Migrate DFS Home directories to CERNBox | – | User Documentation Recording | – | – | Windows Client Support |
Web Frameworks
Please, note that the MALT Task on Web Frameworks is still evaluating alternative applications.
| Application | What | Where to find it | Documentation | Discourse | Mattermost | SNOW FE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Push Notifications | – | – | – | Mattermost Channel | – |
| – | Unified general web hosting and SharePoint alternatives | – | – | – | Mattermost Channel | Sharepoint |