Hi Linked Data people!

We are happy to announce the first release of Apache Marmotta 
(3.0.0-incubating). 

Apache Marmotta is a modular and extensible implementation of a Linked Data 
Server (and will implement the Linked Data Platform once the specification 
stabilizes) and includes many useful Linked Data libraries that can be used 
independently. Apache Marmotta is a continuation of the Linked Media Framework 
(LMF) originally developed by Salzburg Research, but considerably improved with 
respect to modularity, reliability, performance and also licensing. Since the 
last LMF release was the 2.x series, Apache Marmotta starts with the version 
number 3.0.0-incubating. LMF will continue to exist as an extended bundling of 
different technologies (Apache Marmotta, Apache Stanbol and Apache SOLR). 

Apache Marmotta consists of the following components:
- Apache Marmotta Platform: the complete Linked Data server implementation
- KiWi Triple Store: an implementation of a Sesame Sail based on a relational 
database with advanced functionalities like rule-based reasoning and versioning 
of updates
- LDClient: a Linked Data client library that can also wrap other legacy data 
formats and access them in a Linked Data style (e.g. the YouTube, Vimeo and 
Facebook APIs)
- LDCache: a caching component for LDClient allowing to locally cache the 
retrieved data in different backends
- LDPath: a path-based query language for the Linked Data Cloud; in combination 
with LDClient and LDCache, it allows transparently navigating over different 
servers

All components can also be used separately, e.g. for Linked Data applications 
that do not require a server and only aim to consume Linked Data. More 
information is available on the Apache Marmotta Website:

http://marmotta.incubator.apache.org/

All components are available via Maven Central. Documentation on how to use 
them can be found on the webpage. In addition, we offer several distribution 
packages at:

http://marmotta.incubator.apache.org/download.html

The Apache Marmotta release currently contains of the following distribution 
packages:
- Apache Marmotta Installer: an installation wizard that creates a ready-to-run 
installation of the Marmotta Platform
- Apache Marmotta Web Application: a .war file of the Marmotta Platform that 
can be deployed in most servlet containers
- Apache Marmotta Source Distribution: complete source code
- Apache Marmotta LDPath: a standalone command line tool for running LDPath 
over the Linked Data Cloud

In the following weeks, we will also prepare an updated version of the Linked 
Media Framework, which from now on will be based on Apache Marmotta but offer 
integration with Apache Stanbol and Apache SOLR to cover the complete value 
chain from unstructured content to meaningful applications like Semantic Search.

I hope you enjoy our software and maybe some of you would like to contribute in 
one way or the other! ;-)

Greetings,

Sebastian and the Apache Marmotta Team

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| Dr. Sebastian Schaffert          [email protected]
| Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft  http://www.salzburgresearch.at
| Head of Knowledge and Media Technologies Group          +43 662 2288 423
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