Vitam

Vitam
Vitam is an open source software able to manage and preserve digital records and archives (back-end).
Homepage:	http://www.programmevitam.fr/pages/english/pres_english/
License:	GPL V3 (Cecill V2.1)

Description

VITAM is a digital archiving and preservation Software solution. It ensures ingest, management, preservation and long-term access to large amount of digital records of administrative as well as archival value.

Vitam Software Solution is developed in Agile methodologies.

Vitam’s functionnalities are splitted between OAIS six functional entities: Ingest, Archival Storage, Data Management, Administration (functionnal and technical), Preservation planning, Access. According to the French context, the OAIS functional model has been adapted to fit exactly very specific needs (linked to records management and archives). A specific feature named “AIP lifecycle management” has been added, gathering some other activities linked to the data lifecycle management and final disposition implementations. It allowed to add features such as metadata update and modification, arrangement, declassification, transfer to another digital repository.

Version 1.4.1 (Release 7)