 OpenAds v2.4 - Review Published February 18th, 2008
Openads is an open source ad management and tracking system that delivers very powerful control over which ads are served and when. Backed by detailed statistics and performance reports on your ad campaigns, you can place ads wisely and optimize your advertiser's ROI with ease. Read the Full Lab Review
MediaWiki v1.10.1 - Review Published December 14th, 2007
We put the latest version of MediaWiki through our lab tests to see what it has in store for users and admins alike. We found that support and customization may leave a little to be desired but the powerful content creation, navigation, and sea of features definitely made up for it. Read the Full Lab Review
PostNuke v0.8.0.0 - Review Published October 10th, 2007
We strapped on our radiation suits this month and checked out PostNuke. We found the CMS' impressive extendibility made the learning curve worth climbing. Armed with an easy installation, powerful APIs, and massive community support, PostNuke's breaking the CMS mould! Read the Full Lab Review
 Gallery v2.2.1 - Review Published August 16th, 2007
Gallery is one of the most widely used web-based photo management systems out there and for good reason. From our testing, we found its interface to be very intuitive and its feature set to be generous. We did find some performance issues, but other than that, it's a solid web application. Read the Full Lab Review
MODx v0.9.6 - Review Published July 11st, 2007
MODx 0.9.6 is pushing the envelope in the open source CMS community with its AJAX rich framework and content management solution. If you're looking for something new to build your sites around - something that gives you power and versatility, with ease of use and control – MODx could be just what you're looking for. Read the Full Lab Review
LifeType v1.2 - Review Published June 8th, 2007
LifeType is not just another blog app. This web application delivers the goods! The Open Source team on this project definitely sweated the details as is evident from refinements like one of the best setup wizard we have ever seen, a streamlined GUI layout and all the great eye candy. Read the Full Lab Review
phpBB v3.0RC0 - Review Published June 8th, 2007
We were stunned with the power and versatility of phpBB3 Olympus. The open source package has an onslaught of attractive and functional new features for users and administrators alike. Best of all, Olympus has the same massive community-backed support as always Read the Full Lab Review
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Codango Labs FAQ
What Is Codango Labs?
Codango Labs is the name of our facilities and team that do in-depth testing and formal reviews of web applications and other resources found in the community. They have the enviable job of being able to play with the latest and greatest stuff before we all get our grubby little hands on them.
What Does Codango Labs Do?
We randomly pick web applications from the community, install them on a test box, test their features, test their GUI, analyze their code for ease of integration, test their security, and finally test their level of user support. During this process we write a formal review of what we find and rate each aspect of the experience on a scale of 1 to 10.
How Many Lab Reviews Will You Be Doing?
If James, our Website Content Editor, can keep all our reviewers on schedule, we hope to put out about 3 in-depth Lab Reviews per month (1 for PHP, 1 for ASP.NET, and 1 for ASP) starting in July. If that doesn’t happen, you can take that up with our man James.
Who Are The Reviewers?
Our reviewers are a hand-picked set of professional web developers from around the world who work for Codango Labs to do formal evaluations of web applications and other resources. You’ll eventually know these guys/gals by name and probably have your favorites too. By the time our site comes out of Beta, we hope to have profiles posted for each of them.
Do You Favor Advertisers?
Heck No!! If an advertiser were to request special treatment, we would ban them from our website. We abide by a strict code of ethics. We maintain complete separation between our reviews and our advertising and let the chips fall where they may. Some companies may not advertise with us as a result, but as far as we see it, this just opens the door for better companies to rise up and take their place. When we let the natural laws of the market play themselves out, everyone wins: bad companies go away, good companies rise to the top.
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