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Sakai is an open source, web-based, Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE) that is primarily focused on higher education, and has been adopted by hundreds of institutions. It supports the activities of students, teachers, and researchers. Sakai also provides an administrative interface. Sakai is flexible, and can be configured for a variety of specialized audiences.This article by explains concepts that you may need during first-time Sakai deployments. Within this article, you'll find an overview of the third-party frameworks on which Sakai is built and information about how to manage and monitor Java.

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