The RBOSS System is a suite of inter-operable programs that utilize multi-platform file formats to ensure the management, integration and accessibility of broadcast content. Designed as an all-inclusive broadcast Content Management System (CMS), RBOSS provides a searchable content repository for multi-venue live streaming, on-demand delivery and long term content archiving. The RBOSS System incorporates other mature Open Source, Rivendell and Audacity, as integrated modules.

Applications for the RBOSS Project include:

• Auth-X is the web-based authentication module for all RBOSS applications. Auth-X is used by RBOSS applications to authenticate and authorize user's permission levels.

• Track-X a web-based application that allows users to create information rich radio broadcast schedules. Schedules are archived in a SQL database and allow on-demand searchable access to previously broadcasted program content.

• News-X is a web-based news resource management application. News-X stores multilingual text-based news agency feeds from diverse sources (i.e. serial, e-mail, web-distributed) and provides on-demand searchable access.

• Actual-X is a web-based application from which broadcasters can share digital audio actualities. Actualities are uploaded into the system with metadata and are then made available in a searchable format for insertion as elements into radio productions.

• RBOSS & Rivendell integration overview with RBOSS applications and Rivendell

The RBOSS application's CVS repositories and binary downloads are temporarily unavailable at this time.

RBOSS applications are currently going through a major version update intended to apply Semantic Web (NAB Paper 2009) technologies to the applications in order to advance the interoperability of the RBOSS suite and other applications. Semantic Web technologies will allow for a deeper search of content assets, position RBOSS to more quickly integrate and adapt with new system in the broadcast chain and simplify the repackaging of content for new delivery platforms. The upgrade will allow each RBOSS component's metadata can be articulated independently.

It is intended for the use of a Semantic Web model to allow for all available content to be associated with related but different format media in order to adapt to "New Media" models as they are developed or as they become available.

A tentative launch date for updated distribution is targeted for May of 2010. RBOSS Programs are distributed under the GNU Public License. In no event will Radio Free Asia be liable for any loss or damages of any kind, including loss of data, lost profits, cost of cover or other special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages arising out of the use or inability to use of any files, programs or documentation distributed freely on this site however caused and on any theory of liability. This limitation of liability will apply even if RFA has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage. All users acknowledge and assume with the use of all material available on this site this allocation of risk.