Chapter 2. OTRS Help Desk

Table of Contents

Basics
Features
New features of OTRS 3.1
Top new features of OTRS 3.0
New features of OTRS 2.4
Hardware and software requirements
Perl support
Web server support
Database support
Web browser support
Community
Commercial Support and Services for OTRS

This chapter describes the features of OTRS Help Desk (OTRS). You will find information about the hardware and software requirements for OTRS. Additionally, this chapter tells you how to get commercial support for OTRS, should you require it, and how to contact the community.

Basics

OTRS Help Desk (OTRS) is a web application which is installed on a web server and can be used with a web browser.

OTRS is separated into several components. The basic component is the OTRS framework that contains all central functions for the application and the ticket system. Via the web interface of the OTRS framework, it is possible to install additional applications such as ITSM modules, integrations with Network Monitoring solutions, a knowledge base (FAQ), et cetera.

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