*ORA-LITE: Software
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To purchase ORA-PRO, visit Netanomics.com or contact Netanomics via email
Software - Latest Versions Available for Use
New 64-bit version for PC posted June 14, 2022
Due to lack of demand, there will not be a new updated 32bit version
A Mac version of ORA is only available from Netanomics
Under the download page we provide:
- Downloads for *ORA-LITE NetScenes cst-iw for:
ORA-LITE v.3.0.9.142 Version Information:
- New Online harms report – needs input from NetMapper
- New Story Detection for networks report – needs over time data
- New Coordination report – needs over time data
- Nodeset Editor’s Attribute Manipulation changes; a. Added "Merge nodes by attribute value" functionality; b. Added ability to create attribute in nodeset editor referred to a Create new neighbor attribute – by create an attribute function that is of the form; c. Extended the attribute manipulation tool
- Updated BEND features; Updated BEND help and descriptions, and increased speed, improved interoperability with NetMapper, improved metrics, tweet content now shown in table (same is true in twitter report)
- Updated geospatial visualizer; updated the Map Tile sources to leverage additional map sites
- Updated network visualizer; optimized to increase layout speed, Added option to export images as individual layers, labels now have a border that can be toggled on/off, Labels can now be set to scale with Node Size, links can now scale their transparency and dashed-ness to their value, Fixed a bug that was preventing the Backwards Influence tool from properly rendering, fixed a bug that prevented the Link Locator tool from properly searching for Links
- Added 3 measures of polarization now in group report and calculated in stance report. Can also be added to BEND report if only 2 groups; cross-platform analysis is now possible and is under data management/derived data dialog
- Data Export Dialog now supports Twitter API v and v2; searching for json fields to import is improved, user can now load/save a configuration of custom attributes, user can use a saved configuration from import during the export process to save out those fields, and expanded custom attribute support
- The Twitter v1 importer has become more lenient in date formats; it now accepts a few different formats by trying different patterns and choosing the one that works. It also supports filtering by hashtag
- There is not a Reddit importer and parser
- Attribute export now possible
- Miscellaneous bug fixes
For details of all versions please go here. Prior versions of this software are not available.
Note:
The software here is ORA-LITE - a free for academics version of the COTS tool ORA-PRO.
Information on how to run the newest Windows version of ORA on a Mac:
- Secure a licensed copy of a virtual machine software (e.g., Parallels, VMWare).
- Create a licensed Windows virtual machine within that virtual software.
- Install ORA-LITE within the virtual Windows.
- Run ORA-LITE.
Copyright Notification and Disclaimer
COPYRIGHT (c) 2001-2024 Kathleen M. Carley - Center for Computational Analysis of Social and Organizational Systems (CASOS), Institute for Software Research International (ISRI), School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue - Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
By downloading the files provided herein you indicate your agreement with this copyright notice and disclaimer. Permission to use this version of the software or any parts of it and to use, copy, or modify its documentation is hereby granted for RESEARCH and TEACHING ONLY purposes within a four-year College, University, High School or Middle School that grants degrees, and provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear intact in all copies of the software and documentation, that you do not sell or redistribute the software, nor include the software in a commercial package.
The release of this software executable into the public academic domain does not imply any obligation on the part of the authors to release future versions into the public domain. The authors are free to make upgraded or improved versions of the software available for a fee or commercially only. Commercial and governmental licensing of the software is available by contacting Dr. Kathleen M. Carley (kathleen.carley@cs.cmu.edu). The software is provided "as is" and without warranty of any kind, express, implied or otherwise, including without limitation, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The software is experimental only and has not been designed for, tested or approved for hazardous use. The use of the software is at the user's own risk. Any conclusions you may draw based on the software or its use are your own. We expressly disclaim any responsibility or liability for any and all adverse effects, including personal, bodily, property or business injury, and for damages or loss of any kind whatsoever, resulting directly or indirectly, whether from negligence, intent or otherwise, from the use or disuse of the software, from errors in the software, or from misunderstandings arising from the software itself, its us or its documentation.
Corporate, Government and Other Usage
Users wishing to obtain a version of ORA for use at other than a four year college, university, highschool or middleschool should contact Dr. Kathleen M. Carley (kathleen.carley@cs.cmu.edu). This includes those training others in the use of ORA as part of specialized workshops and corporate training programs. A professional version of ORA and a mac version of ORA is available at the Netanomics website.
