Parliament

Spec sheet

Product

Parliament is a high-performance triple store and reasoner designed for the Semantic Web.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Deployment

The release notes document systemd service installation support on Linux/UNIX and a PowerShell startup script on Windows.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The source is distributed under the BSD 3-Clause License.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Founded

2009Read 28 Sep 2026 · github.com

Container

The 2.8.1 release included a Docker Hub image named idemmons/parliament:2.8.1.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

License warranty

The license provides the software “AS IS” and disclaims express and implied warranties.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Origin

Its initial development was funded by DARPA through the DAML program, and Raytheon BBN Technologies later extended it for internal R&D use.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Query timeout

The 2019 release notes say long-running queries now time out.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Release

The repository README reports Parliament version 2.8.1 released on June 9, 2022.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Rules

The 2019 release notes say a SWRL rules engine was added.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security documentation

The 2.8.1 release notes mention a new section detailing how to secure a Parliament instance.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Standards

The project describes Parliament as a standards-compliant triple store for RDF, OWL, and SPARQL.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Storage

The release separates software and data files, with the data directory configurable through kbDirectoryPath in ParliamentKbConfig.txt.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• RDF Databases#16 of 267.7