The Mediawiki Pipes extension implements external data access and processing through a series of configurable nodes that form a Pipe. The net effect is to create a Wiki based application framework. See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Pipes
The FAS is a scalable application server with a plugin interface. It includes a GUI Management Interface, a server, a client and some other tools. Plugins: * Chat * Backup * Check your server's status; FAS is still in development