O3Spaces Workplace:Free download to extend Document management and collaboration features to OpenOffice.org, StarOffice and MS Office suites
O3Spaces Workplace is a free alternative to Microsoft Office and MS Sharepoint.O3Spaces Workplace extends the capabilities of OpenOffice.org, StarOffice and MS Office by providing document management and collaboration features including real-time version control, check-in/check-out and document security.O3Spaces Workplace thereby enables project teams to publish and distribute information, through a single web-based team environment that has built-in search capabilities and an optional Workplace Assistant (on the desktop).Thus O3Spaces Workplace helps users to store and find information much more effectively than with traditional file sharing.and provides management-tools for WorkSpaces and TeamSites.
O3Spaces Workplace provides tight integration of the collaboration services into OpenOffice.org, StarOffice and MS Office, making it possible for Workplace members to have their information within reach, whenever they can get hold of an internet computer.
O3Spaces is a better alternative to Microsoft Office and MS Sharepoint:
O3Spaces in combination with either OpenOffice.org, StarOffice or MS Office brings the key advantages of Microsoft Office and MS Sharepoint in an open architecture available on every platform you use.
O3Spaces Workplace stack represents a functional alternative to the Microsoft stack without the vendor lock-in and with great benefits of the OpenDocument standards. Furthermore, O3Spaces is fully functional on almost every desktop since next to Windows clients, Linux and Solaris (KDE/Gnome) desktops are supported.
Features of O3Spaces Workplace:
- O3Spaces collaboration bundle provides a Workplace Assistant that enables you to stay in touch with your Workspaces and Team members at any time without the need of a browser.This is big plus over the Microsoft stack that lacks a Workplace Assistant.
- O3Spaces Workplace has built-in alert capabilities through which users can be
notified of any changes made to shared information - O3Spaces provides users with the means to communicate instantly through integrated features for adding document comments, the forums and messaging system
- O3Spaces built-in document version control plus automated check-in/check-out capabilities
- Document authors can determine how their documents are distributed and used by others using the integrated Rights Management Services
- O3Spaces has an end-user ready interface and users will typically need only half a day to learn using it
- O3Spaces integrates with any LDAP servers like OpenLDAP, Novell directory service, Sun Directory server unlike MS sharepoint that integrates only with active directory
O3Spaces works with OpenOffice.org/StarOffice/MS Office suites while MS sharepoint can work only with MS office suite.O3Spaces, runs on Linux/Solaris/Win32, both client and server, while while MS sharepoint can run in only windows environment.
Free download O3Spaces Workplace:
Free download O3Spaces Workplace for windows, Debian-based Linux distributions, Red Hat-based Linux distributions and Ubuntu VMware Appliance and extend the capabilities of your OpenOffice.org/StarOffice/MS Office suites
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