Michael Caton

Most of the refinements to WebExs service are focused primarily on simplifying the UI and providing a more consistent experience across the four other WebEx offerings: Sales Center, Training Center, Event Center and Support Center. Click here to read the full review of WebEx Meeting Center. 2 Most of the refinements to WebExs service are […]

Near-Times Near-Time Current 1.5, released earlier this month, makes organizing and sharing content a more automated experience. Priced at $50 per user, Current 1.5 runs on Mac OS X and is a combination rich-text editor, blogging client, Web browser and RSS reader. Current is a client application in and of itself, capable of viewing Web […]

WINNER Sendmail Inc. Mailstream Content Manager 1.0 Ensuring regulatory compliance is becoming increasingly important in corporate communications, and finding ways to secure outbound communication is as important as securing inbound e-mail. Sendmails (www.sendmail.com) Mailstream Content Manager 1.0 gives messaging administrators and compliance personnel the tools to fulfill both needs admirably, making it an Excellence Awards […]

WINNER Siemens Communications Inc. HiPath Openscape 2.0 Siemens Communications HiPath OpenScape 2.0 is this years eWEEK Excellence Awards winner for Enterprise Collaboration because of its ability to extend presence and real-time collaboration beyond instant messaging through SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) to seamless voice and Web conferencing. The ease with which users can initiate collaboration through […]

Theres no shortage of document task and messaging-oriented collaboration applications, but few offer the security options found in Kasten Chase Applied Researchs Assurency CipherShare. Available as a hosted application through Online Systems for $75 per user per month (and a $100-per-user setup fee), CipherShare provides robust security through strong encryption and document workflow features. While […]

With modules to manage CRM, human resources, projects, financials, logistics and workflow, Exact Softwares e-Synergy delivers more than the sum of its parts. e-Synergy provides midsize companies with a Web-based business management suite that is affordable and relatively flexible. Click here to read the full review of e-Synergy. 2 With modules to manage CRM, human […]

Workshare Professional 4.0 performed three tasks very well in eWEEK Labs tests: tracking documents, managing revisions and auditing document revisions. Click here to read the full review of Workshare Professional 4.0. 2 Workshare Professional 4.0 performed three tasks very well in eWEEK Labs tests: tracking documents, managing revisions and auditing document revisions. Workshare captures document […]

The NextPage client application and service work by creating a set of metadata for each master document an author creates, including a unique identifier. Only the metadata, and not the entire document, is sent through the service for identification as the document is modified and saved. This approach provides document creators with real-time alerting any […]

Next month, Onfolio will formally introduce the second version of its namesake Web content capture and knowledge management application, including new features that make it a collaborative, rather than single-user, tool. Based on my tests of Onfolios first edition a year ago, the $100 Onfolio Professional Edition 2.0 needed to add every one of these […]

NextPage Inc.s NextPage 1.5 and Workshare Inc.s Workshare Professional 4.0 are two good choices for companies that need easy-to-use tools for managing document collaboration and revisions from within Microsoft Corp. Office applications. The NextPage service and the Workshare Professional software, both of which were released last month, will be beneficial to groups that collaborate on […]

The Ultimus BPM suite includes seven components for managing user-driven workflow. Designing and managing workflow is handled through BPM Studio, BPM Server, Reports, Administrator and Org Chart applications. In addition, Ultimus addresses application integration through Clients and FloStation components. Click here to read the full review of the Ultimus BPM suite. 2 The Ultimus BPM […]

Anyone looking at BPM solutions should start at the Workflow Management Coalitions Web site, www.wfmc.org, and look at the Workflow Management Coalition Terminology & Glossary. The glossary is a good starting point for understanding the nomenclature in an industry that, to put it politely, is pretty free with the jargon. Although it doesnt make the […]