About O3Spaces Workplace 2.2.1

O3Spaces Workplace integrates into popular office productivity suites such as Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org and StarOffice and delivers its Document Management and Document Collaboration solutions for (distributed) teams, workgroups & departments, across operating systems.

O3Spaces Workplace 2.2.1 incorporates a greatly enhanced Workplace Assistant. This trademark desktop component now sports an 'application style' user interface, with a generic Workplace repository file browser. It allows you to upload multiple files and folders to the Workplace by drag & drop, or download a selection of files and folders for off-line work. The new Workplace Assistant makes it even easier to share any type of file from any application, while retaining the benefits of the Workplace repository's security, versioning and locking mechanisms.

Another unique Workplace feature is the template-management module. This functionality addresses one of the few remaining OOo/SO enterprise blind spots. The module covers template storage, versioning, as well as, controlled distribution of templates to the end user in one integrated system.

O3Spaces Workplace Template Management
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Key features in O3Spaces Workplace 2.2.1

End-User functionality

• Workplace Assistant and plug-in improvements
• New Application style Workplace Assistant interface
  The new user interface for the Workplace Assistant presents the end-user with all the Assistant functionality in a user friendly setting.
• Workplace Assistant with drag & drop Workplace repository file browser
  The new Workplace assistant file browser brings improved repository access to the desktop. Multiple files and folders can be easily uploaded via drag & drop into your workspace folders.
• Manage locked files
  Enhances your control of the check-in & check-out process, improving e.g. synchronization of off-line work.
• Improved Microsoft Office support on Windows Vista
  Workplace now offers better compatibility for the supported MS Office versions (Microsoft Office XP, 2003 and 2007) on Windows Vista.
• OpenOffice.org Assistant control
  A usability enhancement allowing you to control the Workplace Assistant status and connect to the Workplace directly from OO.o.
• Template Management
  New functionality for the administration and distribution of 'document templates' & 'corporate identity'.
• Workplace browser and repository functionality
• Double-click behavior for default actions
  Usability enhancement in the Studio & Spaces browser environments enabling common double-click behavior
• Search & Sort in overviews
  Usability enhancement in the Studio & Spaces browser environments enabling searching and sorting the information in various overviews (documents, users, groups, etc.)
• Anonymous access
  Access the Workplace repository with 'anonymous access' to link Workplace content to Wiki's, Portals & Websites.
• Multiple File Upload
  New functionality supporting multiple file uploads in the Browser environments. New non-blocking uploads allow you to continue work while uploading.
• Create new workspaces as Workspace user
  New functionality allowing users with administrative permissions to create new Workspaces from the End-user Spaces environment.
• Web Interface improvements
• Resizable browser interface.
• Improved loading and rendering performance (better responsiveness).
• Top menu redesign (Assistant Status, etc.).
• New Spanish localization
  A Spanish localization is added to the available interface languages.  The current localizations are: English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Swedish and Polish.

System & Admin functionality

• Zip - Bulk Import
  New Studio functionality enabling you to import content structures directly into the Workplace repository directly from any server drive (mount).
• Document template library
  New Studio functionality to manage the end-user document templates and the OO.o template management plug-in menu structure.
• OSGi framework
  Manage Workplace add-ons and extension modules with the new OSGi Studio command interface.

  • Possibility to disable notifications from a specific user temporary.

• Improved performance & scalability
  Server side optimizations resulting in improved performance and scalability.
• Studio System overview
  Review key Workplace Server information, a.o unit structure, repository size, active users etc.