Collaboration vendors Quovix and VirtualDesign.Net have launched
products this week that aim to solve specific issues concerning
project development and product design.
Software provider Quovix rolled out a collaboration tool designed
to facilitate the process of developing and executing IT projects.
RabbleRouser Version 1.0, a free, intranet-based application,
allows enterprise users to identify, prioritise and bid on projects
in a Web-based environment.
Fostering community participation in the evolution of IT projects
can help organisations meet deadlines, reduce costs and access
existing technical resources, claimed Marty Morrow, chief executive
officer of Quovix.
"How do you get people who have never met to work together and meet
goals and deadlines? How do you identify and prioritise IT project
work and solicit info from a lot of people to decide how important
the projects are?" Morrow said.
"This is a tool that lets people start collaborating within their
own walls."
Using RabbleRouser running in Windows or Linux environments,
employees or IT administrators can enter information about projects
or software development initiatives, which is then available to all
community members.
The tool supports discussion threads, polling, file posting,
project prioritisation and project screening.
Meanwhile, VirtualDesign.Net unveiled the latest version of its
Virtual-WorkSpaces collaboration service that aims to provide
real-time Web-based communication for design professionals and
creative engineers.
The service provides browser-based workspaces for employees who
work with large, complex files such as AutoCAD drawings,
project-planning documents and graphic-intensive files.
Virtual-WorkSpaces includes multipoint videoconferencing,
calendaring and scheduling, file sharing and real-time viewing of
more than 260 file formats.
Other features include instant video conferencing for users to set
up meetings on the move, and a two-dimensional viewer with mark-up
capability that enables real-time viewing and annotation of
collaborative notes to shared documents, such as Microsoft Word
files or PowerPoint presentations.