Enterprise software firm
Novell has announced a real-time collaboration tool that is
deeply integrated with
Google's Wave technology.
Novell Pulse, due for release in mid-2010, is aimed at enabling
people in different locations around the world to work together in
real-time by co-browsing information and co-authoring
documents.
Users can manage content overload by choosing people and topics
to follow and keeping files with their related groups and
conversations - much like Google Wave.
But Novell claims to have used its identity management expertise
to add robust security to Pulse, the first product to be
interoperable with Google Wave.
This will enable users to communicate in real-time with users of
any other Wave provider.
"For the first time, enterprises can tie business controls and
security together with real-time collaboration and social
networking technologies," said Kent Erickson, general manager for
Workgroup Solutions at Novell.
Pulse provides increased security through linking to enterprise
identity and access management systems, directory services and
audit tools.
Google Wave and its open federation protocol were designed to
help people collaborate more efficiently, according to Lars
Rasmussen, software engineering manager for Google Wave.
"We are very excited to see Novell supporting the Google Wave
Federation Protocol with its Pulse product," he said.