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Xchange Network extends collaboration solution to share data across disparate servers |
December 2006
Xchange Network announced today the extension to XC Bridge™, enabling users on disparate collaboration servers to easily share calendar, contact, and/or task data.
XC Bridge now provides for any combination of Microsoft Outlook®, Mac Address Book/iCal, Microsoft Entourage®, Novell Evolution™ or Web Interface to create, update and share data regardless of the collaboration server that the user is a direct member of (e.g., Microsoft Exchange®).
For example, users on two totally separate Microsoft Exchange Servers can selectively share and modify calendars, address books, and/or tasks with each other. Further, XC Bridge allows users that are not “members” of any collaboration server to participate with users that are.
"What this means is that organizations can continue to use the collaboration solution currently in place while securely sharing data with individuals not on their network." stated Bill McManus, Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Xchange Network.
In practice, XC Bridge functions as a conduit between the separate collaboration platforms. Each user may enable a “connection” to the desired calendar, address book, and/or task folder that they wish to share or participate in. A defined yet flexible permissions model enables users and system administrators to securely regulate access to data. Users may enable as many connections to other servers as they need, such as between collaboration servers, accounting servers, on-line calendar servers, etc., allowing them to manage their data from one desktop interface.
"No other solution like this exists," continued McManus. "Organizations need to communicate effectively. And not surprisingly, these organizations have a mix of desktop environments. Not only can XC Bridge synchronize data between "like" desktop applications, such as Outlook-to-Outlook, but any combination of Outlook, Entourage, Address Book/iCal, and Evolution desktops. No other software provider has a solution such as this."
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