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-AltaVista Forum 2.0-What it is, How it worksWhat is AltaVista Forum 2.0?
Q: What is AltaVista Forum 2.0? A: AltaVista Forum 2.0 is a software application for HTTP servers that enables teams to organize and share information on the Web. It transforms your private intranet from a one-way, read-only information repository into a dynamic, "many-to-many," collaborative work environment. AltaVista Forum 2.0: Lets users interact with Web information, instead of just reading it Enables teams to quickly assemble, organize, and collaborate Allows team members to upload files from any networked LAN/WAN or local disk, and organize them in a team-specific, shared information environment Provides fast indexing and document-retrieval Supports public and private on-line conferencing, with or without a moderator Features polling, enabling teams and users to register opinions Uses AltaVista Search filters to cull key data from Internet news feeds and public e-mail Supports real-time text chatting Provides team calendar and meeting management Runs on any Digital UNIX, Windows NT, or Sun Solaris (Sparc) server running TCP/IP, using popular Web servers from Netscape, Microsoft and Process Software Is accessible from standard browsers such as Netscape Navigator and MS Internet Explorer Provides password-protected access to confidential information Can be installed and configured in minutes Provides full teaming/collaboration capabilities inside your firewall or over the Internet Q: Who needs AltaVista Forum 2.0? A: AltaVista Forum 2.0 customers are typically corporate users familiar with the World Wide Web as a communications medium. They like the concept of the Internet and Web technology, but want to be shown its usefulness in a corporate environment. Specifically, they would like to use their intranet Web servers (and/or the public Internet) to enable teams to collaborate more productively and find information faster. They may also want to be able to keep track of who is using their Web services.
A: AltaVista Forum 2.0 helps teams work together more productively by providing the following capabilities: Organizing/Grouping Information - AltaVista Forum 2.0 lets team members organize information into hierarchical folders, documents and discussions. These are familiar concepts that users understand immediately. Finding Information - The new content-based retrieval features built into AltaVista Forum 2.0 make finding information extremely easy and fast. Polling features also make it simple for companies to find out what customers think about their products and services. Security - AltaVista Forum 2.0 lets you password-protect information on your intranet or Internet servers. You can control access by individual users or teams to all folders, documents, and discussions. These security features are available inside or outside your Internet firewall. Customization - To integrate AltaVista Forum 2.0 into your computing environment, a software developer's kit is provided to tailor its groupware capabilities to your specific needs.
A: AltaVista Forum 2.0 can be accessed by any Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, or OS/2 user with a standard Web browser - no special, expensive client software is needed. Web browsers supported include Netscape Navigator, Spyglass Mosaic, Quarterdeck, and Microsoft Internet Explorer. AltaVista Forum 2.0 utilizes URLs just like any other World Wide Web information site; this means all Web browsers can make full use of all AltaVista Forum features.
A: AltaVista Forum V2.0 software runs on Internet (HTTP) servers on IP networks. Runs under Digital UNIX on Digital Alpha, Solaris and Windows NT on Intel and Digital Alpha servers Supports server software from NCSA, Netscape, Process Software, Microsoft and others TCP/IP is required to connect users to AltaVista Forum 2.0 Web servers Offers optional access to Internet points outside your company
A: Go to http://www.altavista.software.digital.com on the World Wide Web and select "Products" to access AltaVista Forum 2.0 product information. Download AltaVista Forum and try it out.
A: AltaVista Forum 2.0 interactivity engages team members, enabling workgroups to collaborate more productively, and make better use of shared Web information. Realtime polling capabilities built into AltaVista Forum V2.0 lets co-workers respond to survey-style questions, promoting greater participation in the decision-making process. Post-and-reply conferencing lets users in dispersed locations inexpensively exchange ideas, comments, requests, and information. AltaVista Forum 2.0 has no proprietary components (special clients, databases, network transports, etc.). Team members can access AltaVista Forum 2.0 using any Web browser, including Netscape Navigator and MS Internet Explorer. AltaVista Forum 2.0 is desktop-independent - it supports Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, or OS/2 clients AltaVista Forum 2.0 works with HTTP severs from Microsoft, Netscape, NCSA, Process Software, and others Password and read/write protection, by user, document, folder and conference, makes it easy to control who has access to specific information and who can contribute to on-going conferences. Information can be easily uploaded to AltaVista Forum 2.0 servers. Users can store almost any type of application file on Web servers. Friendly user interface eliminates training typically associated with uploading from clients to servers. Hierarchical folder information system lets users organize information by projects, activities, users - whatever makes sense Password security makes it possible to control who has the ability to provide information to other team members and where information is put. AltaVista Forum 2.0 installs quickly and does not require any customization or application development. A Software Developers Kit is provided to create new applications or to modify existing AltaVista Forum applications.
A: AltaVista Forum 2.0 offers major new team-creation features, in addition to significant enhancements to AltaVista Forum 1.0 capabilities: Team Related Features Enables teams to assemble, organize, and collaborate in any way they choose Allows teams to manage themselves: team members can set up document or discussion forums and add new members Supports streamlined messaging within and outside the team, using integrated Web e-mail Provides links to team forums and critical information about the team and its members, using team-specific home pages Offers team calendar and meeting management features so members can set up meetings on-line, reducing phone tag Supports shared calendars and calling cards through the "conference center" feature Offers synchronous IRC chatrooms, which gives team members new ways to interact Information Access/Sharing You have the ability to hyperlink to other pages. Links to services that collect news, articles, and public domain data such as Individual, Inc.; Associated Press; CNN; ABC; and m-o-u-s-e Alerts team members via automatic e-mail when new documents have been posted, based on individual user-defined criteria Supports over 50 different popular application document formats, including rich text Microsoft Word files Supports a powerful document version control Expanded Systems Support Is fast and easy to install Can be installed on Sun Solaris (Sparc) servers Has a Windows NT-based, "visual" workbench that supports fast custom application development using open Tcl language | ||