Archive for October, 2009

Oct 19 0 comments
Collaboration Software, Product Update, What's New

Collaboration with HyperOffice Got Even Better : Full Document Search, Improved Publisher, More!

In the spirit of keeping our customers in step with the cutting edge of collaboration technology, and making our customer experience ever simpler and more powerful, we added multiple new features to HyperOffice. That’s what software-as-a-service is all about, isn’t it?

The latest up-gradations are the latest in a flurry of activity in recent months (we added HyperBase online database management features to HyperOffice, won the Skype for Business award, and partnered with Tata Communications and Etelos). Whew! Eventful year its been!

So, the new features.

1) Full Document Text Search – HyperOffice online document management features got a boost and finding corporate information just got easier. Now users can search through the entire contents of the documents they have within shared folders. Rather than having to remember the title or author, remembering any word or phrase in a document is good enough for you to find it. In addition, users can avail advanced search feature like searching by author, title, creation date etc. Although this new feature requires considerable computing power, we added it because this is something our customers have been asking for.

This new feature also gives HyperOffice the distinction of being the only online collaboration software in the market to include free full text search for documents without any additional charge.

2) HyperOffice Site Publisher got Turbo Charged! – If you thought creating intranet and extranet workspaces with the HyperOffice Site Publisher was easier before, you just gotta check out the latest version!

We have completely redesigned the Publisher to be easier and more fun to work with. You create completely freeform pages by just dragging and dropping elements wherever you want them to be on the page. All you need to do is drag and drop text boxes, collaboration modules, navigation, images, links, buttons or any other element to any area on the page you choose. No intranet software allows you to create completely customized pages for departments, teams, clients, partners with such ease. This is easier than any full fledged website publisher I have personally ever visited.

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Just start dragging and dropping and transform your blank canvas into a group workspace like the following literally within minutes:-

new-publisher

More – In addition, HyperOffice has made changes to site administration tools, which lets the administrator perform their tasks from a central console with ease - add or delete users, specify permissions and roles, create new groups or delegate responsibility. In addition, administrators can easily view site statistics and reports they might need to measure the effectiveness of their portal.

Changes to each user’s admin tools simplifies how each site user manages their personal account and settings.

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Oct 06 0 comments
Product Update, Software as a Service, What's New

Online Database Management for Growing Companies is Here!

We recently launched HyperBase, an online database management solution designed specifically for small to medium sized companies. We know, we know. The very mention of the phrase “database management system” sounds forbidding to most small businesses.

HyperBase is an attempt to bring database management from the behind the gilded doors of the IT department, to non expert SMB users.

HyperBase allows companies to simplify collection, storage and organization, and sharing of data with colleagues, customers, partners or vendors. In true SaaS (software-as-a-service) spirit, there is nothing to download or manage, nor any database administration expertise required.

Small businesses are used to managing data by manually entering it into Excel files, using Excel tools to sort and filter it. Data is shared by emailing Excel files back and forth whenever inputs are needed for someone.

Working with data like this is slow and error prone. Moreover Excel files lock data away on a single computer, not leveraging its full potential. Even specialized database software like MS Access lock away data on a single computer.

Not very efficient in an age which demands greater collaboration between teams, partners and customers.

HyperBase is an ideal Microsoft Access alternative, and alternative to ad-hoc data management through Excel and email. Here’s how.

HyperBase users can simplify data collection by quickly creating online forms like contact forms, feedback forms, customer surveys and questionnaires, purchase order forms or any other, by publishing them on a web page. We are rather proud of our web form designer, which simply lets you drag and drop fields and create a web form within minutes.

The collected data is automatically stored inside the system and users can share it with colleagues and partners around the world on any internet connected PC, Mac or even mobile device.

Users can easily create customized databases and gain insights from data using simple reporting and querying tools.

Importantly, HyperBase users can build database applications, through which they can automate common business tasks like lead tracking and CRM, job applications, order processing, and customer ticketing etc. As data is entered into the system, and flows from one stage to another, reminders are automatically sent out to responsible persons when actions are required by them.

HyperBase in Action

HyperBase is fully integrated with the HyperOffice collaboration suite. HyperBase adds additional power to HyperOffice’s already extensive list of tools, making it one of the most comprehensive online collaboration softwares in the market.

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