O3Spaces Workplace acknowledged by German Government

The German Interior ministry (KBST - Federal Government Co-ordination and Advisory Agency) has included O3Spaces Workplace in the third edition of its highly regarded 'Migrationsleitfaden' (migration manual).
O3Spaces is very pleased to be included in this 'elite' selection of software solutions, that is put together in order to aid German (government) institutions in selecting 'alternative' solutions for their essential everyday software tools.

The migration manual offers the reader information on relevant software products, related migration paths, as well as thematic product and technology comparisons. All in all it serves as a 'must read' source of information for any CIO looking to free and modernize his/her IT landscape.

O3Spaces Workplace was incorporated as part of a focused selection of collaboration and document management alternatives. Among the selection O3Spaces Workplace stands out thanks to cross platform capabilities and its integration with different office suites, by virtue.

O3Spaces is working hard to keep leading the way with its user friendly cross platform collaboration and document management solution. Ongoing innovation and development will ensure that O3Spaces Workplace will integrate even deeper and ever more conveniently supporting your every day office work and information exchange.

O3Spaces shines in SURFnet Technology Scouting

SURFnet recently conducted a Technology Scouting of the O3Spaces Workplace collaboration suite. The focus of this in depth product evaluation was on two main questions, namely:

1. Is the O3Spaces Workplace software useful for the support of project groups and collaboration in an educational setting?
2. How does O3Spaces score compared to the application that is already used by SURFnet for collaboration, MS Sharepoint?

Strong advantages of O3Spaces Workplace, as highlighted in the report, are the support of mixed environments (MS Office AND OpenOffice.org/StarOffice; Firefox AND IE; Linux, Windows, Solaris AND MAC OS X), the desktop integration through the Workplace Assistant and the general ease of use.

Furthermore, O3Spaces Workplace was found to be a scalable product, well suited to support the different kinds of projects found in an educational setting. In big projects (with thousands of users) and smaller projects (such as collaboration within a single faculty) alike, O3Spaces Workplace proved to be well suited.

The survey concluded that, where Sharepoint is more of an 'anything for anybody' product, O3Spaces Workplace has a narrower focus on best of breed document management and collaboration functionality, resulting in a much more convenient and efficient delivery of functionality.

O3Spaces announces series of Educational Webinars

Due to high demand O3Spaces is offering after summer Webinars for education starting September 2008. The series of Webinars will address its `O3Spaces for Education´ solution. This solution is a specialist version of its heralded Document Management and Document Collaboration suite, O3Spaces Workplace. The all round nature of the product, its ease of use and its cross platform compatibility make it exceptionally usable in an Educational setting. Other advantages are a low configuration time, `end-user-readiness´ and the short implementation time needed.

To underline these advantages two educational scenarios are dealt with during the Webinars series, namely:

• O3Spaces Workplace for Education as a support tool for collaboration in project groups in an educational setting
• O3Spaces Workplace for Education as a support tool for collaboration across organizations in an educational setting>

O3Spaces Workplace now also available for Mac OS X

O3Spaces is pleased to announce the immediate availability of O3Spaces Workplace 2.3.0 beta, the first version of its heralded Document Management & Collaboration suite to include support for Mac-OS-X.

Mac OS X support

Repository Search in the Workplace Assistant

Workplace 2.3.0b is available as one of three editions

1. the free-to-use Community Edition,
2. the enterprise grade Professional Edition and
3. the no hassle 'Software As A Service' On-Demand Edition

O3Spaces selected as 'Red Herring Award' finalist

Red Herring today announced that O3Spaces was named a Finalist of Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year.

 View Red Herring Finalists

“This year’s impressive list of submissions from companies demonstrates Europe’s growing role as a major center of innovation in the global technology sector,” said Red Herring Editor-in-Chief Joel Dreyfuss. “The exceptional accomplishments of European technology startups and entrepreneurs are a testament to the rapid advancements being made in building the European innovation ecosystem.”

Red Herring’s lists of top private companies are an important part of the publication’s tradition of identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs. Companies like Google, eBay, and Skype were spotted in their early days by Red Herring editors, and touted as leaders that would change the way we live and work.

Red Herring’s editorial staff rigorously evaluated several hundred private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development.

Red Herring will honor the Red Herring 100 Europe Finalist companies at its Red Herring Europe 2008 event. Scheduled for April 14-16, at the Westin Dragonara Resort, this intimate, three-day event is themed “The Pursuit of Disruption” and will explore how European firms are leading the charge in many technology sectors, gaining the competitive advantage, and driving entrepreneurial success in ways that create business opportunities for challengers and incumbents alike.

About Red Herring
Red Herring is a global media company which unites the world’s best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine, an online daily technology news service, technology newsletters and major events for technology leaders around the globe.  Red Herring provides an insider’s access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy. More information about Red Herring is available on the Internet at www.redherring.com.

O3Spaces Workplace version 2.2.1 released

O3Spaces is pleased to announce the immediate availability of O3Spaces Workplace 2.2.1, the latest version of its heralded Document Management and Document Collaboration suite.

O3Spaces Workplace integrates into popular office productivity suites such as Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org and StarOffice and delivers its Document Management and Document Collaboration solutions for (distributed) teams, workgroups & departments, across operating systems.
 Download O3Spaces Workplace 2.2.1 whitepaper (PDF - 299 kB)

Editions
Workplace 2.2.1 is available as one of three well known editions; the popular Community Edition (over 30000 downloads in 5 months), the enterprise grade Professional Edition and the no hassle Software As A Service On-Demand Edition.
 View the Workplace editions

Workplace Assistant
O3Spaces Workplace 2.2.1 incorporates a greatly enhanced Workplace Assistant. This trademark desktop component now sports an 'application style' user interface, with a generic Workplace repository file browser. It allows you to upload multiple files and folders to the Workplace by drag & drop, or download a selection of files and folders for off-line work. The new Workplace Assistant makes it even easier to share any type of file from any application, while retaining the benefits of the Workplace repository's security, versioning and locking mechanisms.
 Download O3Spaces Workplace Assistant File-Explorer whitepaper (PDF - 142 kB)

Template Management
Another unique Workplace feature is the template-management module. This functionality addresses one of the few remaining OOo/SO enterprise blind spots. The module covers template storage, versioning, as well as, controlled distribution of templates to the end user in one integrated system.
 Download O3Spaces Workplace Template Management whitepaper (PDF - 119 kB)

Spanish localization
O3Spaces Workplace 2.2.1 is the first Workplace release offering a Spanish localization, catering to the popular demand of Spanish speaking Workplace users across the globe.

O3Spaces Community Center
O3spaces Workplace has a rapidly growing global customer base. Our customers can be found in the educational, health care, government, SMB & enterprise markets.
The O3Spaces Workplace 2.2.1 Community Edition is available from the O3Spaces community website: http://community.o3spaces.com and at: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/.

On the community website you will find:
 Community downloads (VMware Appliance, Windows installer, generic Deb package or a generic RPM package)
 2.2.1 Update Kit (Update a 2.x.x to 2.2.1)
 Professional Edition trial download (Workplace Deployment Kit)

O3Spaces Workplace 2.2.1 Beta available

O3Spaces has released O3Spaces Workplace Community Edition 2.2.1 Beta.
This 2.2.1 beta release includes novelties like an integrated file-browser in the Workplace Assistant, enabling fast and easy uploading of multiple files or folders from the desktop. Also, the bulk import module has been extended with support for importing folders from the server file system.

The 2.2.1 Beta version is a free to use Community Edition and can be downloaded from the O3Spaces community website: http://community.o3spaces.com
Here you will find:
 Community downloads (VMware Appliance, Windows installer, generic Deb package or a generic RPM package)
 2.2.1 Update Kit (Update a 2.x.x to 2.2.1)
 Professional Edition trial download (Workplace Deployment Kit)

The growing O3Spaces community

The O3Spaces community is showing impressive growth.
With 25000 O3Spaces Workplace downloads (and counting) since the public availability of O3Spaces Community Edition 2 months ago; and over 2000 registered community users, interacting on the forums, working on localizations and sharing experiences; the O3Spaces community is definitely becoming mature.

More and more Workplace users are finding their way to the community website for the latest downloads and for the outstanding support the community forums offers many topics with more than 600 support posts. Valued by its users, the forums incorporates a lot of knowhow, tips & tricks and user experiences.

O3Spaces Workplace 2.2.0 also available as Professional Edition Trial

In addition to the full featured O3Spaces Workplace Community Edition, a free Professional Edition Trial can now be downloaded from the Community Center.
If you are interested in trying O3spaces Workplace in a production environment, please register on the community website in order to download the Workplace Deployment Kit (WDK). The O3Spaces WDK will allow you to deploy the O3Spaces Workplace software using a production database.

Register for the Professional Edition Trial (on the Community Center)
Download O3Spaces WDK - Professional Edition Trial - 2.2.0 (from the Community Center)

O3Spaces Workplace version 2.2.0 released.

After the success of the 2.2 beta edition, we are pleased to announce the availability of O3Spaces Workplace Version 2.2.0.

The 2.2.0 version is available as a free to use Community edition and as a Professional Enterprise and On-demand edition.

• More information about the 2.2.0 release
• More information about the O3Spaces Workplace editions
• Find out how to try O3Spaces Workplace 2.2.0

The City of Heerenveen turns OpenOffice.org into a Web 2.0 enterprise environment.

The City of Heerenveen turns OpenOffice.org into a Web 2.0 enterprise environment.
Bridging the gap for professional OpenOffice.org users.

The City of Heerenveen (NL) uses and relies on an OpenOffice.org Web 2.0 work environment based on O3Spaces Workplace.
By implementing the newly released O3spaces workplace, including the integrated template and extension, the City of Heerenveen can now benefit from document management, collaboration, template management as an integrated part of their OpenOffice.org environment.

“The problem we as city encountered was the lack of integrated enterprise features as integrated template management, document collaboration and versioning”, says Johan Hiemstra, head of the ICT strategy office at the Heerenveen City council.
“A very important criteria regarding these features is the tight integration in the office productivity environment as that is considered as the key application everybody is using.”
“By migrating from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org we had to take our productivity environment to a higher level, so that the migration would not be perceived as a mere replacement but as a genuine improvement. The OpenOffice.org user doesn't need to leave the OpenOffice.org application or start another application. This effectively eliminates the borders between template management and document collaboration for teams, projects and departments. We are focused on the user and on the usability of the applications we use. With O3Spaces Workplace we've found a fully integrated document management, collaboration environment that till now couldn't be found on the market”,  says Hiemstra.

The City of Heerenveen uses OpenOffice.org with O3Spaces Workplace for 500 seats.

About the City of Heerenveen
The City of Heerenveen is situated in the north of the Netherlands in the province Friesland and has approximately 41000 inhabitants. Heerenveen is often referred to as the 'Sports city of the North' as a result of its renowned ice rink and soccer team.

About O3Spaces
O3Spaces B.V. is a young organization built around an experienced and innovative team of software engineers based in the Netherlands. We have a proven track record in developing software for a broad range of industries, from Healthcare, Education to Industry.
Inspired by the potential and the power of the open source concept in general and of ODF and OpenOffice.org in particular, we strive to be at the forefront of developments in tools and systems opening up new ways of collaboration.
O3Spaces Workplace has firmly claimed its position as essential Web 2.0 enterprise extension for OpenOffice.org. The ability to support office collaboration across platforms and office suites is unrivaled. O3Spaces Workplace provides its collaboration features for small & medium-sized enterprises, government and education as well as throughout large companies.

Contact
O3Spaces B.V.
Hanzeweg 12d, 2803 MC Gouda, The Netherlands
Tel. (+31) 182 680 269
Info: info@o3spaces.com 
Press: press@o3spaces.com

Press contacts:
Martin de Wilde:  +31 645 10 68 45
Rob Mentink:  +31 645 44 24 83

Website: http://www.o3spaces.com 
Community Center: http://community.o3spaces.com

10000 Community Edition Downloads in the first 2 weeks!

O3Spaces is proud to announce that since the release of the O3Spaces Workplace Community Edition 2.2 beta two weeks ago, we've seen more than 10000 downloads!
We are more than happy with this demand for O3Spaces Workplace and are committed to deliver the Community Edition 2.2-final (scheduled for Dec. 2007), which will also contain the new Template Management module.

Community Edition 2.2 Beta Available

O3Spaces is pleased to announce the immediate availability of O3Spaces Workplace Community Edition 2.2b

The release of the Workplace 2.2b as a community edition is our answer to the demand from both OpenOffice.org users as well as the enterprise market for a publicly available full featured product edition.

O3Spaces Workplace 2.2b community edition incorporates a number of exciting key features.
The Community Edition is a free to use, fully featured Workplace solution for up to 10 team members. Furthermore, the Community Edition 2.2 can be seamlessly migrated with a Workplace Professional subscription. The O3Spaces Workplace 2.2b Community Edition is available as a number of new easy installers for various Linux and Windows Operating systems. It will also be available as a virtual appliance.

One of the striking new features, that was developed based on OpenOffice.org/StarOffice enterprise customer requests, is the new template-management module. This functionality addresses one of the few remaining OOo/SO enterprise blind spots. The module covers template storage, versioning, as well as, controlled distribution of templates to the end-user in one integrated system. Template management will be made available in the Community Edition 2.2-final

O3spaces Workplace currently has more than 40 signature customers worldwide and our customer base is growing rapidly. Our customers can be found in the educational, health care, government and the SMB market and include the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) in Germany, the City of Heerenveen in the Netherlands, the NASA in the USA and Henderson bas (The nice agency) in Canada.

The O3Spaces Workplace Community Edition is available from the O3Spaces community website: http://community.o3spaces.com

.riess applications extends their offering with O3Spaces Workplace

Lothar Becker, Managing Director of .riess applications comments: “O3Spaces really answers the needs of our customers in the migration from MS Office to OpenOffice.org by providing an integrated and flexible alternative to MS Sharepoint. This is why we really wanted to incorporate this first technologically mature solution in our offering.”

“We know .riess applications as a market leader with a lot of experience in Office suite migrations and Open Source technologies. Therefore, we're really pleased with this new partner in Germany, and I'm confident that we'll be working intensively together on many border crossing projects.” says Rob Mentink, O3Spaces CEO.

The ever growing market is not just looking for alternatives to the likes of MS Word, but there is specific demand for intelligent and integrated solutions that are professionally maintained and supported. Especially regarding public institutions, both partners see great potential for collaborating on future projects.

Read more about the O3Spaces - .riess partnership

Read more about .riess applications

New Xandros Linux Server to Provide Enterprise-Grade O3Spaces OpenDocument Collaboration

March 13, 2007

NEW YORK, NY and Gouda, The Netherlands — Xandros, Inc., the leading provider of easy-to-use Linux desktop, server and management solutions, and O3Spaces, B.V., provider of O3Spaces Workplace collaboration for OpenOffice.org, StarOffice and MS Office, today announced an agreement to provide OpenDocument and MS Office document collaboration, management and retention services for the forthcoming release of Xandros Server 2.0 – Standard Edition. O3Spaces Workplace provides any office user with a professional out-of-the-box extension for team and project collaboration, and meets the growing demands from governments and companies for an affordable, platform independent and integrated collaboration alternative to the Microsoft Office SharePoint server. Xandros will give a sneak preview of the new Xandros Server with O3Spaces OpenDocument and MS Office document collaboration in the Xandros stand at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, March 15-21, 2007.

“The Xandros Server managed community with its workflow automation and graphical interface has opened up Linux server administration to broad new classes of mid-level enterprise departments and SMBs," said Dr. Rob Mentink, O3Spaces CEO. “We were especially impressed by how easy it was to integrate O3Spaces into the Xandros Server's community of managed services, making it easily accessible to server administrators with little or no Linux server experience. Together we provide enterprise class tools for collaborative projects while minimizing IT overhead.”

“O3Spaces is leading the way to a future of OpenDocument adoption, and we are proud to be one of the first to market with a server that delivers a fully-integrated enterprise-grade collaboration solution for users of OpenOffice.org and other software supporting the approved international format,” said Andreas Typaldos, Xandros CEO. “With support for both Microsoft Office and OpenDocument formats, O3Spaces fills an essential need for today's mixed network environments looking to transition from proprietary to open solutions. We were also impressed by how easy it is to configure and use the O3Spaces facility, making it an especially valuable addition to the Xandros Server Managed Community.”

Showcased at CeBIT
Xandros will give a sneak preview of the new Xandros Server with O3Spaces Workplace OpenDocument and MS Office document collaboration in Xandros stand F68/1 in Hall 5, Linux Park, at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, March 15-21, 2007. The O3Spaces plug-in for Xandros Server 2 will be available via the Xandros Networks update facility in April 2007. For complete details on the Xandros Server, please visit www.xandros.com. For more on O3Spaces Workplace and document centric collaboration, please visit www.o3spaces.com.

About O3Spaces
O3Spaces B.V. is a young organization built around an experienced and innovative team of software engineers based in the Netherlands. Struck by the potential and the power of the open standards in general and of OpenOffice.org in particular, we want to be at the forefront of developments in new ways of collaboration.
Since its launch in 2006, O3Spaces Workplace has firmly claimed its position as essential enterprise extension for OpenOffice.org. Its ability to support office collaboration across platforms and office suites is unrivaled. O3Spaces Workplace provides its collaboration features for small & medium-sized enterprises, government and education as well as throughout large companies. For more information visit: www.o3spaces.com.

About Xandros
Xandros, Inc. is the leading provider of easy-to-use Linux alternatives to Windows. Founded in 2001, Xandros pioneered low cost, graphical operating systems that leverage existing skill sets and provide seamless compatibility with Microsoft Windows programs and networks. It has since expanded its Debian-based product line from standalone consumer desktops to end-to-end enterprise desktop, server, and management solutions featuring workflow automation and centralized, remote administration. The company is headquartered in New York with research and development facilities in Ottawa and Mumbai, and sales and support offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.xandros.com.

Xandros® is a registered trademark of Xandros Inc. All other trademarks and/or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact for Xandros:
Xenia von Wedel
Terpin Communications Group
xenia@terpin.com
415.595.2030

O3Spaces Workplace 2.1 released

O3Spaces announces the immediate availability of O3Spaces Workplace 2.1, the integrated Basic Content Service (BCS) for the open source office suite OpenOffice.org and its commercial sibling StarOffice.
O3spaces Workplace provides document centric collaboration including real-time version control, check-in/check-out and document security.

The new key features for Version 2.1 are the significantly enhanced OpenOffice.org / StarOffice plugin and the new Microsoft Office plugin. The release of version 2.1 has both deepened and broadened the possibilities for document centric collaboration with O3Spaces Workplace.

For the OpenOffice.org & StarOffice suites the deeper integration means collaboration features such as comparing shared document versions, reviewing and adding document comments are now available to the user within the Office suite. The plugin also facilitates direct pdf-export of any ODF document to the Workplace.

Microsoft Office users can now also work with the O3Spaces Workplace collaboration features directly from within their Office suite. Effectively O3Spaces Workplace 2.1 helps to close the gap for the widespread adoption of the Open Document Format, by supporting an integrating mixed Office environments.

O3Spaces Workplace 2.1 also sports a feature-rich, easy to use and highly customizable AJAX Web interface. Users can quickly create workspaces for particular tasks or projects and use them to keep tabs on the related documents. Users can communicate with each other from within the workspace.

About O3Spaces
O3Spaces B.V. is a young organization built around an experienced and innovative team of software engineers based in the Netherlands. Struck by the potential and the power of the open standards in general and of OpenOffice.org in particular, we want to be at the forefront of developments in new ways of collaboration.

Since its launch in 2006, O3Spaces Workplace has firmly claimed its position as essential enterprise extension for OpenOffice.org. Its ability to support office collaboration across platforms and office suites is unrivaled.
O3Spaces Workplace provides its BCS & collaboration features for small & medium-sized enterprises, government and education as well as throughout large companies.

Further information and press inquiries:
O3Spaces Workplace 2.1 is available for trial and evaluation at: www.o3spaces.com
Rob Mentink: +31 645 442 483
Martin de Wilde: +31 645 106 845

O3Spaces B.V.
Hanzeweg 12d
2803 MC Gouda
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 182 680 269

All product names, logos, brands and any other trademarks contained in this document and the associated software are the property of the respective owners.

Mandriva & O3Spaces sign global distribution agreement

Paris, Gouda (Netherlands), 9 March 2007 - Mandriva and O3Spaces today announce their cooperation.

Mandriva now distributes O3Spaces Workplace as part of the Corporate Server 4 and Mandriva Linux Powerpack+ 2007 Spring editions. The cooperation also covers an extensive support agreement. This means that the customer is offered a well rounded software and service package to enhance office productivity, team work and collaboration based on Mandriva Linux server technology.

O3Spaces Workplace will become available to Mandriva's customers as part of Mandriva distribution bundles as well as through the Mandriva reseller network and online store.

“We are very happy to bring the O3Spaces opportunity to our users. The enhancement of OpenOffice.org to collaboration and document management will be a clear plus to our customers. They will find a ready to use evaluation version in our distros and will  be able to access this technology easily”, said François Bancilhon, Mandriva CEO.

”Our cooperation with Mandriva again marks a significant step in realizing our ambitions. We're delighted with the certification on one of the most full-featured and easy to use Linux systems. Moreover, with this new cooperation O3Spaces expands its global sales and support channels, allowing us to better address our customer needs", said Dr. Rob Mentink, O3Spaces CEO.

About Mandriva
Mandriva, formerly known as Mandrakesoft, is the publisher of the popular Mandriva Linux operating system, one of the most full-featured and easy to use Linux systems. The company offers its enterprise, government, and educational customers a complete range of GNU/Linux and open source software and related services. Mandriva products are available in more than 140 countries through dedicated channels and also from Mandriva Store, the company's online store. Born in 1998, the company has offices in the United States, France and Brazil.
More information at: www.mandriva.com

About O3Spaces
O3Spaces B.V. is a young organization built around an experienced and innovative team of software engineers based in the Netherlands. Struck by the potential and the power of the open standards in general and of OpenOffice.org in particular, we want to be at the forefront of  developments in new ways of collaboration.
Since its launch in 2006, O3Spaces Workplace has firmly claimed its position as essential enterprise extension for OpenOffice.org. Its ability to support office collaboration across platforms and office suites is unrivaled. O3Spaces Workplace provides its collaboration features for small & medium-sized enterprises, government and education as well as throughout large companies. For more information visit: www.o3spaces.com

Press contacts:

Mandriva
Céline Harrand - charrand@mandriva.com - +33 (0)1 40 41 97 29
Emilie Ngo-van Do - engovando@mandriva.com - +33 (0)1 40 41 67 67
Guillaume Martin - gmartin@mandriva.com - +33 (0)1 40 41 17 64

O3Spaces
Rob Mentink -  r.mentink@o3spaces.com-  + 31 (0) 6 45 44 24 83
Martin de Wilde – m.dewilde@o3spaces.com + 31 (0) 6 45 10 68 45