Advanced Reality Adds Real-Time Collaboration to Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server.Business/Technology Editors Symposium/ITxpo 2002 ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002 Presence-AR Enables Users to Launch Collaborative Edit and Review Sessions from within Leading Document Management System Advanced Reality(TM), Inc., the company that makes applications collaborative, today announced from Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2002 a new release of the Presence-AR(TM) Adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. for Excel that enhances Microsoft (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) SharePoint Portal Server (1) A network server that deploys portal services to a public Web site or internal intranet. See portal. (2) An application that is used to develop, deliver and maintain a Web portal. with real-time collaboration capabilities. The Presence-AR Adapter for Excel 1.3, Advanced Reality's first adapter for SharePoint Portal Server, enables authorized users authorized user Radiation physics A person who, having satisfied the applicable training and experience requirements, is granted authority to order radioactive material and accepts responsibility for its safe receipt, storage, use, transfer and disposal to select a document from the document management system and automatically initiate a secure peer-to-peer collaboration session where multiple users can simultaneously edit the file from within a standard copy of Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. . Advanced Reality is also developing SharePoint Portal Server-enabled adapters for PowerPoint and Word. The company will demonstrate the Presence-AR Adapter for Excel 1.3 with SharePoint Portal Server integration at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2002 Emerging Technology Pavilion Booth 914. "The ability to launch a collaboration session directly from documents in SharePoint Portal Server combines the benefits of document management with the productivity gains of real-time collaboration," said Brian Asselin, Director of Information Technology at Harborside har·bor·side n. The area adjacent to a harbor. Healthcare, a long-term healthcare services provider that operates 49 facilities in Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. 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Integrating Document Management and Collaboration To compress cycle times for time-sensitive business processes, the Presence-AR Adapter for Excel combines real-time collaboration with the powerful document management capabilities of SharePoint Portal Server. From within the familiar default folder view in SharePoint Portal Server, the Presence-AR Adapter for Excel adds a "Collaborate" link to each Excel document. By clicking on this link, an authorized user can launch a secure peer-to-peer collaboration session that automatically checks out the document if it's available. Other participants, with the proper access permissions, can join the session from inside and outside the corporate firewall using their local copy of Excel. During a collaborative session all participants can view and modify the document, and see each other's changes in real-time. If the document is already checked out, the Presence-AR Adapter for Excel will search for an active collaborative session involving the file and join the user to the session if permissions allow. At the end of each collaboration session, the Presence-AR Adapter for Excel automatically checks in the document, including the changes made, to SharePoint Portal Server. The Presence-AR Adapter for Excel preserves and enforces all the document management controls defined in SharePoint Portal Server including version tracking, user roles, and access control permissions. "The addition of real-time collaboration capabilities to document management systems enables productivity to continue even if a document is checked out," said Simon Hayward, Vice President and Research Director for Gartner. "Solutions that allow multiple users to simultaneously access and work on the same document remove a major stumbling block stum·bling block n. An obstacle or impediment. stumbling block Noun any obstacle that prevents something from taking place or progressing Noun 1. of document management systems." Interactive and Intuitive Tools For increased productivity during collaborative sessions, the Presence-AR Adapter for Excel adds two interactive capabilities to Microsoft's spreadsheet application: chat and find/follow user. Chat allows participants to send each other text messages during a collaboration, which are logged in chronological chron·o·log·i·cal also chron·o·log·ic adj. 1. Arranged in order of time of occurrence. 2. Relating to or in accordance with chronology. order identifying which spreadsheet was being viewed when the message was sent. The find/follow user function eliminates the "where are you now?" syndrome by displaying to participants joining a session the current spreadsheet being viewed by the initiator of the collaboration. If enabled, this capability also ensures all users in the session have the ability to automatically "follow" any other participant as that participant moves around in the spreadsheet. Seamless Access Controls To prevent unauthorized access to documents, the Presence-AR Adapter for Excel enforces the access control rules defined in SharePoint Portal Server. This tight integration prevents unauthorized users from starting or joining a collaboration session. In addition, the Presence-AR Adapter for Excel integrates with Windows NT/2000 and Active Directory authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. to provide single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. that allows authorized users to join a collaborative session without being prompted for a password. "To speed up deadline-oriented business processes like financial reporting, enterprises need tools that support real-time interaction and allow multiple participants to jointly review and edit the same document," said Derek Ruths, Chief Technical Officer, Advanced Reality. "The Presence-AR Adapter for Excel extends the powerful document management capabilities of SharePoint Portal Server with a real-time collaboration environment that takes place within the familiar Excel application and consequently requires no end-user training." Pricing and Availability The Presence-AR Adapter for Excel 1.3 supports SharePoint Portal Server 2001 and Excel 2000 or higher. It is available immediately from Advanced Reality. Pricing for 25 non-transferable licenses, session directory software, and relay server software starts at $5000. Integration services for customizing the Presence-AR Adapter for Excel and enabling collaboration between Excel and other software applications are available from Advanced Reality. About Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is the IT industry's largest and most strategic conference, providing business leaders with a look at the future of IT. For more than 10,000 IT professionals from the world's leading enterprises, Gartner's annual Symposium/ITxpo events are key components of their annual planning efforts. Attendees are responsible for more than $35 billion in IT spending for their respective companies, and rely on Gartner Symposium/ITxpo to gain insight into how their organizations can use technology to address business challenges and improve operational efficiency. For more information, please visit www.gartner.com/symposium. Company Background Founded in October 2000, Advanced Reality, Inc. develops software that makes existing and new applications collaborative without the need for complex programming or expensive infrastructure. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Presence-AR, enables real-time collaboration across any computing platform See platform. , operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , application, and access device. Advanced Reality customers are enterprises, commercial software vendors, and service providers that want to make existing, and new, applications collaborative. Advanced Reality is privately held and headquartered in Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the . To contact Advanced Reality call 713.526.4860, visit us on the Web at http://www.advancedreality.com/, or write to info@advancedreality.com. |
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