Atlassian Confluence 2.9 Brings a Lotta Luvin' to Business Users.Latest Version Includes Both MS Office and MS SharePoint Connectors SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Atlassian, makers of Confluence, the world's most widely used enterprise wiki A Web site that can be quickly edited by its visitors with simple formatting rules. Developed by Ward Cunningham in the mid-1990s to provide collaborative discussions, there are several "wiki" tools on the market for creating such sites, including www.editme.com, www.seedwiki.com, www. , announced expanded integration with Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. and SharePoint that introduces Confluence to the masses. The latest release includes a host of goodies for business users looking to flex their productivity muscles and improve collaboration. Collaboration on steroids Most wikis See wiki. let users edit pages with a graphical text editor (known as WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. ) or in a technical language called wiki markup (text) markup - In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, or instructions for layout of the text on the page or other information which can be interpreted by some automatic system. . A few wikis, including Confluence, also have a rich-text WYSIWYG editor for non-technical users. Confluence 2.9 includes a new alternative that makes editing a wiki page much simpler for everyone. Confluence users can now edit wiki pages directly from 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. , Word or PowerPoint, via an exclusive new plugin called Office Connector (http://www.atlassian.com/office), free to all existing Confluence customers. Office Connector, originally created by Benryan Software, was acquired by Atlassian in June. "Office Connector really ramped up our adoption of the wiki across the company," said Steve Dantzer, Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. Manager at Sybase. "Those not familiar with wiki editing now have a much simpler way to publish and edit the wiki through Microsoft Office." To view a short video on the Office Connector and how easily it integrates with Confluence visit: http://www.atlassian.com/office/?s_kwcid=conf29. Additionally, Confluence 2.9 has several new and polished macros and improved search. "The new search capabilities are a major bonus to users. All around, search is easier, faster and more intuitive," notes Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes. "We've also made improvements to some of our most popular macros: Galleries and Charts. In addition there's a new Pagetree macro, designed to make documentation management much easier." Content Creates Communities Atlassian is also announcing today the official release of the SharePoint Connector for Confluence (http://www.atlassian.com/sharepoint). This extension, on sale starting today, helps users share, discover, and edit files across both Confluence Spaces and SharePoint TeamSites. Business users who are proficient with the ubiquitous Microsoft Office applications are able to create and edit documents in whichever application they prefer. And technical users who require a more sophisticated wiki collaboration system can deploy and use that wiki directly within SharePoint TeamSites. "This represents not only the best integration with Microsoft Office of any enterprise wiki application, but also a very smooth experience across both Microsoft and Atlassian products," said Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian co-founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "SharePoint and Confluence customers: start your engines!" Both the SharePoint and Office Connectors highlight Confluence's rich plugin ecosystem. With over 300 free and commercial plugins, Confluence is one of the most expandable platforms for collaboration. For more information on Confluence 2.9, Atlassian will be holding a webinar on August 19th. Attendance is completely free. For a free 30-day evaluation of Confluence or to sign up for the webinar please visit: http://www.atlassian.com/office/?s_kwcid=conf29. About Atlassian Atlassian develops affordable, lightweight software that helps enterprises collaborate better. Its products include Confluence, widely recognized as the most advanced enterprise wiki, and JIRA JIRA Japan Industries Association of Radiological Systems (trade organization) JIRA Japan Investor Relations Association , one of the world's most popular issue trackers for IT project management. The company has more than 12,000 customers worldwide, including 30 of the world's top 50 corporations. For more information, visit: www.atlassian.com/. |
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