Attensa Introduces First Enterprise Feed Server Appliance; Easy to Install Web Feed Server Appliance Makes it Easy to Create and Manage a Secure, Scalable Enterprise-Wide RSS Environment.PORTLAND, Ore. -- Attensa, Inc., the leading developer of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) A syndication format that was developed by Netscape in 1999 and became very popular for aggregating updates to blogs and the news sites. RSS has also stood for "Rich Site Summary" and "RDF Site Summary. software for businesses, today introduced the world's first enterprise feed management appliance. The Attensa Feed Server is a Web feed server Web Feed Server, also known as an RSS Server, enables the distribution, management, reading and tracking of internal and external RSS, ATOM and XML web feeds behind an organization's firewall. appliance that can be easily installed behind the firewall to create a secure, scalable, enterprise RSS environment. The Attensa Feed Server makes it easy for administrators to set-up and manage Web feed usage. IT administrators have full control over subscription access and the appliance makes it easy to quickly configure specific feeds for individuals and groups. With the Attensa Feed Server individuals, workgroups, departments and entire organizations can securely receive internal and external RSS information. RSS articles can be read in Microsoft Outlook For the e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows, see . Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook , in a secure online reader or on a mobile device. Attensa's unique AttentionStream(TM) synchronization ties the server to the company's desktop, web and mobile RSS readers so articles read, filed and deleted are continuously updated, regardless of when or where they are accessed. "Web feeds are quickly evolving into the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. delivery platform for getting critical business information to the right people automatically," said Craig Barnes, 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. of Attensa. "Just as companies integrated servers to manage email and the demands it placed on their organizations, Web feed servers are needed to manage the flow of information. These servers must easily integrate with current enterprise infrastructure; efficiently transfer information; protect valuable, proprietary information; and be scalable to serve large organizations. The Attensa Feed Server is all this and more." Easy to Install and Deploy The turnkey appliance is deployable in less than three hours and resides behind the firewall ensuring all data is kept private. It is a Linux-based system utilizing Java, TomCat and Apache. The appliance uses an open source database for its data store and can be optionally integrated with Microsoft Active Directory for user and group information, and with Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. for feed delivery via Outlook and other Exchange clients. Deployment is simplified because there is no need to install client software. RSS users can access their feeds through Attensa's AJAX Web RSS reader application. Or the server can be connected with Microsoft Exchange, so users can access their feeds via Microsoft Outlook. Connects with Attensa for Outlook to Cut Through Information Overload A symptom of the high-tech age, which is too much information for one human being to absorb in an expanding world of people and technology. It comes from all sources including TV, newspapers, magazines as well as wanted and unwanted regular mail, e-mail and faxes. Organizations can further trim the costs of information work by connecting the Attensa Feed Server to Attensa for Outlook, a business class RSS reader designed to help knowledge workers cut through information overload by intelligently prioritizing RSS feeds and articles. Attensa for Outlook uses a unique predictive ranking technology which prioritizes RSS subscriptions and articles based on their importance to the reader. The Attensa Feed Server uses AttentionStream(TM) synchronization to tie desktop, web and mobile RSS reader clients together so articles read, filed and deleted are treated consistently across all of the clients. Requirements Client software requires either Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000 or later, or one of the following Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
Attensa for Outlook 1.5, is in public beta and is free for 60 days. It can be downloaded at www.attensa.com About Attensa Attensa, Inc. is a venture backed software company developing an RSS network that cuts through information overload by intelligently delivering prioritized, relevant, up-to-the-minute information to people on any device they choose. For more information and to keep informed about new product introductions, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.attensa.com/ and at our blog at http://attensa.typepad.com. (C) 2006 Attensa, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Attensa, the Attensa logo and AttentionStream are trademarks of Attensa, Inc. Microsoft Outlook is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are used for identification purposes only and are the rights of their exclusive holders. |
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