OVO Announces New Version of Spark Brainstorming Application Includes Shared Whiteboard for Ideation.RALEIGH, N.C. -- OVO OVO Ongeïdentificeerd Vliegend Object (Dutch: Unidentified Flying Object) OVO OpenView Operations (HP) OVO Open View Operations , a leading developer of processes and application software for innovation and idea management, released version released version - release 2.0 of Spark, a web-based brainstorming and ideation ideation /ide·a·tion/ (i?de-a´shun) the formation of ideas or images.idea´tional i·de·a·tion n. The formation of ideas or mental images. software application. The new version includes a shared whiteboard The electronic equivalent of chalk and blackboard, but between remote users. Whiteboard systems allow network participants to simultaneously view one or more users drawing on an on-screen blackboard or running an application. feature, which allows distributed teams to draw pictures, upload pictures as ideas or draw and edit pictures or graphics which represent ideas. Spark is available as a hosted solution or a licensed application. "The feedback we've received on Spark has been overwhelmingly favorable," said Dean Hering, the Chief Innovator at OVO. "Customers are using Spark to enhance brainstorming in distributed teams or with business partners. We've added a great new capability with the shared whiteboard feature, which allows teams to ideate i·de·ate v. i·de·at·ed, i·de·at·ing, i·de·ates v.tr. To form an idea of; imagine or conceive: "Such characters represent a grotesquely blown-up aspect of an ideal man . . . using words or pictures." As a web-based application See Web application. , Spark enables distributed teams to generate ideas in a classic brainstorming environment, in real time or asynchronously. Teams have the ability to submit ideas, group ideas and vote on ideas that have been generated. Spark provides the ability to support many simultaneous brainstorm sessions. The new whiteboard features allows an individual to draw a concept for an idea, to upload a picture to share with the group, and allow others in the brainstorm to mark up the idea in real time. "Spark is a great ideation application, and this advance demonstrates we've listened to our customers and extended the capability," said Jeffrey Phillips, VP of Sales and Marketing at OVO. "We continue to innovate and provide the tools and processes necessary to help any firm reduce the cycle time from idea to new product or service." Other OVO products include Incubator incubator, apparatus for the maintenance of controlled conditions in which eggs can be hatched artificially. Incubator houses with double walls of mud, a fireroom, and several compartments each holding about 6,000 hens' eggs were developed in ancient times; the , a software application that provides a collaborative portal for idea capture, management and evaluation and Shuffle, a web-based, interactive application to gather and manage trends in your market. For more information on Spark or other OVO Tools, please see our website at www.ovoinnovation.com or call 919-844-5644 x789. About OVO OVO, the innovation business unit of NetCentrics, offers software, consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" and processes to improve idea management and innovation throughout any enterprise. These solutions reduce the cycle time from idea to new product or service, reduce the risk associated with innovation and maximize return on investment. OVO also introduced the Innovate on Purpose(TM) concept and the Concept to Cash(TM) innovation process. For more information, see www.ovoinnovation.com or call 919-844-5644 x789. |
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