Virtual project workspace eases collaboration.Low-cost online collaboration software See collaborative software. provides a "virtual workspace" for project-development teams to store and manage tool design and other data. New from CoCreate, Fort Collins, Colo., OneSpace.net for Windows PC An x86-based computer that runs some version of Windows. See x86 and Windows. helps designers, processors, moldmakers, and resin suppliers work together from different locations. The software has three main areas--the project workspace, meeting center, and a model explorer--as well as 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. . It allows a principal operator to assemble a project team, assign and follow work flow, store graphics, retrieve CAD and other files, set up and conduct on-line meetings, or form smaller work teams. Team members can communicate in real time and can view, manipulate, and mark up the same CAD files or other data and even create an assembly from different CAD sources. The system uses a browser-based interface integrated with 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 and Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. , so a user can jump into or out of a project without disturbing other programs running on the same computer. The software can be downloaded for $995 per user, or customers can access a $120/month hosted online service that requires no software installation. CoCreate offers a free seven-day trial for up to three team members. Tel: (970) 267-8000, www.onespace.net [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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