WebEvent's Newest Version of Publish Extends Reach of Web Calendaring to New Users; New Hosted Version Enables Rapid Installation At Low Cost.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2003 WebEvent, Inc. (www.webevent.com) today announced enhancements to its WebEvent Publish Web-based event calendaring solution that extend the reach of online event calendars to the most popular personal calendars and mobile devices. New WebEvent Publish 2.7 allows users to download any event into a personal desktop calendar application, such as 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 , Palm Desktop or Apple iCal, and then also to Palm and Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. handheld organizers. WebEvent Publish is also now available as a hosted application, offering an attractive, lower-cost and maintenance-free option for organizations with IT and budget constraints. For example, an interdepartmental in·ter·de·part·men·tal adj. Involving or representing different departments, as of a business, an academic institution, or a government: "the petty interdepartmental squabbling that surrounds the making of . . . group within a large organization can purchase and begin using WebEvent Publish in less than 24 hours, without the worries of installation or extensive training. For an annual subscription fee, hosted users have full administrative control Direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations in respect to administration and support, including organization of Service forces, control of resources and equipment, personnel management, unit logistics, individual and unit training, readiness, mobilization, , can customize the application and receive automatic software upgrades. "A large calendar system that relies on multiple publishers can be an uphill battle Uphill Battle was an metalcore band with elements of grindcore and noisecore. The group was based out of Santa Barbara, California, USA. History Uphill Battle got some recognition releasing their self-titled record on Relapse Records. , especially for a university like ours that has eight campuses serving roughly 100,000 students, 400,000 alumni and thousands of staff members and IU community users," said Nick McCammon, event calendar administrator for Indiana University Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The medical center (run jointly with Purdue Univ. . "We needed a scalable solution to centralize and organize all of our calendar listings to provide Web users easier access to campus events and activities. Today, with WebEvent, our campus calendars are in one online location, helping us increase awareness of, and drive traffic to, important university events." "Many online calendaring products have emerged over the years, but few have survived in the market," said Simon Hayward, vice president and research director at Gartner. "However, Web-based calendaring for events still has an important role in areas such as education, where there is a great need to publicize a complex universe of events to a large, distributed audience. This type of calendaring is well suited for Web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. and is, in fact, a specialized form of content management critical to event-driven organizations." WebEvent Publish allows educational institutions, government organizations, nonprofits and corporations -- virtually any event-driven organization -- to publish event calendars on a Web site and reach discrete audiences with tailored event information, increasing event attendance and general awareness. It also simplifies the administrator's task of keeping hundreds of events up-to-date. "Since the early days of the Internet, online event calendaring and scheduling has been one of the most widely used and cost-effective forms of collaboration. As the industry pioneer, we have seen this product evolve from prototype shareware and free online services to a robust, enterprise application serving millions of users," said Andy Sherman, WebEvent president 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. . "The accessibility through WebEvent's hosted version extends Web calendaring to a larger audience by eliminating barriers to entry, ensuring all organizations can use this critical tool." WebEvent's founder, James Cameron
James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award winning Canadian director, producer and screenwriter. , developed the world's first Web-based, interactive calendar at Boston University Boston University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1839, chartered 1869, first baccalaureate granted 1871. It is composed of 16 schools and colleges. in 1994. Now, in its tenth year, WebEvent's event calendaring solution is one of the most widely used Web applications. The company has more than 2,700 installations at educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and corporations generating more than 120,000 interactive calendars accessed by millions of users every day. WebEvent Publish runs on all major operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and offers the added flexibility of creating custom event fields, filtering events by custom category and supporting multiple time zones to accommodate worldwide audiences. Pricing and Availability WebEvent Publish is available for purchase as either licensed or hosted software. The licensed version starts at $1,600 for 10 calendars; the hosted version starts at $975 per year for 10 calendars. About WebEvent, Inc. WebEvent is a pioneering developer and leading provider of Web-based calendaring solutions with a focus on higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. , including installations at the nation's largest universities. The company has more than 2,700 installations at educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and corporations generating more than 120,000 interactive calendars accessed by millions of users every day. Its flagship product, WebEvent Publish, centralizes and automates the process of capturing, organizing, and updating dynamic event information from diverse sources for multiple event calendars. For more information visit www.webevent.com or call 978-975-3344. |
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