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the Free CMSWire NewsletterThis week, Forrester answers one of the questions we have been looking at for some time, notably, whether enterprises are taking to MS Office alternatives; Cabinet NG releases v7.0 of CNG-SAFE; Workshare releases an upgrade to its collaboration solution Workshare Compare; eGistics adds to its cloud storage capabilities and CloudMagic searches Gmail and Google Docs.
Enterprises Not Going for MS Office Alternatives Yet
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at some of the alternatives to Microsoft Office that enterprises have been examining. There are a number of them, but none, as yet, have caught the general interest of enterprises.
According to a report by Forrester (news, site) entitled Market Update: Office Productivity Alternatives, while companies have been looking at alternatives such as Google Apps or LibreOffice, they haven’t really been buying into them and Office still remains the dominant suite.
While the free versions of these programs make it easy for companies to try, concerns over user acceptance and compatibility with Microsoft Office file formats continue to hinder broader deployments,” the report says.
However, it's early days, really, given that many companies are only slowly releasing alternatives and there are indications that Google Apps is starting to cause some concern over at Redmond.
There are others, too, including Lotus Symphony and Zoho’s range of products, not to mention Oracle's OpenOffice — although where this goes is still a moot point at the moment after throwing the towel in with OOo — and a large number of smaller vendors that offer specific productivity products.
The survey also shows that 3% said they are in the process of deploying Web-based alternatives, 10% say they are trying new alternatives out, 15% are actively looking and 44% said they might be interested. Lots to chew on in this and we’ll be taking a deeper looker later in the week.
Cabinet NG Releases CNG-SAFE v7.0
Cabinet NG (news, site) has upgraded CNG-SAFE to v7.0, which brings with it scheduling, workflow and document management.
According to Cabinet NG, this new version aligns document and contact management through its scheduling capability, enabling users to assign schedules at the cabinet, folder, and document level.
The result delivers a process flow for completing tasks with visibility to time and content. In addition to this, scheduling is an embedded component of CNG-SAFE as opposed to a standalone module or plugin.
This provides tighter integration across the system. Its scheduling functionality incorporates several individual features, making it a fit for all organizations needing to complete tasks more successfully and on time.
Other features include:
- Scheduling items at the individual document, folder or cabinet level within CNG-SAFE
- Scheduled items can be assigned to the current user, multiple users, or a defined user group
- Integration with CNG-SAFE workflow sends the item into workflow for review/approval and processing
It also comes with integration with Microsoft Outlook, allowing users to add appointments to their Outlook Calendar and/or send Outlook Calendar invitations to other users assigned to the item.
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