Announcing Vyew 4.0 beta
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What's new in the final Vyew 4.0 release?
It's been rebuilt from the ground up in the latest Flash Flex4 technology which means...- The interface is more responsive, faster, and more stable.
- Loading times* will be faster.
- Simpler, easier to use interface.
- Secure - We've added more security to keep your content safe.
- Searching - Search for content within your rooms.
- Unified Invites - Scheduling meetings and open-ended invites can be managed in one place.
- Notifications* - Get notified when certain rooms are modified, or people leave you comments.
But wait there's more!
With our new technology platform we're able to do more things. Right around the corner from the 4.0 release will be...- Export to PDF/Print - Yea, we know, our current print function isn't very great. This one will rock.
- New Page Navigator with page thumbnails.
- Email in/out of Vyew - Send an attachment to your Vyew room, and it'll get imported immediately.
- Recording/Playback of meetings - We've been promising this for a while, now we can do it right.
- Encrypted Meetings - Business customers can rest assured with fully encrypted meeting room.
What's missing in the BETA release?
- There are many little final touches in the interface that are not done.
- Most of the "plugins" are not available, such as graphing calculator, dynamic button, video player, etc.
- You cannot upload interactive SWF files.
- The text tool is lacking many of the final features.
- No foreign language support.
- No naming and arranging pages in the room yet.
- No multi-select tool.
We are dedicated to your collaboration experience
In the coming months we'll be listening even more closely to our users and continuously testing and refining our interface. We are committed to building the easiest to use, and most capable collaboration platform on the market. We apologize if any of you felt ignored in the last six months, but now you'll know why -- Vyew 4.0 has a lot of bug fixes since our last version.How do I use Vyew 4.0?
Goto: http://vyew.com/go/switchversionsWhat if I find a bug?
Please report it to us here: http://vyew.com/bugWhat if I dont like Vyew 4.0?
We will leave our old version online until Vyew 4.0 is rock solid. By going to the same url, you can switch back to the old version.Vyew Progress Update (Dec 09)
A few changes this last month:- Desktop Sharing - We are working to make this feature more stable and work more seamlessly among presenters. We have installed a few new changes which should facilitate a smoother experience. We are still working on a few more stability features to be released next month. If you still have any problems, be sure to submit a test report here, and use the Vyew Accelerator for desktop sharing.
- Dynamic Button - The button plugin allows collaborators and up to open external link URL's automatically for everyone in the room.
- Bug fixes - A lot of minor bug fixes including single apostrophes in book names sometimes had problems redirecting when opening.
Coming up...
We have been working hard on our next major version release, Vyew 4.0. We hope to have this launched early in 2010.- New, easier to use interface
- Faster interface response times
- Faster drawing tools response times
- Higher security
- and much more.... to be listed later.
Vyew: A Collaborative WarRoom
A war room is a place that is used to provide centralized command for communications. Unlike a conference room, a war room is dedicated to a specific objective where information is readily available and displayed at all times. Personnel can come in and out to contribute new data and thoughts over-time, or in real-time meetings. Vyew is a browser-based environment for communication, sharing content, enabling workflow; and all are captured, integrated and managed. Vyew increases the productivity of multiple participant activities … in real-time, any-time and over-time, replicating the functions of the physical war room. The white paper on the Collaborative WarRoom™ can be accessed here.New feature changes in Vyew
Collaborators now have fewer rightsChanges in Vyew that affect you
- Collaborators can only edit/delete their own objects and cannot delete pages
We have removed some rights of the “Collaborator” usertype because we felt that Collaborators should be contributors of content and ideas, and the editorial work should be left to the moderators/owners. So as of tomorrow Collaborators can’t edit or delete drawings, images, or text created by other users.
If you trust your participants enough to let them delete other peoples content, then you should make them a Moderator.
- New Voice Server
We have deployed a new VOIP (Push To Talk) server that more stable and reliable. We are interested in your feedback on how much better (or not better) it is.
- The Vyew Public API
If you are a developer and have an web app of your own, it can now interact with VyewBooks. More Info
Vyew server-side API Released
Your WebApp can now interact with Vyew
Are you a developer? Vyew now has two types of API’s:
1. Client-side API = so you can build plugins in Adobe Flash that import into Vyew
2. Server-side API = If you have a webapp of your own, you can integrate it with Vyew to create Vyew meeting rooms, import content etc.
Vyew 3.0 Article on Webware
Josh Lowensohn of Webware wrote a great review of Vyew 3.0 on September 16th. Here's the link.Vyew Releases Vyew Version 3.0
Vyew 3.0 Uniquely Combines Real-time and Always-on Collaboration and Contextual Discussion on Any Digital Content Using Any Browser on Windows, Macintosh or Linux
BERKELEY, Calif. – September 15, 2008 – Vyew, a leading provider of browser-based visual-collaboration and web-conferencing software, today announced the release of Vyew 3.0. Vyew 3.0 improves the experience of web conferencing and visual collaboration with contextual discussions, voice comments, webcam support and other communication enhancements.
Vyew 3.0 is the only conferencing and collaboration platform selected and profiled in the “Collaboration” category in a PC World article, “25 Best Business Software Tools and Web Services,” published on September 7, 2008. A video demonstration of Vyew 3.0 is available here.
Stanford Engineering Everywhere Launches using Vyew
On September 17 Stanford School of Engineering distributed a news release announcing the launch of Stanford Engineering Everywhere (http://see.stanford.edu), a new online portal that offers engineering courses from Stanford University for free. Here is a link to the news release.
Vyew provides a conferencing and collaboration framework for Stanford Engineering Everywhere in an integrated environment that includes lecture videos and transcripts, handouts, assignments, solutions and discussion forums that can be duplicated and used for annotation or collaborative learning by any individual or educational institution.
PC World: Vyew – 25 Best Business Software Tools
Vyew is in good company with Salesforce.com, Google Docs, and others in a PC World article, “25 Best Business Software Tools and Web Services.”Vyew is the only conferencing and visual-collaboration platform listed in the article.
Here is a link to the article.
The article was syndicated by the IDG to:
• CIO
Vyew Partners with FreeConference
FreeConference Launches Beta of SharePlus™ Desktop SharingBERKELEY, Calif. – November 5, 2007 – Vyew, a leading provider of browser-based visual collaboration and web conferencing software, and FreeConference, the pioneer of free audio conference call services, today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to create new conferencing services using each other’s proprietary conferencing platform and technologies.
Under the agreement, both companies are embedding the partner’s service into their respective solutions. Vyew subscribers who want conference calling while collaborating online can click on a “Free Conference Calls” button within Vyew for instant access toFreeConference.com’s reservationless conference call service. This combination provides the first free web conferencing service with free integrated audio.
