Paris, 18th june 2008 - eXo Platform SAS, collaborative software editor, launch today eXo CS 1.0, a Collaborative Suite module for its portal.
eXo CS 1.0 is a collaborative solution accessible via eXo Portal. The Collaboration Suite is also available for eXo WebOS, the eXo desktop virtualization platform through the Web.
This new eXo Platform add-on brings all the applications dedicated to the collaborative work inside organisations to enable an improved communication between collaborators :
The user interface of eXo Platform Collaborative Suite is intuitive and brings all the features that ease the learning stage of the product. Like all eXo products, eXo CS has a modern look and feel. The drag and drop feature is enabled in all the applications and advanced functionalities can be accessed on a simple right click.
Team members can easily communicate together or with their external environment. eXo CS gives them the ability to keep control over their data through the support of personalized tags and the powerful sharing capabilities of eXo Mail and eXo AddressBook.
The eXo CS applications have been designed to run perfectly together. eXo Calendar events are sent by the email service to the different team members or to contacts chosen in eXo AddressBook. Then, the invitation can be accepted in one click through eXo Mail. However, as in its other products, eXo Platform wanted to keep the interoperability capabilities of its solution with third party collaborative applications through the support of major standards like pop, imap, smtp, CalDAV, iCal, RSS or vCard.
Awaited by many eXo Platform customers, this add-on and the tools that is brings are perfectly integrated to eXo Portal and leverages the existing collaborative capabilities. Coming after months of development and taking care about users needs, eXo Platform is setting a solid basis to brings to companies all the services they want on a portal.
eXo CS can be easily installed on eXo Portal. Deployment is made on the server side and that makes the collaborative suite set up easier.
Moreover, eXo CS uses the group management system of eXo Portal in a way that existing policies in the company are ready to be used in the collaborative suite. Address books and calendars are automatically created and shared for existing groups.
As Benjamin Mestrallet, eXo Platform founder and CEO highlights it : "eXo Collaboration Suite leverage eXo Portal capabilities with this add-on that gives a new collaborative dimension to the portal. With the web 2.0, we are aware of the needs in term of information exchange and collaboration in organizations and eXo CS is a reliable answer to these issues"
French company founded in 2003 and now employing more than 70 employees, eXo Platform is developing a collaborative software suite that is based on an innovative enterprise portal solution which enables the virtualization of the workspace through an advanced WebOS interface. Standing in the international market, eXo Platform count as its customers the American Department of Defense, the Belgium Financial Minister, the State of Geneva and multiple french governmental offices and private companies.