Xythos Upgrades Online Document Management
Enhanced Collaboration and Web 2.0 Features Designed to Empower Businesses of All Sizes
San Francisco, CA – July 16, 2007 – Xythos Software, a leading developer of basic document management software, today announced a new release of Xythos on Demand, its online document management service. The upgraded service now includes additional collaborative features such as Wikis and support for RSS feeds.
Online document management services are experiencing increased interest as users, comfortable with using consumer Web services, seek to apply the same benefits to their businesses. However, most businesses require improved security and compliance controls in order to store important information on the Web. Xythos on Demand introduces easy to use interface customizability, a feature popularized by consumer Web 2.0 applications that is quickly influencing business-oriented services as well.
New Features and Benefits of Xythos on Demand
- Customizable File Manager – Lets users easily organize and see key features
- Folder Creation Wizards – Helps automate setting document access controls
- RSS Support – Provides readers with instant updates to documents
- Right-click Web Menus – Delivers familiar desktop menus on the web
- Wiki Support (beta) – Supports contextual discussion around documents
Xythos on Demand is designed for professional services businesses and independent departments within larger organizations seeking safer and easier ways to manage and share documents. The service’s ability to provide desktop access to web services and provide offline synchronization of data has proven particularly important to its customers.
“Our organization needed a safer and easier way to exchange operations documents between offices in 40 different countries,” said Walter Klincewicz, Information Technology manager at DSV Air and Sea Inc., an international transportation management company that already has more than 8,000 documents stored in its Xythos account. “The Xythos on Demand service provides the control and flexibility a rapidly growing business like ours demands,” he added.
The new features of Xythos on Demand include support for Wikis and RSS feeds, enabling companies to more easily distribute and collaborate on documents. Configurable file managers and folder creation wizards are designed for businesses eager to consolidate and organize their documents on the web.
New Ajax-based menu options will expand the service’s desktop-like behaviors even when users only have browser access to the service. Enhanced document sharing features also allow Xythos on Demand customers to avoid the risks associated with common collaborative methods such as email-based file sharing.
“Being able to securely manage and share process specifications with other labs is key to becoming a premier supplier of RF power transistors,” said George Penney, IT manager at fabless semiconductor company HVVi. “Xythos on Demand helps us control sensitive documents and track versions through the development process.”
Growing government compliance requirements are driving organizations of all sizes to review how they manage and store documents – increasing interest in lower-cost online solutions like Xythos on Demand. Xythos on Demand customers cite the company’s record serving federal government and Fortune 500 customers as a key factor contributing to their confidence in its online service.
”Organizations require more than just online storage,” said Ed Miller, chief executive officer of Xythos. “They need a safer and easier way to manage their content online and they expect service providers to have a proven history of success.”
Xythos offers a free 30-day trial of Xythos on Demand to encourage customers to sample the service’s new features. No credit card is required, and multi-user business accounts costs as little as $39.95 per month. More information about Xythos on Demand is available at www.xythosondemand.com.
Xythos Software is a leading developer of basic content management applications and services. Xythos’ open standards-based document and content management solutions help customers safely capture, manage, store and share content throughout its lifecycle. Xythos technology is licensed to over three million users at commercial, education and government organizations around the world. To learn more about Xythos, visit www.xythos.com. Experience Xythos as a software service (SaaS). Try Xythos on Demand free for 30 days at www.xythosondemand.com.