BSCW 4.4
Bonn, July 7, 2009 - Announcement of a service release BSCW 4.4.6
The new release BSCW 4.4.6 is a maintenance release and - apart from bug fixes and other improvements - includes a new feature: People Tagging.
Users may now tag other users with relevant keywords. While tagging content (like documents or blog entries) has been available in BSCW for a while, users, too, can now be tagged by other users. By tagging users experts for certain domains may be identified inside an organization and new relations among users can be established. In BSCW, user tags are displayed close by other contact data of a user.
We suggest to upgrade your BSCW server installation to the latest release at your earliest convience.
Bonn, December 5, 2008 - Announcement of a security fix in BSCW 4.4.5
The new release BSCW 4.4.5 is a security patch release and includes besides bug fixes and improvements an important security fix!We strongly advise to upgrade your BSCW server installation to the latest release at your earliest convenience in order to close the detected vulnerability of the system.
Bonn, September 3, 2008 - Announcement of a service release BSCW 4.4.4
The new release BSCW 4.4.4 is a maintenance release and includes besides bug fixes and improvements support for single-sign-on via OpenID (http://openid.net).Bonn, March 27, 2008 – Announcement of a service release BSCW 4.4.3
The new release BSCW 4.4.3 is a maintenance release and includes bug fixes for the previous BSCW 4.4 release as well as integrated support for a French and Spanish user interface.
Bonn, December 19, 2007 – Announcement of a service release BSCW 4.4.2
The new release BSCW 4.4.2 is a maintenance release and includes bug fixes for the previous BSCW 4.4 release as well as support for OpenID.Bonn, September 11, 2007 – Announcement of a new BSCW Version 4.4
OrbiTeam Software GmbH & Co. KG and Fraunhofer FIT present a new version of the BSCW Shared Workspace System. A number of new features – including Web 2.0 features such as Blogs, Tags, Communities and Wiki-like document based collaboration – complete the widely used BSCW groupware in its new version 4.4 to an even more comprehensive solution for web-based collaboration.
Most Important Changes in Version 4.4
The most important changes in BSCW 4.4 include new features such as Blogs, Tags, Communities and Website Folders for a Wiki-like, document-based collaboration. Furthermore support for key management and integrated document encryption as well as PIM synchronisation for MS Outlook complement the new version. The "back end" of BSCW now features additional indexing support and integration of different single-sign-on mechanisms.
Try out now – online
Interested users may register on a demo server and immediately test the new features. Create shared workspaces, invite others to participate and test the new features such as Blogs, Website Folders and Document Encryption. The evaluation period is 90 days. The demo server offers the full functionality of the BSCW Version 4.4.
To register follow the link above. After entering your email address, follow the instructions in the confirmation email to complete the registration.System Requirements and Download
You may test the BSCW software version 4.4 by installing it on your own server. Interested users can download the software (for Windows or Unix platforms), install it on their own server and then have a free 90-day trial licence.
Please note the system requirements for BSCW. Furthermore the new BSCW Version 4.4 requires a Python Version 2.5 or 2.4.
Your Feedback
If you have any questions or comments related to the BSCW 4.4 release, please let us know! We appreciate your feedback. Please send your comments via email to: support@orbiteam.de
