NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: NEAL WEINBERG ON PRODUCT REVIEWS
09/02/04
Today's focus:  Oracle Collaboration Suite

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In this issue:

* Managing information with OCS
* Links related to Product Reviews
* Featured reader resource
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Today's focus:  Oracle Collaboration Suite

By Neal Weinberg

Oracle Collaboration Suite is a comprehensive set of tools to 
help companies manage information across whatever boundaries 
they might have.

Tools such as Web conferencing, e-mail, calendaring, file 
storage  and content searching are provided in an environment 
that lets data get stored, shared and ultimately found by those 
who need it.

The OCS is built on the Oracle Database and the Oracle 
Application Server products. OCS can be accessed through a 
customizable Web portal, using applets to access the calendar, 
e-mail and other functions. Alternatively, there are stand-alone 
applications available to access the calendar, and various 
e-mail clients can connect using POP or Internet Message Access 
Protocol (IMAP ).

The OCS administration is very detailed. After the installation, 
there was a small group of administrator accounts with complete 
control over each applet. But additional administrators can be 
created within each applet. This gives the ability to grant one 
user the rights to provision calendar accounts, but maybe a 
different user to provision e-mail privileges. Or, perhaps you 
need different administrators for each department. OCS gives you 
the flexibility to assign rights in whatever ways your business 
requires.

The first tool that one thinks of when you use the word 
collaboration is Web conference. OCS is no exception, offering 
Web conferencing with the standard array of functions such as 
application sharing, whiteboarding and chat.

A small console in the form of an executable is downloaded when 
a new user enters a conference. From there, the conference 
presenter can share application windows or their entire desktop. 
The presenter can maintain control of the whiteboard, or it can 
be shared with others. Public and private chat sessions also can 
be launched, and it has the ability to conduct polls. The 
presenter can coordinate the viewing of a Web page or a document 
that was loaded into the conference beforehand.

Overall, the Web conferencing in OCS is as good as any other 
product with which we've worked.

For the full report, go to 
<http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/082304revoracle.html>

RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS

OCS: Priced to move
http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2004/082304revoracleside2.html

Oracle previews application suite, unveils data aggregation tool
Network World Fusion, 01/29/04�
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0129oracle.html
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To contact: Neal Weinberg

Neal Weinberg is features editor at Network World, in charge of 
product reviews, Buyer's Guides, technology primers, how-tos, 
issue-oriented feature stories and the Technology Insider 
series. You can reach him at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
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