oneDrum Enables Real-Time Collaboration on Microsoft Office Files With its P2P Desktop Application

oneDrum Enables Real-Time Collaboration on Microsoft Office Files With its P2P Desktop Application

STIRLING, Scotland, November 1, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    The only application that allows users to securely co-author, file share
and interact in real time on Microsoft Office documents

    oneDrum [http://www.onedrum.com ], a UK-based software development
company, today launched its intuitive peer-to-peer (P2P) desktop application
that lets users securely co-author, file-share and interact in real time on
Microsoft Office applications.

    Inspired by the concept of a networked application that could reduce the
cost and friction associated with true collaboration, oneDrum was developed
to respond to the needs of the modern, mobile information worker. The
application brings Google Docs functionality and more to Microsoft Office
documents, with edits appearing in real time when working online, while
offline edits synchronize effortlessly when connectivity is re-established.

    Allowing users to work in their native Microsoft Office application
environment, oneDrum takes the compromise out of collaboration and is the
only application that lets users have shared documents on hand, and up to
date, at every moment. This all takes place using a simple and complete
security model that combines user authentication, network security and data
encryption to ensure that all aspects of the collaboration process are
secure.

    "Our goal has always been to reset people's understanding both of what a
networked application is, and how it should be built," said Jasper Westaway,
chief executive officer and founder. "We designed oneDrum to be insanely
powerful and with as few compromises as possible. Users want files to be
accessible and editable offline whilst co-authoring, file sharing and chat
messaging are all experiences that people have become accustomed to and need
for productivity."

    oneDrum is written in Java, allowing the application to support multiple
operating systems. The software supports all versions of Microsoft Office in
a Windows environment. Mac for oneDrum will launch in beta in Q4 2011. File
system integration for Mac will arrive this year, while integration with Mac
Office will arrive in the first half of 2012.

    The next phase of cloud computing will need to adopt a hybrid model that
straddles data centers and user devices and applications more effectively,
and oneDrum offers this. oneDrum's peer-to-peer technology is resilient,
totally secure, and scalable to any size of business. Its advantage over
cloud-based solutions is its immediate scalability and inherent resilience.

    Vectored transformation is the technology underpinning oneDrum and the
key to its unique approach. It is the mechanism that ensures that when
multiple people or devices are changing data, everyone has access to and can
edit that data, and that the data eventually becomes consistent across all
nodes.

    Up until this point, most collaboration has been done using email and
attachments. oneDrum offers dramatic efficiency over email attachments
because the latest version of the document is always accessible to all
collaborators, changes occur in real time, users can see what edits are
happening and when, and it offers the ability to chat within the oneDrum
platform with others working on a file.

    "In general, email looks like it helps collaboration, because it helps
people communicate and pass files around," said Westaway. "In fact, it's a
huge problem. Email results in proliferating legacy copies of files and
users are generally operating outside of any kind of structured workflow.
Receiving five versions of a document and having to merge, edit, assess and
audit everyone's input is classic document collaboration hell."

    Product availability

    oneDrum can be accessed through http://www.onedrum.com. The software
supports all versions of Microsoft Office in a Windows environment and a Mac
version will be launched in beta in Q4 2011. Future plans include the
development of an application programming interface (API) and software
development kit (SDK) to allow users to customize any application they are
developing or upgrading to enable it to become collaborative. In February
2012, a premium, subscription-based version will be released providing a
variety of extra features such as backup to the cloud and a self-hosted
enterprise option.

    About oneDrum

    oneDrum is a software-development company that is creating a unique
collaboration engine that at present includes an intuitive peer-to-peer
desktop application that brings Google Docs functionality and more to
Microsoft Office applications. oneDrum is a simple yet highly effective tool
that boosts workplace productivity by enabling seamless social collaboration
on documents between colleagues. Allowing users to work in their native
Microsoft Office application environment, oneDrum takes the compromise out
of collaboration and is the only application that lets users have shared
documents on-hand, and up-to-date, at every moment. For more information,
please visit: http://www.onedrum.com.

    oneDrum and its associated logo are trademarks of Quolos Limited and are
the subject of trademark applications or registrations in various countries
around the world. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners. Some features available only in the Enterprise Edition. Speak to our
sales team on +44(0)845-018-1002 for more information

   
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    Alayne Martell
    inmedia Public Relations [http://www.inmedia.com  ]
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    amartell@inmedia.com
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Source: oneDrum

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