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A blog containing news, features and status updates for Sosius. |
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| 24 June 2008 |
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| OpenSosius Services Launched! |
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We're proud to announce the launch of OpenSosius Services, a third party services and applications platform. Sosius is now positioned to provide end users with access to an unlimited number of leading online applications and services from one single platform.
OpenSosius Services connects data from Sosius with other applications and services across the web. It extends the benefits of the Sosius platform to companies, developers and non-developers alike by allowing them to integrate applications and services directly into Sosius. The result is a complete, custom enterprise-grade solution for SMBs.
The addition of third party services increases the breadth and depth of the Sosius suite, creating a single access point for valuable online business applications. Sosius users can now access numerous flexible business applications directly from their Sosius workspaces.
Complementary to Sosius’ robust collaboration and networking functionality, these new services enable our users to edit documents online, sign contracts electronically, create 3D slide shows and conduct web conferences. The first services to be made available within the Sosius platform are:
- Zoho Writer – allows users to easily edit documents online directly from their Sosius workspaces
- Zoho Spreadsheet – allows users to edit spreadsheets online directly from their Sosius workspaces
- EchoSign (e-signature) – users can send documents directly from Sosius to be signed electronically
- PicLens (slideshow) –users can now launch a PicLens slideshow directly from their Sosius workspaces
- DimDim (web conferencing) – users can instantly launch free DimDim web conferences with a single sign-on to any Sosius workspace
To learn more about OpenSosius Services and how you can develop applications for Sosius, visit: http://my.sosius.com/ww/developer/services/ |
| andrew.cameron-webb |
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| 23 May 2008 |
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| Introducing the Sosius Navigator |
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You may have noticed that we've been on a roll with UI improvements - from minor tweaks to major new features. Today I'm pleased to announce the release of the Sosius Navigator - a terrific new UI element that adds tremendous usability to the site.
The Sosius Navigator shows you where you are and helps you quickly jump to any section of your workspace. It also lets you see who is sharing your workspace and tells you who in your network is currently online. There's even a section where you can add tags to workspace pages in a matter of seconds. Best of all, it's customizable - you can expand/collapse and add/remove the different parts to fit the way you work. |
| andrew.cameron-webb |
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| 05 December 2008 |
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| New Custom Branding Features! |
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We recently updated our UI to improve the look and feel of Sosius. We also added a feature that has been in high demand - branding! All of our new upgrade options come complete with tools that let you customize your Sosius site by adding your company logo, selecting a pre-set color scheme or creating your own custom color scheme to match your company colors.
You can view a demonstration that shows how you can customize your Sosius site with a custom color scheme and company logo.
Check out our new plans that offer branding and other features such as increased storage and bandwidth. |
| andrew.cameron-webb |
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| 05 May 2008 |
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| We're Out of Beta! |
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Today is a very exciting day here at Sosius. We are officially out of beta! Since our launch at Web 2.0 last September, we have made some major upgrades to the service - including our API, ExpertFinder, Import Contacts, Group Dashboard and Tags - and grown our member base to well over 10,000 users. We are now ready to bring a new era of enterprise-grade collaboration and business social networking tools to small and medium-sized organizations, teams, groups and individuals.
Starting today, all Sosius users have the option to upgrade their accounts with additional storage and bandwidth, SSL and other premium features. Our bundled packages and custom "a la carte" features menu provides an easy and flexible way for users to customize Sosius to meet their business needs.
As always, we are committed to making Sosius available to everyone. So, we will continue to offer a fully-functional free version of Sosius, with 200MB of storage and an unlimited number of users and workspaces. |
| andrew.cameron-webb |
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| 04 November 2008 |
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| Speak to your Sosius blog with SpinVox |
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I've just discovered a great tool to use with Sosius called SpinVox. It's a free service that allows you to update your blog by speaking. You get a free telephone number to call and your voice gets translated to text. Now you can speak your mind and have the text sent directly to your Sosius blog!
Here's how to set it up:
- Create a blog on Sosius - let's call it 'Notes'
- In the 'Notes' blog, click 'Edit details' and choose an email address for the blog (you will find this feature at the bottom of the page)
- Make a note of the email address you created for your blog
- Go to www.SpinVox.com and create a free account, choosing the 'blog' option of use
- Complete the form, entering in the Sosius blog email address you created
- Go to the 'My Account' page on Sosius and select 'Edit email' and add in "spin-my-blog@spinvox.com" as an alternative email.
- You'll get an email from SpinVox with the number you need to call to update your Sosius blog
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| andrew.cameron-webb |
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