Near-Time updates Flow 1.1, releases Relay server
updated 11:50 am EDT, Tue October 5, 2004
Near-Time Flow 1.1
Near-Time has released collaboration server, offering improved flexibility, usability, and security to its content and knowledge management system available for Mac OS X Panther. Flow 1.1 adds Weblog publishing capabilities with APIs for Blogger and MetaWeblog and the ability to quickly post any page or selected text to a Weblog. It also adds an option for users to customize their output (including customizable style sheets), allowing them to integrate documents from Flow with other applications. Version 1.1 also adds SSL-level security and enables full use of the Near-Time Relay collaboration server.
The Relay server places all the services required for Flow-based collaboration neatly behind the corporate firewall. Relay is a store-and-forward engine that enables reliable and secure message delivery whether collaborating users are on-line simultaneously or not, forwarding the messages across networks as necessary. Relay also offers a set of management tools to support the configuration and maintenance of Flow within the enterprise.
"Near-Time Flow is designed to improve people's connection with the information lifecycle," said Reid Conrad, president and CEO of Near-Time, Inc. "Our new releases help broaden that connection. Flow 1.1 extends the depth of output that Flow provides, making it an excellent choice for web designers and bloggers. And with Relay, enterprises can have their teams work together within their firewall and fully control the Flow experience."
Flow provides essential information integration functions to access, manage, and repurpose content. Supported standards include XML, HTML, FTP, WebDav, SMTP, iDisk, RSS, and Web logs (via Atom). Pricing is $100 (single-user) or $900 (10-user license) or $4000 (50-user license). The annual basic services fee for a Near-Time.net subscription is $30; however, it is available for free (up to 50MB of shared use) for a limited time. The Near-Time Relay Server is $400 for up to ten users and $1000 for unlimited use, per server.
