Huddle.net Extends Power of Social Networks for Work and Play with Embedded
Web Office Tools and Desktop Document Access
PALM DESERT, Calif. and LONDON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- DEMO
CONFERENCE, Station #35 -- Huddle.net, the provider of collaborative team
workspaces for business and play, announced today the launch of free
Facebook virtual team workspaces at the DEMO 08 conference. In its 18th
year, DEMO has launched some of the tech industry's most notable products
including salesforce.com, TiVo and the Palm Pilot. At the conference,
Huddle will demonstrate several new product features including Facebook
integration, embedded Web Office tools such as Word and Excel and Huddle
Desktop for easy document access. With these new capabilities, Huddle.net
continues to empower the Web worker or personal project manager by
connecting the people they know and the tools they need in order to work
better together and get something done. Now consumers and business can link
with the Huddle network, interact with teams inside and outside of
Facebook, send alerts, reminders and approvals for documents and projects
all in a single secure interface. Live demonstrations can be seen at
station 35 at the DEMO Conference, January 28 - 30, or on http://www.demo.com
"In the last 10 years, the line between business and personal computing
has blurred as technology has allowed us to access the people and content
we need from anywhere and everywhere. Today's tech-savvy person demands
access to whatever services and solutions they need - the ones that work -
whether we are planning a wedding or coordinating a customer project," said
Chris Shipley, executive producer of DEMO. "Huddle.net is the first virtual
collaboration service to integrate the social networks we rely on today and
the business tools we need into a single, secure space where we can view
everything that is important to us."
With Huddle.net consumers and businesses can instantly create networks
of secure workspaces. The Huddles can be open, allowing the groups to work
and grow organically, or closed with specific permissions for each user.
The key is that any one with or without an account can be invited into a
Huddle and become part of a team or project. At the DEMO conference,
Huddle.net will launch three new key features that will extend every team's
ability to get something done:
-- Facebook Integration: Access Huddles, add team members from friends
and files, approve actions and update profiles ... all through you
Facebook account.
-- Huddle Desktop: Drag and drop new documents or access your Huddle
content directly from your desktop.
-- OpenSAM Integration - Create, view and edit documents in Word,
PowerPoint and Excel within Huddle on any Web browser through embedded
Web Office tools from iNetWord, EditGrid and Preezo.
HUDDLE UP FOR FREE
Along with the launch of these new capabilities Huddle is now enabling
teams to Huddle up for free. The new free version of Huddle includes three
team workspaces, one Gigabyte of document space and unlimited team members.
Additional packages begin at $19.58 for up to 10 Huddles. Every Huddle
includes:
-- Combination intranet, extranet, FTP & team collaboration tools
-- Connect internal & external teams into secure environment
-- Project calendar and task tracking
-- Whiteboards, automated workflows, and alerts
-- Email address book integration
-- Open Huddles allowing all teammates to invite others to work online
-- No Software. No Training.
"We are really excited to take this new version of Huddle.net to one of
the tech industries most important events," said Alastair Mitchell,
president and co-founder of Huddle.net. "At Huddle we believe that the
future of the Web is being able to access all the information, people and
content you need from any Web browser whether you are at work or at play.
This latest version of Huddle extends our ability to provide that access to
both consumers and businesses alike."
About DEMO
Produced by Network World Events and Executive Forums, the semi-annual
DEMO conferences focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are
hand-selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The
DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying
tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events
for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring, and U.S. Robotics, helping
them to secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships,
and influence early adopters. Each DEMO conference features approximately
70 new companies, products and technologies. For more information, visit
http://www.demo.com.
About Huddle
Founded in 2006 Huddle.net is the premier provider of social business
networks that enable collaboration between companies, consumers,
communities and content through Enterprise 2.0 services. With more than
10,000 users Huddle.net is a simple and secure service that combines the
social platforms you use with the hosted business tools you trust. With
Huddle, whether are planning a family holiday or launching a new product,
you can instantly create a network of collaborative team workspaces,
bringing together the right team and work better together. Huddle is a
member of the OpenSAM Consortium and can be leveraged in English, French
and German. Companies leveraging Huddle include: Reuters, Edelman and John
Lewis. For more information visit http://www.huddle.net
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