Cybozu Launches Office Collaboration Suite, Share360
Feb 7th, 02:22 UTC
Leading Japanese groupware company releases innovative collaboration suite for Windows and Linux
SAN FRANCISCO, California (January 31, 2002) - Cybozu Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cybozu, Inc. which is the market leader in the Japanese office collaboration software arena, announced its launch of Share360 in the U.S. market. Share360 is an award-winning Web-based groupware suite specifically designed for U.S. and global English-speaking customers. The suite integrates 11 key collaboration applications for small and medium sized businesses and small and mid-sized departments within larger corporations. It provides a "ready-to-run" Intranet solution that allows group members remote access to information such as email, schedules, contacts, announcements, shared files and projects. "Share360's integrated features offer a cost effective, information exchange system that allows users to communicate more efficiently with their corporate and departmental teams," said Toru Takasuka, President and CEO of Cybozu, Inc. in Japan, "Our product does not offer unnecessary features, but stays focused on the most important features that allow users to quickly and easily navigate through the system."
Share360 is a 5th generation office suite, formerly known as "Cybozu Office 4". It not only has a new brand name, but an improved interface and new features for easier usability and more efficiency in the workplace. The product is multi-platform and runs on Linux and Windows and is known for its ease of use and installation process in minutes. It is centrally managed on the customer's web server and is accessible from client PCs with any operating system through a Web browser.
Share360 is offered in two packages, Share360 Standard and Share360 Complete, or as individual applications. The applications can be complimented with Share360TM Sync for Palm OSŪ. Toru Sakamoto, CEO of Cybozu Corp. in the U.S. said," We believe that we have answered and showed the highest commitment to our users by upgrading our applications, increasing their ease of use and being sensitive to our customers pricing needs. We will continuously put our best efforts on maximizing the satisfaction of our customers and meeting their needs and requests as much as possible."
Share360 includes the following applications:
Scheduler - Easily keep track of and maintain your individual or co-workers' schedules. Intuitive, simple and fast, you can quickly view and schedule meetings, appointments or company resources.
Whereabouts - Instantly find your co-workers when you need them and let others know where you are and how to contact you. The Time Sheet feature enables you to keep track of your monthly and daily time sheets.
Bulletin Board - Centrally post company-wide announcements. Distribute important information immediately to the desktops of all employees.
WebMail - Send and receive email in an easy, Web-based email system integrated with the rest of Share360. WebMail complies with SMTP/POP3 Internet standards, so it is simple to set up and use.
Address Book - Centralize all of your company business contacts, your employee list and personal contacts.
ToDo List - Organize your many tasks and responsibilities. ToDo List allows you to assign tasks to yourself or to a group.
Discussions - Interact and converse real-time with co-workers without being in the same location. Read and add to each thread real-time from your web browser.
Cabinet - Create a central repository to organize and store all of your company's shared documents. The Cabinet includes version control to facilitate efficient collaborative work on all company documents.
Memos - Quickly and easily get important news to specific co-workers, and track responses of the recipients online and in one place.
Project - Manage multiple projects with formal goals, tasks and timeline tracking.
Web Forms - Create online forms without knowing HTML. Each form can be routed electronically throughout your office for quick online approvals.
Free Download & Pricing
Cybozu offers a 60 day free trial of all Share360 products: http://Share360.com/try/index.html.
60-Day Free Evaluation Download of Share360 for Windows and Linux: http://Share360.com/try/index.html.
60-Day Free Evaluation Download of Share360TM for Palm OSŪ for Windows: http://Share360.com/try/index.html.
Each of the 11 applications in Share360 can be purchased and used individually according to the users' needs and preferences. This selective purchase option enables users to maximize their return on investment while minimizing their total cost of operations.
The Share360 Standard package starts at $898.00 for 10 users and includes all applications listed above except Project and Web Forms. Share360 Complete, which includes all 11 applications, starts at $1,298 for 10 users. Share360 Sync for Palm OSŪ starts at $28 for one user and enables the user to synchronize data between the Palm OSŪ handheld device and Scheduler, Bulletin Board, WebMail, Address Book, and ToDo List.
About Cybozu Corporation
Cybozu Corporation, based in San Francisco, California, designed and developed the Share360 Collaboration Suite. Cybozu Incorporated, the parent company based in Tokyo Japan, has been recognized as the leading Web-based groupware provider in Japan since its introduction to the market in 1997. Cybozu has over 11,000 satisfied customers both large and small using its office products including GE Capital, Johnson & Johnson, Kenwood and NTT Communications.
About Cybozu, Incorporated
Cybozu, Inc. was founded in 1997 in Tokyo, Japan, and has rapidly established its brand name as the leader in the Japanese collaborative software market with a customer base exceeding 11,000 companies. Cybozu's products have received many famous software awards in Japan, such as the "Nikkei Industrial Daily Awards for Excellence in 1999", the "Nikkei Superior Products and Services Awards", the "Silver Medal in The 13th PC Best Software Award - 1.9 Million Readers Choice", and the market recognition as the best customer-satisfied groupware in "The 6th Customer Satisfaction Survey" for Computer Products by Nikkei Business Publications.
Cybozu, Inc. is a publicly traded company (listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange 'Mothers' with ticker # 4776). Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan..
Cybozu Corporation
http://Share360.com/
einquiry@share360.com
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 1004
San Francisco, California 94104
Cybozu - Media Relations Contact
Keri Hattich
415.407.2493 (mobile)
keri@share360.com
(Submitted by keri hattich of cybozu)
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