22/02/2010 Xythos launches version 7.2

Xythos launches version 7.2

The release of Xythos 7.2 focuses on continuing to evolve the user's experience and adding innovative new features such as the thumbnail view, the quick view, bookmarks and searches relocation and organization, tags on folders, advanced upload feature for classified files, and expanded workflow options.

Read the complete overview of new features and changes
Xythos version 7.2 New Features and Changes

Xythos Document Manager and Digital Locker Features

    * Thumbnail View and Quick View
    * Bookmarks
    * Searches
    * Folder Tagging
    * Lock and Unlock Files and Folders
    * More Actions Button
    * Increased Performance in the Document Manager
    * Public and Private Comments
    * Advanced Upload for Classified Files
    * Expanded Workflow Features and Improved Accessibility
    * Task Reporting
    * User Help


WebFile Server Administrative Features

    * Quick View and Thumbnails
    * Trash
    * Events
    * Subscriptions
    * User Help Customization
    * Workflow and Workflow API

Xythos Drive for Mac

Xythos Drive allows OSX applications to operate directly on documents stored in Xythos servers. Xythos Drive differs significantly from the native Mac OSX ability to connect to WebDAV servers in the following ways:

1)Typical OSX applications are not designed to work properly with document management systems such as Xythos. This means that when using the native Mac OSX WebDAV functionality, you will likely encounter a variety of problems such as:

    * Unintended proliferation of unwanted files on the server (e.g. .DS_Store files)
    * Loss of file properties, tags, prior versions, workflow data, and other critical data when files are updated by Mac OSX applications.

Xythos Drive for Mac OSX helps to prevent such issues using "Application Filters", which compensate for the unwanted default behaviors of specific Mac OSX applications. A list of these applications is provided in the "Application Filters" section below.

2)Xythos Drive caches files locally and synchronizes changes in the background. This means that when saving a large document in an OSX application, you do not have to wait for the entire document to be uploaded to the server before continuing with your work. Caching also greatly improves performance when applications repeatedly access the same file to read data.

3)Xythos Drive provides a Status Monitor that allows you to monitor the progress of file transfers and other operations between your Mac and the Xythos server.