Following the success of our Outlook PowerTool Plus feature videos, we’ve broken out the various echo FileLoader feature videos into easily consumable bits! With echo FileLoader, administrators have flexibility and control over how content is moved from file shares, with the ability to maintain, update, and transform their content, metadata, versioning, and folder structures, no matter how complex. echo FileLoader also enables administrators to work offline, putting content and metadata management into the hands of the users who know the content, and how the folders and files should be migrated. Download the free trial or take a look at our feature videos below:
Identify File Share Content Map File Share Authors to SharePoint Maintain File Share Reports Clean Up File Share Versions Replicate File Share Folders Iterate File Share Migrations Handle Illegal Characters Update Metadata
Christian Buckley will be speaking at SharePoint Saturday Boston later this month. This free event, being held on Saturday, February 27th, is a fantastic way to get in front of SharePoint experts and learn more about best practices and leading-edge business solutions. You can register here for the event, being held at Microsoft’s Waltham Building. Christian’s topic will be “Metadata (and IP) Management in a Social Media World.” Here’s a quick description:
Many companies planning upgrades to SharePoint 2010 are reviewing their social media strategies, as users are chomping at the bit to deploy and use the new, natively supported features in SharePoint 2010. But most administrators don’t fully understand the taxonomy and governance issues associated with these tools. The intent of this presentation is to walk participants through the taxonomy and governance (and Intellectual Property) implications of the new social media capabilities within SharePoint 2010 (and 2007), providing guidance and best practices on how to track metadata, align these tools with broader corporate content management strategies, and maintain manageability of their SharePoint environment.
echoTechnology is a proud sponsor of this event, and will be providing a new Zune HD 16Gb to the raffle. For more information about the other speakers and topics, follow this link. See you there!
The team at echoTechnology is happy to announce that the 64-bit version of Outlook PowerTool Plus for SharePoint 2007 is now available! This FREE download can be found here. For those who have not yet had the opportunity to try out this powerful tool, follow the links below for a quick video demonstration of each feature:
• Move multiple files or line items• Copy multiple files or line items• Delete multiple files or line items• Send links for multiple files or line items by email• Send attachments for multiple files or line items by email• Copy links for multiple files or line items, paste into documents or forms• Check in and Check out multiple files or line items
There are certain capabilities we all take for granted within the Windows environment, such as keyboard shortcuts, context menus accessed by right clicking on objects, and the fact that just about every desktop application integrates with every other desktop application. Within the SharePoint environment, unfortunately, we lose much of this ease of use capability. The key to Outlook PowerTool Plus is the Select Item Checkbox, a hidden feature that is activated automatically, allowing you to quickly and easily grab multiple files and move them across your site collection, or send them as an email attachment to someone who does not have access to your site.
SharePoint natively allows you to do these operations one at a time, but the ability to select a dozen documents or list items at once to move them or to check them out is pretty powerful, and brings the SharePoint user experience closer to the Windows experience. The tool is easy to use -- just select the targeted files, click on a file name to access the context menu, and select your action.
The Outlook PowerTool Plus is available for free download, and is compatible with MOSS and WSS 3.0 deployments. The User Guide can be found here, and a full product video is available here.
New File Share Migration Product from echo Provides Powerful Capabilities for SharePoint
SEATTLE, Wash. - January 18, 2010: echoTechnology is pleased to announce the release of the echo FileLoader for SharePoint 2007, offering SharePoint administrators a powerful tool to quickly and easily identify, organize, and move content and folder structures from file shares into SharePoint 2007. With echo FileLoader, administrators have flexibility and control over how content is moved from their file shares, with the ability to maintain, update, and transform their content, metadata, versioning, and folder structure.
According to CEO Garry Smith, “echoTechnology is liberating users from the tyranny of file shares” with the release of the echo FileLoader.
A premium version of the echo FileLoader is scheduled for release by the end of Q1, which will offer multi-threaded task management, support for SharePoint 2003, 2007 and 2010 environments, expanded content types, unlimited sites and rows, and more.
Additional SharePoint administration capability is available through the echo for SharePoint 2007 tool, allowing administrators to manage, migrate, load, and audit their SharePoint platform.
More details on the echo FileLoader, including screenshots and documentation, can be found online at echoTechnology.com/Products. In addition, a product overview video is available here, as well as a deep dive into product features here.
The echo FileLoader must be installed on a SharePoint or WSS front end web server. In addition, users must have administrative privileges on the front end server to use the application. Trials are restricted to making 100 file loads to a portal and are limited to 30 days. To download a trial version of the echo FileLoader for SharePoint 2007, please visit http://www.echotechnology.com/registration/Trial.aspx?PID=16&AID=0
We’ve updated the Outlook PowerTool Plus build (v2.0.0.0) with the following changes:
· The installation process now gives the user the option to automatically activate OPT+ features in their site collection, or to continue activating manually. OPT+ includes three features: the Outlook PowerTool, the List Item PowerTool, and the Select Item Checklist (a hidden feature). Depending on the size of your site collection, activating during installation could take a while. If you’re looking for a more targeted deployment – say, across only a handful of sites – you may opt to activate the features manually to save yourself some time.
· For users experiencing errors with WSS, the latest build resolves the error that was received when the user tried to open a document library or list, returning “Cannot make a cache safe URL for "PickerTreeDialog.js", file not found. Please verify that the file exists under the layouts directory”. Because of this error, the user was unable to use any OPT+ features. With OPT+ v2.0.0.0, the error message is gone, however WSS users will not be able to add or remove destinations, making it impossible to use the Move or Copy features. The add/remove destinations features were created using MOSS functionality not resident within WSS. echo is working on a solution for this.
· By request, a remnant checkbox item cleanup utility has been added for users who were finding Select Item Checkboxes in SharePoint after uninstalling OPT+. This small executable remains on the server after uninstalling OPT+ so that you can remove any remnant checkboxes.
· No update yet on users with 64 bit operating systems. We continue to test, and will provide an update when ready. However, OPT+ is now tested on Windows Server 2003 and 2008 32-bit.
For users who have earlier versions installed, the new setup kit should automatically uninstall the old version before installing the new. Please download the latest version here. The OPT+ Installation Guide and FAQs have been updated, accordingly.
There are certain capabilities we all take for granted within the Windows environment, such as keyboard shortcuts, context menus accessed by right clicking on objects, and the fact that just about every desktop application integrates with every other desktop application. Within the SharePoint environment, unfortunately, we lose much of this ease of use capability. SharePoint 2010 will restore some features, but there will still remain opportunities for products like echoTechnology’s Outlook PowerTool Plus.
What does Outlook PowerTool Plus do for SharePoint? This free tool activates two powerful features inside your SharePoint site collection: the Outlook PowerTool features, which allow you to send multiple links and attachments via Outlook, and the previously unreleased List Item PowerTool features, which allows you to Move, Copy, Delete, Check In and Check Out multiple documents and list items. When the Outlook PowerTool Plus is installed on your server, both of these features are automatically activated across your target site collection. The image on the right provides a view of the Outlook PowerTool Plus context window with all of its features.
The key to Outlook PowerTool Plus is the Select Item Checkbox, a hidden feature that is also activated automatically, and illustrated in the screenshot to the left. The Select Item Checkbox allows you to quickly and easily grab multiple files and move them across your site collection, or send them as an email attachment to someone who does not have access to your site. SharePoint natively allows you to do these operations one at a time, but the ability to select a dozen documents or list items at once to move them or to check them out is pretty powerful, and brings the SharePoint user experience closer to the Windows experience. The tool is easy enough to use -- just select the targeted files, click on one of the file names to access the context menu, and select your action.
For example, grab a couple documents and send as a link or attachment, and an outgoing email is opened, and your selected files are either listed as links or attached, as shown to the right.
The Outlook PowerTool Plus is available for free download, and is compatible with MOSS deployments, but not yet WSS. Because some of the features were developed with MOSS components, not all functionality is available for WSS, but we’re working on an update.
The User Guide can be found here, or you can view a video demonstration of the product here.
As I was working an almost-all-nighter a week or so ago, I was going through a number of SharePoint administrator and developer scenarios in an effort to come up with ideas for our next video to support the launch of echoTechnology’s latest free tool, the Outlook PowerTool Plus (which you can download here). I believe that some of my best ideas come to me when I am caffeine-enhanced and sleep-deprived…
Check out the video here
News being posted to www.echoTechnology.com:
Free Tool Improves SharePoint Experience for Administrators and Developers SEATTLE, Wash. - December 14, 2009: echoTechnology has announced the release of a new free tool for SharePoint -- Outlook PowerTool Plus. Outlook PowerTool Plus (OPT+) improves the SharePoint experience for administrators and developers by providing multi-document and multi-line item capability across a site collection. The product is available for free download here. Features included in this release include: Moving multiple files or line items Copying multiple files or line items Deleting multiple files or line items Sending links for multiple files or line items by email Sending attachments for multiple files or line items by email Copying links for multiple files or line items to be pasted into documents or forms Check in and Check out multiple files or line items Videos and documentation are available to walk users through each of these scenarios: Getting the Most Out of Outlook PowerTool Plus Outlook PowerTool Plus User Guide Outlook PowerTool Plus Installation Guide In addition, echo has created a viral video for OPT+ on the echo4sharepoint YouTube Channel that’s definitely worth watching.
Free Tool Improves SharePoint Experience for Administrators and Developers
SEATTLE, Wash. - December 14, 2009: echoTechnology has announced the release of a new free tool for SharePoint -- Outlook PowerTool Plus. Outlook PowerTool Plus (OPT+) improves the SharePoint experience for administrators and developers by providing multi-document and multi-line item capability across a site collection. The product is available for free download here.
Features included in this release include:
Videos and documentation are available to walk users through each of these scenarios:
In addition, echo has created a viral video for OPT+ on the echo4sharepoint YouTube Channel that’s definitely worth watching.
Plans to Improve Customer and Partner Outreach and Communication SEATTLE, Wash. - December 14, 2009: As part of the strategy around our Davinci release this spring and the launch of our free Outlook Power Tool Plus (OPT+) tool for SharePoint, echoTechnology is implementing a social media strategy to allow our customers and partners to better connect and communicate with echo. This strategy includes the following components: · New company blog at www.echo4sharepoint.comThis site will feed into echo's corporate website, and will become the primary media relations center for the company. · Profile on Twitter @echo4sharepointA tool for real-time communication with echo customers and partners, allowing echo to quickly disseminate news, provide information on product updates, and demonstrate SharePoint expertise. · Fan page on FacebookAs the internet's most visited social network, this new site will provide a great platform to continue the dialog with echo customers and partners. · Video channel on YouTubeAnother distribution outlet for videos of echo's free tools and the echo for SharePoint platform. For questions about these platforms or any other echoTechnology marketing programs, please contact Christian Buckley at cbuck@echotechnology.com
Plans to Improve Customer and Partner Outreach and Communication
SEATTLE, Wash. - December 14, 2009: As part of the strategy around our Davinci release this spring and the launch of our free Outlook Power Tool Plus (OPT+) tool for SharePoint, echoTechnology is implementing a social media strategy to allow our customers and partners to better connect and communicate with echo.
This strategy includes the following components:
· New company blog at www.echo4sharepoint.comThis site will feed into echo's corporate website, and will become the primary media relations center for the company.
· Profile on Twitter @echo4sharepointA tool for real-time communication with echo customers and partners, allowing echo to quickly disseminate news, provide information on product updates, and demonstrate SharePoint expertise.
· Fan page on FacebookAs the internet's most visited social network, this new site will provide a great platform to continue the dialog with echo customers and partners.
· Video channel on YouTubeAnother distribution outlet for videos of echo's free tools and the echo for SharePoint platform.
For questions about these platforms or any other echoTechnology marketing programs, please contact Christian Buckley at cbuck@echotechnology.com