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Similarly, I set defaults for each group, such as whether feeds would be delivered to Outlook and which publishing features were enabled. However, there’s an added step of then creating category folders and dragging and dropping feeds into the desired hierarchy before there’s a usable taxonomy.įrom this point, I simply checked off options on forms to subscribe groups to individual feeds or multiple categories. You either pick from prepopulated lists or manually enter feed links. Click for larger view.Īfter you’ve set up the Feed Server, by specifying a user directory server or manually adding users and groups, you continue working in the AJAX administration Web site and begin adding feeds.

An AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) Web Reader and mobile clients - Blackberry, Good Mobile Messaging for Exchange, and Windows Mobile 5 - complete the picture.įurthermore, this solution features a predictive ranking algorithm that evaluates users’ feed subscriptions and reading habits, which helps prioritize new feeds.

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Optionally, enterprises can install Attensa’s Exchange service to bypass the Outlook plug-in and deliver feeds directly to Exchange mailboxes.

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In all, enterprises using these solutions report measurable time savings - often achieving full ROI in a few months.Īttensa’s RSS solution includes an Outlook reader that works stand-alone or can pull feeds located on a central Attensa Feed Server sitting behind your firewall. Yet users can still add their own subscriptions and share articles.Īnother trait - which you also find within enterprise search products - is the ability to create special RSS taxonomies that match, say, your product lines or business units this convenience helps users find feeds for those special research projects. Moreover, sophisticated user management and control allows managers to automatically subscribe users to relevant feeds based on their roles. I tested three hot products in this burgeoning area: Attensa Feed Server, NewsGator Enterprise Server, and KnowNow 3 Enterprise Syndication Solution.Īs the names indicate, all use a central server to retrieve feeds once and then distribute them to many users - often directly to a Microsoft Outlook folder. To get around these issues and give more employees the benefit of RSS, organizations are adopting enterprise RSS solutions. Plus, there are security risks associated with accessing inappropriate feeds.

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For example, precious network bandwidth is consumed when many employees update the same feed. But as RSS’s popularity rises, so do risks.

This technology does a fine job helping workers cut through irrelevant information that floods portals, enterprise search results, and e-mail. After all, RSS readers are easy to install and use. That latter finding shouldn’t surprise IT managers. But for enterprises, the most telling response was that 63 percent of these RSS users subscribe to work-related feeds. In fact, a recent Pew Internet Foundation survey found nearly one in three individuals consumes RSS feeds. RSS (really simple syndication) is a favored XML format for individuals to get information from sources such as news sites and blogs.

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