Collaboration to the core

With the addition of PeopleDoc technology into its document management and portal products, Hummingbird says it has added the ability to create secure, Web-based collaborative environments in which projects can be managed across the extended enterprise.

Hummingbird explains that PeopleDoc's technology organizes teams and content in the context of their relevant projects, providing secure access to project documents, discussion threads, task lists and schedules. Users require only a Web browser to access the centralized work area, while a security model enables extensive customization of access rights at the project, folder and document level.

The acquisition will bring the following features to the Hummingbird portfolio:

• customizable project folders and templates;

• document and folder level security;

• a delegated authority model;

• discussion threads;

• status flags;

• automatic notification; and

• an audit trail.