I-Open Beta yethula indlela entsha yezingxoxo zebhizinisi.
U-OTTAWA – Juni 25, 2008—Iotum ™ namuhla yethule i-beta evulekile yeCalliflower, insizakalo yokubiza ingqungquthela yokubuka eyenzelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zomhlangano zebhizinisi ezikhulayo. Ngenxa yesipiliyoni esihle se-iotum esinabasebenzisi abangaphezu kwama-200,000 ku-Facebook, iCalliflower ikhulisa ukufinyelela emakethe kwe-iotum kuyo yonke iWebhu. ICalliflower ifaka i-interface yesiginesha ye-iotum's interface — okulula ukuyisebenzisa, ideshibhodi exhumanayo eyenza ukuhlela nokubamba iqhaza kumakholi ezinhlangano ezehlukene kube lula futhi kuhlanganyele.
I-beta yamahhala yethulwa kanyekanye neCalliflower Communiqués, uchungechunge lwengqungquthela olwenzelwe ukugqamisa amakhono ayingqayizivele weCalliflower, futhi lubonisa izivakashi ezisezingeni eliphakeme ezaxoxwa bukhoma ngenkonzo yeCalliflower. Kusihlwa noWilliam Shatner — odume ngendima yakhe njengoKaputeni Kirk, ukaputeni we-starship i-USS Enterprise ochungechungeni oludlala isikhathi eside lweStar Trek ithelevishini namabhayisikobho — luqala uhlelo ngo-6: 30 ntambama PDT Juni 26.
“Amabhizinisi anamuhla afuna izingxoxo ezinothile. Sakha ubuchwepheshe bethu bezokuxhumana ukuze siguqule ubizo lwengqungquthela yendabuko ngokuyenza ihlanganyele kakhulu futhi ithakazelise ngaphandle kwentengo yeprimiyamu,” kusho isikhulu se-iotum u-Alec Saunders. “I-Calliflower igcina abantu 'ekuphumeni' ezicingweni ezinde, ezingaguquki, kuyilapho idala amathuba okuba ababambiqhaza balalele ngempela, bahlanganyele futhi 'bakhulume ngebhizinisi.'” I-Calliflower yakhelwe ukwabelana ngemidiya nokwakha izingxoxo ngenhloso yokwenza konke ukuzizwisa. —ngaphambi, phakathi nangemuva kocingo—lula futhi lukhiqiza kakhudlwana. Isevisi idlulela ngale kocingo oluvamile ngokuhlinzeka ngamathuluzi ayingqayizivele, aphelele futhi kulula ukuwasebenzisa ngaphandle kwezindleko ezengeziwe.
Izici
ICalliflower yenza lula inqubo yokuhlela nokuphatha izingcingo ngokunikela:
Ukubona kocingo: Bona amagama, izithombe nesimo sokushaya ucingo ngesikhathi sangempela njengoba wonke umuntu ejoyina, ebamba iqhaza futhi eshiya ucingo. Abafonayo bayabonakala njengoba bejoyina ucingo, ngamagama abo nezithombe (uma zifunwa). Isimo semigqa yabo (imike evulekile, evaliwe, ephakanyiswe isandla ukubuza umbuzo) nayo iyabonakala kuwo wonke umuntu.
Izilawuli zenkomfa ezinembile: Abahlanganyeli bangafinyelela kuzilawuli zenkomfa, udonga olubukhoma nokuningi kusuka kusixhumi esibonakalayo seWebhu esilula.
Ingxoxo yokuxoxisana: Abahlanganyeli bangahlanganyela engxoxweni yeqembu ngaphambi, ngemuva nangesikhathi socingo ukuze babelane ngolwazi ngaphandle kokuphazamisa ukugeleza kwengxoxo. Ukusuka ekwabelaneni ngesixhumanisi noma isithombe ukubuza umbuzo ofanele, i-IM enezinhlangano eziningi ivula isiteshi sesibili sokuba ababambiqhaza babe nezingcingo ezicebile nezihehayo.
Shayela izingobo zomlando: Ama-handouts, ama-ajenda kanye nezixhumanisi zamafayela kungahlala kufinyeleleka kubantu abalungile, ngemuva kwesikhathi eside ucingo seluphelile.
Izimemo nezikhumbuzi: Thola izimemo zekholi nezikhumbuzi nge-imeyili noma nge-SMS ngazo zonke izindlela zokuphatha ulwazi kanye nabahlanganyeli abazidingayo.
Ukuhlanganiswa kwekhalenda okulula: Phatha izimemo zezingcingo, izibuyekezo nama-RSVPs nge-iCal enamathiselwe ehlangana nanoma yisiphi isixazululo esikhulu sekhalenda.
Ukuxhumeka kwe-PINless: Inombolo yocingo lomuntu obambe iqhaza iba yi-PIN yomuntu siqu, exhuma ngaphandle komthungo izingcingo kuzo zonke izingcingo ezivela noma yikuphi.
MP3 okuqoshiwe: Abomengameli bangarekhoda noma iyiphi ikholi evela kusixhumi esibonakalayo seWebhu noma efonini. Ukurekhodwa kuyatholakala kubo bonke ababambiqhaza njengamafayela we-MP3 imizuzwana ngemuva kokuba inkomfa isiphelile noma ukuqoshwa kumisiwe.
Mayelana ne-iotum
Iotum, inkampani ye-Voice 2.0, ihlela ukuvuselela izingxoxo zebhizinisi futhi yakhe umhlaba wezokuxhumana ezifanele lapho amadivayisi, amanethiwekhi omphakathi kanye nezinsizakalo zeWeb zisebenza ngaphandle komthungo ukuvumela abantu baxhumane nabantu abafuna nabo, lapho befuna futhi nakwidivayisi abayifunayo. Ibhizinisi le-iotum ukuklama nokunikeza indawo elula, esekelayo nenembile yokucebisa izingxoxo zebhizinisi. Imikhiqizo nezinsizakalo ze-iotum ziletha incazelo ethe xaxa nokukhiqiza ekuxhumaneni okungajwayelekile futhi okuqinile futhi kuhlangabezane nezidingo ezikhulayo ze-teleconferencing zebanga elibanzi lamakhasimende ezimbonini eziningi. Insizakalo ye-Iotum ehamba phambili, iCalliflower, yenza kube lula ngabantu ukuthi bahlele futhi babambe iqhaza ezingqungqutheleni ezibandakanya futhi ezizwakalayo ezibiza lezo bhizinisi ezokuxhumana nezokuxhumana nabantu, bese bezilandela ngemuva kwalokho.
