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A powerful office productivity tool that can cut your business chores down to size, Scopeware Small and Medium Business Server is marketed under the label of knowledge management. Certainly, the product facilitates collaboration and sharing of digital assets, but its reach doesn't stop there.

Scopeware organizes, indexes, and structures information that often falls through the cracks of other business applications. All documents, e-mails, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, and graphics files related to a single topic can be found in a keyword search and presented in a graphical stream, complete with thumbnail views.

Do you need to see all memos, purchase orders, and service records related to a single customer? Want to view an individual department's budget history? Simply enter your search criteria, then click on a thumbnail to begin working with the data.

The default install, ideal for small businesses, takes under 10 minutes and requires only a basic knowledge of networks; you must configure users, group rights, and permissions separately. Larger organizations should opt to install the prodOnce installed, Scopeware indexes all files on your network, including metatag information. It creates a Superuser account for a master administrator who can assign administration rights to other users to administer individual departments or groups. Using simple menu selections, administrators write rules to establish security equivalencies and permissions, as well as control the flow of information. Users can also write their own rules and add files to the stream.

Any company that needs a tool to structure its digital assets through an easy-to-use, practical application can count on Scopeware to handle the job. The software is best suited for consultants, resellers, and other IT professionals looking for ways to enhance systems competitively.uct over a directory service to centralize administration.