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Release 1 (1.2 and 1.3)

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2 What's New in Oracle Beehive

This module lists the new features and capabilities that each release of Oracle Beehive provides, beginning with Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.3) released on August 13, 2008.

New Features in Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.3)

Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.3) offers many new features and enhancements. Key features that are new include:

Oracle Beehive Administration Console

Oracle Beehive Release 1.3 introduces the Oracle Beehive Administration Console, a secure, browser-based administration client that provides Oracle Beehive administrators centralized and role-based access to system configuration and management, user and workspace administration, and monitoring functions.

The Oracle Beehive Administration Console supports the following Web browsers:

  • Linux operating system: Mozilla Firefox 2.0

  • Windows operating system: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 and Mozilla Firefox 2.0

Oracle Beehive Integration for Zimbra

Oracle Beehive Release 1.3 introduces Oracle Beehive Integration for Zimbra, a Web-based client that enables users to access, view, and manage their e-mail, calendars, and address books.

Oracle Beehive Integration for Zimbra supports the following Web browsers in the Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X operating systems:

  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0

  • Mozilla Firefox 3.0

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0

Starting and Stopping Oracle Beehive Services and Service Instances

Oracle Beehive Release 1.3 allows administrators to start and stop Oracle Beehive services (the collection of all instances of a particular service across all of the servers that host them) and service instances (a single instantiation of a service on a particular server.).

Upgrade Path and Tools from Oracle Beehive Release 1.2 to Release 1.3

Oracle Beehive Release 1.3 provides organizations the ability to upgrade from Oracle Beehive Release 1.2.1 and 1.2.2. Upgrade capabilities are provided in the Oracle Beehive Release 1.3 installation program.

Persistent Chat Rooms Through XMPP

Through the XMPP Service, Oracle Beehive Release 1.3 allows users to create and manage persistent chat rooms.

Delegation

Oracle Beehive Release 1.3 supports delegation, which is the ability of a user to grant another user the privileges necessary to act on his or her behalf. This includes the ability for the delegated user to read, write, and delete the original user's calendar entries, e-mail messages, documents, and contacts through a supported client, such as Oracle Beehive Integration for Outlook.

User Preferences Page

Oracle Beehive Release 1.3 provides the User Preferences Page, an internally-hosted Web page that enables users to configure their client-based preferences. Options include the ability to configure server-side rules, out-of-office messages, and notifications.