Oracle® Beehive Concepts Release 1 (1.5) Part Number E14833-03 |
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Oracle Beehive provides a common model that enables a wide variety of clients and devices to connect with the platform. Once connected to the platform, supported clients and devices can access and leverage the collaborative services and data that it provides.
Oracle Beehive provides several out-of-the-box client options for enterprise users. Oracle Beehive also supports several standardized protocols, enabling organizations to integrate and deploy standards-based clients, as well as mobile devices, easily with the platform. Organizations can also integrate and deploy custom clients or incorporate Oracle Beehive clients into existing interfaces such as portals.
This module provides an overview of the end-user clients and devices that Oracle Beehive supports, and includes the following topics:
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As of Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.5), the product name "Oracle Beehive Integration for Outlook" has been changed to "Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook".Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook is a Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) service provider for Microsoft Outlook. Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook extends the functionality of Microsoft Outlook by providing Outlook users with unified access to Oracle Beehive-based collaborative features and data, including team and personal workspaces, in a familiar environment. Through Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook, users can leverage advanced personal productivity features for e-mail, time management, tasks, contacts, notes, and journals.
Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook is supported in Windows 2000, XP, and Vista operating systems with the following versions of Microsoft Outlook:
Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook requires installation on the computers of individual users. Access to the installation package can be provided to users as a download from internal websites or Oracle Beehive administrators can push the package to users by leveraging the Device Management Service (DMS), which is exposed through the beectl
command-line utility.
Oracle Beehive Extensions for Explorer is an extension to Microsoft® Windows® Explorer that provides Oracle Beehive users direct access to their workspaces and workspace content, such as folders and documents. Oracle Beehive Extensions for Explorer also facilitates seamless team collaboration. For example, users can launch Oracle Beehive conferences directly from Windows Explorer, where they can share and discuss workspace content in real time.
Oracle Beehive Extensions for Explorer includes the following features:
Desktop-direct Oracle Beehive workspace management:
Browse, view, configure workspaces
View workspace properties, preference settings, and version history
Explore and restore deleted workspace folders and documents
Folder-level management:
Browse heterogeneous folders within workspaces
Add, delete, copy, and move folders within workspaces
Document management, collaboration, and access:
Drag-and-drop functionality to Oracle Beehive workspaces
View document properties and version history
Document storage, sharing, and version control, with check in, check out, and cancel checkout capabilities
Apply and modify sensitivities
Add, delete, and rename documents in workspace folders and local system files
Copy and move documents across workspace folders and local system files
Offline access to folders and documents
Schedule and start meetings or send e-mail directly from workspace documents
Start Oracle Beehive Conferencing from workspace documents
Access WebDAV documents online with Copy URL feature
Edit-in-place functionality
Oracle Beehive Extensions for Explorer is supported on the Microsoft Windows XP and Vista operating systems.
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As of Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.5), the product name "Oracle Beehive Integration for Zimbra" has been changed to "Oracle Beehive Zimbra".Oracle Beehive Zimbra is a Web-based client that enables Oracle Beehive users to access, view, and manage their e-mail, calendars, tasks, and address books. Using Oracle Beehive Zimbra, users can also reserve shared resources, such as conference rooms.
Oracle Beehive Zimbra supports the following Web browsers in the Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X operating systems:
Apple Safari 3
Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Mozilla Firefox 3.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
Oracle Beehive Central is a Web-based client that provides users a central location to download supported clients and set their preferences for Oracle Beehive functionality. This includes the ability to delegate privileges for users' e-mail, calendars, tasks, notes, journals, and contacts.
Oracle Beehive Central supports Mozilla Firefox 2.0 in the Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Solaris operating systems, and Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 in the Windows operating system only.
Oracle Beehive Conferencing is a feature-rich client that enables Oracle Beehive users to conduct Web-based meetings and presentations. Oracle Beehive Conferencing provides the following features and capabilities:
Ad-hoc and scheduled meetings
Voice conferencing
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Although Oracle Beehive Conferencing supports Microsoft Windows Vista, the Oracle Beehive voice conferencing features are not yet certified for that operating system. Therefore, the quality and performance of Oracle Beehive voice conferencing on Microsoft Windows Vista is not guaranteed.Presentation management
Desktop sharing
Ability to record conferences
Attendee list management
Intra-conference instant chats
Meeting alerts and requests
For users familiar with accessing team knowledge bases through Web-based technologies, Oracle provides Oracle Beehive Workspaces Client. Oracle Beehive Workspaces Client leverages dynamic, wiki page technology to support team collaboration activities in Oracle Beehive workspaces.
Through Oracle Beehive Workspaces Client, users can perform the following collaborative tasks on a workspace-by-workspace basis:
Create and manage workspaces.
Manage workspace memberships by adding participants and assigning workspace roles to them.
Create and manage workspace calendar events.
Create and manage workspace documents through user-defined, hierarchical folder directories.
Create and manage team-based wiki sites.
View the history of changes for wiki pages and restore previous versions.
Post comments and reply to previously-posted comments on wiki pages.
Post announcements for important events, activities, and notices.
Subscribe to RSS-based feeds to stay updated on the latest workspace activities.
Oracle Beehive Workspaces Client supports the following Web browsers on the Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Vista, Mac OS X, and Linux operating systems:
Apple Safari 3.1 and later
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and later
Oracle Beehive supports a variety of mobile devices, including:
Oracle Beehive supports the Apple iPhone, providing users mobile e-mail through IMAP and access to online documents through Mobile Safari. With Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook installed, iPhone users can also maintain up-to-date calendar entries, tasks, and contacts through iTunes.
Oracle Beehive provides the following features for supported mobile devices running Microsoft Windows Mobile:
Oracle Mobile Management Console can be used to push and install Oracle and third-party software onto mobile devices.
True push mail capabilities through the Oracle Mobile Outlook plug-in
Up-to-date calendar entries, tasks, and contacts through Synthesis SyncML client
Mobile instant messaging support through SHAPE Services IM+
Access to online documents through Mobile Explorer
Automatic upgrades and device wipe-out capabilities
Oracle Beehive provides these features to users of Microsoft Windows-based mobile devices through a plug-in for Microsoft Windows Mobile Outlook, which is supported in the following operating systems:
To install and leverage the Oracle Beehive mobile device plug-in, users must first download and install the Mobile Device Management Console on their mobile devices. The Mobile Device Management Console connects to the Mobile Device Management server and determines what should be installed on the mobile devices, including the Oracle Beehive mobile device plug-in.
After installing the Mobile Device Management Console and connecting to the Mobile Device Management server, users can download the Oracle Beehive mobile device plug-in and initiate the installation through a bootstrap process. To upgrade the plug-in, users have the option to check for updates periodically from their supported mobile devices, or they can wait for the administrators of their Oracle Beehive instances to initiate alerts that inform them of available updates.
AT&T 3125
AT&T 8125/8525
AT&T Tilt
HTC Touch
HTC TyTN
HTC Wizard
i-mate K-Jam
Moto Q music 9m/9c
Motorola Q/Q Global
Palm Treo 750/700w
Samsung Blackjack SGH-i607
Samsung SCH-i760
T-Mobile Dash
T-Mobile Wing
Any Windows Mobile 5, 6, or 6.1 PocketPC or SmartPhone
Oracle Beehive supports Nokia mobile devices, enabling users to leverage the following features:
Mobile e-mail support through IMAP
Up-to-date calendar entries, tasks, and contacts through built-in OMA-DS clients
Mobile instant messaging support through SHAPE Services IM+
Access to online documents through Nokia Series 60 mobile browser
Over-the-air (OTA) access to third-party software and configuration information, which can be customized according to your organization's deployment needs.
Oracle Beehive supports Palm mobile devices, enabling users to leverage the following features:
Up-to-date e-mail, calendar entries, tasks, and contacts through Synthesis SyncML client
Advanced e-mail capabilities through Palm ChatterMail
Mobile instant messaging support through SHAPE Services IM+
Access to online documents through Palm mobile browser
OTA access to third-party software and configuration information, which can be customized according to your organization's deployment needs.
Oracle Beehive supports RIM mobile devices, enabling users to leverage the following features:
Up-to-date e-mail, calendar entries, tasks, and contacts through Notify Link Enterprise Edition
Mobile instant messaging support through SHAPE Services IM+
Access to online documents accessible through BlackBerry mobile browser
Oracle Beehive supports Sony Ericsson mobile devices, enabling users to leverage the following features:
Mobile e-mail support through IMAP
Up-to-date calendar entries, tasks, and contacts through built-in OMA-DS client
Mobile instant messaging support through SHAPE Services IM+
Access to online documents through Symbian mobile browser
OTA access to third-party software and configuration information, which can be customized according to your organization's deployment needs.
Oracle Beehive supports several standards-based protocols, enabling organizations to deploy and integrate commonly-available, as well as custom, clients to access Oracle Beehive data and leverage its robust feature set for the following needs:
File access and document management: Provided through support for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), FTP over Transport Layer Security (TLS), and JSR-170.
E-mail: Provided through support for Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
Time management: Provided through support for Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV (CalDAV).
Instant messaging: Provided through support for Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP).
Mobile e-mail and data synchronization: Push Internet Message Access Protocol (P-IMAP) and Open Mobile Alliance Data Synchronization (OMA-DS).
Oracle Beehive currently supports a variety of proprietary and open source clients that leverage the following standards-based protocols:
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP)
Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)
Apple Mac OS X 10.4
Cadaver (Linux)
Microsoft Windows WebFolders and Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x (Microsoft Windows XP)
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 7.x (Windows Vista)
Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV (CalDAV)
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express
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Deploying Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express with Oracle Beehive through IMAP and SMTP does not provide the same functionality as Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook. Deploying Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express through IMAP and SMTP only provides access to Oracle Beehive e-mail, while deploying Microsoft Outlook with Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook provides access to Oracle Beehive e-mail, calendar entries, contacts, and tasks. For more information, please refer to "Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook".Open Mobile Alliance Data Synchronization (OMA-DS), formerly SyncML
Oracle Beehive provides interfaces to voicemail, auto-attendant, and user directory features for the following telephony client types:
Oracle Beehive provides interfaces that enable users to manage their Oracle Beehive voicemail and access auto-attendant features from any phone.
Oracle Beehive provides interfaces to voicemail, auto-attendant, and user directory features for the following Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) products:
The interfaces provide text-based menus that enable users to leverage these supported products to manage their voicemail and to browse the user directories for their enterprises.