If you’re a system administrator looking to implement a centralized company-wide calendaring system, but don’t want to go the Microsoft Exchange route, check out Timecruiser Computer Corp.’s Timecruiser 2.0. It’s a Java-based multi-platform calendar system that works with any Java-enabled browser. It works equally well on an intranet or over the Internet, providing mobile professionals with sharable calendars. Timecruiser sports both an HTML and a Java interface so your users can access their calendars from any computer.
Timecruiser’s Java interface is the most impressive part of the package. It provides access to all scheduling aspects of the product including the addition and viewing of capplets, Timecruiser’s encapsulated Java applets. Capplets can be attached to any scheduled event, such as a meeting, and they can include items like URL links or animated graphics. A programming interface is provided so that you can write capplets of your own.
The HTML interface uses tables to present calendars. It’s a bit more cumbersome than the Java interface, but it gets the job done. You can use Timecruiser to post public calendars on your intranet — an ideal public Web-based bulletin board. There’s…
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