Microsoft Office Connector Update

What’s New on Connecting Office Users

Microsoft Office Connector

Leverage Microsoft Office applications and technology

Bring SMW info to Office applications on-demand

API for data I/O: add and modify wiki data within Microsoft Office

Utilize semantics to improve relevance

Smart actions for semantic properties

Connections

API

API

SmartJesse Wang | SemTech 2010

Semantics in Office Apps

Multiple Wiki

Sites supported

Dynamic Query Results from the article page

WikiTags recognizes the keywords or phrases relevant to you

Excel

Outlook

Semantic ActionsSemantic actions are based on semantic services of properties

M.O.C. FormsView Semantic Content in familiar formsContribute into Wiki articles back

Screenshot::Em

ail in Wiki

Attachments automatically uploaded too

Live DemoStandard MediaWiki

API SupportWiki Object Model API

SupportAuto Hyperlinking

Auto Display Info PaneAuto Tag KeywordsSemantic ActionsIn-place Browsing

…

But I’m *not* Happy

In spite of applauses during demos

No SalesMarke

t?

Price?

Quality?

Feature?

Market?Mature SMW Market? Chicken and egg problem

You can help:

#1:Try it outLet others knowLet us know you will use it if …

#2:Look at it (no need to really install it)Let us know you will *not* use it …Unless it has …

Price

FreeAs in free beer.

It used to be €20

QualityWe had some issues but no core issues

We improve on quality:Full-time testerExpert developer to help!Better design

Less dependency

FeaturesDemos were successful

People seemed very interested

Features were reasonably rich for a v1 product

We could add more features

But …

I need endorsement

We Need Customers

Announcing

MOCCATMicrosoft Office Connector

Customer Advocate Team

MOCCATMeet (telecon) every 3 or 4 weeks

Talk about specifications, bugs, priorities

Beta-testing (optional)

Email jessew@vulcan.com to sign up

Thank You!