Macromedia Readies Sitespring Public Beta
Macromedia this week unveiled Sitespring, a new product aimed at managing the Web site production process. The Web-based application allows teams to collaborate on design projects, keeping track of file changes and archiving. Sitespring integrates with Dreamweaver 4 and UltraDev, as well as Microsoft Project. Macromedia will launch a public beta this summer, making available limited copies on a first come, first serve basis.
Sitespring easily installs on a Windows server and is accessed through a Web browser on any platform. It features personalized home pages to detail projects and tasks, e-mail notifications for alerts and updates, archiving to create snapshots of project files, and automated disk management. Tasks can be forwarded or searched, and contain associated files. Macromedia has setup a page detailing the uses of Sitespring in multiple environments.
To install the public beta, the file server must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Windows 2000 SP1 or NT 4.0 SP 6 server
- Pentium II 400 MHz CPU (or equivalent)
- 256 MB RAM available for Sitespring (320 MB total if no other applications are running)
- Disk space utilization 50%
- Static IP address
- At least Internet Explorer 5.x or Netscape Navigator 4.x with Macromedia Flash 5 installed
To be one of the first to receive Sitespring, or simply be notified upon its arrival, register at macromedia.com, or visit the Sitespring Web site for more information.