{"id":2674,"date":"2020-08-28T08:34:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T06:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemind.purpl-web.com\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2020-08-28T08:45:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T06:45:48","slug":"inside-a-software-publishers-workshop-new-in-bluemind-and-ongoing-projects-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemind.purpl-web.com\/en\/inside-a-software-publishers-workshop-new-in-bluemind-and-ongoing-projects-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside a software publisher\u2019s workshop: new in BlueMind and ongoing projects \u2013 part.2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Halfway through this atypical year, we thought we\u2019d take stock of BlueMind\u2019s latest features and ongoing development areas in a two-part series.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the second and final part of our journey into BlueMind\u2019s production workshop (read part 1<\/a> again). The core of our activity is about improving and consolidating our solution \u2013 a task which typically accounts for 70% of any software publisher\u2019s daily activities. Among our recent or ongoing endeavours, we will go over:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Calendar upgrades<\/a><\/li>
  2. Progress on BlueMind\u2019s new webmail<\/a><\/li>
  3. Baseware maintenance and update<\/a><\/li>
  4. Improvements to the TICK monitoring tool<\/a><\/li>
  5. Shared folders on mobile devices<\/a><\/li>
  6. Password expiry<\/a><\/li>
  7. Performance improvements<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Calendar upgrades<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Like shared mailboxes, shared calendars can seem like a basic feature, on the surface. In fact, it\u2019s a very complex functional implement that covers from recurring event management (including exceptions) to share permissions and delegations, to meeting and invitation workflows and synchronisation, and has to work across a wide range of devices and software (pc browser, mobile phones, Outlook, etc.), each with its set of models and non-editable constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    One of the challenges for a calendar application is being able to offer a wealth of features, all of which must be compatible with different software clients while staying user-friendly and straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    To do this, we\u2019ve made several upgrades and streamlining improvements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n