WALTHAM, MA, June 28, 2007 – PeopleCube, a leader in on-demand calendaring, resource and event management solutions, today announced the latest release of WebEvent (products – webevent overview), the popular on-line event scheduling and calendaring solution. Available as an on-demand or on-premise application, this new version contains several enhancements to improve the end user experience and overall usability. In addition, this new release also features support for mod_perl 2 and Apache 2.0 on Unix, enabling developers to leverage these new versions for optimal performance of the WebEvent application.
The usability enhancements contained in this new release of WebEvent features expanded search capabilities, making it easier for users to find specific events among numerous event calendars. This is particularly useful in environments such as a university campus where multiple departments typically publish several different event calendars. In addition, this release also includes improved email reminder functionality. As a result, users who subscribe to a particular calendar can receive email reminders automatically for each calendar events they are interested in, helping to improve overall event attendance.
“The primary benefit of WebEvent is to make it easier to manage and promote events to a wide audience,” said Kellie Hunter, WebEvent product manager at PeopleCube. “In certain environments where several events are being scheduled every day, keeping track of these events can be difficult. This new release makes it easier for users to find specific events of interest among the hundreds, if not thousands of events that may take place. Further, it helps improve communication and event attendance by notifying calendar subscribers automatically if there is a change to the event information.
The additional support for mod_perl 2 and Apache 2.0 on Unix as part of this new release brings together two of the most powerful and mature technologies available to web professional today. As a result, developers have expanded options while users can enjoy an overall enhancement to the performance of the WebEvent application itself.
About WebEvent
WebEvent integrates event calendaring and scheduling into a single enterprise-wide system, providing one view into a universe of event information. Ideal for the large university or business, it simplifies the communication of event information by enabling users to post events to a variety of event calendars that can be accessed by internal and external audiences via a Website or intranet.
Available on-premise or as a Software as a Service (SaaS) application, WebEvent is designed to help increase event awareness and attendance, reduce the number of conflicting events, and improve the overall event management process.
For more information about WebEvent, visit http://www.peoplecube.com.