New business unit pushes ahead with the expansion of MAGIX's online service offering
myGOYA Online Desktop is an online service based on Adobe Flash that makes it possible to use the most important functionalities of the classic operating system independently of any site or platform.
The application creates a number of well-known and trusted user elements of the PC desktop. However, through its online desktop interface, the application provides a series of completely new options, enabling users to work independent of physical location and permitting networking with other users via the Groups function. In addition, the other online services of MAGIX are integrated into myGOYA (e.g. Online Album, Website Maker, Blog), which enables the user to have simple and centralised access to all of his digital information and data.
The core functions are:
- Create user groups on particular topics or projects; facilitate communal discussions, manage and edit data or files collectively; assign tasks, coordinate scheduling, chat with and send messages to group members
- Online management of bookmarks, addresses and contacts (contact manager, communication module including Instant Messaging),
- Organiser and calendar functionality
- Multimedia manager: upload digital content and present it to and share it with other users, continuous availability (Media Explorer)
- Integrated MAGIX services: Online Media Album, Web Blog, Website, Web hard drive
- Integrating Online-Office service, which permits users to use the Internet to open word processing, calculation or presentation files and and to edit them without having to install additional software.
Unlike social networks, which focus on entertainment, myGOYA simplifies the access to, as well as the exchange, management and sharing of information. The service is therefore of particular interest to small companies, independent contractors and associations.
Since the launch of the Open-Beta version as scheduled in May of 2007, this service has been tested and expanded further. In parallel with this, the developers of MAGIX are working towards converting this service to Adobe Flex 2, a quicker version of Adobe Flash. myGOYA Service will thus be presented at the CeBIT 2008 with a new look and feel and an expanded, target group-based productivity functionality.
In order to create better transparency in terms of the investments made and results achieved, myGOYA has been organised as a new separate division of the MAGIX Group.