Aries: Get smarter with digital signage. Unify information. Do more with the tools you use.
Aries is here, and it’s filled with more than 30 new features and enhancements that elevate how you experience and manage your physical and digital spaces. This release prioritizes user efficiency and engagement, making it easier than ever to create impactful experiences.
Generative AI for digital signage
Extend the power of Appspace Intelligence to digital signage. Now you don’t have to be a copywriter or designer to create engaging cards. Simply use Appspace Intelligence to instantly generate images and text that perfectly conveys your message. You can also use Appspace Intelligence to generate images within the media library to create a collection of readymade assets.
Search enhancements
Viva Engage & SharePoint content publishing
Document Libraries
Communities now include document libraries, making collaboration and knowledge sharing easier than ever. Upload PDFs, spreadsheets, slide decks, and other assets and organize your files with folders dedicated to specific team projects and initiatives.
Delegates
We’ve introduced Delegates for space reservation, allowing individuals like executive assistants to create and manage reservations on behalf of other users. Assigned delegates can also view schedules by date and filter by person if they assist multiple people.
Flexible Spaces
Our space reservation solution provides greater booking flexibility for organizations with spaces that can be divided or combined. These flexible spaces can be configured by connecting smaller resources together, giving end users the ability to choose one or more portions of the larger space based on the number of attendees.
Put your Cisco Meraki data to work in Appspace. Now you can surface environmental data like air quality, temperature, humidity, and more throughout the reservation process. This empowers employees to find a space that allows them to be the most productive and comfortable and gives admins deeper insight into utilization.
Flexible Guest Registration
We’ve added more flexibility to Visitor Management, giving admins the option not to require emails during guest registration. And, if no existing reservation matches their provided full name, guests can manually select their host to complete their registration.
Support for Logitech MeetUp 2
Appspace now supports the Logitech MeetUp 2, allowing you to extend digital signage to your meeting room displays when they’re not being used. MeetUp 2 brings a simple setup and easy remote management to PC and BYOD-based deployments.
Beyond the stars
Aries includes dozens of other enhancements to help you create a workplace your employees love. Here’s a look at some other items you can find in Aries.
- Extension of visitor groups to all users – Allow all employees to invite groups of visitors via import.
- User profile enhancements – View and access the various people, Topics, Channels, and Communities you follow right from your user profile.
- Reviewers for Pages and Stories – Assign reviewers to give feedback on Stories and Pages for better content collaboration.
- Pages sitemap – Improve navigation with a configurable, hierarchical view of Pages within a Topic.
- Space Reservation audit logs – Easily identify information around Space Reservation and Visitor Management events such as creation, deletion, modifications, and more.
- Mega menu – A customizable dropdown navigation system that provides access to the information that’s most important to your organization.
- Facilitator role for Visitor Management – Allow users like executive assistants to view all events, regardless of host designation, through a new permission option.
- Multi-resource reservations for Outlook add-in – Book multiple resources in a single reservation using the Appspace add-in for Outlook.
- Extension of new editor to Sites (Appspace for SharePoint) – The latest editor delivers a modernized content creation experience with robust formatting capabilities in Sites.
- Hero banner – Divide your homepage banner into multiple information tiles of various formats. It supports formatting options like carousels, providing the flexibility you need for an engaging experience.
- Content expiration – Set an expiration date for Pages and Stories and get reminders when your content is about to expire.
- User-level booking restrictions – Prevent users from booking multiple resources of the same type within a set timeframe, ensuring fair and efficient space utilization.
- Support for Google ChromeOS Flex – Appspace is fully certified with Google ChromeOS Flex, a fast, secure, cloud-first OS that extends the lifespan of older Macs and PCs. Optimizing performance, security, and resource use, it ensures seamless Appspace compatibility on repurposed devices.
- Default language setting (Appspace for SharePoint) – Supports translation needs by enabling editorial managers to set the default language of Stories and Pages in the editorial settings dashboard.
- Updated sharebox (Appspace for SharePoint) – Enhances the content-sharing experience with improved usability, accessibility, and collaboration, aligning with the overall Appspace UX.
