Functions
* Publishing feeds
Formats: RSS, ATOM, HTML
* Administration
Components
* Send feeds to consumers
(feed readers and browsers),
* Edit feeds and messages,
* Import messages from e-mail,
* Administrator tools and utilities.
Attributes
Implemented using Web-2.0 technology, centralised data stoRage. Thus:
* no need for dedicated client
Standard browsers, like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, etc., or RSS / ATOM readers, are sufficient,
* use anywhere
use from wherever you can access the Internet / Intranet,
* use concurrently
many users may consume and edit the centrally stored feed data concurrently.