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Source:CenterNetworks

Evite is announcing the launch of QuickVite today. QuickVite is a free, cross-platform mobile/Web application that enables users to plan casual, last minute get-togethers. I can’t imagine planning a party on a mobile device and why not just text the other parties with the location and time?

Evite’s mobile initiative kicked off in September with the successful launch of its "Send-to-Phone" feature, which enables users to send event updates and location details to their mobile phone for easy access and recall. With more than 450,000 Send-to-Phone users, Evite is quickly closing in on 1 million Send-to-Phone alerts sent.

Evite will launch its QuickVite application on Facebook in the near future. The company hopes this helps increase rapid adoption of the tool.

Evite is still living in Web 1.0 land but they are the largest and until the Google-monster starts party-planning, Evite is feeling pretty comfortable. Other startups including Renkoo are gaining but very, very slowly.

Source:CenterNetworks

Zoho is announcing the launch of Zoho Show 2.0, their Powerpoint replacement today. It’s amazing how close the Zoho products are to typical desktop Office packages but with the easy Web sharing features. The updates listed below and in the video will be available beginning this weekend.

Zoho Show 2.0 has a variety of new features and there’s a video below describing each one. There’s a new interface, more themes, shapes support like in Powerpoint, clip art and the ability to integrate Zoho chat so you can group-edit/discuss a presentation.

I believe Zoho needs to begin focusing on outreach and marketing. The products are stable and feature-rich, but I still don’t hear the Zoho name in general conversation. If they ramp up their marketing machine, I could see their growth curve moving much more rapidly into the full-on mainstream — especially since individual usage is free.

Check out this video overview of the new features:

Editor’s note: Zoho is a current sponsor of CenterNetworks.

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