--- title: 'Jive announces Clearspace 1.6, refreshes site' date: '2007-09-17T19:15:07-07:00' type: post word_count: 241 char_count: 1799 tokens: 314 categories: - Jive - Oregon - Portland --- # Jive announces Clearspace 1.6, refreshes site Portland-based [Jive Software](http://jivesoftware.com "Jive Software") officially [announced the release of Clearspace 1.6](http://clearspace.jivesoftware.com/blogs/jivetalks/2007/09/17/clearspace-16-released "Jive announces Clearspace 1.6"), today. The most-notable feature in the new release? Customizable spaces. > This allows space owners to decide what’s important in their space and customize the layout of the “Overview” section. We’ve found that a lot of our customers are using the main space page as their department’s front door and they wanted a lot of flexibility around the content and layout. In related news, Jive appears to have pushed some Web site updates that both refresh the look and feel of the [Jive site](http://jivesoftware.com "Jive Software") and give Clearspace a bit more prominence. Clearspace 1.6 was [introduced to the Portland blogging community on September 11](http://clearspace.jivesoftware.com/blogs/jivetalks/2007/08/28/jive-show-and-tell-dinner-in-portland "Jive show and tell"). Video highlights of that blogger-focused show-and-tell are available below.[http://blip.tv/syndication/write\_player?skin=js&posts\_id=381434&source=3&autoplay=true&file\_type=flv&player\_width=&player\_height=](http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=381434&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height=) [![Video thumbnail. Click to play](https://i0.wp.com/blip.tv/file/get/Samjive-JiveShowAndTellForClearspace16251.flv.jpg?w=925 "Click to play")](http://blip.tv/file/get/Samjive-JiveShowAndTellForClearspace16251.flv) [Click To Play](http://blip.tv/file/get/Samjive-JiveShowAndTellForClearspace16251.flv)