Offers a secure remote PC management application featuring an administration toolkit, monitoring and alerts, and a console for enterprise deployment.
www.LogMeIn.com
Collaborate internally with robust wikis, blogs, and discussion forums. Engage your employees, connect with your customers and leverage your partners.
Download | Test Drive | Webinar Sign-Up | Whitepaper
www.JiveSoftware.com/Clearspace
Easy, secure collaboration software for your teams, wherever they are!
www.NomaDesk.com
Award Winning Groupware Tool. Collaborate in Seconds. Try Free!
www.WebOffice.com
Groupware, Manage Projects, Share Files. Free 30-Day Trial.
www.CentralDesktop.com
@Mail Groupware for Windows/Linux Share Calendar, Tasks, Contacts etc
www.AtMail.com/groupware
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Software to collaborate & schedule workgroup tasks & meetings. Try it!
www.marketcircle.com
Small businees to Enterprise eMail Contacts Calendar Notes Task
www.icewarp.com
GroupLoop.com provides free online software to organize your nonprofit
www.grouploop.com
Intuitive, user friendly and cost effective Web-based software for groupware and team collaboration.
www.aceproject.com(Paid)
Provider of electronic mail, Internet access, hosting, web site development and messaging systems integration services. Services are provided to multiple industries.
www.allegro.net
Developer of multiuser operating systems software for 1 to 67 users. The company also is a value-added reseller for Novell systems. Products are sold to resellers, VARs, developers and dealers. This company was capitalized by private investme...
www.applica.com
Developer of groupware software and providing groupware integration services. Products and services are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
www.acentre.com
Collaborate internally with robust wikis, blogs, and discussion forums. Engage your employees, connect with your customers and leverage your partners.
Download | Test Drive | Webinar Sign-Up | Whitepaper
www.JiveSoftware.com/Clearspace (Paid)
Developer of software to operate online business reservation and meeting services. The software runs on Windows, NT, UNIX and Macintosh platforms. Products and services are provided to meeting planners. This company was capitalized by venture...
www.eventsource.com
Developer of stand-alone applications for the iSeries 400 (AS/400), including an automatic source archive, help desk, expense reporting system and address book.
www.fastbreed.com
Offers a secure remote PC management application featuring an administration toolkit, monitoring and alerts, and a console for enterprise deployment.
www.LogMeIn.com (Paid)
Business software development company specializing in designing and developing database-driven business applications.
www.ideaweavers.com
Web-based course management systems for higher education and project management for the corporate world.
www.izio.com
Specializes in high-performance networking and workflow products for the publishing, graphics and pre-press industries. Develops ISDNShare and distributes Helios Software and UGSexclusive to the UK.
www.jpy.com
Developer of customizable business and accounting systems that can accessed simultaneously by up to 250 users.
www.kibizsystems.com
Home page for Microsoft's Exchange groupware platform, with features such as messaging, scheduling and online forms.
www.microsoft.com
Internet-hosted Virtual Office. Share calendars, contacts, emails, tasks and files from anywhere. Intuitive and user friendly. 30-day free trial.
www.myoffice.net(Paid)
Online collaboration software and intranet. Virtual Office software with remote access to your group calendar, address book, email and documents.
www.office.com(Paid)
Developer of local area network/intranet software, Planet Intra(tm) Version 2.3, which provides applications for document management and calendar scheduling; and an Internet publishing tool, IntraEditor(tm), that allows end users to post content...
www.planetintra.com
File-exchange program to exchange data between two computers by way the of parallel printer interface.
www.datapower.de
Systems integration, groupware, internet/intranet and network solutions. Based in Minneapolis and Grayslake, Illinois.
www.selectinc.com
Developer of Knowledge-Paks(R) knowledge based help desk analysis and support and customer support software. Software allows users to build custom bases and reduce product support costs by providing technical support. Software runs on various ...
www.serviceware.com
Software developer focusing on Helios EtherShare servers. Provides consultancy, presentation, installation and technical support for Macintosh, UNIX, Linux and Windows-based systems.
www.ugo.de
Developer of groupware/meeting software. Software runs on PCs with DOS and Windows systems. Products are sold to multiple industries.
www.ventana.com
Offers ebusiness solutions, Domino, Lotus Notes, net dynamics, Java Workflow, Enterprise Java Beans and testing.
www.visionets.com
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Developer of online project management software that allows users, managers and executives to access and share critical data on a real-time basis.
www.yzmanager.com
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Easy, secure collaboration software for your teams, wherever they are!
www.NomaDesk.com
Award Winning Groupware Tool. Collaborate in Seconds. Try Free!
www.WebOffice.com
Groupware, Manage Projects, Share Files. Free 30-Day Trial.
www.CentralDesktop.com
Guide to Groupware and Collaboration Software and Sites
All together now: Making the virtual workgroup a reality.Your company might need groupware or collaborative software if:
- You often work with contractors located in other regions or countries – particularly in different time zones.
- Business is booming, making frequent sit-down meetings increasingly difficult.
- Your work is largely project-based, requiring many phases and steps, calling for a central "hub" to track progress.
- You frequently give presentations to several sources in various locations.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Install it on your PC
Some well-established programs come as software installed on your computer or laptop or integrated into existing software.
I recommend:
Venerable IBM collaborative offering Lotus Notes is still going strong after many years, with a Lotus Notes 7 (including Lotus Notes for Collaboration) the latest edition. Microsoft Office 2007 features Groove collaboration software.
Run it online
Many companies offer groupware as an online, multi-user interface, sans download or installation. This seems to be the trend in collaboration, due to low cost and ease of setup and modification.
I recommend:
37 Signals offers innovative, secure, and user-friendly web-based collaborative tools, including the multi-functional Basecamp, for a monthly subscription. Central Desktop offers a similarly comprehensive interface, also for a monthly subscription fee based on the amount of storage space needed. For companies with simpler needs and smaller budgets, 37 Signals offers free, basic Web-based tools like its Writeboard and Ta-Da list.
Share with gadgets
Touch-screens, Webcams…there are more ways to bring groups together than the software experience.
I recommend:
3M offers its MicroTouchTM ClearTek IITM touch-screen add-on that converts your computer screen into a whiteboard that can be viewed by others outside your office during a phone conference. The white-hot popular Apple iSight Webcam combines user-friendliness with visual quality for online conferences.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide- Think outside of the software box when contemplating collaboration – Weblogs, commonly known as 'blogs' are a great tool for sharing ideas among many users who can either add content or comment on existing entries.
- Instant messaging software – often downloadable for free – allows for multi-user conversations from multiple computers.
- All reputable web-based groupware firms guarantee the security of their products – be sure to also ask about backup capabilities to prevent loss of data.
- Test drive any groupware you're interested in using – nearly all companies offer free trials of their software.








