Web Solutions for Collaborative Work for Small Businesses

I got a overwhelming response to my post on Enterprise Knowledge Vacuum. People sent me 'thank you notes' for alerting them about enterprise knowledge. Most of those readers wrote email asking to suggest the products for document and communications management in their office. I have reviewed few of the emerging products in this area.

I hope these web based products will be of some help to you. Whether you're putting together an important document or emails or client contacts or manage projects, these services will help get everybody involved. I know many other proprietary, opensource, freeware, collaboration, workflow and knowledge management enterprise products - like Microsoft Groove, Tikiwiki,Oracle Collaboration Suite, IBM Lotus Notes and many others. But this is the first lot of Watch-Out reviews for you.

(For your information, these are not paid reviews)

Approver.com

Anyone who has collaborated with multiple people on a document knows the true meaning of frustration. You have to distribute the file to the entire group, convince every person to review it by a certain date and time, and get them all to sign off on it. Approver.com lowers the pain quotient considerably. Upload the document you want to track, and the site routes it to everyone who needs to see it. It also lets you set deadlines for reviewing the document, and keep track of approvals and comments. Approver.com works with a number of apps, including Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, and Open Office; alternatively, you can use the site to create documents, and have your colleagues read them online.

Approver.com makes it easy to share documents with coworkers.

You can use Approver.com to create or upload documents, then invite friends or colleagues to provide feedback. You receive alerts when others review your document, leave comments or upload new versions.

If you ever sent someone a document as an email attachment and wondered if it ever got there, Approver.com offers a handy alternative.

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