Online callaboration software?

Does aynone know of any online calloration software that would allow coworkers to share documents and ideas and verify schedules and track projects? Of course free or low cost is ideal, and since it may involve trade secret information security is of great concern. It is a lot to ask, but I would bet that something like that probably exists.

 

Hi,

I would like to suggest three possibilities:
(1.) Microsoft Office 365

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/compare-plans.aspx

A small business plan (P1) is $6 per month per user. There is a 30-day free trial.

(2.) Huddle.com

http://www.huddle.com/

This is a cloud-based solution. However, it may be too expensive for your needs. There is a 14-day trial. If this looks like a solution that you'd like, you can always ask for a price quote based on your particular needs.

http://www.huddle.com/how-to-buy/

(3.) EGroupware

There is both an enterprise solution and an open-source project solution. There is a free open source version and a free enterprise version. The free enterprise version is the Community edition.

(a.) Open Source Solution

http://sourceforge.net/projects/egroupware/

(b.) Community edition vs. Enterprise edition

http://www.egroupware.org/community_edition

I have used the Huddle and MS Office solutions in the past. I have not used EGoupware. When I was working on a collaborative project, EGroupware was suggested to me as a solution to our needs. We chose to use MS Office Professional Plus with Sharepoint instead, as we each owned a license for it already.

Wikipedia has an interesting list of collaborative software solutions. You might want to check it out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_collaborative_software

Good luck on your project! I hope you find the best software for you needs!

 

Thanks! I will check them all out.

 

Its worth investigating MavenLink for Google Apps. Not used it personally but seen it mentioned a few times, but starts from completely free.

https://www.google.com/enterprise/m...5217982560&category=Project Management&query=

If you use already use MS Office and are dependant on it, then Office 365 is very nice.

Cheers, Nick

 

I just came across an article about VSee; have not used it myself.

http://www.livescience.com/19954-secure-video-conference-nsf-bts.html

http://vsee.com/