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Entrepreneur's Journal: Time to use an online collaboration tool for your business?

As a small company, you probably have employees in remote locations. No doubt, there are many management and communications issues. Yes, it's often the case that things slow down -- or even fights break out.

While e-mail is helpful, it is usually not enough. Rather, it's worth looking at online collaboration tools.

First of all, these tools are usually affordable, with fees based on the number of users or the amount of storage used. Although, some providers may provide a free service.

Continue reading Entrepreneur's Journal: Time to use an online collaboration tool for your business?

Is Microsoft threatened by Box.net? Should Google buy it?

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) have been working on online storage services for what seems like forever. Microsoft's Live SkyDrive is still in beta (pre-release) but is functional. But there are quite a few gyrations just to log in to the service and access it (like many Microsoft services). Google's famed vaporware "GDrive" product has not made it to the public yet, leading many to believe if a product even exists.

Google's Gmail and Picasa products provide a good amount of storage, but the primary function of both services is not standalone online storage. Box.net, a small startup that is dedicated to online storage (and lots of it) is set to outpace innovation by these much larger rivals.

Additionally, it has some killer features, such as OpenBox Services -- this allows online applications to be accessible anywhere a web browser exists, much like Google Docs & Spreadsheets. However, there are applications from many vendors available, not just simplified online tools like Google currently provides.

Continue reading Is Microsoft threatened by Box.net? Should Google buy it?

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Last updated: November 25, 2009: 08:00 PM

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