Groove Network. Good, but how good?

>same software in order to share information. All
of these drawbacks to centralized collaboration
If you are in a business that passes documentssoftware can be very expensive and inconvenient.
around to be reviewed and edited over and overAre there any other options?
before they are ready to be posted forAn alternative solution to the centralized
advertising or for a client, then you have probablycollaboration software is NextPage. NextPage 1.5
already heard of a software solution to help keepCollaboration Software tracks documents with
your "floating" documents organized from GrooveDigital Thread technology. Say, for instance, that
Network. You may not be aware that there isyou are working on your company's budget. You
another option out there. In this article you will bewant to make sure that your facts and figures
presented with some basic information about theare correct so you send your spreadsheet to
differences in collaboration software from Grooveseveral of your co-workers for review. They look
Network and NextPage.over the spreadsheet and make the necessary
Idea behind collaboration software.changes. They then return their spreadsheet
The central idea behind having collaborationversion to you, and with NextPage 1.5, you simply
software is that it allows business professionals tomerge the document versions together into one.
work directly with other business professionals byNextPage 1.5 lets you see all of this visually via a
allowing them to work together to creategraphical version history. With the graphical version
business documents, presentations, and budgets.history, you would always know where the
Most collaboration software is centralized. Thisvarious versions of your spreadsheet are stored,
allows business professionals to work on thewhat changes have been made, who has
same documents at the same time fromreviewed your spreadsheet, when the revisions
different locations. Some centralized collaborationwere made, and how the revisions fit together.
software solutions include Groove Network,NextPage makes it easy to see where the
Microsoft SharePoint, Documentum, and Filenet.document has been and what revisions have been
Groove Network Advantages.made.
There are a few advantages to using centralizedSo what are the major advantages of using
collaboration software such as Groove Network.NextPage?
The main advantage being that they work veryThe major advantages to using NextPage's
well for team collaboration. Groove Network'scollaboration software include the following:
software keeps all files, projects, and data in one• Do NOT need a centralized server
centralized location that everyone who is working• Do NOT need an IT infrastructure
on the project can access. This allows them to• Installation can be done in a matter of
review and update the same document thatminutes
everyone else has used, which essentially keeps• Will work with associates who are NOT
everyone working on the same page.NextPage subscribers
Drawbacks to Groove Network.• Solves document management problems
While the collaboration software solution providedwhere they originate
by Groove Network is very useful and beneficial,In conclusion, if you are in a business that could
there are a few drawbacks to using it. The maingreatly benefit from using collaboration software,
disadvantage being that Groove Network'slook at and evaluate the possible software options
software requires the use of an IT infrastructure.out there and see which one will be of the most
Another potential drawback is that it requires anbenefit to you in your company. I have presented
extensive amount of installation time. Othera few ideas for you to think about and get you
collaboration software options out there alsostarted in your decision. So get out there and
require everyone you work with to have theorganize your document management!