Tools for collaborative office work

Working Together

Article from Issue 238/2020
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Small businesses and organizations can benefit from products that expand on basic office suites to support collaborative work and that can be integrated with other services to suit individual business needs.

While complex systems such as customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning software are often used by larger companies and organizations, advanced office packages with collaborative functions are more suitable for small organizations.

This developing market supports a growing ecosystem of applications that are based on basic office suites and that enable extensive teamwork. Depending on the needs of your office, the functionality of these packages can also be extended with options that include integration with other applications and services.

The focus here is on ease of use. A further focus of development under Linux is on increased compatibility with a wide range of file formats. In order to comply with established standards, the goal is the best possible conversion of the widest variety of formats.

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