Collanos Workplace

Collanos; a Swiss based firm with offices in San Francisco; recently released version 1.2 of its collaboration solution called Collanos Workplace.

Workplace is designed for smaller teams that need a server less (Peer to Peer) cross platform collaboration tool. It’s features include file sharing, instant messaging and a soon to be released VOIP component.

Workplace 1.2 does not have a server side component and this may limit its usefulness today as a true enterprise 2.0 tool but it has proven to be popular for small teams that need to quickly implement a collaboration solution.

Collanos business model is to offer Workplace as free download and to sell premium services (such as Voip) for sites and users who need additional functionality.

1. James , December 5, 2007:

   This software reminds me of MindQuarry. But Mindquarry does have a server install.

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2. Ameed Taylor , January 7, 2008:

   James,

   Mindquarry was one of the better OpenSource products available.

   Hopefully the community can keep the OpenSource version of MindQuarry going since it was announced that the company disbanded back in November.

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