Tomorrow’s success would depend on how best we could collaborate with competent resources & staff all over the globe. One of the most recent success has been the WordPress Team themselves.

Running from over 4 continents, their staff is thinly spread across the geographies. Added to that, there is a constant need to release computer software programs & codes into the system. Any such activity requires planning & minute collaboration.

Central Desktop is a new efficient collaborative tool that is slowly gaining much popularity. This collaboration tool works across independent projects teams, works through complex intranets & wikis. Over & above that, the Central Desktop Tool allows for web meetings & online web conferences . Now you can try the software free to evaluate its functionalities.

There is a Free Pricing plan included too. Under the terms of the Free Plan, Central Desktop users can create 2 Free Workspaces , store up to 25 megabytes of data and invite up to 5 Members to each Workspace.

The Free Central Desktop plan does not include access or usage of Central Desktop Web Meetings. During the initial 30 days of the Free Plan, users have unlimited access to each Workspace.

After 30 days, Workspaces under the Free Version will be limited to 100 activities per calendar month. Activities include creating a task, creating a new page, starting a discussion, replying to a discussion etc.

Some of the most popular features of Central Desktop Collaboration tool :

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Quick Setup – No Learning Curve – Central Desktop was created for business teams, not the IT department.

• No Technical Knowledge or Programming Experience Required
• Setup Workspaces in Minutes, not Months
• Choose From Templates To start Your Project or Intranet
• Familiar Word Processor Like Toolbar (WYSIWYG Editor)
• Encourage the Entire Team To Contribute
• Achieve High Adoption Rates

Enterprise Grade Search Data

• Search A Single Repository for Files & Documents
• Full Text & Document Search(Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDF, HTML etc.)
• Searchable Conversation Threads
• Search Across Multiple Workspaces Simultaneously
• Access Workspaces From Anywhere (Office, On The Road, Home)

Real-Time Collaboration – Web Meetings & Audio Conferencing

• Single Sign-On Access
• Collaborate with Customers, Partners, Vendors – In Real-Time
• Encourage Ad-Hoc Team Collaboration
• Share Screens, Remote Presentations
• Integrated Free Audio Conferencing
• Outlook Calendar Integration

Online Docs & Spreadsheets

• Track Revision History and Document Versions
• Store online docs & spreadsheets in a secure, password protected workspace environment
• Create, edit and share online spreadsheets in *real-time*
• Import and export online spreadsheets to and from Microsoft Excel
• Create more than 30 types of charts (bar charts, pie charts, etc.)
• Access more than 500 formulas and functions

Team Accountability – Get Everyone On The Same Page

• Version-Tracked Files & Document Revision History
• Document Library (Check-In /Check-Out)
• Workspace Audit Trails (Page Level Revision History)
• Track Project Status (Scorecards)
• Set User Permissions For Each Workspace (View Only, Modify, Add/Delete)

Centralize Communication

• Foster Online Group Discussions
• View Workspace & Project Event Calendars
• Personlized Dashboard Overview of Workspaces, Reminders and Overdue Alerts
• Instant Messenger Presence Integration (Skype (Voice Supported Also), Yahoo, MSN Messenger, ICQ, AIM, Jabber)
• Subscribe to an Interactive Workspace Activity Digests via RSS/Atom
• Secure RSS Authentication Supported

The Central Desktop Collaboration Software has received some serious notice this year. In a press release , the company said that "The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), the leading trade association for the world’s information technology (IT) industry, announced the finalists for the 2008 SoftwareCEO Software Innovation Awards & Central Desktop Collaboration Software is one of them".

The CIO magazine released a research study on how Web 2.0 is leading collaboration efforts among industry leaders & the business community. While implementing Central Desktop as their collaboration tool, the CIO magazine said "CIOs have been holding discussion forums and interactive presentations over a Web 2.0 portal, allowing them to share information around hot areas such as security, leadership and compliance."

And it may not be the high profile computer industry thats using Central Desktop alone. The software can be comfortably used by individuals who want to work in unison with a varied & diverse group of people. Of all, Barack Obama has been using the Central Desktop Collaboration tool for his California’s state wide field operation! eBizQ reported that the Obama Campaign team used Central Desktop along with other technology tools to manage the process of hiring, managing and sharing critical information with thousands of precinct captain volunteers hired to drive their neighbors to the polls for the Presidential primary.

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