ContactOffice 1.1 beta released

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ContactOffice 1.1 beta released

by Brad Linder Sep 6th 2007

Google and Zoho aren't the only names in online office applications. ContactOffice has been offering online applications for business use since 1999. But this week the company announced the launch of ContactOffice 1.1 and it's so much more AJAX-ey.

Unlike Zoho and Google which are offering MS Office replacements, ContactOffice is targeted more narrowly at group communication needs. Applications include a calendar, contact list, notes, document sharing (but not editing), notes, tasks, chat, bookmarks, and a Wiki.

Read/WriteWeb reports that there's a chance more office-oriented applications like a Spreadsheet program and a word processor could be in the works.

ContactOffice comes in free and subscription based varieties. Pricing is set depending on how many groups you need to create, how much storage space you need, and a handful of other variables.

Tags: contactoffice, contactoffice 1.1, Contactoffice1.1, google apps, GoogleApps, zoho

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Patrick De Schutter said 9:53AM on 9-07-2007

Hi Brad,

Thanks for the mention.

We invite everyone to try out the new version at http://beta.contactoffice.com and are hoping for a lot of feedback so we can keep improving our solution for the benefit of our customers.

Patrick

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