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There are many options for online applications for businesses to stay organized and collaborate. But what about the free ways to collaborate online? Microsoft Office Live Workspace offers smaller businesses a way to create a share portal that functions similarly to SharePoint, while not costing anything to utilize.
Business productivity suites are a great way to cut costs and save time on projects. For businesses that might only have a few individuals collaborating, a free method to maximizing productivity on a limited budget is to use tools similar to the productivity solutions that SharePoint offers. Office Live Workspace is one online share portal free alternative to using Microsoft Online Service, which is an inexpensive tool for businesses as well. If there are five or more collaborators on a project, Microsoft Business Productivity Suite (BPOS) is a better solution with more features and services such as SharePoint Online, Exchange Server, Live Meeting Standard, and Office Communications Server ($15 per seat, per month per user includes all four services). You can also view a quick video on Microsoft BPOS.
But what are the top features that Microsoft Office Live Workspace offers for businesses? The top five features of Live Workspace include:
- Collaborate on documents online.
- Easily recover accidentally deleted content through versioning.
- Share calendaring and task lists.
- Selectively share documents and workspaces with different access levels.
- Create new Word, Excel, and PowerPoint presentations through Office Workspace.
Office Live Workspace is free to use with a Windows Live Account. Simply sign into OfficeLive.com using your Live ID and begin setting up different workspaces to collaborate. If your business needs a more powerful tool, there is also a free trial of the Business Productivity Suite available.
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