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Enterprise Collaboration Tools: Page 8 of 14

With Web-based collaborative workspaces, users separated by offices or miles can accomplish any project. We tested eight product suites, but only one set the standard for features, interoperability and price.
December 03, 2004

Content Manager provides a number of products for collaboration: Collaboration Manager, threaded discussions and ad hoc workflows. The last lets project members set up temporary approval-routing for documents.

Creating a project or workspace isn't difficult. We clicked on "Browse Content" from the portal interface and navigated to "New Project." There we were presented with a form to "Add Collaboration Project." After filling in the project name, description and users, we set notification options and were ready to work.

Stellent includes three types of workflow tools: basic, criteria and sub-workflows. Criteria workflows are triggered by an event, such as "check-in." A sub-workflow divides large, complex workflows into manageable bites.

Universal Content Management 7.1.1. Stellent, (800) 989-8774, (952) 903-2000. www.stellent.com

With Interwoven's acquisition and integration of iManage collaboration resources, its WorkSite MP provides a mature platform with a polished document-management engine. WorkSite MP includes a unique records-retention module, but configuring services for users takes too long and the result isn't as easy to use as Forum. And like Hummingbird's, Interwoven's product is expensive.

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