Unless you're a hermit, you'll need to collaborate with other people in order to get your work done. However, traditional office software seldom takes this into account. Software designed to help people work together - either in real time or whenever it's convenient for different individuals - offers a mix of services for communicating and sharing information.
In this special Buyer's Guide - the first in a series to be published by ZDNet UK - we take a look at the range of collaboration tools on offer, picking out what you'll need to consider and taking a look at what has worked for other businesses that have already taken the plunge.
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