Comments on: xPert Office offers virtual collaboration tools

By: Rob Zeus

Rob Zeus — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:14:54 +0000

Collaboration is the name of the game in 2009, whether you work in a traditional office space, a distributed office or some other arrangement. But I would add one word to that — streamlined. Collaboration is key, then but streamlining collaboration is vital because companies need to focus on productivity. With so much talk about social networking, I wonder how much time employees waste updating their facebook accounts? Collaboration tools can also be a drain if people don’t know how to use them effectively. This Q2 Learning company does training, which is a smart move for companies looking to streamline their collaboration.

By: Maggie Correta

Maggie Correta — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:02:04 +0000

I don’t know Q2 Learning either. But I did visit the site and it seems they have a strong expertise in collaboration. I wasn’t able to see their price points, but that could be a differentiator. There are much larger players in this space, and many small players emerging on the virtual collaboration front. But after poking around I bit I discovered this company has been around for a while. It used to be called Collaboration Architects. Q2 Learning seems to have gotten out of the collaboration gate early.

By: Elizabeth Sanchez

Elizabeth Sanchez — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:42:46 +0000

I’m not familiar with Q2 Learning. It appears the company offers some valuable tools for virtual offices, but I am not sure how they compare to what else is out there on the market. There are more and more choices these days in terms of virtual office technologies. The technology looks promising, but I couldn’t discern a competitive differentiator between what it offers and what others offer, other than this firm does seem to take a more consultative approach.

By: Messaging, Collaboration and the Virtual Office | aBetterOffice

Messaging, Collaboration and the Virtual Office | aBetterOffice — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:03:45 +0000

[...] If you are running a virtual office, then keeping the lines of communication wide open is vital to your success. You can’t practically manage a virtual office and a distributed workforce without messaging and collaboration. [...]