Zoho: Online Word Processor, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Customer Relations Management, and more
As readers of this blog know, I'm an avid student of ways to work which allow me to be unattached from my own office, and even from my own computer. Online applications and services are a primary strategy in this quest. I use many of Google's online applications: GMail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Picasa, Google Reader, Blogger, and probably others I'm forgetting. Just yesterday I found out about a somewhat similar suite of online applications/services: Zoho.
According to their FAQ, Zoho is "...a suite of online applications (services) that you sign up for and access from our Website. The applications are free for individuals and some have a subscription fee for organizations. Our vision is to provide our customers (individuals, students, educators, non-profits, small and medium sized businesses) with the most comprehensive set of applications available anywhere (breadth); and for those applications to have enough features (depth) to make your user experience worthwhile."
There's word processor, a spreadsheet program, a note-taking tool, a presentation application, a CRM (customer relationship management) application, a wiki program, a planner, an email application, project management, invoicing, web conferencing, database creation and reporting applications, a recruitment management tool, and even a few more. The scope of applications is quite impressive.
And who is behind all of this? Again quoting their FAQ, Zoho is "...a division of AdventNet Inc. A US-based company that has been creating and selling cutting edge software solutions since 1996. The company has tens of thousands of customers worldwide, is privately held and profitable."
They aren't all free, but many are. I've signed up for a free account but haven't tried any yet; I'll try and post again when I have more of a review. But from what I've seen, Zoho has a good possibility of becoming part of my steadily increasing set of important online business tools.
According to their FAQ, Zoho is "...a suite of online applications (services) that you sign up for and access from our Website. The applications are free for individuals and some have a subscription fee for organizations. Our vision is to provide our customers (individuals, students, educators, non-profits, small and medium sized businesses) with the most comprehensive set of applications available anywhere (breadth); and for those applications to have enough features (depth) to make your user experience worthwhile."
There's word processor, a spreadsheet program, a note-taking tool, a presentation application, a CRM (customer relationship management) application, a wiki program, a planner, an email application, project management, invoicing, web conferencing, database creation and reporting applications, a recruitment management tool, and even a few more. The scope of applications is quite impressive.
And who is behind all of this? Again quoting their FAQ, Zoho is "...a division of AdventNet Inc. A US-based company that has been creating and selling cutting edge software solutions since 1996. The company has tens of thousands of customers worldwide, is privately held and profitable."
They aren't all free, but many are. I've signed up for a free account but haven't tried any yet; I'll try and post again when I have more of a review. But from what I've seen, Zoho has a good possibility of becoming part of my steadily increasing set of important online business tools.
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