What is a Virtual Remote Office?

According to Wikipedia....

....Collaborative software (also groupware) is software designed to help people involved in a common task achieve their goals...

Groupware defined by wiseGeek...

....Groupware is software that facilitates a group of people working within the same system or application, no matter where they happen to be. Such groupware applications are commonly email, newsgroups, and chat. Some experts divide groupware into three categories: communication tools, conferencing tools, and collaborative management tools. Communication tools include email, FAX, and voice mail. Conferencing tools include data, voice, and video conferencing; and message boards and chat rooms. Collaborative management tools include electronic calendars, project management systems, and workflow systems....

....Businesses use groupware for a variety of reasons. One primary reason is to bypass the traditional problem of having employees in different places who need to work on the same application. By logging in to a network or intranet server, employees in different places can access the same application and benefit from the various perspectives and opinions of others. This functionality is a primary facet of telecommuting. If you can log in to the company server from anywhere, then you don't need to be in the office in order to access certain groupware....

We have brought together several solutions to allow full remote 'out of the office' access.

• Remote Office Appliance
• VNPs (virtual private network)
• VoIP

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