Teamwork & Collaboration – Novell Vs Microsoft

There are so many products that enable teams to share documents, calendars, plans and tasks that it can be difficult to identify the most appropriate option for your business. Both Novell and Microsoft have collaboration solutions that are highly likely to meet your needs. However, which of these solutions will best leverage your existing IT infrastructure and end-user environment?

Before we explore the difference between the Novell and Microsoft offering, it is worthwhile clearly understanding the core components of teamwork and collaboration solutions and the benefits that they can offer.

The success of any organisation is dependent on the effectiveness and efficiency of its workforce. Equip your workforce with the tools to do their job quickly and well and you have a far better chance of being successful. Core to equipping your employees is a number of key factors that Teamwork and Collaboration Tools specifically address:

Distribution of knowledge – encourage the sharing of knowledge and information to help an employee to better do their job.

Accessibility of Information – dramatically reduce the time spent searching for information by providing this centrally with effective search tools.

Encourage Collaboration – by sharing files, documents and information, ensure that employees work together, rather than duplicate work independently, and collectively produce better results.

Online Meetings – encourage employees, regardless of their location, to network and meet with other employees through collaborative web tools.

Organisations deploy teamwork and collaboration tools for many different reasons; some to support internal intranets/portals, others to support collaborative working on a project basis, but as these solutions continue to evolve, more organisations are putting them at the heart of their internal network.

Selecting the right foundation product is therefore essential.

The following table provides a high level comparison between Microsoft Office SharePoint and Novell Teaming + Conferencing.

b2Lateral has experience implementing both Microsoft Office SharePoint and Novell Teaming + Conferencing. If you are looking to deploy a teamwork and collaboration tool, request more information from our more information page or contact us directly on: 0844 664 2565