ZOHO – Work Online
The Zoho Office Suite is a web office suite which includes tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, note-taking, wikis, CRM and other applications.
Zoho Office appears in PC World‘s July issue as a winner of the 100 Best Products of 2007 Award. John Wilson, who’s with the London-based venture-capital firm Folio Partners, writes in his blog that “the combined quality and range of [Zoho’s] online offerings is probably unequalled.”
Zoho Writer is a full-featured word processor which supports real-time collaboration between multiple users. It can import documents originated in a multitude of formats, like Microsoft Word (DOC), OpenDocument text (ODT), OpenOffice text (SXW), HTML, RTF, JPG, GIF & PNG files, embed photos from sites like Flickr or Zooomr, videos from Youtube, Vimeo..etc, and publish directly to major blogging platforms. Writer is also the editing engine used in several other Zoho products. Zoho Write also a plugin for Microsoft Word, Users can download the Zoho plug-in here.
Zoho Sheet is the name of the spreadsheet application in the Zoho Office Suite. Like Writer, it facilitates real-time collaboration, and it integrates well with other app’s like Zoho Notebook or Creator. Zoho Sheet has a plugin to integrate with Microsoft Excel.
Zoho DB and Reports is the name of the online database and reporting application in the Zoho Office Suite. It can also “create charts, pivots, summary and other wide-range of reports through powerful drag & drop interface”.
Zoho Show, the online presentation program allows users to create presentations from scratch or (as is often the case) import from their library of Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt, .pps) or OpenOffice (.odp, .sxi) presentations. The resulting online presentation can be shared, played as slideshow, collaborated upon, and be embedded in blogs or websites.
Zoho’s Project management software supports creating tasks, assigning ownership setting deadlines and tracking milestones; working with calendars, Gantt charts, reports, share supporting files – all the standard features expected in a project management package. The major difference is that while one can debate the merits of online/offline for individual productivity applications, project management by definition is team-work and as such a natural fit for the Web. Zoho Projects is free for one project, and has a scaled price structure above.
Zoho CRM offers Customer relationship management functionality. However, it also goes beyond with procurement, inventory, some accounting functions which are more in the realm of ERP than simply CRM. Zoho CRM is free for up to 3 users, and costs $12 a month for each additional user.
Zoho Creator is an online database / custom application development tool which allows users to create fairly sophisticated process logic without knowing how to code, simply by dragging & dropping script elements on screen. Users can import data from .xls, .csv, and .tsv files and create a variety of forms either from scratch or by using one of several common templates.
Zoho Wiki is a basic WYSIWYG wiki that allows users to create their own collaborative pages. It supports group pages as well as sub-pages, with features like tags, tables of contents, and custom themes and appearance. Zoho Wiki may also link to and work with documents the user has created with other Zoho services, such as slideshows from Zoho Show.
Zoho Planner is an online planner with a calendar, to-do lists, pages, and e-mail reminders. Like all other Zoho Products, these features may be shared with different collaborators or groups. Zoho Planner competes with Microsoft Outlook, and more directly, Google Calendar.
Zoho Notebook is a powerful application that enables the creation of content from many different types of media. It is somewhat similar to Microsoft OneNote or Google Notebook, but includes greater support for multimedia content. Users may include text, images, video, and audio in a “notebook,” and then share the notebook or individual pages with their friends. Zoho Notebook even allows integration of documents, full-fledged applications, and content via RSS. The content from the notebook may be uploaded or gathered from the web by using the Zoho Notebook plugin for Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer.
PC World announced a list of 25 most innovative products for 2007 and we are honored to see Zoho Notebook included.
Zoho Chat is a chat application that can be embedded into pages or blogs. It also supports traditional private instant messaging.
Zoho Mail is web-based collaboration groupware. The product includes services such as email, calendar, document management, task management, and contact management. Zoho Mail also integrates Zoho Writer, Sheet, and Show. Still in public beta, the service was renamed Zoho Mail because of the misperception that it was an integration of the other Zoho services.
Zoho Meeting is a web conference application that allows participants to see the web conference without downloading or installing any separate software. The current version requires the creator of the conference to be using Microsoft Windows, but participants can use any operating system. Zoho Meeting allows participants to see the screen of the presenter by using either ActiveX, Flash, or Java. Zoho Show and Zoho Chat are integrated into the meeting, and participants can choose to control the desktop of the presenter. The Meeting Viewer can even be embedded in a separate webpage or a slide from Zoho Show. Zoho Meeting is currently free in public beta and offers live support.
Zoho Challenge is an online test and evaluation application for employers and potential employees, It is free for up to 25 candidates.
Zoho Polls is a free surveying or rating tool that can be embedded in any page or blog.
24×7 is a website monitoring service that is free for up to two websites.
Add-ons
Zoho Plugin for Microsoft Office Download
Zoho QuickRead Download for IE Firefox
Zoho CRM Plugin for MS Outlook Download
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thanks for the list of tools. I have been looking to use “office” type apps without having to buy them, and with out be illegal
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