Slide 1: Office 2.0 - The Rationale, The Rules, The Randomness or How to Run a Business Entirely with Web 2.0 Applications & Services TJ Kang CEO and founder ThinkFree Presentation developed with help from Ismael Ghalimi, Intalio founder and CEO, IT|Redux Owner
Slide 2: Rationale for Office 2.0 • Ability to share your data • Mobility across places and devices • No fear of loss or theft of computing equipment • No more problems with viruses and worms • No painful software upgrade • Lower cost of ownership • Increased productivity Office 2.0 is a quest for a better computing experience.
Slide 3: Rules for Office 2.0 • Avoid files on personal computer where possible • Compatibility with the most popular web browsers • No browser extension or plugin – Exceptions: Flash & Java ? • Publishing, sharing, and syndication • Availability of alternative solutions • Data import/export mandatory
Slide 4: The Randomness • Social networking trends moving toward wisdom of the masses for the Enterprise (wikis, blogs, forums, etc.) • Watch out for group think - include some randomness and room for dislikes • Not random strangers - random documents, blogs, ideas • Wikipedia - generate random article
Slide 5: Ismael's Office Setup: Bookmarks • Favorite: del.icio.us • Alternatives: A1-Webmarks, BlinkList, BlogMarks, Blue Dot, Clipmarks, Cogenz, Connectbeam, de.lirio.us, Diigo, Feedmarker, Furl, Google Bookmarks, iloggo, Jots, Linkademic, Linkroll, listal, LookLater, Lookmarks, ma.gnolia, MarkIt, Netvouz, Raw Sugar, scuttle, Shadows, Simpy, Spurl, Tagseasy, Yahoo! My Web, Zurpy, and more.
Slide 6: Ismael's Office Setup: Calendar • Favorite: Google Calendar • Alternatives: 30 Boxes, CalendarHub, Cozi, Epointment, Famundo, HipCal, iPolipo, Jotlet, Kiko, Planzo, Rota Board, Scrybe, Spanning Sync, Spongecell, Trumba, vivapop, Volutio, WhosOff, Zimbra, and more.
Slide 7: Ismael's Office Setup: Contacts • Favorite: LinkedIn • Alternatives: Big Contacts, Catch the Best, Highrise, Plaxo, Tabber, Xing, and more.
Slide 8: Ismael's Office Setup: CRM • Favorite: Salesforce.com • Alternatives: Averiware, bConnections, Creative Manager, Entellium, eTapestry, Free CRM, InsideSales.com, NetSuite CRM+, Oracle CRM On Demand, Panthius, Pipeline Deals, PushCRM, Relenta CRM, RightNow, Salesboom, SalesJunction, Solve360, SugarCRM, vtiger, Zoho CRM, and more.
Slide 9: Ismael's Office Setup: Database • Favorite: Dabble DB • Alternatives: Caspio Bridge, eUnifyDB, Freebase, Google Base, Lazybase, MyOwnDB, myWebDB, Nenest, QuickBase, StarterBase, Trackvia, Zoho Creator, and more.
Slide 10: Ismael's Office Setup: Desktop • Favorite: Google Homepage • Alternatives: Clic!Dev, Desktop On Demand, Desktoptwo, eskobo, eyeOS, Favoor, HomePortals, My Yahoo!, NetVibes, Nowsy, ORCA Desktop, Pageflakes, Protopage, Pytagor, Sparc, Webwag, Windows Live, YouOS, YourMinis, ZCubes, g.ho.st and more.
Slide 11: Ismael's Office Setup: Document Manager • Favorite: Koral • Alternatives: Blinksale, ContractPal, docHarbor, DocuSign, EchoSign, FreshBooks, Huddle, PebblePAD, Scribd, Sertifi, ShareMethods, SimplifyThis, and more.
Slide 12: Ismael's Office Setup: Email • Favorite: Gmail • Alternatives: Breeze, FastMail, Hotmail, Inbox.com, Jubii, Mailroom, Postful, Remote Control Mail, Tamadaa, WebExMail, Webmail.us, Yahoo! Mail, Zimbra, Zoho Mail, and more.
Slide 13: Ismael's Office Setup: Feed Reader • Favorite: Google Reader • Alternatives: Bloglines, Feedeye, FeedLounge, Feeds 2.0, Gritwire, NewsAlloy, NewsGator, Newshutch, Rojo, trawlr, Wizz RSS, and more.
Slide 14: Ismael's Office Setup: Presentation • Favorite: ThinkFree Show • Alternatives: AJAX-S, ajaxPresents, Empressr, gOFFICE Presentations, Preezo, S5, Scooch, SlideAware, SlideShare, Spresent, Thumbstacks, Zenter, Zoho Show, and more.
Slide 15: Ismael's Office Setup: Spreadsheet • Favorite: ThinkFree Calc • Alternatives: ajaxXLS, EditGrid, Google Spreadsheets, Num Sum, Numbler, Sheetster, wikiCalc, Xcellery, Zoho Sheet, and more.
Slide 16: Ismael's Office Setup: Weblog • Favorite: WordPress • Alternatives: Blogger, Blogtronix, Clearspace, NireBlog, Tumblr, TypePad, Yahoo! 360, and more.
Slide 17: Ismael's Office Setup: Word Processor • Favorite: ThinkFree Write • Alternatives: ajaxWrite, Buzzword, Coventi, Docly, Ebiwrite, gOFFICE Word Processing, iNetWord, RallyPoint, Solodox, Writeboard, Google Docs, Writer, writewith, Zoho Writer, and more.
Slide 18: Ismael's Office Setup: Freqquently Used • • • • • Calculator: Google Calculator. Alternatives: Calcoolate, Instacalc, more. Drawing: Gliffy. Alternatives: ajaxSketch, Cumulate Draw, GraphSomething, Imagination Cubed, LiThA-Paint, skrbl, Swivel, more. Fax: eFax. Alternatives: InterFax, TrustFax, and more. File Sender: YouSendIt. Alternatives: Approver.com, DropLoad, DropSend, Krunch, MailBigFile, Senduit, ShareFile, and more. Group Manager: CollectiveX. Alternatives: 8apps, AirSet, BlueTie, Central Desktop, e-days, eloops.com, Foldera, GroupLoop, GroupSharp, HiveLive, MyQuire.com, OnlineGroups.Net, ProjectSpaces, TeamWork Live, Todoz, Veetro, WebEx WebOffice, and more. Mind Mapper: MindMeister. Alternatives: Acorn, bubbl.us, Kayuda, Mindomo, more. Operating System: Joyent. Alternatives: ajaxOS, ContactOffice, Firestoker, G.ho.st, Glide, goowy, Nsite, OfficeZilla, Peepel, Simdesk. Photo Editor: PXN8. Alternatives: Fauxto, Graphita, Phixr, Picnik, Picture2Life, Pixer, Preloadr, Snipshot, Wiredness, and more. Photo Manager: Flickr. Alternatives: 23, AllYouCanUpload, DropShots, Dumpt, PhotoShelter, Pickle, Pikeo, Riya, SmugMug, XMG Image, Zenfolio, Zoto, and more. • • • •
Slide 19: Best Practices • Start small, then grow viraly • Use at least two computers • Accommodate fallback options • Focus on goals rather than means • Less is more, simple is beautiful • Identify your kernel, then build an integrated shell • Backup your data Office 2.0 is a journey, not a destination. Be patient, and enjoy the ride!
Slide 20: Missing Elements • Better identity management and single sign-on • Better mashup APIs and development tools • Better human capital management applications • Better financial applications • Better mobile devices • More early adopters • Easier migration • Offline support?
Slide 21: Ismael's Office Setup • http://itredux.com • http://itredux.com/office-20/database/
Slide 22: TJ's Office 2.0 Recommendations • • • • • • • • Email, Contacts, Calendar: Zimbra, Gmail CRM: Salesforce, NetSuite Document Manager: Koral, ShareMethods Document Publishing: Scribd, TF Docs Office Suite: ThinkFree, Google D & S Project Management: BaseCamp, Projity Voicemail: SpinVox, Grand Central Wiki: Atlassian Confluence, SocialText