Zoho Office For SharePoint

Zoho has launched Zoho Office for SharePoint that allows Zoho Office to integrate with SharePoint. Zoho is a suite of web applications that you sign up for and access from their website. The applications are free for individuals and some have a subscription fee for organizations. Their applications range from Invoicing to Project Management to a Wiki. Zoho Office for SharePoint has some interesting features.

Features

• Real-Time Collaboration - In SharePoint, a document can be edited by only one person at a time. With Zoho Office for SharePoint, multiple users can collaboratively edit a document seeing each others changes in real-time. This means all users can truly view the latest version of the document.
• Edit existing documents - Documents that are stored in SharePoint can be edited by right-clicking and opening the document in Zoho. Documents are not limited to Microsoft Office formats. Zoho Office is also compatible with Open Office, Star Office and a variety of other formats.
• Create new documents - New documents can also be created using Zoho Office. When a document is saved, it is automatically stored in SharePoint.
• Save documents in their original format - Documents edited in Zoho Office retain their original format. For example, if you edit a Microsoft Word document with Zoho Office for SharePoint, the document will be saved in Microsoft Word format.
• Your data stays safe - When you open a document with Zoho Office for SharePoint, a copy of it is securely transmitted to Zoho's servers using a strong encryption key. A copy of the document will temporarily reside on Zoho's servers as long as you have the document open in SharePoint. After you close the document in SharePoint, the copy is automatically removed from Zoho's servers. Your documents are never stored long-term in Zoho [this is the claim of Zoho, and not verified by me].

Overview Video

Pricing

You can try Zoho Office for SharePoint free for 30 days for unlimited users. After the trial period, Zoho Office for SharePoint is licensed at $3 per user/month. Zoho Office for SharePoint licenses need not be purchased for every SharePoint user. The plug-in can be licensed only for users who will be using its functionality.