Multi user applications: Using an alternative to multi user Microsoft office products

Multi user applications are vital to succeed at managing activities of employees and establishing collaboration between them. Software solutions that have functionality for Mac or Linux are not as popular as similar solutions compatible with Windows OS. This article will briefly describe two popular Windows-compatible applications from Microsoft. Also at the end of the article an alternative solution is recommended.

Some people who use Windows OS and Microsoft's products often want to know more about MS solutions and their capabilities. For example, people may want to learn functionality for establishing collaboration in MS Access as well as options in MS Excel . Both Microsoft office products will be more suitable for managing tasks of employees but not for establishing collaboration between several users. Why? Here is a brief explanation:

• MS Access was always a single-user database solution, even though this software was designed to allow several users to enter any multi user Microsoft Access database at a time through a network. Microsoft Access's capability is shallow and it may result in inconsistent transactions when two or more users are modifying data simultaneously.
• Multi user Excel solution is a little bit incorrect phrase as MS Excel was originally designed as a single-user spreadsheet solution. However, MS Excel editing capability allows placing an xls file in a shared folder and users can access the file via LAN. But the problem is that when accessing an Excel spreadsheet , users may face some troubles related to incorrect saving and displaying of data in MS Excel spreadsheet .

These two products from Microsoft will not let you completely benefit from functionality. An alternative solution like VIP Task Manager can offer you more advantages and meet your demands. VIP Task Manager allows authorized users to log in a database with user names and passwords and to access the database simultaneously.
VIP Task Manager is a Windows-compatible, application for managing tasks and schedules within projects. The application software can be deployed on a server computer for user access over a network. You can create and keep your database on a local or remote server machine to allow employees of your company to access tasks, schedules and to-do lists from a desktop computer or laptop through Internet or/and LAN connection.

Like Outlook's functionality, VIP Task Manager allows keeping tasks and files in a single database and sharing information between several users. The program supports real-time user collaboration and it also lets define user permissions to groups and tasks. You can test and evaluate functionality and features of VIP Task Manager for free by downloading a 30-day trial copy from this website and installing it on your computer.