Unified messaging software and task management can be integrated into a single solution

Integration of unified messaging solutions and task management systems
So far unified messaging software - storing, managing and accessing information in one place - has been something of a fond hope. But although the chimera of unified messaging services might have been overstated, a full integration of unified messaging solutions and task management is available on the market as an alternative to unified messaging software. Such a combination of unified messaging solution with task management is potentially even more functional than any unified messaging software.

The benefits of the integration
The idea of integrating unified messaging solutions and task management brings higher productivity and better job feasibility. There are many potential benefits of the integration. For instance, many employees, who didn't experience a unified messaging system, need to get a remote access to office messages, calendar appointments, to-do lists, and other important information. They have to use various types of physical devices to communicate and do their tasks. But if unified messaging service and task management are integrated into one system, these employees will get a universal tool to access their job lists and discuss some points of the work. The integration brings the following benefits:

• Increased collaboration
• Enhanced productivity
• No need to use additional software and hardware for communication and task management
• A real-time access to tasks and communication channels
• Greater usability

Integration of unified messaging services with task management in VIP Task Manager
VIP Task Manager is a client-server groupware. Although VIP Task Manager doesn't pretend to be a unified messaging system, it meets most aspects of the idea to integrate unified messaging services and task management into a unified corporate task database with capabilities to communicate.

VIP Task Manager becomes a universal solution that combines unified messaging system with task management because of the following:

• Task List and Task Tree. These tools are perfect for task and project management. Task List is good for executing tasks while Task Tree is generally designed to create project tree and manage projects.
• A build-in unified messaging service 'Notification' panel. The task management and unified messaging software sends notification messages to all employees informing them about current task statuses, re-assignments, delegations, or any other changes on job lists.

• A real-time unified messaging service through 'Comments' panel. Any employee who is permitted to edit a task can comment the task and so swap information with colleagues and the manager.
• Personal access to all information in unified messaging solution. Through setting permissions and roles in the task management and unified messaging software, the manager can regulate user access to tasks, notification messages, and all task-related information based on given permission in 'Permission' panel and roles in 'Roles' panel.

If you look for a task management solution and also need to create collaboration through communications (unified messaging solution), you don't have to choose unified messaging software. VIP Task Manager will give both solutions.

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