Collaborative calendar software

Collaborative calendar software makes it easier to establish teamwork, coordinate tasks, schedule events and share information with co-workers and team members. Collaborative calendar software allows users to create shared schedules where they can set up appointments and plan group events. All the shared information can be stored in one database file and users can access this file over local area network (LAN) or Internet. For example, Google Apps Calendar allows users to make collaborative calendars and also automatically synchronize individual tasks with shared assignments. Through a web browser users can access Google collaborative calendars and view shared events.

Today more and more businesses understand the importance and convenience of using collaborative calendar scheduling software in daily practice. Their employees and managers are enabled to efficiently plan workday, schedule working time, accomplish assignments and communicate with each other. If your company starts using collaborative calendar server software, it will gain the following opportunities for improvement:

• Increased productivity of employees who can use to-do lists and collaborative calendars for better task management and time planning.
• Close communication and collaboration based on teamwork principles.
• Better managerial control through daily reporting and feedback.
• Advanced event planning through using free collaborative calendars and schedules that help employees efficiently share appointments.
• Reduced number of delays and procrastination through an advanced system of task tracking and performance control.
• Possibility to follow the concept of green office by exchanging electronic documents with help of 1) web browsers (in case you use online collaborative calendar software) and 2) client applications (in case you use desktop collaborative calendar free download software).

Basically there are two types of collaborative calendar software: web-based solutions and desktop solutions. Google Apps Calendar is one of the best collaborative calendars based on free web technologies. VIP Task Manager is an example of desktop solutions based on a reliable client-server platform.

VIP Task Manager offers task management and group collaboration solutions that simplify management and planning of tasks and time. VIP Task Manager features Calendar view (similar to collaborative calendar Outlook tools) that allows making team schedules, sharing events, creating project timelines, managing working hours, setting employee shifts and tracking status of collaborative calendars. The software is based on a client-server technology allowing users to access Calendar view through LAN or/and Internet.

Comparing to MS Outlook software based on collaborative calendar SharePoint service, VIP Task Manager offers more flexible solutions that make it easier for users to create centralized databases, manage user permissions, set up collaborative projects, plan shared tasks and view multiple calendars. Besides, VIP Task Manager is more affordable as it doesn’t require MS Server. You can try VIP Task Manager for free. There is a demo version that you can evaluate during 30 days.