In Google Docs, you can collaborate with other people when you are working online. Making edits to a document while offline can be an issue as the syncing capabilities get a bit tricky when you reconnect.
The DocVerse team knows the challenges of working on deeply collaborative technologies. The founders came from Microsoft where they worked on Sharepoint and SQL.
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DocVerse does this by installing a lightweight plug-in that is installed in the background of the user's machine. The plug-in opens a widget in the document sidebar that includes a unique link. Any time a user makes an update, the plug-in syncs the web page that is associated with the document. Every modification gets synced. When multiple people work on a document, the updates are made through the plug-in and versions are stored online.
With DocVerse, a document can be edited when a user is working offline. When the user connects again, the plug-in syncs and makes the update.
Comments may be updated in a similar fashion. The plug-in has the capability to comment on a particular aspect of a document. When a comment is made, everyone who is working on the document also sees it.
This is a feature similar to what CubeTree provides.
DocVerse offers an on-premise solution as well as an online version.
Jive Software is using the DocVerse functionality for their product add-on: Jive Connects for Microsoft Office. This is an enterprise product that works behind the firewall.
Pricing for DocVerse starts at $6 per month for an individual and $49.99 for teams.
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