Comments on: Early stage tool suggests new collaborative-editing approach http://blogs.gartner.com/tom_austin/2009/07/10/early-stage-tool-suggests-new-collaborative-editing-approach/ A member of the Gartner Blog Network Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:03:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Womeldorf http://blogs.gartner.com/tom_austin/2009/07/10/early-stage-tool-suggests-new-collaborative-editing-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-111 David Womeldorf Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:06:19 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/tom_austin/2009/07/10/early-stage-tool-suggests-new-collaborative-editing-approach/#comment-111 Tom, Great article and I appreciate your insights! At the end of your post where you say, "What would *really* be cool is...a collaborative word processor that provided for realtime-free-for-all editing sessions (with locking perhaps at the word level)..." is now getting closer to reality. Our company, Redliner (www.redliner.com), provides ad hoc document collaborations and realtime-free-for-all editing sessions but with change tracking at the paragraph level. However, and perhaps more importantly, we provide built-in automated workflow that accelerates the collaboration process along. Not everyone can jump into a document real-time all the time! I'm interested in your thoughts... Best, David Womeldorf Tom,

Great article and I appreciate your insights! At the end of your post where you say, “What would *really* be cool is…a collaborative word processor that provided for realtime-free-for-all editing sessions (with locking perhaps at the word level)…” is now getting closer to reality. Our company, Redliner (www.redliner.com), provides ad hoc document collaborations and realtime-free-for-all editing sessions but with change tracking at the paragraph level. However, and perhaps more importantly, we provide built-in automated workflow that accelerates the collaboration process along. Not everyone can jump into a document real-time all the time! I’m interested in your thoughts…

Best,
David Womeldorf

]]> By: Jamie Leutze http://blogs.gartner.com/tom_austin/2009/07/10/early-stage-tool-suggests-new-collaborative-editing-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Jamie Leutze Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:22:42 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/tom_austin/2009/07/10/early-stage-tool-suggests-new-collaborative-editing-approach/#comment-101 Merge and compare in word is not limited to 2 docs. If you mean side by side compare then you are correct. They are two different scenarios. Merge and compare in word is not limited to 2 docs. If you mean side by side compare then you are correct. They are two different scenarios.

]]> By: Richard Fouts http://blogs.gartner.com/tom_austin/2009/07/10/early-stage-tool-suggests-new-collaborative-editing-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Richard Fouts Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:31:18 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/tom_austin/2009/07/10/early-stage-tool-suggests-new-collaborative-editing-approach/#comment-97 This is a problem/challenge/pain I've lived with for 25 years, since I've spent my entire career in various communications, consutling, marketing and now anayst roles - where documents (and Word) pretty much run my life. So, I am anxious to give this a try. But agree about YAA....ugh. Since I'm a marketing communications guy, maybe I can advise them on how to articulate a better value proposition. In fact, could they benefit from my latest Marketing Essential: How to Craft a Unique Value Proposition? This is a problem/challenge/pain I’ve lived with for 25 years, since I’ve spent my entire career in various communications, consutling, marketing and now anayst roles – where documents (and Word) pretty much run my life.

So, I am anxious to give this a try. But agree about YAA….ugh.

Since I’m a marketing communications guy, maybe I can advise them on how to articulate a better value proposition. In fact, could they benefit from my latest Marketing Essential: How to Craft a Unique Value Proposition?

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