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When innovation is on front foot, sky is the limit. With novel technologies coming to us, our traditional definitions for work and working environment are changing.
The bringing in of convergence and virtualization solutions indicate a paradigm shift of traditional working style. They are adding new horizons to the work spectrum thus expanding the scope of flexibility. Sensing the current move amiable for high tech, businesses are also amalgamating the same with introduction of mobility and flexibility. SOHO, SOLO, and many other words defining the new role of technology in business are moving the wheel towards online business.
Online business emerging as the latest fad on the economic front, “virtual office” is strengthening. While talking of business still our buildings are on the ground but computing is done in clouds. In this tech driven world when everything is web dependant we can also make our office to rely on web applications heavily. This is the latest mantra even.
Running business by aiding latest technical innovations can give outsiders impression a bit bigger. To them, if two people are running office sitting across geographical diversities and using technical devices to serve them, it seems to people that a whole group of people is busy working on the platform. With so many web applications available across the market, people can encash their utilities (when many are availed free of cost but in their base incarnation). The article lists the gadgets that can render help if you also want to go virtual:
Use online Docs: The fight between proprietary software and open source software is a topic to party on for such people who want to go virtual. Now availability of mostly all applications on web help you to avoid carrying a notebook always with you to share some documents with your colleague. You can always rely on applications like Google Docs, very famous and very small Zoho Office; helping you to avoid MS-Office suite which can be now taken as an alternative to these applications. In crux, ripe best from cloud computing.
No need to be online always, some of these applications are also available offline. For instance, download Google Gears and you can work on Google Docs even if your internet connection is not sound.
Use Skype: Instead of hiring a receptionist, go for high tech solution for the same and Skype is a good alternative. You can make calls free to other Skype users and is cheaper for outbound calls. The other service that can be used for the same is Google’s GrandCentral that enables you to automatically route or record incoming calls.
Missing any appointment could cost heavily on the business people and while you are working in virtual office you need to be extra conscious. For calendaring also you can rely on free web applications like Google Calendar. With this application you can maintain a calendar for everyone and can also share the same online. You can however, check the schedules for them. Even the application sends you an alert if you are about to jump an engagement.
You can also hold virtual meeting sessions and conferences via various online collaboration tools like GoToMetting or WebEx. Using these services cost very less and can prove very helpful when you need to meet the outside world of your office.
These high definition technologies can help you to make your virtual office a reality.
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