Document Management & Collaboration Articles

Consequences of a bad document collaboration process

Matthew Brown, Vice President Marketing, Workshare Electronic documents are, for many information workers, the primary "product" that they create. Learn how to ensure your collaboration process doesn't produce bad results. Read more

The Top Challenges Managing Documents

By Ryan Soosayraj, Product Manager, Desktop Applications, Workshare Collaboration has become the byword of the modern organization; find out why many collaborative tools lack the features necessary to ensure a seamless document creation process. Read more

Key features and considerations when choosing a document collaboration solution

By Matthew Brown, Vice President Marketing, Workshare The number of documents you review in a given period of time, the size of your company, and the complexity of the documents that will be under review are all key considerations when choosing a collaboration solution. Read more

The costliest Excel workbook errors

By Kevin Docherty, Product Manager, WorkshareSome organizations learn the hard way, consequences for Excel workbook errors include damage to the organization's brand, lost customers, legal actions, and fines. Read more

Key Features and Functions for Effective Excel Comparison

By Ryan Soosayraj, Product Manager, Desktop Applications, WorkshareThe features required to help an organization compare and manage Excel files will vary based on a number of factors, including the size of the company, the number of Excel files, and the complexity of the files that will be compared. Read more

What is document metadata?

By Chia Ling, Product Manager, Workshare Metadata is information contained within an electronic document that provides additional information about the document itself or certain parts of it, and that generally is hidden from view in the normal display of the document. Read more

What challenges are there with metadata in Microsoft documents?

By Ryan Soosayraj, Product Manager, Desktop Applications, WorkshareIt is important to note that metadata is incredibly useful for codifying, categorizing, annotating, tracking and managing documents. But what about the risks? Read more

Examples of public metadata exposures

By Matthew Brown, Vice President Marketing, WorkshareMetadata can often pose risks to an organization when the information that is revealed is meant for internal use only. Read about high profile cases in the news that involved metadata in documents. Read more