{"id":4173,"date":"2011-08-15T16:19:47","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T16:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/web-office\/"},"modified":"2011-08-18T17:21:32","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T17:21:32","slug":"web-office","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/4958\/web-office","title":{"rendered":"Web Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_web_office_mean\">What Does Web Office Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A Web office is a hosted application for Web-based collaboration that allows individuals worldwide to collaborate on an international scale. Web office is a service offered by websites as a form of Software as a Service (SaaS).<\/p>\n<p>Web office components normally include a broad array of applications, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Word processors, spreadsheets and other document creation software<\/li>\n<li>Web portal, content management system (CMS), blogs, forums and other publishing applications<\/li>\n<li>Email, calendars and other collaborative software<\/li>\n<li>Document, data and accounting applications<\/li>\n<li>Customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) management applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Web office is also known as virtual teamwork, geographically dispersed team, online office suite, online productivity suite and office 2.0.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_web_office\">Techopedia Explains Web Office<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The advantages of a Web office include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Low or no cost for participants with an Internet connection and the required hardware and software<\/li>\n<li>No requirement for software installation<\/li>\n<li>Minimal hardware requirements<\/li>\n<li>The ability to share documents without using a network server<\/li>\n<li>No need for software upgrades or licenses<\/li>\n<li>Operating system (OS) independence<\/li>\n<li>Portability&#8211;only requires an Internet connection<\/li>\n<li>Secure online remote document storage and security that is superior to most home PCs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The disadvantages of a Web office include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dependency on reliable Internet connectivity to ensure that content is accessible<\/li>\n<li>The need for a high-speed broadband connection, which could be a problem for some participants with slow Internet connections<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes a subscription charge for the service is applied.<\/li>\n<li>Users have no control over the software version used.<\/li>\n<li>The security and privacy of sensitive documents is at the control of the Web office service provider, not the user.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Web Office Mean? 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