Colligo Contributor is a

proprietary software Proprietary software is software that is deemed within the free and open-source software to be non-free because its creator, publisher, or other rightsholder or rightsholder partner exercises a legal monopoly afforded by modern copyright and int ...

package aimed at businesses, developed by Colligo Networks of Vancouver, British Columbia. Colligo Contributor was launched in 2006 and is part of a family of Colligo products that provide

rich client In computer networking, a rich client (also called heavy, fat or thick client) is a computer (a "client" in client–server network architecture) that typically provides rich functionality independent of the central server. This kind of computer w ...

interfaces for Microsoft

SharePoint SharePoint is a web-based collaborative platform that integrates natively with Microsoft Office. Launched in 2001, SharePoint is primarily sold as a document management and storage system, but the product is highly configurable and its usage v ...

, a collaborative portal application based on the

Windows SharePoint Services SharePoint is a web-based collaborative platform that integrates natively with Microsoft Office. Launched in 2001, SharePoint is primarily sold as a document management and storage system, but the product is highly configurable and its usage v ...

platform. The Colligo for SharePoint product line also includes a free product called Colligo Reader. Colligo Contributor is now part of Colligo Engage.

Colligo Contributor for SharePoint

Colligo Contributor is a family of desktop software applications developed on the

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framework, that are designed to increase SharePoint user adoption by addressing "problems on the UI and user experience fronts". These applications are compatible with servers running

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SharePoint is a web-based collaborative platform that integrates natively with Microsoft Office. Launched in 2001, SharePoint is primarily sold as a document management and storage system, but the product is highly configurable and its usage v ...

SharePoint 2010 SharePoint is a web-based collaborative platform that integrates natively with Microsoft Office. Launched in 2001, SharePoint is primarily sold as a document management and storage system, but the product is highly configurable and its usage v ...

, or SharePoint 2013. Colligo Contributor has been called a "client for SharePoint" because it "integrates the client infrastructure with the SharePoint infrastructure", providing a local

user interface In the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, a user interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur. The goal of this interaction is to allow effective operation and control of the machine f ...

that is an alternative to the typical SharePoint interface through a browser. The architecture of the local data store enables users to optionally cache SharePoint content, making it available online and offline. Colligo Contributor also includes a software development kit to build custom SharePoint client applications, and extensions such as custom metadata editors. Colligo contributor can be used to solve SharePoint

usability Usability can be described as the capacity of a system to provide a condition for its users to perform the tasks safely, effectively, and efficiently while enjoying the experience. In software engineering, usability is the degree to which a soft ...

challenges in several scenarios, such as

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and attachment management, network file share replacement,

enterprise content management Enterprise content management (ECM) extends the concept of content management by adding a timeline for each content item and, possibly, enforcing processes for its creation, approval and distribution. Systems using ECM generally provide a secure ...

, and SharePoint

migration Migration, migratory, or migrate may refer to: Human migration * Human migration, physical movement by humans from one region to another ** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...

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External links

Colligo homepageReview of Colligo Contributor 2.0 from Dustin’s Tech Notes BlogeWeek Review of Colligo Reader and Colligo Contributor
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20100225054215/http://emea.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Articles/ArticleID/102984/pg/13/13.html 2009 Windows IT Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards Groupware Collaborative software