Colligo Contributor

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Client for SharePoint
Developer(s) Colligo Networks
Stable release
6.0 / 2013-04-16
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Type Collaboration Software
License Proprietary
Website www.colligo.com

Colligo Contributor is a proprietary software package aimed at businesses, developed by Colligo Networks of Vancouver, British Columbia. Colligo Contributor was launched in 2006 [1] and is part of a family of Colligo products that provide rich client interfaces [2] for Microsoft SharePoint, a collaborative portal application based on the Windows SharePoint Services platform. The Colligo for SharePoint product line also includes a free product called Colligo Reader. [1] [3] [4] [5]

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Colligo Contributor is now part of Colligo Engage. [6]

Colligo Contributor for SharePoint

Colligo Contributor is a family of desktop software applications developed on the Microsoft .NET framework, that are designed to increase SharePoint user adoption by addressing "problems on the UI and user experience fronts". [7] These applications are compatible with servers running Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint 2010, [8] or SharePoint 2013. Colligo Contributor has been called a "client for SharePoint" [2] because it "integrates the client infrastructure with the SharePoint infrastructure", [9] providing a local user interface that is an alternative to the typical SharePoint interface through a browser. [10] The architecture of the local data store enables users to optionally cache SharePoint content, making it available online and offline. [1] Colligo Contributor also includes a software development kit to build custom SharePoint client applications, and extensions such as custom metadata editors. [11]

Colligo contributor can be used to solve SharePoint usability challenges in several scenarios, such as email and attachment management, [10] [12] network file share replacement, [7] enterprise content management, [8] and SharePoint migration. [13]

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  10. 1 2 Ferris, David (2 July 2009). "Colligo Contributor Provides Better Email Integration with SharePoint". Ferris Research Blog. Ferris Research. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
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