Product Name: Box.net

Company: Box.Net

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Posted 06/19/09    
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Description: A simple collaboration and document storage system created as an open system. Share content, collaborate on documents, and watch for new content as it gets uploaded.

Review: Just to be different, let's start with the pricing for this one. The Lite version is free and allows 5 folders. The Individual subscription is $7.95/month with 5 gb of storage, and the Business version is $15/user/month, with unlimited folders, 30 gb storage, version control and branding. The business version also gives you the powerful search capability, so if you are serious, you will probably need the higher priced version. Alas, when I tried the Lite version, using my Mac, I quickly ran into two problems. The first, uploading a doc from my computer, and then clicking edit, took me to a new editor, and the contents of my document were no where to be found. Then I created a new "web" document, but there, the interface is a bit odd. It opens a new tab, lets me edit, but gives me no menu button to just save and exit. I actually have to use the browser to exit the tab. Later, when I go to edit the file I uploaded, the editing is done locally, and I must manually re-upload the file. However, there is no warning that I am overwriting the old version, presumably because in the "lite" edition there is no version control. Oh well, you get what you pay for. Over all, it seems nice, but I wouldn't put my business on it until I really tested the full version.

Overall Rating: 3