Colligo Networks Inc | Company Overview

Colligo is a leading provider of client software solutions for extending the collaboration and content management functionality of Microsoft SharePoint. Colligo helps organizations drive SharePoint adoption by providing an intuitive experience that better integrates SharePoint into the way users work on their desktops, whether online or offline. Colligo also provides solutions that enable mobile users to easily create instant ad-hoc wireless networks. Colligo is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with a customer base that includes Fortune 500 companies in more than 50 countries.

Desktop Collaboration Tools
According to Gartner, collaboration tools are becoming a top priority for CIOs because of the increasing need for teamwork in today's high performance organizations. However the increased use of web-based technology means that many of the highest value employees find it hard to take advantage of these tools because of variable connectivity and/or clumsy browser interface. As a result, their productivity is reduced and their frustration increases while the corporation does not gain the benefits it had expected.

Colligo Networks is a private company founded by a team of experienced entrepreneurs. The company is located in Vancouver, BC.

Company Milestones

The following are some of Colligo's significant milestones:

April 2000 - Colligo founded.
December 2001 - Company releases its first products for the business consumer: Colligo Personal Edition for Windows and BlueChat and Blueboard for the Palm OS. Secured bundling relationships with several mobile device manufacturers including the top two handhelds vendors, HP and Palm, representing over 85% of the handheld market worldwide. (These products have subsequently been discontinued)
February, 2002 - Company releases Colligo workgroup Edition 1.0. The product is selected by PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP for deployment to 25,000 auditors Worldwide.
March, 2003 - Over 250,000 copies of Colligo Personal Edition shipped on Colligo's partner OEMs' devices. Top 5 accounting firm, Grant Thornton, adopts Colligo Workgroup Edition for deployment in the U.S.
December, 2003 - Colligo Workgroup Edition 3.3 wins PC Magazine's 20th Annual Technical Excellence Award for "Best Collaboration Software".
January, 2004 - Top ten accounting firm, Crowe Chizek adopts Colligo Workgroup Edition.
December, 2004 - Colligo recognized by Microsoft as one of 25 innovation partner companies featured in its "Innovation Starts Here" brochure.
February, 2005 - Colligo launches Workgroup Edition 4.0, with Enhanced support for WiFi, secure Windows®-style folder and printer sharing and transaction logging.
March, 2005 - Colligo Workgroup Edition Receives Lotus Advisor Editors' Choice Award.
June, 2005 - Colligo Workgroup Edition 4.0 Awarded PC Magazine's 'Editor's Choice' - Colligo's Instant Networking Software Scores 4.5 out of 5 Stars in Review.
December, 2005 - Colligo reports record sales and profit growth for 2005 with year over year revenue increases of 95% in the fourth quarter and 120 new customers in the year.
January, 2006 - Colligo becomes a Microsoft Gold Certified partner.
April, 2006 - Colligo releases its new product line for Microsoft SharePoint® consisting of Colligo ReaderTM for SharePoint® and Colligo Contributor™ for SharePoint®.
June, 2006 - Colligo Wins 2006 Tax and Accounting Technology Innovation Award.
October, 2006 - Colligo Workgroup Edition wins Technology Week 2006 Editors Choice Award.
February, 2007 - Colligo releases Version 2.0 of Colligo for SharePoint, which supports Office 2007, SharePoint 2007 and Windows Vista.
May, 2007 - Colligo releases Version 2.1 of Colligo for SharePoint; for the first time enabling users to sync emails and other content with SharePoint from within the Microsoft Office Outlook interface.
March, 2008 - Colligo releases Contributor 3.0 with new desktop client interfaces including Outlook integration.
March, 2008 - Colligo for SharePoint Products Receive IT Week Editor's Choice Award 2008.
April, 2008 - Colligo Opens Sales Office in the United Kingdom.
June, 2008 - Colligo Contributor Named “Best of Tech·Ed 2008 IT Professional Awards” WINNER by Windows IT Pro and SQL Server.
January, 2009 - Colligo Networks' SharePoint Products Drive Record Sales for 2008.
June, 2009 - Colligo Networks' Announces Colligo Contributor Version 4 with enhanced features and a new interface to Windows Explorer.
November, 2009 - Colligo Contributor Pro wins Community Choice Award in SharePoint category from WindowsIT Pro Magazine
January, 2010 - Colligo reports record sales and profits for 2009
January, 2010 - Colligo on Rocket Builders “Ready to Rocket” list for seventh straight year.

Product Line

Colligo's products are designed with one goal in mind: to make collaboration easier. “Uncomplicated, yet powerful” is the term used to describe how its products are designed. Colligo's product line consists of the following:

Colligo® Contributor for SharePoint is the company's SharePoint product line consisting of Colligo Reader™ for SharePoint® and Colligo Contributor™ for SharePoint® family of products. These products provide the ultimate integration of SharePoint to the desktop, both online and offline.
Colligo® Workgroup Edition is the company's "instant networking" product that provides a complete suite of solutions for securely sharing data (such as file sharing and calendaring) and resources (such as Internet and printers), communication tools (such as chat sessions and sticky notes), plus the ability to integrate with audit applications, such as CaseWare®.
Colligo® Workgroup Edition for Lotus Notes builds on the core functionality of Workgroup Edition by adding the capability to directly replicate Lotus Notes databases client-to-client. Colligo's replication capability does not rely on access to the Domino server, but rather, allows mobile workers to replicate changes in their databases directly with their peers as needed.

Partnerships and Customers

Colligo is a leading provider of desktop collaboration tools to several industries, including professional services, pharmaceuticals, energy, agribusiness, technology, utilities, education, non-profit, military and government. In the professional services industry, for example, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG and Grant Thornton, are among its customers. Organizations utilize Colligo products to make their collaboration platforms easier to use. This increases adoption by end users, enabling Colligo customers to increase their return on investment, encourage best practices among end users and ensure compliance with document retention policies.

Colligo products are available through the following channels:

Direct - Colligo utilizes its own sales force to deal directly with customers throughout the world. The Colligo sales department can be contacted by phone at +1 (604) 685-7962 x230, or email at sales@colligo.com.
Agents - Colligo engages some sales agents in markets outside of North America, but will continue to market in other areas directly until agent representation is secured. Contact Colligo sales for a current list of agents in your area.
System Integrators - Colligo works with a number of System Integrators who act as referral partners. Contact Colligo sales for a current list of SI's in your area.
SharePoint Hosting Companies - Colligo is currently working with a number of SharePoint hosting Companies who are offering the free Colligo Reader product and actively reselling Colligo Contributor to their clients. Contact Colligo sales for a list of current hosting partners.
Web Store - Colligo has established a webstore (www.colligo.com/store) where customers can purchase Colligo products, in addition to downloading free trial versions of various products.