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Zurich, February 8, 2007  Collanos Software now offers its free cross-company,cross-platform collaboration solution in German.Collanos Workplace allows teams to work together over the internet more efficiently,flexibly, and securely. They can access shared information such as contacts,discussions, documents, team calendars, tasks, and projects. Now, users can switchbetween English and German as Collanos takes the first step into localizing itsglobal software. Tens of thousands of users have already installed Collanos Workplace on theircomputers, and every month we see a 130% growth rate, said Peter Helfenstein, CEOof Collanos. With offices in Switzerland and USA, Collanos expects to further accelerate thisrapid growth with the German version. Over 25% of our users originate from Switzerland, Germany and Austria, saysHelfenstein.  With the German version, we will become even stronger in the Germanicregion.Â
Typical Collanos users are MBA students, small to mid-size businesses, non-profitorganizations, and mobile work groups in large consulting companies seekingcross-organizational collaboration solutions. Users all commonly share the need fora flexible collaboration platform that spans several locations in order to optimizethe workflow with colleagues, customers, providers, partners, and remote employees.
These users require that all team members have access to the latest version ofdocuments and that all project-related discussions, emails, and other content areeasily accessible in a shared environment. Since Collanos supports all majoroperating systems, users can always invite additional members to their workspaces.
 As a small company with globally dispersed employees and countless partners, wesuffered from overflowing email inboxes and endless attachments, recalls AlexFries, CEO of PURE SWISS Inc. in San Francisco.  Thanks to Collanos, we are now ableto work as a  virtual teamÂ' in a secure, structured environment, and in the contextof our teams. Without Collanos, we would have had to invest in an expensive andcomplex collaboration system limiting us to a closed network.Â
Reto Hartinger, a Swiss Internet expert, believes the free software has greatpromise,  Although Collanos is not yet as powerful as some of its older siblings,Lotus Notes, Sharepoint, and Groove, it will rapidly gain market share especiallywith innovative companies and collaboration within teams with high member turnover. Hartinger also sees huge potential with lawyers, software developers, marketingagencies, and universities.
Peter Helfenstein added, Â The German version was translated entirely by volunteersin our user community. This will happen with upcoming languages as well. Collanoswill work with the community to maintain these versions.Â
The software is available for free and can be downloaded at www.collanos.com.
