"Collaboration software-as-a-service offerings allow mid-sized organizations to empower internal and external teams to select and use the tools that are right for them," said Mark Levitt, Program VP, Collaborative Computing and Enterprise Workplace, IDC. "Central Desktop provides its customers with a comprehensive set of business collaboration tools with consumer-style ease of use that does not require waiting for internal IT resources to become available."

Central Desktop levels the playing field for small and mid-size companies wishing to do business with enterprise partners and customers. Its complete set of collaboration tools, all accessible from a single workspace, help teams connect, share and collaborate on business activities seamlessly and inexpensively. The technology is as simple as launching a web browser.

“We're empowering teams and individuals with easy access to the IT tools and services they need to run their business at affordable prices and without the need for IT,” said Isaac Garcia, CEO, Central Desktop. “Business users themselves can create workspaces, invite people in, and get to work with only a browser. We allow small and mid-market players to look like and compete with enterprises.”

Companies like VMIX, an online social networking and media company, are using Central Desktop to manage large-scale projects with just a small team of account managers tasked with communicating to hundreds of business people at national media conglomerates such as LIN TV. With Central Desktop, VMIX account managers can provide a single online location via Central Desktop's Workspaces for LIN TV associates and executives to create and view up-to-date information, coordinate and track projects as well as access data and statistics in real-time.