In a previous entry, I was talking about Mail2Web and it’s ability to retrieve your e-mails, keep yourself organized with the Task and Calendar features, import and manage your contacts and so on…

Today I will be talking about the beta version of ContactOffice, a virtual office pretty much with the same features as Mail2web plus some more.

The main difference between these two is that ContactOffice doesn’t require you to sign up for another e-mail address, but Mail2web does.

When using Contact office, you will be able to use your e-mail address with which you’ve signed up with to send and receive your e-mail, and signing up for a yourname@contactoffice.com e-mail is a free option.

Another option, just like Mail2web, is the ability to retrieve e-mails from other accounts into one place.

Here’s a shot of the main home page:

There are 4 main versions of ContactOffice, ranging from Individual version for a single user (no data sharing) to Education version for 1000 users and more.

These are some of the main features, but not all offered to the single user

• Groups – Create internal groups or intercompany groups to share files and data.
• Messages – Retrieve, send+receive e-mails, SMS, Fax
• Calendar
• Address book
• Documents – Store and share all files types
• Virtual drive – Access your online documents easily from a special folder on your operating system desktop
• Forums – Secured forums that can be only accessed by the group members.
• Chats- Secured chats between group members
• Notes
• Bookmarks – Store your bookmarks online to access them from any computer – Import and export features work with all Web browsers
• Tasks
• Phone Calls – Send phone messages to your group members in a structured way
• See also the Web Features List.

There’s more to it, so if you wish to explore it, just visit http://beta.contactoffice.com/ and click on the flash Demo.

Personally, I love this service and I will be using it.