<p>How many apps does your business use? From project management to customer relationship management (CRM), social to file sharing, and analytics to calendars, in today's hyper-connected world, app overload is inevitable for many businesses. This overkill puts a strain not only on a business's workflow, but on workers as well.</p><p>Streamlining is the solution. Using collaboration software and intranet solutions, businesses can access all necessary apps in one place. This makes managing workloads and team collaboration easier and more efficient than when accessing tools dispersed around the Web, on individual machines and throughout the company's network. In many cases, collaboration software and intranet solutions also provide businesses with the flexibility of integrating their preferred apps into the intranet or using them in tandem with the provider's out-of-the-box solutions. [Today's Economy Requires Collaboration for Growth]</p><p>To illustrate the benefits of collaboration software and intranet building, Dan Latendre, CEO of Igloo Software, a cloud intranet provider that aims to fight app overload, gave one example. He cited how Igloo is used in real life at Children's Hospital Foundation, the fundraising arm of Children's National Medical Center.</p><p>"Before Igloo, their collaboration methods were email, meetings, and pen and paper," Latendre said. "Since their goal is to double philanthropy from $45 million to $90 million in the next five years, they needed a set of collaborative tools that would allow them to do what they do, only better."</p><p><a href="http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5620-collaboration-software-tips.html">Keep reading...</a></p>