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Real-time collaboration for Microsoft Office is the focus of OneDrum, a tech startup based in the United Kingdom which launched a closed beta of its collaborative software this month. Founder and CEO Jasper Westaway claims that “collaboration as we know it is broken” and he aims to fix it. OneDrum allows collaborating teams to edit and share Microsoft Office documents securely in real-time. To enhance this core functionality OneDrum includes instant messaging features and also allows for MS Office documents to be treated as projects where task and questions can be assigned.

“Collaboration should be about working together to make things better,” says Westaway. “This is why we are inviting 1,000 early adopters to test OneDrum and help us to shape its development…”

Undoubtedly a creative publicity stunt, late last week OneDrum announced the launch of their political party which will campaign for legislation in the UK to increase collaboration in society and allow office workers a monthly work-at-home day. You can view this petition on the Number10.gov.uk website.