New Version of Collaborate Micro-Collaboration App Enables Mobile Teams to Work Together from Anywhere

BOSTON, Sept. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kibits Corp. today announced the immediate availability of Collaborate 5.0, its flagship micro-collaboration app for iPhone® and iPod touch® that lets distributed business teams work together on the many fast-paced projects that dominate the workday. Featuring a streamlined, understated user interface and an all-new method to send private invitations via AirDrop®, Collaborate 5.0 makes it simpler than ever for mobile workers to share documents, manage tasks and communicate while on-the-go.

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Since launching in mid-June, more than 10,000 businesses, government agencies, non-profit organizations and educational institutions of all sizes have initiated mobile collaboration pilot projects with Collaborate. "Collaborate is a liberating new way to work," said Tammi Weed, director of music industry development at innovative cable and satellite TV network, UPtv. "It helps us gain control of all of our rapid projects and provides everything we need to get our jobs done efficiently from any location."

The Collaborate 5.0 enhancements are designed to provide distributed teams with fluid, mobile-native ways to work together on-the-go. Virtually every screen in the app's user interface has been refined and reorganized to enhance usability and showcase the collaborative conversation elements at hand. Additionally, Collaborate 5.0 users can instantly invite team members to private collaboration rooms using two new methods:  AirDrop for iOS and traditional text messaging.

"At our core, we believe that all teams have the potential to be great teams, and every day our early adopters demonstrate how our unique micro-collaboration approach helps mobile workers get more done," said Matt Cutler, Collaborate.com co-founder and CEO. "With Collaborate 5.0, distributed teams have the opportunity to be just as productive on-the-go as they are at their desks."

Special Subscription Pricing & Availability

Collaborate is free for teams of up to five and is available immediately for download in the App Store. For a limited time, Collaborate is offering accelerated subscription pricing for organizations looking to rapidly improve productivity and accelerate decision-making. Available exclusively via Collaborate 5.0 in-app purchases, Collaborate monthly Team Leader subscriptions (for teams of up to 10) are now available for $9.99/month, Professional (for teams of up to 20) for $19.99/month, and Multiple Teams (for teams of up to 50) for $39.99/month. Custom enterprise subscriptions are available for larger deployments. For additional information, please visit www.collaborate.com/pricing.

Collaborate.com is the micro-collaboration platform for today's mobile workforce that unifies document sharing, task management, and real-time team communications in a single, easy-to-use app. With native support for iPhone™®, iPod touch®, Android™, and the Web – and out-of-the-box integration with popular cloud services including Box™, Dropbox™, Evernote™, Google Drive™, Apple iCloud™, and email – teams can get started with Collaborate.com in minutes by visiting the Collaborate.com Web site or downloading the app directly from the App Store or Google Play.

Collaborate.com is a service of Boston-based Kibits Corp. The company was founded in 2011 by seasoned entrepreneurs Matt Cutler and David Greenstein and is backed by Google Ventures, Charles River Ventures, General Catalyst, SOS Ventures, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Launch Capital, and others.

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