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Two On-line Services for Scheduling

With more and more globalization, outsourcing and freelance workers, coordinating meeting times can be a huge challenge. If your organization uses groupware, such as Lotus Notes or Exchange, the internal process is easy to manage. What happens when you start including people on different scheduling systems, outside of your organization?

Here’s where on-line services become beneficial. Here are two such services:

ScheduleOnce is a simple web service that helps you find a time for your meeting with absolute accuracy across all time zones and daylight saving changes. The service is specifically designed for those hard-to-schedule meetings with multiple time zones, many invitees and different calendar systems.

Jiffle is a handy online service that handles the process of scheduling meetings. Jiffle’s technology allows you to selectively share your calendar and availability with contacts and eliminate the time-consuming back-and-forth process often required to set up meetings with colleagues and clients. Jiffle integrates with Outlook, Google Calendar and the WebEx web meeting service.