How Basecamp and Highrise unite MatrixStore's remote team

MatrixStore is software that "turns low-cost disk into a safe place to store your digital assets." MatrixStore's developers recently detailed how Basecamp and Highrise are real lifesavers for its remote team.

We’ve been using a couple of outstanding tools that have streamlined the release of MatrixStore 2.0 and our new web presence. Basecamp and Highrise from 37signals.

We moved our development center from Brussels to the UK during the final months leading up to launch which meant the team was split between the two centers. Basecamp particularly was a lifesaver. The ability to have a central place for discussions, files and to-do’s where the guys could collaborate on new ideas or find the information they needed was invaluable. It slashed the email deluge and kept us productive in a very important phase of our development process.

One unexpected advantage was collaborating with our partners and suppliers. With Nick and Dominic who designed our new site based in Cornwall, our Motion Graphics guy Ben in SOHO, London, me just out of London and the rest of the team in Wales (and Spain and Belgium and …) we found Basecamp’s ability to invite external teams into parts of the project really useful.

Latterly I’ve been relying more on Highrise keeping track of all the interactions and to-do’s with customers, prospects and partners. The ability to cc a copy of an important email directly onto the recipients Highrise record rocks. And all with a web-based interface that I’m sure even Stevie J would approve. Highly recommended.

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