Free Web-based intranet services can help a far-flung staff work together 
effectively. All these services let you share calendars and address books. With 
some, you can monitor employees' progress on their ''task lists.''

                                         FILE              TASK
SERVICE                COST              SHARING?          LISTS?

HOTOFFICE              Free or $9.95 to  40MB/company      No
www.hotoffice.com      $12.95 per month  for free;
                       per user with no  20MB/paid user
                       ads

INTRANETS.COM          Free              25MB/company      No
www.intranets.com

JUMP                   Free               None             Yes
www.jump.com

MAGICALDESK            Free              5MB file space    Yes
www.magicaldesk.com                      per user

SCHEDULE ONLINE        Free              3MB file space    Yes
www.scheduleonline.com                   per user

VJUNGLE                Free              50MB file space   Yes
www.vJungle.com                          per company


                        MESSAGE   LIVE
SERVICE                 BOARD?    CHAT?   EXTRAS

HOTOFFICE               Yes       Yes     $2.50/month for
www.hotoffice.com                         20MB extra file
                                          space

INTRANETS.COM           Yes       Yes     Can share common
www.intranets.com                         Web links

JUMP                    Yes       No      Sync to Outlook or
www.jump.com                              PalmPilot.

MAGICALDESK             Yes       No      $5/month for 20MB
www.magicaldesk.com                       extra file space

SCHEDULE ONLINE         No        Yes     Schedule such
www.scheduleonline.com                    resources as a
                                          conference room

VJUNGLE                 No        Yes     $3/month for 40MB
www.vJungle.com                           extra file space


DATA: BEACON RESEARCH GROUP INC.; COMPANY DATA