This cartoon sums it up best. http://www.neopoleon.com/home/blogs/neo/archive/2003/09/29/5458.aspx http://www.neopoleon.com/home/blogs/neo/archive/2003/09/29/5

This cartoon sums it up best. http://www.neopoleon.com/home/blogs/neo/archive/2003/09/29/5458.aspx http://www.neopoleon.com/home/blogs/neo/archive/2003/09/29/5... Seriously though, the problem is that any real solution needs to accommodate housing data internally that's accessible concurrently with backups. Once you do that you still need IT involvement, which still makes it 3 months slower than excel. + Most companies have share-point, and the newer versions allow users to define spreadsheets with rules that can be edited directly in excel yet still upload centrally for all users to access with backups. I think you're trying to find a sweet spot where technology will overcome organizational bureaucracy. It's a tight spot. Best of Luck!