I found this article interesting:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sme/virtual-solution-to-a

It's interesting to note the steps recommended by the consultant to establish a reliable network, and it's particularly interesting to see that Google is mentioned as a solution.

I've been using Google Docs for some time (even found a way to write and edit documents on my phone!). The word processor application is very similar to Word, and documents are easily shared simply by adding an e-mail address to it. 

It will be interesting to see whether Fronter becomes as easy to use.