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The Divitas Solution

The deskphone is one of the first and most important productivity tools provided to workers by an organization for ensuring efficient business communication. Deskphones do a good job of meeting this need-as long as the worker is sitting at his desk, which in today's business environment happens less and less...

Tags: Business Communication, Worker, DiVitas Networks, Deskphone

White papers 2009-03-24

10+ ways to avoid misunderstandings at work

Miscues happen all the time in business communications, and the results can range from annoying to disastrous. Here are some simple rules to follow that can save you a world of trouble when dealing with colleagues and partners.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.

Tags: Business Communication, Calvin Sun, Blogging, Internet

Download resources 2009-02-02

Axigen Business Edition 6.2.2 (Windows)

A complete messaging solution, Axigen Mail Server Business Edition provides an answer to all challenges of a dynamic business environment. Designed for Small and Medium Businesses, this edition makes administration and user access easier, while offering full-scale security features. Axigen provides ESMTP/IMAP/POP3 services, an integrated List Server and a fast...

Tags: Anti-spam, Microsoft Windows, Messaging, Business Communication, Axigen, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Spam, Groupware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Internet, Spam And Phishing, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-01-20

Four Key Elements of Effective Business Communication

We communicate all the time, even when we are not aware of it. We communicate through gestures, body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice as well as through the words we speak. Add to this mix: language; cultural and social differences; educational background; physical proximity; and individual fears, insecurities,...

Tags: Business Communication, Global Knowledge, Telecommunications

White papers 2008-06-09

7 Key Steps for Identity Management in a Unified Communications World

Ironically, more tools do not imply more effective communication. In practice, many employees fail to reach their colleagues on the first attempt, given the choice of channels and a lack of context around the most effective method, based on a colleague's status. It's no wonder then that many organisations worldwide...

Tags: Unified Communications, Dimension Data, Business Communication, Identity Management, Collaboration, Telecommunications

White papers 2008-03-27

Quantum Marine Uses GFI MailArchiver to Tackle Mailbox Growth and the Need to Retrieve Particular Emails

Quantum Marine Engineering serves a global marketplace of superyacht builders and the company relies heavily on email for its business communications. In today's ever growing networked environment, the company's mobile sales force, commissioning technicians, and service and warranty representatives rely heavily on email to remain current with customers, with each...

Tags: Sales Force, GFI Software Ltd., Business Communication, Quantum Corp., Quantum Marine Engineering, E-mail, Online Communications

Case studies 2007-08-01

Functional Testing for Business Communication and Data Services Products

The company is a leading global provider of innovative business communications and data services. Customers use their ASP platform to conduct traditional and VoIP-based collaboration sessions and to process and deliver large quantities of individualized, business critical information. The company has an excellent development arm but wanted to have some...

Tags: Data Service, Business Communication, AppLabs, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2007-07-12

Increase your Competitive Advantage with Business Communication Technology

Most traditional business communications rely on telephone and paper-based processes. These resources do not readily support the level of productive interaction that growing businesses need to excel, and can be easily overwhelmed in periods of rapid growth. "Organizations are looking to increase productivity by focusing on the interactions between colleagues,...

Tags: Network, Interaction, Competitive Advantage, Business Communication, Cisco Systems Inc., Productivity

White papers 2007-04-17

Unified communication transform business communication

Business communications often fail to keep pace with the demand for real-time communications to address mission-critical business needs. Unified communications offers new flexibility and manageability across multimodal applications to deliver unprecedented levels of connection for the distributed workforce. They unravel communication bottlenecks, tie together applications with a simple user interface,...

Tags: Communication, Unified Communications, Business Communication, Cisco Systems Inc., Collaboration

White papers 2007-04-17

The Business Communications Endgame: The Coming Triumph of Converged Communications as a Service (CCaaS) and What It Means

"Communications Convergence" is reinventing the business communications industry, shifting data, voice and video from being transmitted on separate networks using different technologies to being delivered simultaneously over a single, "converged" network using Internet Protocol IP. Meanwhile, companies like Salesforce.com, NetSuite and Google are reinventing the software industry, through a...

Tags: Smoothstone IP Communications, Business Communication, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies

White papers 2007-03-22

Additional Resources

Salesforce Chatter: Facebook for the Enterprise

Salesforce is announcing today a Salesforce Chatter, an enteprise collaboration application akin to Facebook. The move puts SalesForce in competition with offerings from other providers, including IBM Lotus. Here's what's being delivered. Features: Profiles: Just like profiles on popular consumer-oriented social networking sites, Salesforce Chatter profiles include...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Facebook, Platform, App, Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-11-18

What's next for Microsoft's Azure cloud platform?

So MS is going cloud...Well, well, isn't this interesting. Does MS concede that the era of packaged client software is over? Again, MS is the follower and not the leader, and again, MS is following Google to the clouds. My prediction is that this will be a field day...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Corp., Azure, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Firefox faces browser clone war in China

Come on ZDNet!!!!Is this really newsworthy????Newsworthy? That's not the point...ZDNet's intent was not to write about anything worthwhile. It's intent was to draw you in and to have you read further in order to get you to visit at least one more page in their web-site.If they had...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

AntiSpam Sniper Pro 3.3 (Windows)

Keep your e-mail clean and safe! E-mail has become an indispensable system of communication for the average man not to mention its importance in the business area. However, where there's a light there's also a switch - the high percentage of spam over the last years has sometimes made e-mail...

Tags: Anti-spam, Microsoft Windows, Best Security Tips, AntiSpam Sniper Pro, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing

Software downloads 2009-11-18

MySQL Workbench OSS 5.2.8b1 (Mac)

MySQL Workbench enables a DBA, developer, or data architect to visually design, generate, and manage all types of databases including Web, OLTP, and data warehouse databases. It includes everything a data modeler needs for creating complex ER models, and also delivers key features for performing difficult change management and documentation...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, MySQL, Database Design, OSS, MySQL Workbench, Databases, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Cisco Announces Hosted Email Service

Integrated Communication and CollaborationThe market seems to be getting more and more complex! The general trend is towards integrated communication and collaboration Google Apps and Microsoft BPOS. Google Wave caused something of a paradigm shift with its blurring of communication/collaboration lines, though it is argued it is too new to...

Tags: Groupware, Cisco Systems Inc., collaboration, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Business Productivity Online Suite - Highly Secure and Reliable Cloud Services

Learn about fully hosted productivity tools in the cloud with Microsoft® Business Productivity Online Suite BPOS. With real time communication and collaboration tools, including, instant messaging, email, video conferencing, shared calendars, and SharePoint, BPOS is one suite that gets everyone working together. With BPOS, you can collaborate from virtually anywhere...

Tags: Business Productivity, Business Customer, Strategic Planning, Collaboration, Strategy, Management

Webcasts 2009-11-16

PMMail 2000 Pro 2.20.2717 (Windows)

One of the most versatile email software packages available today, PMMail is a cross-platform application. This powerful and flexible email program, no matter which version you use, provides extensive support for emerging Internet standards along with a user-friendly interface. Designed in a simple, easy to understand manner, this email program...

Tags: E-mail Account, Microsoft Windows, Blueprint Software Works, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-12

SmartDraw 2010 2010.06 (Windows)

SmartDraw 2010 makes it easier than ever to create business graphics, diagrams and charts of all kinds, to improve communication, productivity, organization, management and planning. SmartDraw 2010 was designed to help businesses be more productive by distributing the planning process, documenting company knowledge and improving their presentations. It lets...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, SmartDraw, SmartDraw 2010, Corporate Governance, Tools & Techniques, Collaboration, Groupware, Content Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-11

Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?

A few weeks after Cisco's Tandberg acquisition, peripheral manufacturer Logitech has announced that it was acquiring LifeSize for $405 million in cash. LifeSize provides high definition HD video communication solutions. The video acquistion positions Logitech with a comnplete range of video conferencing equipment. Last year, the company acquired...

Tags: Video Conferencing, Logitech, Video, Polycom Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-11-10