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Arguing About the Collaboration Toolkit: Cisco's Enterprise Collaboration Platform

Shovels and HolesAs the old saying goes, people aren't trying to buy shovels--they'd rather buy holes.The concern that I have (as an investor in and employee of an agile Enterprise 2.0 company, PBworks) is that it will be difficult for those outside the big three (IBM, Microsoft, and now Cisco...

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

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Enterprise 2.0: The Kumbaya irony

Enterprise 2.0: The Kumbaya ironyCase studies and market maturityHi Michael,for the second year I was among the many participants to the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston. As you and Susan stated clearly this market is in its infancy and customers still have a strong appetite for success stories, lessons learned...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Kumbaya irony, Kumbaya

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Enterprise 2.0 conference impressions

Enterprise 2.0 conference impressionsIronic MarketingIn the world of Enterprise Collaboration, I would also consider Sharepoint to be about as effective as throwing poo. I would be interested in hearing what knowledge workers in the enterprise are looking for in their collaboration work. For example, http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/future-of-work/more-predictions-about-the-future-of-work-32547 summarizes an interesting presentation by...

Tags: Groupware, Enterprise Collaboration, collaboration, Enterprise 2.0

Discussion threads 2009-06-27

'Is enterprise collaboration an oxymoron?' Be the Voice Podcast with David Spark.

'Is enterprise collaboration an oxymoron?' Be the Voice Podcast with David Spark.Perhaps it's more about security....Or at least it clearly needs to be.If you couple your APS to closely, no mater how much work you do to secure your side, it's only as secure as their side.Now if they coupe...

Tags: podcast, David Spark, enterprise collaboration, APS

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

GE's Enterprise Collaboration Backbone

GE's Enterprise Collaboration Backbonesupport central at geChcuk Hollis from EMC just wrote another equally laudatory blog on what looks like the same thing: http://chucksblog.typepad.com/a_journey_in_social_media/2008/07/a-humbling-expe.htmlDoes anyone know where we can get more information? Have any of the Gartners and Forresters written about Support central?The article doesn't say...what is the core OS,...

Tags: collaboration, Enterprise Collaboration Backbone, Enterprise Collaboration, General Electric Co.

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Nuospace: enterprise collaboration for the rest of us

Nuospace: enterprise collaboration for the rest of usMac a bit delayed, sorry for thatHi Dennis, Linking pages does not work on a Mac yet, I am really sorry for that. Currently it works on Windows only. Implementing page linking on a Mac is the current task we are working on,...

Tags: Desktops, Nuospace, enterprise collaboration, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-03-27

Messaging Pipeline: An Enterprise Collaboration Wish List

With 2006 right aroundthe corner, four IBM Lotus Software executives have teamed up to provideCMP's Messaging Pipeline with insight into next year's wish list for enterprisecollaboration. According to IBM, the top five enterprise collaborationwishes on the list include audio and instant messaging convergence, serviceoriented architectures,...

Tags: Messaging Pipeline

Blog posts 2005-12-21

Additional Resources

11 open source business models

You are looking at it sideways.It's never as simple as you make it seem. Things usually can't be broken into neat little lists which are really just stereo types.From Wikipedia: Business Model: "A business model describes the rationale of how an [b]organization[/b] creates, delivers, and captures value[1] -...

Tags: Strategy, business model, open source, EULA Ware, software

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Intranet Dashboard 3.0 (Windows)

Intranet Dashboard is an "off the shelf" intranet and extranet system, that comes with a bundled suite of over 100 features and applications integrated into one easy to implement package. It makes it easy to build a new intranet or extranet, or enhance and existing one. It provides centralized intranet...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Extranet, Intranet, Intranet Dashboard, Networking

Software downloads 2009-12-01

The 'social enterprise' comes of age

Enterprise 2.0 blog....Have you ever read the blog "Original Thinking" by Dennis Stevenson over on ITToolbox.com? It has some interesting ideas about Enterprise 2.0 that may make for a good article or two.My view on the SAP approachI may be wrong, but I don't see any room for for...

Tags: Groupware, social enterprise, collaboration, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, enterprise social computing, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Strengthening Foundation of Real Time Enterprise Based on UC and Collaboration Platform

From November 2008 till July 2009, S-OIL built an enterprise-wide communications and collaboration platform. S-OIL not only upgraded its existing groupware but also from an integration perspective, chose to a method to link a single platform for portal, collaboration, groupware, mobile, search, messenger and video conferencing as well as IP...

Tags: Enterprise Security, Microsoft Corp., Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-11-24

Zimbra Collaboration Suite 6.0.3 (Mac)

Zimbra Collaboration Suite ZCS is modern, innovative messaging and collaboration.-Zimbra is the leading open source solution for enterprise, service provider, academic, and government environments; offering administrators and their end-users unmatched benefits and TCO. Zimbra is popular choice for today's growing-Linux email server base. ZCS features an award-winning Ajax web client...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Zimbra, Mobile Device, Zimbra Collaboration Suite, Zimbra Collaboration Suite Network Edition, Microsoft Outlook, Open Source, Wireless And Mobility, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I

Sorry Paul, but you're wrong about knowledge basesGreetings Paul:Very good overall post!However, considering our core competency in knowledge bases, I have to take exception to your conclusions on KBs.Consumers certainly will and shouldturn to other consumers when looking for input on product and service selection because it is not motivated...

Tags: Strategy, knowledge, Salesforce.com Inc., knowledge base, Chattering, Paul

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Chatter: Amplified

Last evening, fellow ZDNet'ers Mike Krigsman, Dion Hinchcliffe, Tom Foremski, Brian Sommer along with fellow Enterprise Advocate Vinnie Mirchandani and I sat down with Parker Harris, co-founder Salesforce.com to get a deep dive into the rationale behind Chatter, what it's really about and where it's going. ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Seavus Project Viewer 4.1 (Windows)

Seavus Project Viewer is specialized to open and read Microsoft Project mpp files. With Seavus Project Viewer team member can open and view project plans mpp files created by project managers in Microsoft Project. Seavus Project Viewer amazing features are: Seavus Project Viewer is the only MS Project Viewer that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Seavus, Seavus Project Viewer, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-19

AOL/Facebook in the Enterprise

In 1994 America Online trailed Compuserve and Prodigy, a third subscription option in how you hooked your modem up to the internet to go cyber surfing. What propelled AOL to global dominance by the end of that decade was their proprietary 'rainman' platform, which enabled partners...

Tags: Facebook, America Online Inc., Shop Logic, Business World, Internet, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Dreamforce: Benioff introduces Chatter

At Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 in San Francisco, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and technology head Parker Harris show attendees Chatter, a new collaboration and social media tool built for the enterprise. Benioff says the new tool will leverage social-networking models and bring them into a secure and private cloud where...

Tags: Social Media, Marc Benioff, Productivity, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Salesforce Chatter: what a clanger!

Running Cover-it-Live has produced some interesting commentary about this morning's announcement of Salesforce.com Chatter. Best summed up by Nenshad Bardoliwalla: The length of this keynote has turned "Chatter" into "Splatter" IMHO A three and a quarter hour keynote marathon, laced with the kind of hyperbole we've come to...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Running Cover-it-Live, Saesforce.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Salesforce CEO chatters about new social media platform

At Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 in San Francisco, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and technology head Parker Harris show attendees Chatter, a new collaboration and social media tool built for the enterprise. Benioff says the new tool will leverage social-networking models and bring them into a secure and private cloud where...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Social Media, Marc Benioff, Salesforce, Chatter

Videos 2009-11-18

Salesforce Chatter: Social operating systems emerge on the IT stage

The next big shift: Intranets, portals, and software suites that are the integrating force of the social fabric for our organizations. This morning's announcement here at Dreamforce today from Salesforce of Chatter, an enterprise-class realization of Facebook and Twitter, is further evidence of the industry's push for social Web capabilities...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Information Technology, Operating System, Environment, Social Computing, Chatter, Status Update, Groups, Sales Force Management, Social Networking, Sales, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2009-11-18