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Lotus grabs onto social media, but can they convert the naysayers?

From its Iris Associates roots, Lotus has rallied the "connectiveness" banner -- through the industrys latest labels: groupware, collaboration and, now, community. Lotusphere 2007 rallied around social computing. New entrants, Lotus Quickr (code-named Geneva) and Lotus Connections (code-named Ventura), renewed the rally. Lotus Quickr is a "TeamSpace" aka team room...

Tags: Social communities, Social media, IBM Corp., Lotus Connection, IBM-speak:Lotus Quickr

Blog posts 2007-01-26

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Why is Microsoft opening up its Outlook file format now?

On October 26, Microsoft officials announced they were planning to open up the Outlook Personal Folders .PST file format and making it freely and safely licensable. What no one has said so far is why is Microsoft doing this now and who will likely benefit from the move. ...

Tags: Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., File Format, PST, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Corporate Law, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-10-27

IBM beefs up Lotus Connections with enterprise microblogging

IBM rolled out more enterprise collaboration features for its Lotus Connections software such as microblogging tools and customized widgets. Big Blue jumped on the enterprise social networking bandwagon early. The company's Lotus Connection 2.5 debut comes amid a collaboration summit in Cambridge, Mass. Lotus...

Tags: IBM Corp., Lotus Connections 2.5, Collaboration, Social Networking, Groupware, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Nokia unveils E72 QWERTY smartphone for business

Nokia unveiled today its E72 full-QWERTY smartphone, packing e-mail, instant messaging, a 5-megapixel camera and a standard 3.5mm audio jack into a slim shell. "Swift, slim and resourceful" are the words Nokia is using to market the E72, which is the successor to...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Smart Phone, Nokia E72, Smart Phones, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Apple hates netbooks

Apple hates netbooksI hate netbooks alsoHell, for the same price you can buy a entry level Laptop that does more then a oversize PDA.RE: Apple hates netbooksAdrian, 1st never use logic when dealing with Apple! It doesn't apply as they can do things like year after year trash Intel then...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

Do We Really NEED CRM 2.0?

(I'm taking a weird or, to make that more polite, unusual step and publishing this at both PGreenblog and ZDNET because it impacts both audiences. Honestly, I'm not being lazy. I swear....okay, maybe a little) For the last several weeks, I've been thinking over what CRM 2.0...

Tags: Customer, CRM, CRM 2.0, Marketing Claim, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-03-06

Ballmer praises openness, attacks iPhone

Ballmer praises openness, attacks iPhoneWow... some attack....notntOpen to Ballmer means open to taking your money oropen to taking your ideas oropen to spreading FUD oropen to being too big to fail or justopen to like a trap ready to close at anytime.Tell Ballmer he can talk about open when MS...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Steve Ballmer, openness, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPhone, attack

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

Lotus Debuts LotusLive

Lotus Debuts LotusLiveLOTUS IS GOOD BUT IS IT AS GR8 AS COLLABEROH K BUT WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ABOUT THIS COLLABER WONDERFUL FREEWARE THAT SERVES ALL YOUR COLLABARATION NEEDS LIKE INSTANT MESSAGING,FILE SHARING,ADDRESS BOOK AND CONTACTS MANAGER,NOTEPAD,WIKI,POLLS,DISCUSSIONS.There is lot more to explore in this tool.http://www.collaber.comthis is incredible freeware I...

Tags: E-mail servers, Groupware, Lotus Debuts LotusLive, IBM Corp., Collaber

Discussion threads 2009-01-19

Lotus Debuts LotusLive

Lotus is set to launch LotusLive, an online version of its collaboration suite of applications at its Lotusphere conference in Orlando later today. With LotusLive, IBM becomes the latest collaboration vendor to deliver collaboration services from the cloud. Microsoft has already done so with Microsoft...

Tags: IBM Corp., LotusLive, LotusLive Engage, Collaboration, Groupware, Web Conferencing, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-01-19

LG HBS-250 stereo Bluetooth headset

Stereo Bluetooth headsets may not be as popular as their mono cousins, but ever since more cell phones have adopted stereo Bluetooth, they're sure to gain more attention. They're also a good choice for working out at the gym, since you'll have fewer wires that get in your way. The...

Tags: Bluetooth headset, LG HBS-250, LG Electronics Inc., earmuff, headset

Product reviews 2008-12-18

Technocel T6000

Now that many states have hands-free calling laws, many cell phone users are considering Bluetooth speakerphones for their cars. They're often easier to use than a Bluetooth headset (as long as you don't mind your passengers listening in on the conversation), and the call quality is often better too. We...

Tags: Technocel T6000, speakerphone

Product reviews 2008-11-19

Should RIM also license Exchange ActiveSync?

Should RIM also license Exchange ActiveSync?Seriously?Matthew's rambling post shows that he is quite the Noob when it comes to real synchronization technology.BES' provide a far superior connection to a Blackberry device than activesync does to anything else.From a management standpoint, the security and customization possible with a BES are far...

Tags: Exchange ActiveSync, IMAP, Microsoft ActiveSync, Microsoft Outlook Web Access, phone, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2008-11-16

Social Business News: Nov. 6, 2008

While the election has taken up most of the ink and Web space over the last couple of weeks, there's still been some steady movement in Social Business. Before I jump into this week's sampler I want to note two important changes -- this will now be a bi-weekly update...

Tags: Web, Aggregation, Software Development, Channel Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Recruitment & Selection, Marketing Research, Software/Web Development, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-11-06

Can you leave your laptop behind?

Can you leave your laptop behind?The elephant in the carry-on[i]However, I am not sure that the minor savings in weight is worth the compromises you need to make a mobile phone work for you.[/i]It's not the weight, it's the chance of having it confiscated going through Security. Or, if...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Nokia Corp., Nokia N95, job

Discussion threads 2008-10-29

Taking a Bott beating

My colleague Ed Bott, who writes the Windows column for ZDNet, takes issue with the problem solving approach that I used when I went about migrating my friend Christine's old PC over to Vista. From the nature of the talkbacks to that original post, I would...

Tags: PC, Ed Bott, USB, Christine, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?

Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?And, those costs are just the start. How about the staff to keep it running24x7?? Better to just pay somebody to host it all, and you will save a ton of money and have better uptime. Also, a lot more storage....

Tags: Groupware, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, WebEx Communications Inc., PostPath, CAL, collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server: a next generation of deeper, wider content silos?

The 'shoot out' between Microsoft Sharepoint and Lotus Connections, two juggernauts in the enterprise space, played to a packed audience at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston. The two companies went head to head, squaring off with product demos. I chose to instead attend John...

Tags: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Collaboration, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Server, Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-06-22

Put some IT pros in jail

Is IT a "profession?" Certifications and professional organizations are window dressing. IT won't be a profession until IT people start going to jail. People who shred paper can go to jail. Why not negligent people whose info system design and operation have the same effect? ...

Tags: Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-05-27

RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 - silver (T-Mobile)

In case any of you T-Mobile customers were frothing with jealousy over AT&T's next-gen RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120, you can rest easy knowing that you'll be able to get your hands on one starting April 14. T-Mobile's version is largely like the AT&T model, though it does add support for...

Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120, T-Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Pearl, Research In Motion Ltd., AT&T Corp., Pearl 8120

Product reviews 2008-04-09

The end of software...

...as you know it. Right now I'm falling over startup vendors vying for attention in the so-called 'social software' space. The fact enterprise people hate the term doesn't seem to bother those who are bypassing IT as they sell into the marketing departments of companies at departmental budget prices. But...

Tags: Software, Information Technology, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-03-19