CIO.com - Collaboration

LinkedIn's New Free Apps: Review, Part Two

C.G. Lynch — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Here's a look at the rest of LinkedIn's apps currently available on the new LinkedIn App Platform. They run the gamut, from presentations to file sharing to what you're reading.

Microsoft Q&A: Why is Office Online Taking So Long?

C.G. Lynch — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

After the announcement Monday that online versions of Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint are now available to all Microsoft customers, CIO caught up with Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft's business division and talked about Microsoft's move into the cloud — and why a Web-based version of Office is taking forever.

Microsoft Further Embraces Cloud Computing With Online SharePoint, Exchange

C.G. Lynch — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Microsoft's announcement that it would offer online versions of SharePoint and Exchange to all its customers further validates the industry's gravitation towards Web-based applications and cloud computing. But Microsoft insists the desktop will be a viable platform for a long time.

Lotus Chief Defines Imminent Battle Plan

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

IBM Lotus' Bob Picciano spells out how new collaboration tools -- beyond Lotus Notes and Sametime -- can battle Microsoft's Office SharePoint Server. Included in its arsenal for the Enterprise 2.0 war: Lotus Connections, Notes 8 portal client and Lotus Mashups.

Google Adds Free Voice and Video Chat to Gmail, Google Apps

C.G. Lynch — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Google added voice and video to its Gmail service today, allowing web-cam equipped users to talk face-to-face from anywhere in the world. The addition makes its Google Apps package even more attractive to businesses, while a Web-based Microsoft Office waits in the wings for another year.

Recession Upside for Enterprise 2.0 Upstarts: Microsoft and IBM a Tough Sell Now

C.G. Lynch — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Ross Mayfield, president of Socialtext, a vendor that sells Web 2.0 technologies to enterprises, says this economic downturn could be an opportunity for Enterprise 2.0 firms like his to seize market share from IBM Lotus Connections and Microsoft SharePoint.

What Outsourcers Can Learn from Open-Source Communities

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Both outsourcing and open-source communities have programmers working in remote locations with time-zone challenges and cultural and language barriers. Perhaps your company's outsourcing efforts would go more smoothly if you picked up a few of these effective programming tools and methodologies from open-source developers.

Labs for Google Apps: Can Enterprises Be Convinced to Experiment?

C.G. Lynch — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In what analysts describe as a risky strategy, Google this week revealed experimental new features being developed for its Google Apps software, inviting customers to try them. Whether or not enterprises can be convinced to experiment with the software remains to be seen.

How Text Messaging and Facebook Can Get You in Legal Trouble

Kim S. Nash — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It's hard to stop employees from using text messaging, Facebook and other online tools to talk about their work. But you can prepare to handle the consequences.

New LinkedIn Apps: All Work, No Play

C.G. Lynch — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Though LinkedIn launched its application platform this week, the social network for professionals will carefully vet what technologies get added to the site, ensuring they honor users' privacy while bolstering their productivity.

Microsoft Finally to Bring Office to the Web, Windows Smart Phones

Eric Lai — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Microsoft executive Chris Capossela says it won't eat into existing Office sales.

How I Saved My Intranet: One Wiki At a Time

C.G. Lynch — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

E-commerce company Bill Me Later was tired of messy reply-all emails and ugly shared drives where employees found documents on a wing and a prayer. Using a wiki based on open-source technology from MindTouch, they've reaped better collaboration and better customer service.

IBM Works on Next-Gen Web Collaboration

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The company unveiled its OpusUna Web-conferencing platform at AJAXWorld; also, Sun touted the upcoming JSF spec.

Building a Better (and Useful) Corporate Intranet Starts With a Wiki

C.G. Lynch — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A marketing firm used a wiki to build a new corporate intranet full of user generated content, making it more helpful than a run-of-the-mill phonebook directory. The reason for their success? They picked a wiki with a simple interface that keeps barriers to entry for users as low as possible.

Socialtext 3.0: Bringing Facebook, Twitter and iGoogle to the Enterprise

C.G. Lynch — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Socialtext, a Palo Alto company that made its mark building wikis for the enterprise, has added a social networking application for businesses and a microblogging tool akin to Twitter.