http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:22:34 GMT 2009-07-10T06:22:34Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/496706/Google_Apps_Premier_Edition_Gets_Key_Improvements Google has officially removed the beta label from Gmail and other apps, strengthened customer data backup, and improved enterprise Gmail's e-mail retention policies and compliance options. The changes add up to significant improvements for large enterprise customers, analysts say. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT C.G. Lynch <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496706/Google_Apps_Premier_Edition_Gets_Key_Improvements 2009-07-07T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496668/Online_Contract_Workers_Can_Help_Any_Business_Save Capital can be tight for any business, but startups especially feel the pinch, squeezing as much as possible out of their seed money. Instead of ramping up on-site staff, consider outsourcing as a way to stretch your cash. You'll be able to scale contract costs up or down depending on business success. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Zack Stern <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496668/Online_Contract_Workers_Can_Help_Any_Business_Save 2009-07-06T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496338/TI_s_Web_._Success_Story_Better_Customer_Service Texas Instruments uses Telligent's Enterprise 2.0 apps to create a customer community where TI staffers and engineering industry customers help each other solve problems faster. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT C.G. Lynch <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496338/TI_s_Web_._Success_Story_Better_Customer_Service 2009-06-30T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/495882/IBM_Unveils_D_Virtual_Meetings_Puts_Social_Networking_in_Cloud IBM/Lotus has released a 3D virtual environment conferencing service complete with avatars and whiteboards as part of its Sametime collaboration software. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT John Fontana <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/495882/IBM_Unveils_D_Virtual_Meetings_Puts_Social_Networking_in_Cloud 2009-06-25T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/495843/Q_A_Andrew_McAfee_who_coined_Enterprise_._on_What_s_Next Web 2.0 apps such as blogs, wikis and social networks have come a long way inside businesses for the purposes of collaboration since Harvard Business School professor Andrew McAfee coined the term "Enterprise 2.0" a few years ago. In fact, McAfee says, IT still sometimes underestimates their collaboration power and overthinks the security fears. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT C.G. Lynch <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/495843/Q_A_Andrew_McAfee_who_coined_Enterprise_._on_What_s_Next 2009-06-24T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/495558/Microsoft_Sharepoint_vs._Enterprise_._Start_ups_Day_of_Reckoning_Arrives_ For several years, Microsoft's SharePoint collaboration software has looked dysfunctional and pricey compared to innovative packages from start-ups. But in a new version en route, Microsoft has improved on some gripes, particularly its social software. It represents a deciding moment for the Enterprise 2.0 market, as the start-ups must win over business buyers, or be eaten alive by Microsoft's "good enough" strategy. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT C.G. Lynch <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/495558/Microsoft_Sharepoint_vs._Enterprise_._Start_ups_Day_of_Reckoning_Arrives_ 2009-06-22T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/495183/HP_Halo_Launches_Webcasting_Service With Hewlett-Packard's Halo Webcasting service, companies that already have at least one Halo telepresence station can multicast video presentations to a theoretically unlimited number of Web-enabled desktops or laptops. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Matt Hamblen <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/495183/HP_Halo_Launches_Webcasting_Service 2009-06-16T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/495176/Sharepoint_Gets_Notes_._Integration_From_Mainsoft Mainsoft Tuesday added support for Notes 8.5 to its software that integrates the collaboration platform with Microsoft&#8217;s increasingly popular SharePoint Server. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT John Fontana <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/495176/Sharepoint_Gets_Notes_._Integration_From_Mainsoft 2009-06-16T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/494752/Why_Enterprises_Are_Moving_to_Google_Apps_Gmail_ Google continues to win more enterprise fans for Google Apps, with moves like this week's announcement that users can now access Gmail via an Outlook client. Here's a look at how and why one customer, JohnsonDiversey, just made the switch to Google Apps. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT C.G. Lynch <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/494752/Why_Enterprises_Are_Moving_to_Google_Apps_Gmail_ 2009-06-10T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/494623/IBM_Preps_Social_Network_to_Boost_Partners_Business IBM this month will launch a social-networking site for its 100,000 partners worldwide to let them exchange ideas, showcase their expertise and market focus, share best practices and collaborate on deals. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Juan Carlos Perez <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/494623/IBM_Preps_Social_Network_to_Boost_Partners_Business 2009-06-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/494160/Project_Manager_Gets_Social_Social_App_Gets_Organized LiquidPlanner is adding more collaboration tools to its online project management application because people, not tasks, create most of the problems in project management. And PBworks is adding task management tools to its wiki (originally PBwiki) because when people collaborate, they usually have shared tasks to accomplish. It looks like these Software-As-A-Service companies are meeting in the middle, but really they are just pulling good features from each other's bag of tricks. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT James E. Gaskin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/494160/Project_Manager_Gets_Social_Social_App_Gets_Organized 2009-06-03T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/494159/Project_Manager_Gets_Social_Social_App_Gets_Organized LiquidPlanner is adding more collaboration tools to its online project management application because people, not tasks, create most of the problems in project management. And PBworks is adding task management tools to its wiki (originally PBwiki) because when people collaborate, they usually have shared tasks to accomplish. It looks like these Software-As-A-Service companies are meeting in the middle, but really they are just pulling good features from each other's bag of tricks. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT James E. Gaskin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/494159/Project_Manager_Gets_Social_Social_App_Gets_Organized 2009-06-03T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/494158/Project_Manager_Gets_Social_Social_App_Gets_Organized LiquidPlanner is adding more collaboration tools to its online project management application because people, not tasks, create most of the problems in project management. And PBworks is adding task management tools to its wiki (originally PBwiki) because when people collaborate, they usually have shared tasks to accomplish. It looks like these Software-As-A-Service companies are meeting in the middle, but really they are just pulling good features from each other's bag of tricks. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT James E. Gaskin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/494158/Project_Manager_Gets_Social_Social_App_Gets_Organized 2009-06-03T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/494083/Cisco_CTO_Reasserts_Video_s_Value_for_Work_Home Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior today stressed the importance of video and collaboration technologies to the networking giant, as well as its customers. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Matt Hamblen <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/494083/Cisco_CTO_Reasserts_Video_s_Value_for_Work_Home 2009-06-02T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/493707/Google_Wave_A_New_Kind_of_Mega_Application Google's newly unveiled Wave may be called a communication and collaboration tool, but it's much more than that. Wave combines key Web trends from the last couple of years into one elegant application. And it may make today's enterprise tools such as Microsoft SharePoint look ridiculously complicated. Fri, 29 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT C.G. Lynch <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/493707/Google_Wave_A_New_Kind_of_Mega_Application 2009-05-29T04:00:00Z