The Technology Trends of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams

• ScheduleOnce released a free service for scheduling meetings and events, using an approach whereby people suggest times that work for them, and the system finds the best one.
• Quest Software is hosting a free all-day virtual conference on February 6 all about freeing yourself from Lotus Notes, that is, migrating from Notes to Exchange and SharePoint. There is quite a list of topics, including “The Seamless Way to Recompose Notes Applications in SharePoint”.
• Microsoft announced that it is acquiring FAST, for $1.2 billion, for its search technology to add to SharePoint.
• In corporate environments with IM, it has become mission critical infrastructure.

Insights on Being Productive and Effective as an Individual

• Matt posted his notes from his interview with Marilyn Paul, author of a book on being organized. Many gems, including “Paul said she’s not sure the word “productivity” applies to life as a whole – it’s part of the question how do we make work meaningful and valuable, and how do we do what we care about.“
• Nicholas outlines the reasons why and why not for undertaking a certain task. “Know your real objectives. And do stuff which helps you realise those. And what are your real obectives? What you are actually employed to do!“
• Help people by being of service to them, by looking out for their needs and concerns.

Other Noteworthy Insights

• Six steps to more energy.
• Setup your workspace to enhance your productivity.