IBM Touting Customer Wins … IBM said that it is winning major enterprise clients for its collaboration software, over Microsoft. “IBM today announced major enterprise client wins for Lotus collaboration software over Microsoft as businesses seek cost efficiencies in today’s economic climate. Recent Lotus wins include The Coca-Cola Company, HSBC, ABB, BASF, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Fidelity Investments, Hyundai, Liberty Mutual, Linde Group, Mass Mutual, Nationwide, State Bank of India, and The Hartford, among others.” More

Ecofiling … Sellerbyte launched Ecofiling, a new collaborative document management service. “This is a Software-as-a-Service application which permits companies to create private workspaces, upload company documents and share large files at the same time maintaining full version control and document integrity. The simple user interface is easy to adopt and companies with 50 to 500 users can start using it within minutes …. Ecofiling is a Web-based environment which allows users to collaborate and share information from anywhere on the globe. Users need not carry files while traveling. This facilitates employees on the go, enhancing their efficiency and professionalism when meeting with clients and is suitable for businesses of all sizes. It employs Amazon Corp.’s server infrastructure which enables storing and protection of data.” More, see ecofiling.com

Nintex Workflow … The latest edition of Understanding SharePoint is focused on explaining Nintex Workflow, a third-party workflow tool for SharePoint. “Understanding SharePoint Journal has now released a new issue, focused on understanding Nintex Workflow 2007. Now, users can learn how to work with Nintex Workflow, including installation and configuration, authoring workflows, and managing workflow execution. Thanks to a sponsor deal with Nintex, USP Journal also offers the issue free of charge to anyone.” More

TelePresence Interoperability … BT announced the completion of a successful test for interoperability between Cisco TelePresence deployments at different companies. “BT Global Video Exchange is a service that allows Cisco TelePresence connections between companies, driving more use and a faster return on investment. With businesses continuing to focus on reducing travel costs and lowering CO2 emissions, an increasing number are using Cisco TelePresence as a solution. BT alone managed to save 192 million pounds Sterling ($315 million) in travel costs and cut its CO2 emissions by as much as 84,087 tonnes last year by holding 1,976,438 conference and video calls.” More

Research on Team Diversity … Diversity among team members may lead to sub-optimal performance, recent research has found. “For years, the conventional wisdom has been that teams comprised of diverse members are more valuable to an organization and its business than homogenous teams. However, new academic research now calls this into question, with evidence suggesting that teams made up of members from diverse backgrounds are less likely to share information with one another, are more focused on finding commonality with each other than arriving at the best solution and, consequently, have a harder time reaching the best decisions.” One suggestion is to make better use of a facilitator in the early stages. More

Inspiring Collaboration … Carol offers the A-Z of inspiring collaboration. “The collaboration that is so critical to organizations is being blocked by knowledge-hoarding silo structures and the accompanying “silo mentality” that has become synonymous with power struggles, lack of cooperation, and loss of productivity. So what’s to be done? Here, from A to Z, are my most successful strategies, based on 25 years of helping clients around the world tear down silos, reduce conflicts, and increase collaboration.” More

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