Using e-Documents for Collaboration … Dan released an ebook about using online documents for collaboration. “The Shortcut Guide to Using e-Documents for Collaboration offers an expert examination into the specific challenges of document creation, collaboration and exchange, as well as how e-Document technology features can be incorporated to address them. Both business requirements (cost savings, environmental concerns, productivity goals, etc.) as well as functional requirements (document creation, data collection, review and approval processes, etc.) are discussed. Lastly, the eBook offers a set of best practices to align business strategy with document and forms management, as well as establish supportive workflow processes and security policies for the entire e-Document creation process.” More

Calling from Twitter … Jajah released an application for making free 2 minute phone calls from Twitter. “Jajah@Call, a beta for Jajah users in the United States, lets users call others in the Jajah@Call program from anywhere they access Twitter, including mobile phones or PCs via Twitter applications such as Seesmic or TweetDeck. Why only 2 minutes? Jajah said it considers 2 minutes the “verbal equivalent of a tweet” or Twitter message, but free calls also cost the company a bundle if a lot of people use the service.” More

Glowpoint for Video … Glowpoint wants more businesses to use video conferencing and telepresence rather than travel for business meetings. “To assist businesses, Glowpoint’s campaign features promotional discounts on telepresence and video conferencing managed services, as well as an educational website specifying how video communications can be used to mitigate the risk of contracting the flu. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “if the severity of the outbreak worldwide increases in the fall or winter, public health officials may recommend social distancing strategies which include canceling non-essential travel.”” More

IntraLinks for Secure Documents … IntraLinks said that many clients are starting to use its secure document sharing tools. “IntraLinks, the leading provider of critical information exchange solutions, is seeing businesses worldwide quickly adopt Document Locking & Protection, IntraLinks’ comprehensive tool to securely share most commonly used business files including Microsoft Office word documents, spreadsheets and presentations. The newly expanded feature augments IntraLinks’ current locking capabilities, making it the only software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to secure both native Office files and PDF formats.” More

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– Steve from GovLoop.com is presenting on collaboration culture on October 15, for government.
– Jive Software released a collaboration platform for government.