Ed Brill of IBM announced the IBM XWork Server, a new server in the IBM Lotus Domino 8.5.3 family. It’s designed to reinvigorate the ISV channel around developing applications on Domino: “Tomorrow, IBM will announce IBM XWork Server 8.5.3. The new server is part of the IBM Lotus […]
Azaleos released a white paper on the state of the market for SharePoint in 2011. The white paper was commissioned research put together by Osterman Research: “In this update and extension to an earlier survey Osterman Research conducted an in-depth survey of SharePoint-enabled organizations. The project examines the […]
The 2011 Microsoft SharePoint Conference is happening this week in Anaheim. Unlike the 2009 conference, the next release of SharePoint (then 2010) will not be announced and debated, but the focus will be on looking back over recent wins (eg., customer case studies), and looking forward to what’s […]
Research In Motion announced the BlackBerry Client for Microsoft SharePoint, an app for BlackBerry devices: “Connectivity between BlackBerry smartphones and SharePoint servers is made possible with the market-leading BlackBerry Enterprise Server software. The complete solution features: – Client app integration with core BlackBerry features and functions such as […]
Joe asked about cultural and organizational barriers within the equation of collaboration: “Couldn’t agree more with the equation Michael, but I’m interested in your audiences’ perception (as well as yours) on not just how is this done but how do they deal with cultural and organizational barriers when […]
Lowe’s, a major home improvement chain in the United States, implemented Lotus Connections in 2010 to support an enterprise collaboration strategy. Andy Carusone is the internal director in-charge of the strategy, and while he has briefed me off-the-record on the initiative, I haven’t seen anything public. Susan recently […]
Conference calls are a fact of life, but getting dialed in on-time and having access to the right call in details and passcode information can be a challenge. Plantronics have an answer for this: the InstantMeeting app for mobile devices (iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry; and Outlook) that watches […]
Ed Brill from IBM shared an update on IBM’s mobile strategy for 2011 and beyond: “About a year ago, I declared that IBM had turned the corner from follower to leader in the mobile space. I was mocked for the statement, but not only do I stand by […]
Earlier this week, Socialtext released Socialtext 5.0, the next edition of its enterprise collaboration platform. Key features: – A visual dashboard to provide the starting page for the “social intranet,” with customization and tailoring options for the individual. – Profile pages for people that describe skills and interests, […]
Last week I presented at two seminars – one in Sydney, and one in Melbourne. The topic was The Equation of Collaboration, and the two events were hosted by Professional Advantage. I spoke about collaboration value, the roadmap to collaboration, engagement and user adoption, and the practices of […]
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