Google Acquired DocVerse … Google acquired startup DocVerse, for around $25 million. “Docverse lets users collaborate directly on Microsoft Office documents. Appjet, another recent Google Acquisition, has a related product called EtherPad, although that team is reported to be working with Google Wave and the EtherPad source code […]
Twitter in 2009 … My end of year post on Messaging News is about the most significant event in collaboration in 2009. “The most significant event for me in 2010 was observing the adoption and use of Twitter. The technically correct explanation of “saying what you’re doing or […]
Adoption in SharePoint 2010 … Mauro says the biggest problem with SharePoint 2010 will be promoting user adoption. “So, here we sit; a few months away from the launch of SharePoint 2010, a framework that offers so much more business functionality and impact. What’s the (potential) problem? SharePoint […]
The November 2009 edition of Messaging News Magazine is out, with my article entitled Archiving and eDiscovery for Collaboration Systems (starting on page 14): “Archiving and eDiscovery for email are a well-understood, even if not so well-practiced set of requirements; but compared to the current status of archiving […]
The annual intranet conference, IntraTeam Event 2010, in being held in Copenhagen March 2-4. I’ll be there! Actually, I’ll more than “be there”. I’m presenting two sessions: – a pre-conference workshop on March 2, entitled Crafting Your User Adoption Strategy. – a presentation on March 4, entitled Frameworks […]
HyperOffice Update … HyperOffice released a beta edition of its new cloud computing collaboration service. “HyperOffice integrates a range of software-as-a-service business applications over the Internet – shared calendars and contacts, business-class email, document and project management, web conferencing, databases and web forms; forums, polls and wikis; project […]
Coveo on Value of Search … Coveo is hosting a Webinar on December 16, focused on quantifying the value of enterprise search. “Trent Parkhill, Vice President, IT Services, Haley & Aldrich will discuss and demonstrate how he configured the firm’s enterprise search solution to generate high levels of […]
Matt’s posted his review of SharePoint Roadmap for Collaboration: “I have been recommending Michael Sampson’s book Sharepoint Roadmap for Collaboration to everyone I know who is working with Sharepoint (and that’s a lot of people). It’s a down-to-earth, practical guide to using Sharepoint to support (rather than hinder […]
GroupSwim to Salesforce … Salesforce.com acquired GroupSwim, a maker of community and organizational collaboration tools. “According to the GroupSwim site, existing users still have access “during this transition” but GroupSwim is not accepting any new registrations. The entire GroupSwim team (both US and Sweden based) has now been […]
Well here I am in Lyttelton, attending a piano recital by all of the children who go to our piano teacher. Four of my boys are playing piano, so I’m supposed to be inside. However, I’m actually outside, enjoying a drench in the late afternoon sun. Why? Three […]
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