One of the most eagerly anticipated capabilities for the next version of IBM Connections – due to be released on May 21 – is integrated support for external collaboration. This means that non-employees (non-licensed users) of a firm can be given access to Connections and the content inside. […]
The team at Unify have released a video insight into work life with unified collaboration tools.
Some recent news on Microsoft, Office, Surface, and Lync: 1. Microsoft reported a strong fiscal year third quarter. Office 365 subscriptions, Surface purchases, and enterprises going beyond XP were key drivers of the performance. 2. Microsoft is expected to announce new Surface models in a couple of weeks, […]
I have been in Norway over the past five days, and am now awaiting a plane out of here (it’s still some hours away, however). I arrived in Norway early evening on Saturday (after flying in from New Zealand), tried to get into the Norway time zone on […]
When I first wrote the Seven Pillars of IT-Enabled Team Productivity (in 2005), I focused on the needs of collaborative teams from technology. Interestingly, while there was a role in my framework for presence and instant messaging (Pillar 5), and real-time screen sharing for co-authoring / co-editing (Pillar […]
Unify recently published the results of its New Way to Work Index: The first research wave for the Unify New Way to Work Index ran between January and February 2014 and surveyed more than 300 executives across the globe focusing on the habits and constructs of successful teams. […]
In a recent article in Fortune Magazine, Adam talks with an ex-Stanford Professor about re-thinking online education. I found the line about comparative performance most fascinating: Fortune: You’ve been a Google executive and Stanford professor. Where did you get the idea for Udacity, your online-courses startup? Sebastian Thrun: […]
Evernote has been available as a personal tool for many years, and in recent times has added sharing capabilities to its personal offering. Its Evernote Business service adds better support for team collaboration, including the ability to share Business Notebooks that remain owned by the business, and that […]
In his summary post on personal effectiveness in 2013, David Rock comments on how open plan offices close the brain: “Open plan offices are all the rage. In 2013, researchers confirmed something obvious to most people who work in one: it can be hard to get things done. […]
During a call yesterday afternoon I referred to a case study I had read from Cisco about how they re-imagined the role of a sales specialist, and the various benefits they had achieved by doing so. The other party asked for the reference – please see How Cisco […]
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