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Michael Sampson

New CEO at KnowledgeMill

KnowledgeMill announced a new CEO – Don Galles. The company is doing some much needed work in the automatic email filing space, and is expanded beyond its legal roots. “KnowledgeMill’s software automatically files and manages emails and has been developed on the premise that businesses and organisations need […]

An Early Christmas Present

I have been working on my new book, Doing Business with IBM Connections, since publishing the second edition of User Adoption Strategies. The new book takes a very pragmatic and grounded approach to how business people / end users can make use of IBM Connections in the day-to-day […]

Windows 8

In the almost month that’s elapsed since Microsoft released Windows 8, I’ve noted the following articles. Many are negative. 1. Jakob Nielsen says it offers disappointing usability for novice and power users, on both Windows desktops and Surface RT, based on their research with experienced PC users. He […]

Martin comments on HP and Autonomy

Martin comments on the news out of HP about the write-down of the Autonomy purchase price by $8.8 billion: “The wording is very definite. HP are not just raising the possibility of misrepresentations but is stating that they occurred. The writedown for Autonomy is around $5 billion, or […]

HP ElitePad 900

HP recently announced the ElitePad 900, a Windows 8 tablet aimed at business users. “With the ElitePad 900, you get all the perks of a sleek, portable tablet without sacrificing the features you need to conduct business effectively. On the road, forget about recharging worries thanks to the […]

AvePoint Survey on Managing and Governing SharePoint

AvePoint recently released the results of a survey about managing and governing SharePoint. Survey respondents were based in Europe. “According to the survey, commissioned by AvePoint, leader in governance and infrastructure management solutions for Microsoft SharePoint, the platform is deployed to support a number of key business needs, […]