A lot of business is conducted via email. But as with any use of language, especially in times of limited time and an overwhelming abundance of email, being clear about what you are saying (and what you are not saying) is critical. Lack of clarity leads to misunderstandings, […]
Engadget reports on a recent hacking of Microsoft Kinect to create 3D teleconferencing: “Now, a team of researchers have gone and thrown it all together to achieve 3D video chats, and if we do say so, the result is greater than a sum of its parts. The group, […]
Formicary launched a free evaluation of Microsoft Lync Server 2010, to allow firms to experience the benefits of real-time group chat before paying up: “Formicary Collaboration Group, a provider of real-time team collaboration solutions, has launched a hosted Group Chat evaluation portal. The new offering introduces Group Chat […]
“The spreadsheet I received says 20% growth, year-on-year,” Bob says as the meeting starts. “But the one I got says 17% growth,” Gareth says, before Bob can say much more. “Mine says 25%,” Judith adds. And so the argument begins, and what should have been an hour of […]
Interesting approach to making the point about the value of getting up on time in the morning: “If time is money, why waste it by continually smacking the snooze on your bedside alarm clock? This contraption will ensure you understand the literal cost of your morning laziness. The […]
Doing visual and graphical things when working with other people is common. In a meeting room, having a whiteboard available for taking notes, brainstorming, and laying plans is an almost ubiquitous piece of collaboration hardware. When reviewing a document, many people prefer to print it out and mark […]
Earlier this year, Workshare introduced Workshare Point, a connector for linking email messages and documents in Outlook with Microsoft SharePoint, and for providing easier ways for people to access and work with SharePoint from Microsoft Office applications. Key features are: – Outlook email messages and attachments can be […]
Fujitsu announced the forthcoming release of a data projector “bay” for the Lifebook P771 and S761 notebooks, for on-the-go presentations: “Fujitsu today unveils the latest ‘must-have’ device for the business professional: the world’s first projector built in to a modular notebook bay. The fold-out Fujitsu Bay Projector is […]
Clarabridge announced an update of its sentiment and text analytics software, with new hooks for social media systems: “Clarabridge, Inc., provider of sentiment and text analytics software, today announced the availability of the Clarabridge 4.5 “Tower” release for its Enterprise and Professional editions. The new release includes embedded […]
Moxie Software announced the release of an iPhone App for Employee Spaces, and new rich media sharing capabilities: “Moxie Software – the Social Workspace, today announced a new native iPhone application for its enterprise social software Employee Spaces, which allows mobile users to connect, engage, share and collaborate […]
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