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Collaborative Applications

• March 13, 2015 13 Mar'15

  UC expert: Messaging apps tap into collaboration market

  UC expert Irwin Lazar previews Enterprise Connect, saying the messaging apps market is one to watch as chat collaboration becomes a big topic this year.

• March 13, 2015 13 Mar'15

  Vidyo introduces wearable video technology for smart glasses

  Vidyo introduced its wearable video technology for smart glasses platforms ahead of Enterprise Connect 2015.

• March 13, 2015 13 Mar'15

  Enterprise Connect 2015: News, trends and video

  Our team reports on the latest unified communication trends and technology from Enterprise Connect 2015. Learn what's on the mind of users, IT pros and analysts and what enterprise communications vendors are offering.

• March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15

  UC service and product preview

  Check out some of the anticipated UC service and product announcements coming out of Enterprise Connect 2015.

• March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15

  Jive social software boasts more metrics for targeted communications

  Jive social software is delivering more relevant content to administrators and users with an updated homepage, analytics and integrations.

• March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15

  UC blogs: Why enterprises need effective collaboration

  In this week's sUC blogs, analysts discuss why effective collaboration must be a priority for enterprises and how Google is ready to join the BYOD game with Android for Work.

• February 26, 2015 26 Feb'15

  Social email, collaboration bolster inbox importance

  Combining collaboration and social features into existing email platforms will encourage adoption, without forcing users to work with standalone tools.

• January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15

  Video key to future of Web conferencing services

  Millennials, mobile workers driving changes in organizations' attitudes and usage of Web conferencing services, study shows.

• January 19, 2015 19 Jan'15

  New Facebook for Work app may not address security concerns

  Businesses can soon legitimately use Facebook for work, as the new business-friendly application was officially released last week.

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  NextPlane expands UC federation service to voice, video

  NextPlane's expanded UC federation service allows users to make voice and video calls to other platforms without having to switch clients.

• January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15

  Will new real-time collaboration tools oust legacy products?

  Enterprises should prepare to migrate to newer real-time collaboration tools as vendors release new tools that rival their own legacy products.

• January 07, 2015 07 Jan'15

  Real-time collaboration may finally blend into business processes

  Emerging real-time collaboration tools are becoming integrated into business processes, giving employees one place to go to get their work done.

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Cisco finds multitasking employees are changing UC&C

  A Cisco report shows shifts in work habits as multitasking and the technology that enables it, from mobile devices to UC&C tools, grow more popular.

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Jive-Google integration deepens

  A deeper Jive-Google integration will let users work simultaneously on documents within the Jive environment.

• September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14

  Updated Jive Present, JiveX offer better collaboration

  Jive updated its cloud-based tools, including Jive Present and JiveX, for better mobility. It also unveiled early Cisco integrations.

• June 26, 2014 26 Jun'14

  SMART dry erase board: Not your meeting room's old white board

  Smart Technologies has released its SMART dry erase board and mobile app, SMART kapp, that will allow work to be saved and shared in real-time.

• April 25, 2014 25 Apr'14

  Dropbox for Business finally delivers enterprise-grade file sharing

  Dropbox introduced new security features and its new collaboration platform, Project Harmony, as Dropbox for Business.

• October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13

  Siemens Enterprise Communications reborn as Unify; will it make a US comeback?

  Siemens Enterprise Communications changed its name to Unify in a rebranding effort emphasizing unified communication technology.

• October 10, 2013 10 Oct'13

  Enterprise social network software: Integrate with business applications

  Enterprises need social network software that can integrate with existing UC and business platforms, according to 'Gartner's Magic Quadrant report.

• July 24, 2013 24 Jul'13

  Google applications: Deeper integration between Voice, Hangouts

  Google drops XMPP and integrates its voice app into Hangouts to unify Google applications for a blended social experience.

• May 31, 2013 31 May'13

  Lync/Skype integration helps quench user demand, IT concerns

  The Lync/Skype integration will offer greater interoperability for external enterprise communications, without burdening IT.

• September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12

  Collaboration during crisis with the Avaya Notification Solution

  The new release of the Avaya Notification Solution offers collaboration and communication for crisis management or everyday business continuity scenarios.

• August 16, 2012 16 Aug'12

  Social listening: Enterprises heed the call of Twitter

  Social listening has become as crucial as social collaboration. Collaboration tool MindLink integrates UC with social monitoring capabilities.

• June 28, 2012 28 Jun'12

  Microsoft announces Yammer acquisition, launches social strategy

  Microsoft officially announces Yammer acquisition, an effort to accelerate social strategy and cloud services.

• August 11, 2011 11 Aug'11

  Breaking cultural barriers to enterprise social software adoption

  The barriers to enterprise social software adoption are more cultural than technical. In this Q&A, Caleb Barlow, IBM director of UC, explains how UC pros can overcome them.

• May 07, 2009 07 May'09

  Instant messaging strategies: Usage policy and training are key

  Some people still believe that unified communications begins and ends with Voice over IP. But instant messaging is just as critical, if not more so. And establishing an instant messaging strategy is essential. Otherwise everyone in an enterprise ...

• July 10, 2008 10 Jul'08

  Social media challenges reside with users, not technology

  Strict network policing will not solve productivity problems stemming from excessive social media use, and the tactic could backfire. IT managers should embrace social media in the enterprise and create best practice guidelines for employee usage...