<p>Document collaboration software provider, Workshare, is joining the enterprise social network game with their acquisition of IdeaPlane.</p><p>Similar to Yammer, IdeaPlane focuses on strengthening communication and collaboration for businesses, but is geared towards highly regulated business sectors, such as finance departments. It was founded by former MySpace executive James Fabricant in 2010, who believed that there should be a way for highly regulated enterprises to be more socially connected.</p><p>Workshare, which most recently acquired SkyDox, a cloud-based file sharing and synchronization tool, was founded in 1999. As as provider of document collaboration software, such as the Workshare Cloud Collaboration tool, the company has become an industry leader with over 18,000 customers in over 70 countries.What does this Acquisition Mean?</p><p>Workshare aims to make their products more social through this integration, while IdeaPlane users will have more collaboration options.</p><p><a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/social-business/workshare-acquires-enterprise-social-network-ideaplane-for-social-collaboration-018458.php">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/11/28/workshare-strengthens-its-enterprise-software-offering-with-acquisition-of-uk-based-ideaplane/">Workshare strengthens its enterprise software offering with acquisition of UK ...</a> (The Next Web (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121128005105/en/Workshare-Acquires-Leading-Enterprise-Social-Network-Vendor">Workshare Acquires Leading Enterprise Social Network Vendor, IdeaPlane</a> (Business Wire (press release))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dHIp4MU7d0Br6_MLGllRYrpbI-vyM&ned=us">8 additional articles.</a></p>