<p>In my predictions of major collaboration trends for 2012 (part one and part two), I highlighted big data, social and mobile, and cloud and mobile. Clearly, these trends will continue to evolve through 2013 and beyond. In my outlook for the coming year, I'd like to offer a perspective on five new directions that these trends are likely to take.</p><p>1) Increasing Technology Adoption</p><p>There's no question that adoption of online collaboration technology will continue increasing across all geographic regions. In regions with healthy economies, the uptake will be driven by opportunities to accelerate revenue growth. In regions with troubled economies, it will be driven by the need to reduce costs. In either case, online collaboration will enable organizations to save time and money, while managing risk and ensuring accountability.</p><p>2) From Software to SaaS</p><p><a href="http://blogs.computerworld.com/enterprise-architecture/21532/collaboration-2013-five-key-trends">Keep reading...</a></p>