<p>IDG News Service - Zoho is getting into the business social-networking game with a new product called Pulse, which also ties back to many of its other applications.</p><p>Pulse features the now-familiar mix of activity streams, private messaging, notifications, blogs, groups and people search functionality familiar to anyone who's been within striking distance of both consumer social networks like Facebook and the many offerings for business, such as Yammer and Jive.</p><p>It also features applications for iPhone and Android devices, with iPad coming later. The applications are native to the devices but have some components that use HTML5, said Zoho evangelist Raju Vegesna.</p><p>It's integrated with Zoho's Calendar, Chat, Discussions, Docs and People products, as well as the Creator database application development tool. The last feature gives companies the ability to embed custom applications inside Pulse.</p><p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239631/Zoho_launches_Pulse_business_social_network_app">Keep reading...</a></p>