Integration between cloud-based UC apps require cloud federation
Cloud-basedunified communications adoption may have started off slow, but momentum is building asenterprises are more readily signing up with providers like Google for email, and Salesforce.comfor customer relationship management and collaboration. Just as enterprises need their on-premises phone, videoconferencing and collaboration tools tobe integrated for single sign-on functionality and…
Unified Communications Is Gaining Traction
Unified communications may finally deliver on its long-unfulfilled promise to provide businesses with a single system that integrates phone calls, messaging, document sharing and video conferences. The idea was simple: create a system that lets people know when one another are available, and allow them to connect in the most…
Social business is growing in India: Himanshu Goyal
The rise of social media has paved way for more opportunities to drive business transformation. In that perspective, India is a big market for social business. Himanshu Goyal, country manager, Social Business Evangelism and Sales, IBM, spoke to Ibrahim Ahmad on the challenges of social business and the India scenario….
IT Officer (Unified Communications)
You will play a key role in providing technical support for the Council’s voice, data and security. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will have experience in dealing with service users and attending both operational and project-led meetings. The work is varied and requires attention to…
Altimeter: How 4 Leading Brands Scale Social Business
Social business is a complex process by nature, and a constantly growing number of variables are magnifying that complexity. In a new report, Altimeter Research uses case studies to demonstrate how several well-known brands are managing factors such as individual customer conversations and locations to maximize the effectiveness of their…
Enterprise Social Network Startup Batterii Closes $2.5M Seed, Led By …
Cincinnati-based enterprise social network startup Batterii, which describes itself as a co-creation software platform, has closed a $2.5 million seed round let by public-private seed stage investor CincyTech which contributed $500,000 to the round. Other investors include Batterii CEO Kevin C. Cummins, Los Angeles-based investor Ken Salkin, and undisclosed individuals. As well…
First Round Has the Most Exits of Social Business Startups
Social software startups providing products to businesses have been catching the eye of venture capitalists for some time. Thirty-eight of 55 companies identified by Jeremiah Owyang, a partner at the research firm Altimeter Group, received funding, or 69% of a sample that includes big names such as Buddy Media, Bazaarvoice So which…
Government school building project harnesses cloud
The Education Funding Agency(EFA) is using cloud-based collaboration software from Huddle to underpin the Priority SchoolBuilding Programme (PSBP) which is redeveloping 261 English schools in poor condition. The EFA was introduced by the coalition government in 20011, replacing the Partnerships forSchools and Young Peoples Learning Agency , which were part One of…
Forrester: SharePoint faces challenging future
Despite strong support from IT pros, SharePoint faces increased skepticism from business leaders and it’s unclear whether the collaboration product will deliver cloud, social, and mobile advancements needed for future growth. Those are some of the findings from a new Forrester Research study published on Tuesday titled "SharePoint Enters Its…
Social business software maker Jive
An excerpt from this article is below. Read the full story on the Peninsula Press. Jive CEO Tony Zingale on Bloomberg News on Wednesday, the day after his company reported its fourth quarter and 2012 earnings. (Photo: Bloomberg News) Can social software in the workplace improve productivity? Jive Software (NASDAQ: JIVE),…