Social Business Myths Debunked

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Posted on: April 14, 2012 9:00 am

Yammer buys OneDrum for Office collaboration tools

April 11, 2012, 4:45 PM Enterprise social networking vendor Yammer said Wednesday it has purchased OneDrum, maker of software that allows users to work on Microsoft Office documents and other files collaboratively. Terms were not disclosed. Today, users still rely largely on email to share files with each other, a cumbersome process that…

Posted on: April 13, 2012 9:00 am

Microsoft wins its biggest cloud computing client

LONDON Microsoft announced its biggest-ever customer for cloud computing software that it hosts on behalf of clients and delivers over the Internet after winning a contract to provide free services to a major Indian education body. Microsoft, which was built on the sale of expensive software that is installed on…

Posted on: April 13, 2012 9:00 am

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Names Friday, April 13th as Atlassian Day

SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 13, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Atlassian, a leading provider of collaboration software for product teams, today announced that San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has declared Friday, April 13, 2012 as Atlassian Day. This award honors the company’s innovative spirit, continued growth, and commitment to San Francisco and its The Mayor’s office will…

Posted on: April 13, 2012 9:00 am

Limited First Beta of Notes Social Edition Now Available

IBM has distributed to partners the first external beta code of Notes/Domino Social Edition, which will allow Notes client applications to run in a browser, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The Notes/Domino Social Edition was formally introduced in January at Lotusphere, and allows some Notes…

Posted on: April 13, 2012 9:00 am

West Virginia hospital balances its server load

MORGANTOWN, WV When a server goes down in a typical office building, the disruption is annoying and frustrating for those affected. But in a healthcare environment, the consequences can literally mean life or death. That is why IT administrators Farhan Ahmed and Bill White heaved a collective sigh of relief…

Posted on: April 13, 2012 9:00 am

Wavii delivers morsels of news, five words at a time

SAN FRANCISCO, April 11 (Reuters) – Five years ago,Twitter’s critics dismissed the idea that news could betransmitted in 140 characters. Now, Gabriel Aoun thinks it canbe done in just five or six words. Aoun, a 29-year old entrepreneur in Seattle, unveiled onWednesday an automated, algorithm-driven news aggregator calledWavii that strips articles…

Posted on: April 12, 2012 9:00 am

Mitchell Associates Chooses IOCOM for Their Video Conferencing & Collaboration …

CHICAGO, Apr 12, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) –IOCOM Communications, a leading provider of universal video conferencing and collaboration solutions, today announces its partnership with Mitchell Associates, an Illinois based consulting firm focused on developing and executing best practices for medical equipment analysis, planning, procurement and implementation. With offices across the country that…

Posted on: April 12, 2012 9:00 am

Yammer buys OneDrum for Office collaboration tools

Enterprise social networking vendor Yammer said Wednesday it has purchased OneDrum, maker of software that allows users to work on Microsoft Office documents and other files collaboratively. Terms were not disclosed. Top tech M&As Today, users still rely largely on email to share files with each other, a…

Posted on: April 12, 2012 9:00 am

NEK Advanced Securities Group Adds TerraGo Geospatial Collaboration Software

NEK Advanced Securities Group Adds TerraGo Geospatial Collaboration Software to Defense & Intelligence Industry Course Curriculum ‘);document.write(”); // Atlanta, GA. April 12, 2012NEK Advanced Securities Group, Inc. (NEK), a provider of innovative solutions to improve the operational effectiveness of United States government and commercial customers, has partnered with The…

Posted on: April 12, 2012 9:00 am