Om Malik: Social networking goes to work
Enterprise-class social networking is apparently all the rage news that will be met with mixed emotions by anyone who feels that tools likeA YammerA are more annoying than useful. The premise of these workplace-oriented social tools things like the aforementioned Yammer, Socialcast and features and functions inA IBM SametimeA and…
Microsoft SharePoint exposes privates in sniffing hack
Sensitive information held in content management system Microsoft SharePoint is vulnerable to mining as the result of a newly discovered attack, security researchers warn. So-called frame-sniffing attacks involve the use of a hidden HTML frame to load a target website inside the attacker’s malicious webpage. Using the tactic, attackers would…
Canadian social business firm powers IDC Insights
A small Canadian social business software company has defeated some hulking opponents in a bout over who would power the IDC Insights community. Igloo Software Inc., based in Kitchener, Ont., is now providing the cloud-based platform for the analyst firm’s community site. A nimble and entirely cloud-based social business software…
Viewpoint: Over-the-top technologies drive success
Legendary accounts of breakthroughs in technology tend to focus on operating systems, displays and new devices. But one of the most significant yet under-reported trends is for technology companies to try to ‘leapfrog’ each other with ‘over-the-top’ technologies. It is this trend that often defines the battle for supremacy in…
Das Warten hat ein Ende
Nun ist es endlich soweit. Fast vier Monate hat es gedauert, bis der We4IT docLinkr seinen naechsten grossen Versionssprung vermelden darf! "Schweisstreibende Tage und schlaflose Naechte hat es und gekostet, um den We4IT docLinkr in der Version 2.0 auf den Markt zu bringen." Sagt Chef-Entwickler Marco Spinning und weisst auf…
Adium 1.5 fertig gestellt
Der Instant-Messenger Adium steht ab sofort in der finalen Version 1.5 zum Download (22,5 MB, mehrsprachig) bereit. Zu den Neuerungen in Adium 1.5 gehoeren 64-Bit-Unterstuetzung, zahlreiche Verbesserungen an der Benutzeroberflaeche, verbesserte Unterstuetzung fuer verschiedene Instant-Messenger-Netzwerke, beschleunigte Suche in aufgezeichneten Unterhaltungen und viele Fehlerkorrekturen. Die Unterstuetzung fuer PowerPC-Macs wurde eingestellt. Adium 1.5 setzt Mac Das…
Analysis of the Unified Communications and Collaboration Solutions Market
The 2009 world economic crisis did not affect the Brazilian market and it remains steady. The competitive landscape has the presence of many local vendors focused on small companies. Collaboration is evolving rapidly to integrate social network communications with business processes and enterprises. UC licenses will include more capabilities, in Key…
Alfresco Cloud Enters Competition for Enterprise Personal Cloud Market
Open source enterprise content management (ECM) Alfresco has announced a new product, Alfresco Cloud. Although the company has traditionally focused on enterprise scenarios, the new cloud offering targets the consumer market and puts Alfresco in competition with Box.net, Drop Box, Microsoft and a long list of other vendors that offer…
The Via Group Hosts a Unified Communications Voice Summit with Microsoft Award …
The Via Group Explores the challenges, opportunities, and benefits of migrating to Microsoft Lync Enterprise Voice inviting people to see it in person with the Microsoft Experience Center (MEC). Learn how SIP Trunks can offer significant cost-savings for enterprises. The Woodlands, TX (PRWEB) March 15, 2012 Microsoft Lync Server 2010 converges an Visitors…
SA firms ill-equipped for info governance
Africa presents a "huge" opportunity for growth, says DSI CEO Dan van der Westhuizen.BankservAfrica’s Document Solutions International (DSI) aims to tap into a growing need for information governance solutions, which is becoming more pertinent because of laws such as the pending Protection of Personal Information Bill. BankservAfrica bought the…