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Jive boosts mobile capabilities of its enterprise social suite

By Juan Carlos Perez | 18 June, 2013 12:01

Jive Software is making a mobile push with new and enhanced mobile applications that have an emphasis on helping users of the enterprise social networking (ESN) suite create, not just view, content from their tablets and smartphones.

NewsGator's SharePoint add-on tries to filter, reduce enterprise social noise

By Juan Carlos Perez | 18 June, 2013 02:37

NewsGator has upgraded its Social Sites enterprise social networking (ESN) add-on for SharePoint to make the software better able to tailor the content, notifications and capabilities it displays for each user.

Office for iPhone a belated, ambivalent move by Microsoft

By Juan Carlos Perez | 14 June, 2013 20:01

Microsoft's release of an Office suite for the iPhone is too little, too late and yet another timid move aimed at protecting Windows 8 sales at the expense of customer demand for a product like this one for iPads, according to analysts.

Tibco welcomes third-party online meeting products into its Tibbr ESN suite

By Juan Carlos Perez | 12 June, 2013 07:10

Tibco has made it possible to plan, manage and launch third-party web meeting and video chat services from its Tibbr enterprise social networking (ESN) suite.

Office 365 customers can now replace SharePoint newsfeed with Yammer

By Juan Carlos Perez | 11 June, 2013 18:35

Microsoft has taken the first step in its integration roadmap for SharePoint and Yammer, allowing Office 365 customers to replace SharePoint Online's activity stream with Yammer's.

To-do software goes from ugly duckling to white swan

By Juan Carlos Perez | 04 June, 2013 19:54

Long considered old-school tools with no place in shiny corporate social collaboration suites, to-do software is making a comeback with a new air of cool about it and renewed appreciation from enterprise IT.

Salesforce.com preps intranet app

By Juan Carlos Perez | 30 May, 2013 16:57

Salesforce.com plans to ship in the second half of the year a hosted application for companies to create intranets that are accessible via mobile devices and that offer enterprise social networking (ESN) capabilities to employees.

Start menu isn't back in Windows 8.1, but some key features are

By Juan Carlos Perez | 30 May, 2013 13:01

Microsoft customers clamoring for the incorporation of the Start button and menu into Windows 8 will get their wish partially fulfilled in the upcoming update of the OS.

Google takes yet another crack at taming email overload

By Juan Carlos Perez | 29 May, 2013 22:32

Google is kicking off its latest effort to help Gmail users manage their messages -- a redesigned inbox.

Lync-Skype integration live now worldwide

By Juan Carlos Perez | 29 May, 2013 14:03

Microsoft has completed the first phase of the integration between its enterprise unified communications (UC) Lync server and its Skype consumer IM and IP telephony network.

Box Offers User-Friendly File-Sharing, But Faces Big Competition

By Juan Carlos Perez | 27 May, 2013 19:02

The cloud storage service is an intuitive collaboration tool and has IT-friendly features. However, it's in a crowded, competitive market that includes Microsoft.

Google: Weak XMPP support, capabilities led us to proprietary tech in Hangouts

By Juan Carlos Perez | 25 May, 2013 10:49

Google is feeling the heat over its decision to build its new Hangouts IM and audio/video chat product with proprietary technology that doesn't support server federation via the XMPP industry standard, but the company is defending its move.

Google tests enhanced notifications in Chrome browser

By Juan Carlos Perez | 23 May, 2013 23:09

Google has released a beta version of Chrome that introduces what the company describes as "richer" notifications from the browser's apps and extensions.

Box buys iOS app to improve its own

By Juan Carlos Perez | 23 May, 2013 16:40

Box has acquired an unreleased application called Folders, designed to give iPhone and iPad users a mobile front-end interface for the cloud storage and file management and sharing service as well as for competitors Google Drive and Dropbox.

Jive's Producteev task management app now free for unlimited users

By Juan Carlos Perez | 22 May, 2013 03:25

Jive Software has eliminated the limit on the number of people who can use its social task management application Producteev for free within a company.

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