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Google+ Turns 2: How Hangouts Completely Changed My Work Routines

Google+ Turns 2: How Hangouts Completely Changed My Work Routines

By Jeff Nolan on July 2, 2013

Google+ turned two this week and by all accounts Google has won over critics with a compelling social network experience. I have been a fan from day 1 and perhaps what I admire most about Google is that they ignore the pundits while playing a very long game of their own making… so while my […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged gmail, google, Google Plus, Google Voice, GoToMeeting, Gtalk, Hangouts, WebEx | 2 Responses

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All together now: cloud collaboration, social and docs

By Phil Wainewright on February 20, 2013

In the emerging enterprise application landscape, collaboration is the business activity most transformed by cloud. The revolution in outcomes is far greater than those wrought by earlier technology-driven advances in global teamwork, such as the telephone, air travel and satellite communications. The Web is the first medium that provides a unified platform for every form […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Box, BoxHQ, EnSW2013, eurocloud, google, Huddle, ibm, linkedin, microsoft, ProjectPlace, Sliderocket, Socialcast, WebEx, ZDNet, zimbra, zoho | 5 Responses

Wall St. Leaves Money on Table for Subscription Companies

Wall St. Leaves Money on Table for Subscription Companies

By Denis Pombriant on January 30, 2013

Look, we know the old truism that if you don’t have customers and profits you don’t have a business, you have a hobby.  But could we please get a little balance on the profit idea? Emerging companies typically don’t declare profits because they use excess cash to fuel growth.  Anything left over is plowed back […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged CNBC, Netflix, netsuite, SaaS, salesforce.com, subscriptions, Taleo, Tien Tzuo, Wall Street, WebEx, Zuora | 2 Responses

WebEx founder backs Sharepoint killer Huddle

WebEx founder backs Sharepoint killer Huddle

By Phil Wainewright on May 24, 2012

UK based enterprise cloud collaboration vendor Huddle is taking over where collaboration pioneer WebEx left off after its ill-fated acquisition by Cisco, gaining market share at the expense of Sharepoint.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Groove Networks, Huddle, Microsoft SharePoint, Subrah Iyar, WebEx

Will Adobe wreck EchoSign?

Will Adobe wreck EchoSign?

By Phil Wainewright on July 18, 2011

Congratulations to the team at EchoSign on the company’s acquisition by Adobe (see also Techmeme coverage). I’m sorry to say, though, that if Adobe’s previous SaaS acquisitions are anything to go by, today’s news is likely to be less of a cause for celebration than commiseration with EchoSign’s users and fans over the next few […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged acquisitions, Acrobat.com, Adobe Systems, echosign, M&A, SaaS, WebEx | 1 Response

Where Next for Web Meetings?

Where Next for Web Meetings?

By Phil Wainewright on March 1, 2011

I know I’m not alone in my dissatisfaction with web meetings, because I frequently hear the same sentiments expressed by colleagues and associates. We’re all fed up with dialing in to online meetings, waiting for clunky client software to load…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Cisco, Citrix Online, collaboration, GoToMeeting, PowerPoint, slideshare, Social, webconferencing, WebEx, zipcast

IBM and Ariba Ink Partnership for LotusLive -- A New Level of Network Collaboration

IBM and Ariba Ink Partnership for LotusLive — A New Level of Network Collaboration

By Jason Busch on May 26, 2010

This morning, Ariba and IBM announced a partnership to integrate LotusLive into Ariba Discovery, Ariba’s free supplier discovery tool (and supplier directory / marketing / lead generation service). While on the surface, this relationship has all the makings of a Barney deal — for example, why isn’t there a bigger collaboration involving other IBM groups, […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Ariba, Ariba Discovery, Business, ibm, IBM LotusLive, LotusLive, LotusLive Engage, WebEx | 1 Response

Aravo's Tim Albinson Responds to Spend Matters

Aravo’s Tim Albinson Responds to Spend Matters

By Jason Busch on December 2, 2009

Editor’s note: Aravo’s Tim Albinson asked if he could have the chance to issue a formal response to this post from earlier today. After I agreed to turn over the virtual pen, he sent me this.

Jason,

Thanks for the great write-up — you do an ex…

Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, aravo, Category Management, Cisco, innovation, Letters to the Editor, SIM, Spend Management, supply chain, supply risk, Sustainability, Tim Albinson, Visibility, WebEx

Aravo's $27 Million Funding Round: A Few Thoughts on Its Market Implications

Aravo’s $27 Million Funding Round: A Few Thoughts on Its Market Implications

By Jason Busch on December 2, 2009

Earlier this morning, Aravo announced a $27 million funding round led by Cisco. While you can read the details of the funding round in the above-linked Spend Matters column — along with some thoughts from the transaction’s lead engineer, Aravo’s CEO…

Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, aravo, Category Management, Cisco, innovation, Spend Management, supply chain, supply risk, Sustainability, Visibility, WebEx

Spend Ramblings: Aravo Raises $27 Million From Cisco and Others

Spend Ramblings: Aravo Raises $27 Million From Cisco and Others

By Jason Busch on December 2, 2009

Later this morning, Aravo will announce that it has closed on its latest round of funding. For observers of our industry, this should provide significant validation that the demand for innovative procurement and supply-chain software remains healthy….

Posted in Business | Tagged aravo, Cisco, collaboration, Enterprise Supplier Collaboration, Spend Management, WebEx

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