Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Report (December 18, 2007)

The Technology Trends of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams

• IBM announced IBM Atlas for Lotus Connections, a corporate social networking visualization and analysis tool. Developed by IBM Research, Atlas "is designed to help organizations maximize their investment in social software by answering questions such as who the key experts are on a given topic, how they are connected, and whom a user's contacts know that they do not." Available immediately, but only through consulting services by IBM. IBM


• IntraLinks deployed an advanced managed file transfer product from Proginet Corporation, for more secure file transfer within its workspaces for clients. TradingMarkets


• It's easy to set up a virtual office using Web-based tools. Amit outlines what you need: email and calendar, IM, online files, phone calling, tech support and more. Digital Inspiration


• Lise Anne and others share how the RIM BlackBerry has changed their lives, as part of the RIM "Ask Someone Why They Love Their BlackBerry". Each person has a 1-2 minute video saying why. BlackBerry


• Many business people don't know about the existence of online software, nor that it is a viable alternative to desktop offerings. WSJ, Microsoft Watch


• Microsoft has outlined some of the ideas driving Windows Mobile 7 and 8. Mary Jo Foley writes, "Microsoft mission with the next few releases of Windows Mobile is to take a product that the company built to satisfy business/enterprise users and make it more palatable to consumers. Meanwhile, Apple is looking to do the inverse with the iPhone: Take a consumer platform and make it appealing to the business community by integrating more tightly the iPhone with Exchange Server, etc." ZDNet


• Kryptiva released the Kryptiva Collaboration Suite, which adds collaborative capabilities into the email inbox including IM, file sharing and desktop sharing. Kryptiva

Insights on Being Productive and Effective as an Individual

• The way you articulate your next actions is different to how someone else will phrase and place them. Be the master of your own domain. Michael Dolan

Other Noteworthy Insights

• Why are people so loath to grow up and be an adult? Challies


• CTOs and CIOs have different concerns and issues, according to Jonathan Schwartz of Sun. ZDNet


• 8 business technology trends to watch: (1) distributing co-creation, (2) using consumers as innovators, (3) tapping into a world of talent, and more. Zunka Bhakri