Enterprise 2.0 News & Articles

I’m sure you have noticed that many of the enterprise collaboration vendors out there are starting to look very similar; not just in appearance, but also in functionality.  

Enterprise middleware provider TIBCO is releasing TIBCO Web Messaging for TIBCO Enterprise Message Service 3.5, a mobile and web messaging solution. The most interesting aspect of the upgrade is that it includes functionality from the Kaazing JMS 3.5 data communication platform.

If anything, the pace of change from technology is speeding up. So how will 2013 be different than 2012? Here is a list of my 10 predictions for 2012; what did I get right and where did I go wrong?

Open source enterprise portal vendor Liferay has finally released an enterprise edition of Social Office 2.0 -- while the Community Edition became available last August. The enterprise edition offers advanced document and content management features.

Over the last couple of months I’ve presented my vision of the future of work to thousands of people at large events, small private sessions and boardroom meetings around the globe. While the presentation evolved from meeting to meeting, the underlying message remained unchanged: work should be fun.

Earlier this fall, Badgeville announced the launch of its gamification and behavior management platform for Drupal. Today, enterprise social software provider Socialtext is getting in on gamification in the enterprise. Its has announced a partnership with Badgeville, in an effort to infuse gamification capabilities into a variety of applications, widgets, mobile and more.
 

According to NewsGator VP of mobile, Walker Fenton, the SharePoint-based social software has now "covered the waterfront on mobile", making BYOD a reality.

Priority-based, predictive project management solution, LiquidPlanner has updated its system to LiquidPlanner 4. This update aims to improve not only project efficiency, but also the early stages of product development.

In August, we illustrated the current state of SharePoint. As it is now December and time for retrospectives, we decided that we'd take a look back at what kept us most engaged about SharePoint this year -- SharePoint 2013.

As we move into a new year, one thing is certain for enterprise IT: the consumerization of enterprise technology is not a trend ... it's a reality.

With the threat of another recession looming, businesses will have to refocus where they concentrate their efforts and budgets in 2013.

When I raise the topic of social enterprise with clients I will often get FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) comments, like "But people can just say what they like!" or "Why do we need social -- we've got [email, instant messaging, team sites, etc.]" or "What if someone posts inappropriate pictures?"