Collaboration refers abstractly to all processes wherein people work together —applying both to the work of individuals as well as larger collectives and societies. As an intrinsic aspect of human society, the term is used in many varying contexts such as science, art, education, and business.
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Email as part of a business continuity
published by Mimecast on Jan 28, 2010
Email is one of the most critical applications in use in business today: it is embedded in many business workflows, it is used by engineers to inform them of infrastructure issues and it is used to communicate with customers and business partners. In short, the modern organization has email at the heart of its communications and business processes. This makes it critical to minimize both the downtime and loss of email upon the outset of a business continuity event.
Knowledge Management - Knowledge is Power
published by Avocent LANDesk on Jan 05, 2010
IT departments are always on the lookout for new technology-the "next big thing" that will save time and money by making service desk tasks faster and easier to perform. These solutions are always around the corner, always promising lots of ingenious functionality. But as great as many of them are, they can't provide the one thing IT departments need most: Knowledge.
Micro Cast: Great Requirements are Free
published by IAG Consulting on Aug 21, 2009
Great Requirements are Free is a new idea in webcasts: It recognizes that everyone from executive to analysts are busy and can’t always free up the time to view a forty-five minutes to one hour session during the day. Micro casts are short, hard-hitting, and informative sound-bites on critical issues. We guarantee it will be a productive 10 minutes in your day.
Webcast: Invest in Smarter Collaboration - Early Benefits of Enterprise Social Software
published by IBM on Feb 03, 2010
Join industry leaders and experts on this panel as they discuss the business value of enterprise social software and share their best practices in implementation within their organizations .
Collaboration to innovation: Leveraging Web 2.0 to Accelerate New Service Ideas
published by IBM on Feb 03, 2010
This white paper is intended to provide service providers with IBM's point of view on the power of collaboration in a Web 2.0 environment and to introduce a new IBM solution that can help telecoms to use collaboration as a tool for enabling innovation.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: Migration Made Easy
published by 123Together on Jan 22, 2010
Microsoft Exchange Server has been a crucial technological breakthrough in advanced corporate communication systems. Companies who utilize an enterprise-class email server like Exchange believe that email is mission critical, and value the productivity it enables. But an in-house migration to Exchange 2007 from an earlier version of Exchange or another email program will not be an easy task. Complexity, time and cost issues loom large over the IT department and are causing IT directors to search for an alternative solution.
Why Should You Archive Your Email With a Hosted Service?
published by 123Together on Jan 22, 2010
Email is the primary communication system and file transport mechanism used in organizations of all sizes. Email systems generate enormous amounts of content that must be preserved for a variety of reasons, including: -Compliance with local, state, federal and international statutory requirements - Electronic discovery requirements and best practices - Knowledge management applications - Disaster recovery and business continuity
Microsoft Exchange Server: To Outsource Or Not To Outsource
published by 123Together on Jan 22, 2010
You understand the value Microsoft Exchange Server can bring to your company but the internal deployment delays, administrative complexity and cost of Exchange just isn't practical. Business and technical executives strive to find time to focus on running their business and avoid the distractions of managing a 24X7 application such as Exchange. The time and expense of running a Microsoft Exchange Server in-house may simply be too much for a company your size.
The IT Guidebook To Evaluating Hosted Exchange Providers
published by 123Together on Jan 22, 2010
Email has become THE mission critical application for businesses large and small. As a growing business continually striving to increase productivity, collaboration and corporate success, you understand the important role that Microsoft Exchange Server plays in any profitable business. Small and mid-size businesses alike see the productivity benefits of utilizing an enterprise-class solution but since many do not have the financial or human resources to bring it in house, more and more of them are turning to a hosted solution.
The Small Business Guide to Big Business Email
published by 123Together on Jan 22, 2010
Today's economy is especially hard on small businesses. How does your small business keep revenue coming in when your customers are spending less? How do you attract new customers in a cost efficient manner? How do you protect your businesses' valuable information assets without making a huge technology investment?
Top Ten IT Strategies To Employ During This Economic Downturn
published by 123Together on Jan 22, 2010
With the current state of the economy, IT executives are being asked to stretch their budgets in order to keep their businesses profitable. In 2008, Median IT spending per user fell to $6,667 from the previous year's $7,397, according to Computer Economics. This represents a 6.2% reduction, consistent with the fact that IT managers were supporting an increasing number of users without corresponding increases in IT spending. IT spend continued to decline in 2009 and uncertainty and caution is still prevalent in 2010.
Preparing for the 2.0 World: How Enterprises Need to Think About Emergent Social Technologies
published by Sun Microsystems on Jan 11, 2010
This free white paper from the experts at IDC reveals the profound impact of social technologies-also known as Web 2.0-on enterprise IT. Users are demanding capabilities including collaboratively working across regions, knowledge capture, and community and brand building outside the firewall. But you can meet those demands-if you're ready.
SIP Trunking Is Key to Accelerating Unified Communications Deployments
published by Sprint on Oct 16, 2009
Companies today are undergoing a significant transformation to a more global Anywhere Enterprise. Unified communications (UC) is a crucial component in this evolution and organizations look to collaborate better with an extended enterprise (see Exhibit 1 on the next page). UC has the power to help companies lower the overall cost of communications, bring worker productivity to new levels, enhance corporate green initiatives and completely redefine the way we work by becoming part of our application infrastructure.
Be there without going there: Web conferencing speeds connections without the costs of travel
published by IBM on Oct 14, 2009
Web conferencing tools ensure that face-to-face meetings can still take place while removing the costs associated with business travel. Now available as a service with no infrastructure costs, these solutions are being used by savvy companies to go more places than boarding a plane or getting in a car allows.
Oracle IT Modernization: The Path to SOA
published by Oracle Corp. on Sep 17, 2009
More and more organizations are looking to service-oriented architecture (SOA) as the basis of their future computer architecture. Recognizing that legacy application design and implementation approaches have led to applications that are costly to operate and maintain, hard to change, and rely on a dwindling set of skills, organizations are hoping that SOA provides a key component of the answer to these problems. At the same time organizations are asking three important questions: 1) Since I hear different things, what exactly is SOA, anyway? 2) If I use it, how is it going to help my organization eliminate cost, increase agility, deal with dwindling legacy skill sets, and address compliance? 3) Given that it has value, how do I get there? This white paper, part of the Oracle IT Modernization Series, addresses all three of these questions.
Videoconferencing Adoption by SMBs - The Next Big Thing
published by Polycom, Inc on Aug 25, 2009
As companies look for ways to survive during a tough economy, small and medium sized businesses are discovering the benefits of virtual collaboration through video conferencing.
Seeing is Believing: The Value of Video Collaboration
published by Polycom, Inc on Aug 25, 2009
Many companies are talking about the advantages of video conferencing. But what results can you expect? How much more productivity will you see? What does the boost to collaboration look like? Which business units benefit most?
The Art of Teleworking
published by Polycom, Inc on Aug 25, 2009
Does teleworking really work? How can a teleworker be as productive as an employee in the office? This white paper covers the advances in technology that make teleworking successful- and provides solutions for challenges teleworkers may face.
The Top Five Benefits of Video Conferencing
published by Polycom, Inc on Aug 25, 2009
From obvious benefits, like reduced travel costs, to a few less apparent advantages, see what Polycom customers, resellers and industry analysts are saying about the power of video conferencing.
ROI in Action: How Polycom's Global Collaboration Network Benefits the Bottom Line
published by Polycom, Inc on Aug 25, 2009
In today's tough economy, Polycom cut more than $7 million in operating expenses all while increasing collaboration, heightening productivity and streamlining business processes. See how we did it.
The Power of Collaboration within Unified Communications
published by Polycom, Inc on Aug 21, 2009
This whitepaper shares practical perspectives on preparing a business case for collaboration tools within Unified Communications, as well as offering best practice approaches for ensuring the successful adoption – and maximum contribution – of collaboration applications in your enterprise.
Unified Communications: Concepts and Business Applications
published by Avaya on Aug 21, 2009
Unified communications has the potential to dramatically simplify and improve enterprise communications, as well as improve business agility. By integrating various forms of communications, such as voice, video, instant messaging, conferencing, presence and voicemail, individuals can more effectively control and manage their inbound and outbound communications sessions, and enterprises further stand to benefit.
Unified Communications: Are You Ready?
published by Avaya on Aug 21, 2009
In this white paper, you’ll learn how two of the most respected industry analysts define unified communications and why organizations are considering its use to improve business operations. With vivid examples of the problems it solves and its value to users and IT, you’ll begin to understand how unified communications improves productivity and enhances business processes.
Collaboration solutions for a more flexible work environment eKit
published by IBM MID MARKET on Jul 22, 2009
To keep your business moving forward, keep everyone on the same page. Start with the IBM interactive collaboration eKit. You’ll learn how to help teams create, share and edit documents in real time, with real savings in time and money – and to communicate with each other more effectively, improving productivity.
5 Best Practices for Enterprise Collaboration Success.
published by Social Text. on Jul 21, 2009
Read this paper to learn 5 practices that ensure the collaboration solution you choose will give you the significant business results you are seeking. Collaboration solutions can accelerate cycle times by 30% across virtually every business function. These results may be critical to survival in difficult economic times, and the right collaboration solution is the single most effective way to get them.
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