Strategic Viewpoint Reports
November 2005
Why Closed Doesn't Work for Collaborative Workspaces: Three Reasons Why Openness is Required
October 2005
Microsoft ECM Platform: Embrace, Tolerate, or Reject?
September 2005
Gartner Hype Cycle for Collaboration and Communication, 2005: The Missing "So What?" Analysis
IBM Releases Notes and Domino 7: Is there Value in the Upgrade to Justify the Expense?
April 2005
Microsoft Acquires Groove Networks: Three Years Too Late, Four Years to Impact
7 Pillars of IT-Enabled Team Productivity
The 7 Pillars series outlines the key technology underpinnings of an IT environment to enhance team productivity.
7 Pillars Overview
Pillar 1 ... Shared Access to Team Data
Pillar 2 ... Location-Independent Access to Team Data, People and Applications
Pillar 3 ... Real-Time Joint Editing and Review
Pillar 4 ... Coordinate Schedules with Team Aware Scheduling Software
Pillar 5 ... Build Social Engagement through Presence, Blogs and IM
Pillar 6 ... Enterprise Action Management
Pillar 7 ... Broaden the Network through Automatic Discovery Services
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Research Viewpoints
March 2006
Parlano Mobile is Coming 2Q2006
Windows Mobile is Still Not Ready for Corporate Adoption
IBM Needs to Get the Gloves Off
Microsoft Establishing LCS with Partners
What Does "650,000 Signups" Mean?
Near-Time.net Hosted Collaboration Service
RIM and NTP Settle Out of Court for $612.5 Million
EMC Buys Authentica, Overlooks Two Other Closer Fits
February 2006
2007 Microsoft Office
When Email Loses Its Power of Attention
RIM Reveals Details of Its Work-Around Technology
EMC Adds Insignia Product Line for SMB Attack
The Week in Collaboration, Jan 30-Feb 3 2006
* What is Visto Up To? A Question of Strategic Intent
* Quest Releases Archive Manager 3.0, based on AfterMail's Technology
January 2006
The Week in Collaboration, Jan 23-27 2006
* Whose Fault Is It When Collaboration Software Sucks?
* IBM Lotus Sametime Gets Federation
The Week in Collaboration, Jan 16-20 2006
* Google for Federated Instant Messaging
* Microsoft Lures Lotus Notes Shops
* Migration Away from RIM BlackBerry
December 2005
Microsoft Extended Desktop PowerToy for Tablet PC Doesn't Work Out
Solving the Tablet Dual Monitor Problem
Thoughts on RIM vs. NTP
November 2005
Update on Chandler
Year In Review 2005
Thoughts on Windows Live and Office Live Services
October 2005
Case Study: Lane Neave Evaluates Document Management Systems
Verosee for Windows: Workspaces for Skype
Joyent Connector: Collaboration for Small Teams
Thoughts on C-Search
September 2005
Thoughts on Intellisync Unified Messaging
Thoughts on NextPage 2.0
Thoughts on MindManager for Collaborative Action
Further Thoughts on Oracle Collaboration Suite 10g
Questions on Cross-Organizational Calendaring
Thoughts on Microsoft Office 2006 Premium
August 2005
Thoughts on Oracle Collaboration Suite 10g
Collaboration Vendors Don't Get It
Thoughts on NextPage 1.5
Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005 vs. Citrix GoToMeeting
Response to Radicati's Messaging Market Analysis 2005-2009
July 2005
What Types of Business People can Benefit from a Tablet PC?
Thoughts on OneNote Shared Sessions
Thoughts on IBM Activity Explorer
Stop! An IT Spending Manifesto 2005-2007
June 2005
Entopia Update
Review of Basecamp
Kubi Enable Sales: Web Seminar Notes
Kubi Enable Sales: An Initial Reaction
May 2005
Open Text Touchpoint Update (#1 of 3)
Office 12 as a Collaborative Vehicle
Tacit Software Update #2
Notes from "Creating a Collaboration Strategy: Aligning Solutions to Business Needs"
When the "Quick" Wiki Solution Doesn't Work
Sendia Corporation Update
Tacit Software Update
Notes from EMC and PlanView's Webinar on Enterprise Project Collaboration
April 2005
Notes from Wainhouse Research, EMC and Interwise on Team Workspaces and Live Conferencing Capabilities
Orative Enterprise Server
Schedule-Enabled Applications
Limitations in Using Groove to Offline SharePoint
Groove: Just Another Server-Facilitated Collaborative Workspace
Response to Daniel Lyons: "IBM in Denial Over Lotus Notes"
Kcentrix PleaseReview
March 2005
Jabber, Inc. Update
Email Capabilities of Socialtext 1.6
Microsoft Acquires Groove Networks
Response to Microsoft's Collaboration Day
Notes from Interwoven and Forrester on Collaborative Document Management
Confused by Ipsos Reid and RIM on Workflow Efficiency via BlackBerry
Aeroprise Case Study Shows Believable ROI
META on Mobility: Negative 1% Productivity Return?
META and Intel: "Taking Business Mobile", or merely "Making People Mobile"?
February 2005
Clarifications on InstaColl
Advanced Reality Presence-AR Adapter for Excel
Review of InstaColl
Response to Glenn Reid re Bubbler
Five Across Bubbler
January 2005
More Thoughts on Jybe for the Corporate Market
Review of Advanced Reality Jybe
Microsoft Gets a Roadmap for Exchange
Notes from Microsoft Webinar on Collaboration & Business Productivity
Review of Convoq ASAP Pro 2.0
Notes from Parlano and Wainhouse Webinar
CourseForum and ProjectForum
Response to the Sirana Roadmap for Exchange
Collaboration Software Clients
Thinking about the current state of software clients to enable person-to-person collaboration, and advocating a way forward.
Email, IM, Presence, RSS & Collaborative Workspaces Should Be Integrated for Business Communication ... Part 1. Strengths & Weaknesses, But Nothing's Perfect
Part 2, "Architecture & Key Capabilities of the Super Client" is on the list of pending reports.
