What Enterprises Should Learn from Citrix Adding Real-time to Podio

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Jim Lundy Topics: Collaboration, Social Issue:  Who are the collaboration providers and how will they evolve? Issue: How will the social HCM market evolve? Summary: Citrix announced new real-time collaboration capabilities for its social networking platform, Podio. This signals a trend toward integrating real-time collaboration and social [...]

Peoplefluent Prepares for the Pervasive Video Era; Announces Acquisition of Video Content Management Provider KZO Innovations by Bedford Funding

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Jim Lundy Topics: Collaboration, Social HCM Issue:  Who are the collaboration providers and how will they evolve? Issue: How will the social HCM market evolve? Summary:On Wednesday April 24th, 2013, Peoplefluent announced the acquisition of video content management (VCM) provider KZO Innovations by Bedford Funding. Event: Peoplefluent [...]

Firefox Mobile OS Faces Huge Enterprise Hurdles

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Authors:  Mike Anderson, Jim Lundy Topic: Mobile Issue:  Who are the mobile ecosystem providers and how will they navigate a crowded market? Summary: On February 24th, Mozilla announced it had secured 18 carriers as partners for the launch of its open-source mobile operating system, Firefox OS. Event: On February [...]

Polycom Takes Bold Steps to Transform the Video Era

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Authors:  Mike Anderson, Jim Lundy Topic: Collaboration Issue:  Who are the collaboration providers and how will they evolve? Summary: On Monday October 8th, 2012, Polycom announced a new Video Cloud Axis offering, along with updates to nearly all of its products. Event: Polycom held its first analyst day [...]

Spigit Makes Innovation Predictable with Crowdcast Purchase

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Jim Lundy Topic: Social Software Issue: Who are the social software providers and how will they navigate a crowded market? Summary: On Sept 18th, Spigit announced it was buying Crowdcast for an undisclosed sum. Event:  Spigit announced it was purchasing Crowdcast via a press release. The founders [...]

Salesforce expands beyond CRM to compete in Social HCM, Marketing and Collaboration markets

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Jim Lundy Topics: Knowledge, Social, Content Management Issues: How will enterprises take advantage of new ways to share knowledge and expertise? Who are the social software providers and how will they navigate a crowded market? What are the best practices to manage content across the enterprise? [...]

Amazon Escalates the Tablet Wars

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Mike Anderson Topic: Mobile Issues:  What are the best practices for harnessing the power of mobile computing? What are the trends impacting mobile computing Summary: Amazon announced three new Kindle Fire HD tablet models and two new e-ink readers as it escalates the tablet [...]

IBM Shifts into HCM Software and Buys Kenexa for $1.26 Billion

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Jim Lundy Topic: Knowledge, Social Software Issues:  How will enterprises take advantage of new ways to share knowledge and expertise? What are the best practices for leveraging social software to gain a competitive advantage. Summary: On August 27th, IBM announced that it was buying HCM provider [...]

Microsoft Revamps Office For the Cloud and Tablet Era

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Jim Lundy Topic: Content Management, Mobile and Tablets Issues: What are the best practices for managing content across the enterprise? How will enterprises leverage mobile ecosystems to gain a competitive advantage? Summary: On July 16th, 2012, Microsoft announced the preview of Office 2013, Office 365 and all of its flagship Office division products. Event: At a press [...]

BoxTone Declares MDM Price War

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Mike Anderson Topic: Mobile and Tablets Issue: What are the best practices for harnessing the power of mobile computing? What are the trends impacting mobile computing? Summary: BoxTone announced special pricing of 99 cents per device for the mobile device management (MDM) module of its enterprise mobile management [...]

Google Fortifies its Mobile Ecosystem, Prepares for Tablet Wars

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Jim Lundy Topic: Mobile and Tablets Issue: How will enterprises leverage mobile ecosystems to gain a competitive advantage? Summary: At Google I/O June 26th, Google demonstrated Android 4.1 with updates to content, apps and voice navigation. Event: At Google I/O in San Francisco on June 27-28, 2012, [...]

AirWatch Brings BYOD Support to OS X

AirWatch Brings BYOD Support to OS X To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Mike Anderson Topic: Mobile Issues: What are the best practices for harnessing the power of mobile computing? What are the trends impacting mobile computing? Summary: AirWatch announced support for Mac desktop and laptop devices in its mobile management suite. Support [...]

Microsoft Buys Yammer for 1.2 Billion; Validates Race for the Social Enterprise

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Microsoft Buys Yammer for 1.2 Billion; Validates Race for the Social Enterprise To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Note: Aragon Research also conducted a Webinar on this acquisition. To download the slides, click here. Author:  Jim Lundy Topics: Content Management, Social Software Issues: What are the best practices for managing content across the enterprise? Who [...]

Apple iOS 6: Siri’s Voice Gets Louder

Apple iOS 6: Siri’s Voice Gets Louder To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Jim Lundy Topic: Mobile Issues: What are the best practices for managing content across the enterprise? How will enterprises leverage mobile ecosystems to gain a competitive advantage? Summary: Apple announced iOS 6, the sixth version of its mobile OS. A key part of the announcement was the expansion of its [...]

Oracle Takes its Public Cloud Live

Oracle Takes its Public Cloud Live To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author:  Mike Anderson Topic: Workplace Issues: What technologies and architectures should enterprises leverage in the workplace? Summary:  Oracle Cloud provides subscription based self-service access to over 100 enterprise application, social, middleware and database services. Event: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison used an executive strategy [...]

LinkedIn Security Breach Reinforces Need to Secure Social Networks and Content

LinkedIn Security Breach Reinforces Need to Secure Social Networks and Content To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy, Mike Anderson Topics: Workplace, Social Software Issues: What technologies and architectures should enterprises leverage in the workplace? What are the best practices for leveraging social software to gain a competitive advantage? Summary: Hackers defeated security [...]

Yammer Ignites the Race for the Social Workplace with OneDrum Acquisition

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topics: Content Management, Social Software Issues::  What are the best practices for managing content across the enterprise? Who are the social software providers and how will they navigate a crowded market? Summary: On April 11th, Yammer announced the acquisition of Scotland-based OneDrum, which offers desktop [...]

Cisco Makes Jabber Free, Sets Stage for UCC Battle with Microsoft Lync

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topics: Collaboration, Mobile Issues::  Who are the collaboration providers and how will they evolve? How will enterprises leverage mobile ecosystems to gain a competitive advantage? Summary: On April 18th, Cisco announced it would make Jabber, its UCC client, free for existing Cisco customers. The move [...]

Box OneCloud will Challenge Google and Microsoft

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topic: Content Management, Mobile Issue:  What are the best practices for managing content across the enterprise? How will enterprises leverage mobile ecosystems to gain a competitive advantage? Summary: On March 28th, Box announced OneCloud for iOS, along with a new Apps Marketplace that it integrates [...]

Symantec Rounds Out Its Mobile Management Portfolio With Nukona

To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Mike Anderson Topic: Mobile Issue:  Who are the vendors that are battling to lead the mobile computing revolution? Summary: Symantec significantly expanded its mobile app and device management portfolio with the acquisition of Nukona. Event: On March 20th Symantec announced it was acquiring Nukona, a privately held [...]