July 17, 2014
Author: Jim Lundy
July 16, 2014
Vidyo: On a Mission to Video-Enable the Internet of Things
View a PDF of this First Cut. Author: David Mario Smith Topics: Collaboration Issue: Who are the collaboration providers and how will they evolve? Summary: In its fifth round of funding, Vidyo takes $20M
July 14, 2014
Video and the Internet of Things
At our offsite last week, we got to know our new Parrot Drone. Watch the video to see what David Mario Smith has to say: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=httxdB7f7uA&list=UUEE9koq22KVPeAnEVHMiEIg
July 8, 2014
Fitbit Flex Wearable Project, Part I
By Ashima Agrawal On Monday, June 30th, I went with the other Aragon Research interns to Target to pick up some neat wearable technology devices. We purchased a GoPro, a Pebble smartwatch, and a Fitbit Flex. I get to
July 3, 2014
Cisco Buys Assemblage, Boosting Its Cloud Collaboration Strategy
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: David Mario Smith Topics: Collaboration Issue: Who are the collaboration providers and how will they evolve? Summary: Cisco’s acquisition of Assembl
July 1, 2014
Microsoft Lync has a 3D Virtual Environment Secret Weapon–Proton Media
By Jim Lundy The 3D virtual environment wars are here and Facebook, Google, and even Microsoft are making moves into the 3D world. Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion and Google is not standing still with 3D effortVideo Blog – Aragon Interns Go to Target
Aragon Research's summer interns took a trip to Target to check out some of the newest wearable technology. They left the store with a GoPro, a Pebble smart watch, and a Fitbit Flex. They're excited to use them and see how
June 26, 2014
Week 1 at Aragon Research: Intern Edition
With the end of week one, we are thrilled to continue growing and learning here at Aragon Research. We have accomplished so much in just the short time we have been here and we are excited to share these experiences with y
June 25, 2014
Kaltura Connect: Building a Video Ecosystem
By Jim Lundy As I return from the Kaltura Connect event in New York City, held in the famous Jazz at Lincoln Center from June 16th to 18th, the conversations I had with attendees represent what I feel is a growing need
June 23, 2014
Mobile First Is the New Way Forward for Enterprises
By Jim Lundy Today, "mobile-first" is a new term being talked about with regard to mobile apps and what they can actually do. However, even in 2014, many mobile apps do little more than mimic the browser access screens
June 9, 2014
Cisco Live 2014: The Journey to IoE, Cloud, and Services
Jim Lundy During the Cisco Live event held in San Francisco, May 18th to 22nd, John Chambers delivered a positive message to the audience regarding Cisco’s strategy and roadmap. The key takeaways are where Cisco w
June 6, 2014
Apple iOS 8 Summarized in Four Words: IOT, UX, Enterprise, Swift
By Jim Lundy Apple kicked off their 25th Worldwide Developer Conference on June 2, 2014 with a preview of its new Operating Systems OS X and iOS 8. As is typical at WWDC, Apple made no new hardware announcements. That s
June 5, 2014
Digital Business – The Rise Of Shadow And Personal IT
Due to the evolving world of technology a major shift is happening where individuals are using whatever tools they can get their hands on to perform their jobs and get work done. Because of this infusion of citizen IT pros
May 28, 2014
Sales Communications: The Battle Between Brainshark and ClearSlide
By Jim Lundy A battle has been brewing in the race to own the emerging market for Sales Communications. The two main players in this battle are market leader Brainshark and venture-funded Clearslide. We identified sales
May 14, 2014
Adobe and Cornerstone OnDemand join the Shift to App stores
By Jim Lundy The shift to Software Ecosystems is being fueled by Enterprise App Stores. Earlier this week Cornerstone OnDemand announced its Talent Management focused App Marketplace and today Adobe announced its App Ex
May 12, 2014
Workday Adds Recruiting; Closes In on Talent Management
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: David Mario Smith Topics: Social HCM Issue: How will social HCM technologies evolve? Summary: Workday’s announcement of its new recruiting module is a
May 2, 2014
Cisco Partners with Jive for ESN, Drops WebEx Social
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Authors: Jim Lundy, David Mario Smith Topics: Social Software, Collaboration Issue: Who are the social software providers and how will they compete? Summary: CiHuawei Global Summit: Focusing On The Connected World
Several hundred industry analyst peers gathered in Shenzhen, China for the Huawei Global Analyst Summit this past week April 23-25. Huawei was indeed a very gracious host. While the summit covered developments in all of
April 30, 2014
PeopleFluent Delivers New Video-Based Talent Suite
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topic: Social HCM Issue: Who are the social HCM providers and how will they compete? Summary: PeopleFluent is leveraging technology from recen
April 25, 2014