June 30, 2017
Author: Jim Lundy
June 14, 2017
IBM Buys XCC – Shifts to Digital Work Hub Approach
by Jim Lundy View a PDF of this First Cut. Summary: On May 31st, 2017, IBM announced that it was buying XCC, a German maker of Digital Work Hubs. XCC will be part of the IBM Connections Product Family. Event: IB
June 13, 2017
HelloSign and Intelledox Raise Millions to Power WCA
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – Workflow and Content Automation (WCA) is a new software category emerging from the larger market that Aragon identified in 2014 called Digital Transaction Management (DTM). Two D
June 9, 2017
The Return of the Apple iPad
By Jim Lundy This week, Apple held its Worldwide Developers Conference. It was packed with news about upcoming releases of iOS 11, MacOS, and new hardware products. One of the major takeaways from the event is that the
June 2, 2017
Apple’s WWDC17: 3 Predictions for iOS 11
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – At yesterday’s Aragon Research Community meeting, the Aragon analysts and I discussed what Apple is doing with its current products and what might be in store for the future. One of
May 19, 2017
Google I/O: Digital Assistant Comes to the iPhone
(Aragon Live Podcast) – In this episode, Jim Lundy, Aragon CEO and Lead Analyst, discusses the major announcements made from this year’s Google I/O developer conference. Listen to the Aragon Live Podcast for
May 16, 2017
Silicon Valley Firm Uses AI to Boost Revenues by 5X
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – It's a story that isn't well known outside of Silicon Valley, but at least one fast-growing Silicon Valley Software firm is using AI (Artificial Intelligence) to grow revenues at a rec
Artificial Intelligence and Sales
(Aragon Live Podcast) – In this episode, Jim Lundy, Aragon Lead Analyst for Sales, shares how sales teams can close more deals, faster. Has Artificial Intelligence finally made its way into the sales suite? Ar
May 11, 2017
DocuSign Adds Payments and Changes the Game in DTM
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – We attended our fifth DocuSign Momentum event last week in San Francisco. The event was larger and as such, it moved to a larger hotel—the Hilton at Union Square. Momentum feature
May 2, 2017
Jive Software Goes Private – Future Is Unclear
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – In a surprise move, Jive Software announced it was being purchased for US $462 Million, by a firm that is owned by Private Equity firm ESW Capital, which is based in Austin, Texas.
April 25, 2017
Workplace Poised to Challenge IBM, Jive, Microsoft, & Slack
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – The big news that arose from Facebook's Developer Conference F8 was its corporate offering, Workplace by Facebook. Given that Facebook has 14,000 enterprises using Workplace, this grow
April 12, 2017
3 Reasons Your Business Should Migrate Your Website
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – A lot of people have been complaining about Wordpress lately and today, it is one of the dominant platforms for building a website. However, building a website on Wordpress isn't as eaEnterprise Connect 2017: The Winners and the Leaders
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – I attended my 10th Enterprise Connect at the Gaylord Convention Center in Orlando. This event had good buzz and traffic seemed higher this year. The one interesting thing I noted is th
April 4, 2017
Creating a Better Digital Experience with a Modern Intranet
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – If your approach to modern work and user experience is outdated, you’re at risk of losing your customers and partners, and at risk of disengaging your workforce. This blog post is abo
March 9, 2017
Google Cloud Next 2017: Doubling Down on Machine Learning
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – Google held its annual Google Enterprise event called Google Cloud Next 2017 and with it, came a flurry of announcements and partnerships, including a significant one that allows SAP
March 6, 2017
IBM Connect 2017 and the Promise of Watson Workspace
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – I've been attending IBM Connect Events since about 2001 and this year marked a change in venue and in focus. IBM Connect 2017 was held in San Francisco instead of Orlando and wh
February 6, 2017
Google, LogMeIn, Polycom, and Slack Make Major Collaboration Moves
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – 2017 is starting out fast as Collaboration providers make moves to position themselves to buyers. During the first week of February 2017, Google, LogMeIn, Polycom, and Slack all made an
January 31, 2017
Google and Microsoft Face New Challenges from Facebook and Slack
By Jim Lundy (Aragon Research) – I'm heading to a Slack Event today where it is widely anticipated that Slack will make some announcements that some have speculated will put it more front and center in the enterprise. F
January 25, 2017
Cisco Redefines Meetings and Workspaces
By Jim Lundy View a PDF of this First Cut. Summary: On January 24th, 2017, Cisco announced the Cisco Spark Board, a new Interactive Meeting Device that integrates with its Cisco Spark Application and UCC Services.
January 24, 2017