October 29, 2014
First Cuts
August 4, 2014
Google Makes Stronger Play for Businesses with Hangouts
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: The Google Hangouts announcement is a competi
July 28, 2014
IBM Unleashes Kenexa Talent Suite for a Smarter Workforce
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topics: Social HCM Issue: Who are the social HCM providers and how will they evolve? Summary: IBM released a video-based Social Learning
July 18, 2014
IBM and Apple Partnership Will Give Apple a Boost in the Enterprise
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topics: Mobile Issue: Who are the mobile providers and how will they evolve? Summary: On July 15, 2014, IBM and Apple announced an exclusi
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 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
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: Ci
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 11, 2014
Fuze: New Brand And Focus on User Engagement and Collaboration
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 compete? Summary: The Fuze announcement of its new
February 21, 2014
Facebook to Pay $19 Billion for WhatsApp: The Value Is in the Users
View a PDF of this First Cut. Author: David Mario Smith Topics: Collaboration Issue: Who are the collaboration providers and how will they compete? Summary: The acquisition of WhatsApp can make Facebook a w
February 3, 2014
HireVue Improves Scheduling With Reschedge Acquisition
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: David Mario Smith Topics: Collaboration, Social HCM Issue: Who are the social HCM providers and how will they compete? Summary: HireVue fills a gap in t
January 23, 2014
VMware Acquires AirWatch; Dives into Enterprise Mobile Management
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topic: Mobile Issue: Who are the mobile providers and how will they compete? Summary: VMware and AirWatch announced a definitive agreement in
December 24, 2013
Saba Goes Deeper Into Recruiting: The Sound Of A Changing Market
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: David Mario Smith Topic: Collaboration Issue: Who are the collaboration providers and how will they compete? Summary: Saba’s announcement of its new R
December 23, 2013
Cisco Acquires Collaborate.com For Stake In Mobile Collaboration
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: David Mario Smith Topic: Collaboration Issue: Who are the collaboration providers and how will they compete? Summary: Cisco has acquired Collaborate.com
December 9, 2013
PGi Expands Market Reach with Powwownow Acquisition
Author: David Mario Smith Topic: Collaboration Issue: Who are the collaboration providers and how will they compete? Summary: PGi's acquisition of Powwownow is another example of further market consolid
November 14, 2013
IBM To Buy Fiberlink in Bid For EMM Leadership
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topic: Mobile Issue: Who are the mobile providers and how will they compete? Summary: IBM's planned acquisition of Fiberlink signals a major t
October 31, 2013
JiveWorld 2013: The Future of Collaboration Ain’t What It Used To Be
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topic: Collaboration Issue: Who are the collaboration providers and how will they evolve? Summary: Jive Software unveiled its vision for unified s
October 30, 2013
Cisco Open-Sources H.264 Codec, Trumps Google In Race To Control WebRTC
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topic: Collaboration Issue: Who are the collaboration providers and how will they evolve? Summary: Cisco announced it would open-source the H.264
October 8, 2013