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An Object Lesson in Collaboration: From IBM's UK Team Lotus comes a fairly amusing video touting its collaboration solution. It's finger-lickin' good. by CC Holland; Tags: Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, CC Holland; Blog posts 2008-08-05
The Staggering Cost of Procrastination: Think the time you spend answering e-mail, composing IMs, and trolling Twitter doesn't have an impact? Think again. A recent study by research firm Basex puts the "cost of unnecessary interruptionsâ€ in terms of lost productivity and innovation at a shocking $650 billion. Merlin Mann blogged about the cost of...; Tags: CC Holland, Career, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Professional Development, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, E-mail, Software, Health Care; Blog posts 2008-08-04
Booz & Co Study: Make Smart Investments in a Downturn: When tough times come, too many CEOs knee jerk themselves into cost-cutting mode. Big mistake, write two Booz & Co. consultants. What's needed instead is a smart, targeted investment strategy, say Cesare Mainardi and Paul Leinwand in a recent Booz report. By making an intelligent study of...; Tags: Software, Peter Galuszka, Corporate Law, Business Operations, Finance, Corporate Governance, Investment, Supply Chain, Enterprise Software, Supply Chain Management (SCM); Blog posts 2008-08-01
Sync All Your Calendars for Free with Calgoo Connect: So you've got iCal at home, Outlook at work, Google Calendar on the Web -- that's three calendars to manage! Calgoo Connect promises to keep these and other calendars in sync, and it's now available free of charge. Specifically, the Calgoo sync program is available for both...; Tags: Calendar, Calgoo Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Rick Broida; Blog posts 2008-07-29
Political Candidates Are Bad Role Models: Every four years, we are treated to the spectacle of journalists and moderators asking tough, pointed questions of presidential candidates, only to have the candidates completely ignore the questions and launching into their pre-planned talking points. And every four years, corporate spokespeople wonder -- is that how...; Tags: Marketing, Jon Greer, Enterprise Software, Software, Groupware, Advertising & Promotion, Question, Politician; Blog posts 2008-07-25

How to Sync Your Outlook Calendar with Windows Live Calendar: As any Google Calendar user knows, having a copy of your appointment schedule on the Web can really come in handy. Now Outlook users can sync their calendars with Windows Live Calendar thanks to a new beta version of the Microsoft Outlook Connector. When we first looked...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Rick Broida; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Wallstrip: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (FNM, FRE): Will the government save the day, or has the sun already set? Julie Alexandria summarizes the current mortgage mess.; Tags: housing bubble, real estate, beatles, john lennon, david hasselhoff, kids in the hall, bernanke, bubble, icarus, ali, kramer, paulson, fre, fnm, freddie mac, nyse, nasdaq, investing, invest, stock stock exchange, stocks, julie alexandria, howard lindzon, Software, Enterprise Software, Vertical Industries, Finance, Capital Structures, Government, Mortgages, Fannie Mae, wallstrip, subprime mortgage; Videos 2008-07-21
Collaboration and Inspiration at BlogHer '08: This past weekend I attended BlogHer '08, an annual conference that attracts primarily female bloggers from all spheres of interest. I expected to get a lot of value out of the workshops and panel discussions, and I did, but I also got a bonus benefit: sparks of inspiration fostered by...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial, Conference, Blogger, Inspiration, Enterprise Software, Blogging, Management, Groupware, Collaboration, Internet, CC Holland, Software; Blog posts 2008-07-20
The Next Revolution in Productivity: Despite decades of reengineering, large companies still have problems with their business operations. They duplicate processes. They perform hundreds of noncore tasks that should be outsourced. And they spend vast sums on proprietary process-management software that's...; Tags: Jack Calhoun, Ric Merrifield, In Brief, Software, Harvard Business Review, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Activity, SOA, Dennis Stevens; Articles 2008-07-18
Travel Tips from a Million-Mile Flier: Let's just cut to the chase, shall we? Business travel sucks. It's always been difficult. Today it's horrendous. In the next few years it could be unbearable as airlines consolidate routes and pile on fees. So veteran business traveler Marshall Goldsmith checks in to Harvard Business with...; Tags: Enterprise Software, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Cellular Phones, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Tail End, Product Marketing, Airport, Cell Phone, Phone, Customer Service, Sean Silverthorne, Software; Blog posts 2008-07-10
A Case of Extraordinary Customer Service: This is a little weekend item about Maui Jim, the sunglass maker. I've had Maui Jims for several years now, but I continue to be blown away by their commitment to customer service and how it makes me feel about their brand. They're not cheap (mine cost about $200 and...; Tags: Jon Greer, Software, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Branding, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Product Marketing, Frame, Brand, Customer Service, Glass; Blog posts 2008-06-28
Xobni Adds LinkedIn Integration: Indispensable Outlook plug-in XobniÂ just released version 1.4, adding integration with social-networking service LinkedIn.Â Users will now seeÂ a contact's LinkedIn profile data (job title, company, and photo), assuming he/she has any,Â in their Xobni sidebar. Clicking the accompanying LinkedIn logo takes you to that contact's page on the service. Also...; Tags: LinkedIn, Integration, Xobni, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Rick Broida; Blog posts 2008-06-26
Analyze This: Is better analytics the key to business success? In his "The Halcyon Days of Analytics," Steve Finikiotis of management consultant Osprey Associates argues that firms should be using analytics more effectively. It's an intriguing post, but a little thin on specifics. To wit, this statement: ...; Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, Data Management, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Databases, Productivity, Business Intelligence, Data Mining, Financial Planning, Analytics, Tool; Blog posts 2008-06-24
The Politics of Collaboration: Who ever thought working together would be so difficult? Choosing collaboration tools is an increasingly political endeavor, notes David Coleman. Instead of being a solely technical decision, the process often ends up in the boardroom for major discussion. Writes Coleman: So why are collaboration tools so...; Tags: Enterprise Software, Groupware, Productivity, Tool, CC Holland, Software, Collaboration; Blog posts 2008-06-18
The Flip Side: China Outsourcing to the U.S.: Outsourcing to China has been the rage for more than 20 years, but how about the flip side? China is quietly outsourcing to -- and seeking investments in -- the United States. There is clear evidence of this going on, despite the political controversy in 2005 when...; Tags: Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Business Operations, It Operations, Document Management, Investment, Outsourcing, Such IPO, Chinese Firm, China, U.S., Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Managerial Accounting, Peter Galuszka; Blog posts 2008-06-12
Tom Peters: Don't Sweat the Recession: I've posted on some alarmist points of view regarding our economy. It only fits that I should post on Tom Peters' The Train Keeps on Rolling. He notes that despite decades worth of pronouncements of doom on America's position in the world economy, including his own,...; Tags: Economy, Tom, Government, Venture Capital, Vertical Industries, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Enterprise Software, Software, Michael Fitzgerald; Blog posts 2008-06-11
Google Makes Us Stupid: So Nick Carr argues in the July/August issue of The Atlantic (update: here's the link to Is Google Making Us Stupid?). Think about this: how often do you search on Google or any search engine every day? How about the people you work with? ...; Tags: Enterprise Software, Data Management, Hardware, Google Inc., Databases, Storage, Data Centers, Nick Carr, Software, Michael Fitzgerald; Blog posts 2008-06-09
Seven Rules for Closing a Deal in China: If you're outsourcing to Chinese manufacturers for the first time, you're bound to make a few cultural gaffes. Here are some rules of the road. 1. Never criticize the government. In the United States, taking verbal shots at the government is almost...; Tags: Software, Enterprise Software, Vertical Industries, Government, China, Geoffrey James, Outsource, Global Business, BNET Feature; Articles 2008-06-06
Add Plain-English Calendar Entries to Outlook with Easy2Add: Google Calendar users have the enviable option to create new events using plain English: "Lunch meeting with Joe tomorrow at Panera Bread," for example. Freeware applet Easy2Add adds the same capability to Outlook, allowing you toÂ create appointments just by typing a line of text. The applet sits...; Tags: Applet, Easy2Add, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Rick Broida; Blog posts 2008-06-06
Rev Up Your Printing Efficiency: Hey, so this is cool. Lifehacker just wrote about a free download called HP Smart Web Printing that lets you combine multiple Web items onto one page. It saves you from having to print out tons of extraneous information and wasting paper. It's Windows-only, but it...; Tags: CC Holland, Marketing, Managerial Accounting, Finance, Software, Enterprise Software, Channel Management, Web Browsers, Document Management, Printing, Web, Internet; Blog posts 2008-05-21