Enterprise social software spurs connections
08/26/09
Before the meteoric rise of Facebook and Twitter, many organizations were far along building online communities. IBM, the first large enterprise to encourage employee blogging, now has thousands of blogs spanning every business unit. Cisco offers dozens of blogs on topics from energy management to optimizing your WAN. Outside of technology, Johnson & Johnson dedicates a site to discussions of heath care issues. And there's the legendary Marriott on the Move by Marriott chairman and CEO Bill Marriott.

Office 2010 looks solid and smooth
07/13/09
Say what you will about the Windows monopoly, it was Office that made Microsoft's fortune. After all, what's an OS without applications? Over the years, Microsoft evolved a humble word processor and spreadsheet into a tightly integrated suite of groupware and productivity applications. Today you'll scarcely find a business desktop without Microsoft Office installed.

Apple's Leopard is spotty
12/07/07
Apple OS X Leopard Server offers minor platform improvements while sporting some new collaboration applications.

Google Apps takes your office to the Internet
04/13/07
We tested the Premier edition of Google Apps, an upgrade from the standard edition that is free until the end of the month, and found it adequately provides a place where users can manage their own schedules, store and share data, and collaborate with co-workers.