Collaborative Tools

SEEBURGER, a world leader in B2B integration technology, offers powerful and complementary tools for global collaboration and seamless integration: the B2B Gateway and the B2B Portal. The tools and technologies built into SEEBURGER's B2B Gateway and B2B Portal enable enterprises to achieve information-driven supply chains. Operating seamlessly as components of a single, internally developed platform, SEEBURGER solutions address the critical aspects of...

To address their critical need to enable full, real-time information sharing and collaboration among employees, business partners, and key customers, Samsung Electronics Corporation adopted a comprehensive portal solution based on Microsoft technology. With extensive production, distribution, and sales facilities worldwide, Samsung Electronics Corporation had a mission-critical need to enable full, real-time information sharing and collaboration...

This e-book offers insights that can help companies embrace social media, harvest knowledge from the conversations in user communities, and apply that knowledge to deliver better customer service. This e-book offers insights that can help companies embrace social media, harvest knowledge from the conversations in user communities, and apply that knowledge to deliver better customer service. This book sets forth the following five best practices:

• Recognize

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This paper takes an introductory look at the new categories of Group Policy, but anyone moving to Windows Server 2008 technologies would do well to consider the changes and additions to the existing policy categories, too. This paper takes an introductory look at the new categories of Group Policy, but anyone moving to Windows Server 2008 technologies would do well to consider the changes and additions to the existing policy categories, too.

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An old Chinese proverb advises us to "preserve the old, but know the new." Microsoft's old template concept has been preserved in the Windows Server 2008 operating system, in the form of what Microsoft calls the starter GPO (Group Policy Object). Starter GPOs bring the template concept to group policy administration. Using this feature can make your group policy implementation easier to use and understand. Starter GPOs also facilitate sharing GPOs between environments. They limit...

In this E-Guide you will get to know some techniques for virtual infrastructure management and a real-life example of how one company reduced problem response time with an index-and-search approach to IT data. Monitoring and managing the data center is one of the most important - and challenging - tasks IT managers must perform. In today's environment, IT teams are forced to do more with less using traditional tools that often lag behind the innovation curve. This expert E...

This white paper discusses the significant impact of agile development techniques on the business analyst community. Gain insight into the skills required by analysts for effective agile development, as well as the steps for a transition to agile... Agile development has a significant impact on the business analyst community. It requires business analysts to act as an integrated part of the development team throughout the life of the project and to facilitate increased...

While there are many "how to" options to extending agile beyond a few teams, this white paper focuses on critical recommendations for organizations moving to full-scale agile development. Avoiding these pitfalls can mean the difference between... Transitioning from small-scale agile successes to large-scale effective agile projects can be a complex process. Scaling agile methods is a significant undertaking for an organization. The implications are far-reaching and diverse...

The benefits of Agile methods are becoming more obvious and compelling. While the most popular practices were developed and proven in small team environments, the interest and need for using Agile in the enterprise is growing rapidly... The benefits of Agile methods are becoming more obvious and compelling. While the most popular practices were developed and proven in small team environments, the interest and need for using Agile in the enterprise is growing rapidly. That...

Existing agile methods often focus on small, single-team projects, overlooking the broader impact of large programs. This paper outlines a distinct planning framework that has been successful in large-scale agile software development projects and relies.. Experience gathered during large-scale implementation of agile concepts in software development projects teaches us that the currently popular agile software development methods (like Scrum) do not scale to program...

This paper focuses on re-defining the job of project manager to better fit the self-managed team environment, one of the core Agile principles. Special emphasis is placed on the shift to servant leadership, with its focus on facilitation and collaboration Agile software development methodologies such as Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum, Crystal, Lean, etc., are becoming more prevalent in the industry. What is it about these approaches that have companies all over the world casting...

The following paper begins by examining the strategic drivers that are forcing companies to reconsider how they manage their activities and the implications this has for the design of their information systems. In today's economy, companies are looking to improve how they coordinate activity across the company in order to maximize the value they deliver to customers and minimize costs. Therefore, an organization must integrate departmental information systems in order...

Historians of communications technologies will likely refer to the era from 1997 to 2007 as the Decade of Infrastructure readiness. Historians of communications technologies will likely refer to the era from 1997 to 2007 as the Decade of Infrastructure readiness. Beginning with a select group of global enterprises who sought to decrease operating costs by merging their telephony and data infrastructures, the migration into the twenty-first century has seen companies of...

This whitepaper outlines which businesses should consider telepresence early in order to boost productivity and improve the bottom line--and gain considerable competitive advantage, too. Telepresence, which comprises a tightly integrated combination of technologies and services designed to create a truly immersive collaborative environment, can help companies deal with today's business challenges in a way other visual communications simply can't...

Polycom® High Definition (HD) video and telepresence solutions give organizations a rapid Return On Investment (ROI) and can quickly deliver real cash savings. In the current tough economic environment, as executives tackle the challenge of reducing and containing costs, HD video and telepresence solutions have emerged as an easy answer. With increasing global economic uncertainty and constant change, more and more organizations are cutting travel budgets. Now it...

Companies today must find cost effective, easy ways for their employees to collaborate across disparate locations, time zones and borders. This paper drills down on the value of on-demand video conferencing. Companies today must find cost effective, easy ways for their employees to collaborate across disparate locations, time zones and borders. Travel is growing more expensive and less desirable, but the need for teams, customers and partners to meet face-to-face...

This white paper explains how Software Reuse and its underlying fundamentals have evolved dramatically. It also discusses the benefits of constructing critical enterprise software applications through reusable parts. As enterprise software systems continue to grow in complexity, IT is struggling to find better ways to meet the increasing business demands. With pressure to create higher quality software more quickly and at less cost, enterprise IT must find ways to...

This paper provides a thorough and detailed examination of a comprehensive requirements management solution. It summarizes the high level benefits of an effective requirements management approach and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). This paper provides a thorough and detailed examination of a comprehensive requirements management solution. The paper begins by summarizing the high level benefits of an effective requirements management approach, the role...

This whitepaper examines the key issues associated with geographically distributed software development and presents a new and innovative solution: the MKS Federated Server Architecture, or FSA for short. This paper examines the key issues associated with geographically distributed software development and presents a new and innovative solution: the MKS Federated Server Architecture, or FSA for short.

The FSA, developed by MKS, uses advanced and reliable inter-...

In this E-book, find out how unified communications (UC) is altering the call center technology landscape and how some organizations have successfully adopted UC to extend the call center into the enterprise. Unified communications (UC) is breaking down the once vertical silos of centralized systems into multi-layered, decentralized productivity machines. By embedding real-time communication capabilities into business processes, UC expands the reach of call centers into...

Directing a major new software initiative is an exciting responsibility. It is also a complex task that can be overwhelming. This document explains five simple secrets to a successful software initiative. Directing a major new software initiative is an exciting responsibility. It is also a complex task that can feel a bit daunting and can even become somewhat overwhelming. In this document are explained five simple secrets that have led to the business breakthroughs and...

You may wonder what sorts of everyday applications are available in a Linux desktop environment. You can do anything with Linux that you can with Windows. Try the Linux alternative offered through the IBM® Open Collaboration Client Solution (OCCS). A desktop or laptop capabilities can be classified into four types: platform framework and operating system, collaboration, application, and client access. Collaboration and messaging are critical applications within every...

Working with colleagues, customers and partners scattered around the world is becoming more commonplace in many industries. However, this type of communication can be a nightmare if not properly managed. See how Domino Lotus Notes users were able to use integrated market-leading messaging, collaboration, information management and business productivity tools to meet their global communication needs.

Read now to learn more about how to get:

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Lotus on Linux is a secure collaboration and messaging platform. It's a simple, easy and affordable way for small and mid-sized business to enjoy enterprise performance and scalability with the rock-solid reliability, security and simplicity of Linux. Collaboration and messaging are critical applications within every organization. The cost of downtime can be enormous, even catastrophic. Lotus on Linux is a secure email, scheduling, calendaring, and messaging platform that...

IBM and Red Hat have a single, security-rich collaboration and messaging platform that makes it simple, easy, and affordable to improve organizational productivity and effectiveness. It is much more than a Microsoft Exchange/desktop alternative. Collaboration and messaging are critical applications within every organization. The cost of downtime can be enormous, even catastrophic. IBM and Red Hat have a single, security-rich collaboration and messaging platform that makes...