Colligo Blog: Content & Knowledge Management

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As more organizations turn to enterprise collaboration software and social tools, the explosion of options is paving two paths, according to an article from ZDNet. Developers are either steering applications toward becoming full-featured, all-in-one environments, or focusing on making a few core features that work better than anyone else’s.

Holding onto a legacy enterprise system might be financially tempting, but relying on ancient technologies that don’t put the user experience at the forefront means you risk alienating both current and future employees, according to a recent article in CMSWire. To attract the next generation’s brightest minds, you must meet them on their level with next-gen enterprise collaboration solutions.

The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) model may seem like an inexpensive way to increase your company’s mobile access, but it has technical drawbacks when trying to bring business-critical applications to the devices employees use. A recent CIO.com article offers tips for improving mobile collaboration, making it easy and attractive for employees.

When you’re trying to create a social collaborative culture in your organization, one challenge is managing and choosing from the profusion of devices and enterprise social tools. Look for social platforms that are integrated with enterprise applications rather than standalone tools, suggests a recent Information Week article.

Simply implementing social collaboration tools won’t solve your collaboration problems. Building a collaborative environment starts with having the right culture, SharePoint MVP Robert Bogue explains in an interview with SearchContentManagement.com. Focus on why people should embrace social and not how they should use social tools.

A recent survey highlighted in an article from Information Age reveals that a lack of resources and legacy infrastructure are limiting most IT departments from aligning their objectives with business strategy. Organizations need a strong enterprise architecture structure to ensure technology is aligned with a cohesive IT and business strategy.

Colligo’s newest release, Colligo Contributor Pro 6.2, features improved distributed identity infrastructure support so that Contributor Pro, Briefcase for Windows and Email Manager work with Microsoft’s latest ADFS 3.0 enterprise software. The release also improves usability for Contributor Pro and Briefcase for Windows, making these tools smooth and intuitive for Windows users.

If you’re like most workers, email overload is a part of your daily life. In fact, email has become a burden, an article on ComputerWeekly.com agues. Using unified communications tools like Microsoft’s Lync helps organizations to improve collaboration while reducing the burden that too much email places on employees.

Providing people with the right information on the right devices at the right time to enable quick and accurate decision-making is vital to keeping manufacturing plants moving. So it’s no surprise that, as an article from OnWindows reports, manufacturers are increasingly turning to enterprise social tools to break down information silos.