IBM calls time on Slack-rival Watson Workspace
The decision means more consolidation for the collaboration market; IBM says its team chat app failed to ‘resonate’ with users.
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Nestle phases out Salesforce Chatter, deploys Facebook's Workplace
The Swiss company plans to use the enterprise social network for its 210,000 employees worldwide.
Microsoft upgrades Teams mobile app to woo frontline workers
With location sharing, a camera module and audio-message sharing functions added to its team collaboration app, Microsoft hopes to draw in ‘first-line’ staffers.
Atlassian adds postmortem feature to JiraOps
Atlassian wants to make it easier for IT teams to better understand their responses to major software outages and keep track of lessons learned.
Microsoft Teams gains ground on Slack
Two years after its launch, Microsoft Teams is outpacing team chat rival Slack – largely thanks to Teams’ free availability as part of Office 365 subscriptions.
How Microsoft's HoloLens mega-deal could boost enterprise adoption
As many as 100,000 devices could be sold to the US Army, highlighting Microsoft efforts to target augmented reality at the enterprise level.
WeWork halts rollout of Alexa for Business
The company was showcased as an early adopter of the virtual assistant technology when Alexa for Business launched in 2017.
WhatsApp at work: Companies grapple with a popular ad hoc tool
The popular messaging app, owned by Facebook, is following a familiar path: Popular at home, it’s now showing up more often at work.
Zoho customer service tools get AI, analytics updates
The company’s Zia AI assistant is being rolled out in new areas and now provides email ‘sentiment’ analysis to Zoho Desk.
Cisco’s Webex Teams gets BroadCloud Calling integration
The move is designed to delivers an 'enterprise-grade' cloud-based PBX phone system for customers.
HTC Vive unveils standalone VR headset, collaboration app for the enterprise
The company's Vive Focus head-mounted display is now available in the U.S.; its Vive Sync app will arrive after beta testing gets under way in December.
Making the business case for collaboration
Collaboration software can help connect disparate employees, boost team productivity, aid innovation and even bolster a company's bottom line. But justifying the expense isn't always easy. Here's how to make the case.
Dropbox Paper adds timelines for team project planning
The collaborative word processing tool is designed to provide light-weight team coordination functions and highlights efforts by Dropbox to diversify beyond content storage.
Amazon opens up Alexa for Business to third-party devices
The move allows the voice-activated digital assistant to push further into the enterprise by expanding the variety of devices in which it's embedded.
Atlassian revamps Jira Software, adds roadmaps tool
The redesign follows a multi-year migration of the popular issue-tracking app to the AWS cloud and the acquisition last year of Trello.