Enterprise Applications

VMware Adds Project Management, Secure IM to Socialcast Platform

The virtualization giant adds project management and secure messaging capabilities to its enterprise social networking and collaboration platform in an effort to break down information silos and centralize workflow.

Five Ways to Improve Your Enterprise Social Networking Strategy

As Microsoft integrates SharePoint and Yammer, enterprise social networking is at a crossroads, with vendors large and small vying for space. Here we offer strategy tips for CIOs regarding SharePoint, Yammer and competing ESN tools.

Social Data Warehousing Is Worth the Trouble

Everybody knows data warehousing is big data. But when you want to understand what's really going on with your customers' social interactions, terabytes may seem small. It's a laborious process, but the insight it provides can reap big

15 Windows 8 Apps for Staying Productive at Work and Play

Windows 8 comes with built-in apps such as Mail, People and Calendar, but that's just scratching the surface. If you really want to step up your productivity both in the office and at home you've got to tap into the Windows Store for these

How Your Authentication Scheme Could Hurt Your Business

How Your Authentication Scheme Could Hurt Your Business

Consumers often fail to perform transactions online due to authentication failure. But while they struggle, they also distrust websites with weak authentication procedures.

30 Apps That Improve Microsoft Office 2013

Want to improve your Microsoft Office experience? These 30 apps, most of them free, extend the capabilities of your core Office 2013 and Office 365 applications.

Giving Enterprise Software a Social Makeover Attracts Users

When it comes to developing enterprise applications, organizations are increasingly realizing that user experience is as important as functionality. In response, vendors are taking a more agile approach to building those apps in order to better meet

How to Choose the Right Software Vendor

How do you sort through all the choices and find the right software vendor for your business? IT executives offer eight suggestions (along with four bonus tips) about what questions to ask software vendors as well as how to properly vet them and thei

16 Mobile Digital Disrupter Apps

Exciting mobile apps such as Pandora, Yelp and Hailo along with features running on smartphones and tablets have disrupted entire industries. The old ways of serving customers and bridging supply and demand are being upended by the more efficient one

The IRS Doesn’t Bother with Warrants Before Reading Your Emails

Warrants! The IRS don't need no stinking warrants! Thanks to the ACLU we now know the IRS thinks it's just fine to read your emails and texts without a warrant.