Collaboration Tools Trends: Market Research Report

December 2013 | 34 pages | ID: CE37305BFDDEN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

The report expounds that the Web-based collaboration solutions market has come a long way since the beginning of 1990. Though document management remained the most dominant application for collaboration, emergence of numerous innovative solutions and technologies is enhancing the efficacy of the technology. 'Emerging collaboration solutions are impacting the way individuals interact with their organization's partners, customers, and each other. Technologies such as videoconferencing, voice mail, IM, wikis, chat forums, social networking, blogs, microblogging, telepresence, voice-over-IP, and mobile computing and communications, are adding an ever evolving dimension to online collaboration.' Presently, most collaboration portfolios offer Application Programming Interface (APIs) and custom developed Software Development Kit (SDKs), which are providing enhanced opportunities to the software developers for building custom solutions.

Contents

1. COLLABORATION TOOLS - A FOCUS REPORT

Collaboration Tools - A Historical Review
Installing Collaboration Software an Inexpensive Affair
Effective Implementation of Collaborative Tools Necessary to Maximize Success
Collaboration Technology Holds the Key to Competitive Advantage
Disadvantages of Collaborative Solutions
Essential Features of Online Collaboration Solutions
Popular Online Collaboration Solutions
Webplanner
Managewith. us
ideap
Byapp
Cacoo
Collabedit
Essentials of Successful Online Collaboration
Real Time Collaboration
Messaging
Social Networking
Team Collaboration
Significant Features of an Enterprise Level Open Social Collaboration Platform

2. COLLABORATIVE TOOLS - TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

Enterprise Level Collaboration - An Introduction
What Does Collaboration Involve?
Recipe for Successful Collaboration
Essential Functionalities of Social Software
Lotus Notes – The First Collaboration Platform
Types of Collaborative Solutions
Document Management
Contact Management
Instant Messaging
Shared Calendars
Discussion Forums
Wikis
Emails
Workspace
Other Tools
Collaboration Tools Essential for Software Developers

3. COLLABORATIVE TOOL - MARKET TRENDS

Online Collaboration - An Inescapable Need of Oil and Gas Industry
Three Prominent Trends Shaping Collaboration Strategies in the Marketing Area
Customer Advisory Boards (CABs)
Virtual Global Teams
New Technologies
Emerging Trends in Online Collaboration Solutions
Application Programming Interface (API) - A Powerful Collaboration Solution
Collaborative Tools Changing the Very Concept of an Office in a Constrained Economic Situation
How Can Collaboration Help Businesses in Achieving Goals
Technologies Used for Online Collaboration
Videoconferencing
Data Presentation
E-calendars and Online Spreadsheets
Application Sharing Technology
Workflow Systems
Knowledge Management Systems
Project Management Solutions
Instant Messaging
Regional Market Information
India
Online Collaboration Solutions – Indian Infrastructure Industry

4. NOTEWORTHY MARKET PARTICIPANTS

Avaya, Inc. (USA)
BroadSoft, Inc. (USA)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (USA)
Good Technology, Inc. (USA)
Salesforce. com, Inc. (USA)
VMware, Inc. (USA)

5. CORPORATE INITIATIVES

Good Technology Takes Over Copiun
Salesforce. com Acquires Styp
Yammer Acquires OneDrum
BroadSoft Inks Definitive Agreement with iLinc
Cisco Acquires Versly
VMware Takes Over Socialcast
VMware Takes Over SlideRocket
Salesforce. com Takes Over Dimdim
Siemens Enterprise Communications Acquires FastViewer
Google Takes Over DocVerse
VMware Enters into Agreement with Yahoo

6. PRODUCT LAUNCHES/TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS

IBM Launches SmartCloud Docs Service
Gehry Launches GTeam Platform
GrexIt Launches GrexIt Online Collaboration Solution for Google Apps
HootSuite Launches HootSuite Conversations
Evernote Launches Evernote Business
Salesforce. com to Launch Salesforce Communities
Jive Software Launches Jive for Marketing Teams
Google Launches Google Drive and Chrome Web Browser File-Synchronizing and Management Solution for Apple iPads and iPhones
RMI Launches User Types, Licensing Options for RMI Advantage Platform
AquaFold Unveils AquaClusters. com
Intuit Unveils Brainstorm
Microsoft Unveils MS Office
Jabra Launches Jabra PC Suite Plug-In
Salesforce. com Unveils Chatter Online Collaboration Solution
Cisco to Launch New Range of Enhanced Online Collaboration Solutions
Snyxius Technologies Launches Collaborate Cloud

7. APPENDIX