IBM's Lotus brands will demonstrate a neat trick this week at the Lotusphere user conference: The IT market has come around once again to groupware. Even knowledge management may be something you can ...

BETTER CONNECTIONS Cyberspace and virtual meetings began with conference calls. Even the lowly telephone number - which once represented a black rotary phone wired to a wall receptacle at a specific ...

For the vast majority of its users, the Internet represents e-mail and instant messaging. However, even if it is considered to be a mission-critical service that should perform at an optimal level, ...

Although groupware has been around since 1989 with the advent of Lotus Notes -- and one might say even years before -- it took the Internet to focus attention on the subject, just like it has on ...

Deploying a GroupWare solution can be a rather complex task. Throw in the open source element, and things can get confusing very quickly. It's important to thoroughly plan the deployment before you ...

Open source groupware is better than ever, but for those seeking to replace Exchange, some caveats apply. Jim Conley examines the state of open source groupware and why it matters in a Microsoft shop.

Groupware is evolving. Struggling to shed the “glorified e-mail” label and reclaim a reputation as purveyors of seriously useful and productive software, vendors are adding new tools and are working ...

The time has come to consider moving that expensive, high-maintenance Windows system to a sleeker, more robust Linux system. The gap analyses have been done, the meetings held, the presentations ...

Trace4, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired Campbell, California-based Groupware Technology, an IT solutions provider. No financial terms were ...

While Microsoft’s Outlook has become a ubiquitous e-mail client within many companies, the market is still churning on the server. Even in Outlook-intensive environments, Exchange isn’t necessarily a ...

A pair of Silicon Valley-based open-source collaboration vendors released new versions of their software at LinuxWorld this week, renewing their challenge to the dominance of Microsoft Exchange and ...

Munich is continuing its switch to open source software with its decision to start using Kolab Enterprise groupware for its city-wide IT infrastructure. The city of Munich successfully completed its ...