In Search Of The Collaborative Structure (Optimize Mag)

If you want to get your arms around collaborative technology, you'd better have an amazing wingspan. Forrester noted in a recent report that it logged some 400 client inquiries on collaboration in 2005 and the first half of 2006, encompassing everything from messaging and Web conferencing to document management and blogs. IT staffs are stuck trying to gain control of all these deployments in the name of collaboration and productivity. Fortunately, vendors are working to address the question of integrating the vast pool of content, portal, office-productivity, and other technologies.