The Q3 2009 Forrester Wave™: Collaboration Platforms by Rob Koplowitz is out. It found that “Microsoft and IBM Lotus led the pack based on the breadth of functionality in their offerings. Novell edged into the Leaders’ quadrant with its Teaming product. MindTouch, the only open source option in this Forrester Wave, landed as a Strong Performer. Open Text represented a strong option, particularly for current Open Text ECM Suite customers. Atlassian, Jive Software, Socialtext, and Traction Software all approach the market with strong social networking capabilities. New entrant Cisco WebEx debuted as a Contender and will look to disrupt the market landscape over time. Central Desktop is the only pure software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering with a focus on small and medium businesses, as well as enterprise departments.” I have seen the full report and it appears quite useful. I will likely comment on it in another post.
I was also interested to see that almost all of these providers have been covered on The AppGap or FastForward so I wanted to share with you my observations. I some cases I have written about them several times so I am limiting the links to two of the most recent instances. You can find more in our appopedia on The AppGap.
Atlassian Announces Confluence 3.0
Central Desktop adds MS Outlook Integration to its SaaS Social Technology Platform and Central Desktop Moves Up with Enterprise Edition
Cisco and WebEx Combine Strengths to Launch New Enterprise 2.0 Collaboration Platform
Jive Software – Enterprise 2.0 Collaborative Platform and Jive’s Enterprise Predictions for 2008
Comprehensive Tour of Lotus Connections and IBM Lotus Connections – A Video on Activity-based Computing
MindTouch 2009 Provides Enhanced Development Platform for Rich Collaborative Applications
Novell Teaming Brings Kempinski Hotels into Enterprise 2.0 and Novell Teaming 2 Brings a Richer Collaboration Feature Set
Open Text Brings in Social Media, More Web 2.0 Features, and SAP Integration
Extending SharePoint Beyond Collaboration and The Sharepoint Sessions – Dispatches from the Front Lines
Traction Software Releases Team Page 4.1 – Better Enabling the Social Side of Work and Traction Announces New Integrated Micro-blogging and Solid Revenue Growth for 2008
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