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Shameless self promotion part the Nth - IM in the FT

posted by [personal profile] sbisson at 12:26pm on 13/04/2006 under , , , ,
Here's my first piece for the FT's Digital Business section - looking at just how businesses can get the most from instant messaging...
Glue that can help teams bond and gel

It is all to easy for office communications to disintegrate into endless telephone tag or firing e-mails to colleagues who are away from their desks.

So it is hardly surprising that instant messaging quickly moved from the consumer world into the enterprise – the mix of quick text chat and knowing who is logged on and ready to respond (“presence” information) was an answer to perennial problems.

But instant messaging (IM) is not just about quick conversations. IM technologies can be a social glue to help hold business communities together, allowing teams to communicate and share information without being tied up in more formal channels.
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Sarbanes-Oxley?

posted by [identity profile] hunkymouse.livejournal.com at 11:54am on 13/04/2006
Nice piece!
If I'd written it, I'd probably have mention S-O rather more prominently. Interesting to see IBM recommending their own brand...
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Re: Sarbanes-Oxley?

posted by [identity profile] sbisson.livejournal.com at 11:58am on 13/04/2006
600 words - and there's an awful lot more to compliance in general than SarbOx..
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posted by [identity profile] ramtops.livejournal.com at 06:30pm on 13/04/2006
I don't understand why more companies don't use closed IRC servers - [livejournal.com profile] perlmonger set one up when he was encubed at a Very Large Mobile Phone manufacturer, and it was invaluable.

stops people needing IM clients on corporate machines, too!
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posted by [identity profile] sbisson.livejournal.com at 06:34pm on 13/04/2006
I usually recommend Jabber - it lets them use SSL clients for folk working at home without VPNs...
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posted by [identity profile] therealdrhyde.livejournal.com at 08:50am on 14/04/2006
I recommend that office-bound people occasionally get up off their fat arses, wander around the office and talk to each other.
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