Features Trello: Online Collaboration Software at Its Finest If you've seen one Web-based collaboration tool, you've seen 'em all, right? That was my thinking, until I started seriously looking at Trello a few weeks ago. Trello takes the drudgery out of collaboration software. It gives users a Web-based workspace that's as easy to use as a whiteboard and Post-It notes, but full-featured enough for… Hack Joe Brockmeier View comments
E-Commerce Pay With Square and You Won't Have to Interact Square updated its "pay by saying your name" app Card Case, simply renaming it Pay With Square. What's more interesting is the photo feature: If a customer turns on the auto-open tab, which shows location, merchants will be able to see how close the customer is before they even step into the store. Pay With Square is also expanding its geofencing… Mobile Alicia Eler View comments
Announcements Box Launches Its Own Enterprise Cloud Operating Ecosystem Starting now, you'll be able to download enterprise-class apps that directly use your Box.net cloud-based workspace, and build what is essentially a virtual desktop around that space. The OneCloud service from the company we now call just "Box" launches today, with nearly three dozen apps in the charter ecosystem, including an iOS version of… Scott M. Fulton View comments
Analysis Research: Exchange Private Cloud Cheaper Than Public Cloud for Enterprises The typical wisdom around Microsoft's platform strategy during the past three years has been that the company is desperate to move its existing server software product customers to a cloud-based model in order to retain those customers amid growing competition. A research report from Osterman released this morning throws icy cold water on that… Scott M. Fulton View comments
Apple The Reality of Simple Unified Communications Unified communications is one of those terms that makes enterprise IT guys giddy but also haunts their dreams. The idea of unified communications was conceived in the late 1970s and early '80s when the first Public Branch Exchange systems (PBX) were put in place. The concept continued to evolve with the advent of IP-based communications, but the… Mobile Dan Rowinski View comments