) September 18, 2008 -- Yammer (www.yammer.com), a micro-blogging tool for enterprises, today announced the release of their API to outside developers.

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The API enables developers to build applications on top of Yammer and integrate Yammer into users' existing tools and workflows.

) September 14, 2009 -- Yammer (BizSpark, a global program designed to help accelerate the success of companies by providing them with software, support and visibility for startups.

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) November 12, 2008 -- Riverock Technologies, developers of the OnePlace™ team collaboration and work management system, today announced it has added new social-media functionality to its online software, allowing teams of workers to better communicate and get things done.

) July 14, 2009 -- With studies showing nearly four out of five employers feel their employees do not understand their benefits, a different approach to benefits communications is needed, according to a new white paper by ThriveOn.

In a short time period, Web 2.0 technologies have transformed the way people learn and get information, yet have barely touched benefits communication. Lengthy text documents and static Web pages typify the ways companies attempt to educate their employees on increasingly complex benefit offerings.

) October 17, 2008 -- The Intranet Benchmarking Forum (IBF at www.ibforum.com), an exclusive, confidential intranet and portal benchmarking group of leading European, US and global organisations, is launching the world's first dedicated intranet media channel, Intranets Live (www.intranetslive.com ) on 4th November.

) May 19, 2009 -- A new white paper from KnowledgePay suggests companies may benefit from increasing pay transparency. Approached correctly, increasing communication about pay can provide a more committed, engaged workforce, essential in this struggling economy.

In “Pay Transparency: The Future of Compensation Management,” Chris Kelley, KnowledgePay founder and chief executive officer, traces the growth of pay transparency over the last decade and the advantages available to companies that understand and manage compensation within this new milieu. The paper is available for download at http://www.knowledgepay.com/wp0509paytransparency.html.
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) February 18, 2009 -- A new AIIM survey among 400+ IT decision makers and influencers found that 89% of respondents think effective management of electronic information is “very important” or “important” to the long-term success of their organizations. The respondents claimed a surprising confidence in their information management systems with 63% indicating they were “very confident” or “quote confident” that they could prove their electronic information is “accurate, accessible, and trustworthy.” Only 9% of those surveyed expressed a lack of confidence in their information management systems.

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) March 4, 2010 -- SDL, the leader in Global Information Management solutions, announced today that two of the company’s enterprise technologies divisions have been named in KMWorld’s annual “100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management” list. The award recognizes for the first time SDL’s Web Content Management Solutions for innovation in its SDL Tridion® products for Web Content Management. For the fifth consecutive year running, the award also recognizes SDL’s Structured Content Technologies (formerly “XyEnterprise”), underscoring SDL’s leadership in delivering performance-driven Component Content Management and dynamic publishing software.

) November 3, 2009 -- The camaraderie and networking unique to being Greek shouldn’t end with college. That’s the thinking behind the creation of http://www.forgreeks.com, a newly retooled website created by founders Jarrell Liner and Enrique Allen. “For most of us, the connections we made with our fraternity brothers or sorority sisters were one of the highlights of our college experience,” said Liner, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Gamma Phi Chapter. “Enrique and I set out to provide a portal that would take those strong bonds to the next level.”

) July 9, 2009 -- SunGard has launched a new smart gateway for the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM). SunGard’s smart gateways are a series of new clearing gateways for listed derivatives markets. The TOCOM gateway, which is the second of SunGard’s smart gateways to be launched, is already being used by 15 customers.

) March 4, 2010 -- Virtuos announced today that it has reached 500 employees across its Shanghai and Chengdu development centers. In conjunction with the announcement, Virtuos revealed that it has become the first independent company in China to develop a retail title for all new-generation video game platforms.

) February 18, 2009 -- ExpressTime Online keeps track of everything. Atlanta commercial cleaning services from Clean-Guard, Inc. in the metro Atlanta area are productive and efficient with the time tracking ability for janitorial staff.

Office Cleaning, Atlanta, with Clean-Guard, Inc.

“The system knows where my employees are at all times. This keeps everyone on track, and it helps to keep the cleaned offices safe, knowing who will be on-site and when,” says Natalie Carlock, Clean-Guard office manager.

) May 29, 2009 -- Abacast, the industry leader in Hybrid CDN Services, announced that Teradata has licensed Abacast’s Live Peer-Assisted Delivery Service and ImageSync™ presentation software. The licensed Abacast servers are used for distributing live Windows Media video internally to over 5,000 Teradata employees.

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Abacast’s enterprise-ready Live Peer-Assisted Delivery Service enables Teradata to broadcast live events including leadership communications, earnings announcements, and other strategic updates from members of the senior management team to its employees in throughout the world.

) February 24, 2010 -- Globalization Partners International (GPI), a provider of website, software and documentation translation services in over 100 languages, announced today that its documentation globalization team has added consultation, content analysis and custom workflow design for companies moving to structured authoring and publishing processes using DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture). DITA maintains content in discrete “chunks” as topics, or concepts, which are ideal for management by Content Management Systems, resulting in significantly reduced authoring and translation costs for large scale projects.

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) March 2, 2010 -- WebmasterRadio.FM, the premier free, 24/7 Internet business radio network focused on the B2B marketplace, has announced that starting Tuesday March 2nd WebmasterRadio.FM will be re-launching the show “Search Cowboys” under a different name: State of Search.

) April 24, 2009 -- For the fourth consecutive year, Magnetic, a full-service Web development firm, has been recognized by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as one of the Tampa Bay region’s “Best Places to Work.”

Magnetic was one of just 14 companies awarded the “Best Places to Work” designation in the “Big” category for organizations with 25-50 employees. In all, 60 companies were recognized in four categories: Nearly Big (less than 25 employees); Big; Bigger (51-100 employees); and Biggest (101+ employees).

) November 3, 2009 -- RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity software provider, announced today that it will offer pre-integrated application modules for NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), a leading vendor of cloud computing business management software suites. Integration components will be provided across several RedPrairie solutions.

) October 31, 2008 -- Last Chance to Register for Free Guest Passes for the Launch Program.

With just a few days to go, The Intranet Benchmarking Forum (IBF at www.ibforum.com), an exclusive, confidential intranet and portal benchmarking group of leading European, US and global organisations, has said that it is fully expecting in excess of 500 people to 'tune in' for the launch of the world's first dedicated intranet media channel, Intranets Live (www.intranetslive.com ) on 4th November.

) August 14, 2009 -- Recently, more than 100 marketing professionals were asked which social media tool they thought would be the first to become irrelevant.

The poll was conducted by the 60 Second Marketer (http://www.60secondmarketer.com), an online magazine visited by thousands of marketers each month from around the globe.

Respondents to the poll were given five choices for the “first social media tool to become irrelevant.” The choices were MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The prediction? MySpace would be the first to go, according to 51 percent of respondents. Twitter was next in line for a forecasted decreased popularity, receiving 35 percent of the votes.

) February 24, 2010 -- New York: Unison™ unified communications, the leading unified communications software, is now available as a ‘cloud’ or SaaS service through a partnership with Intermedia, a leader in business communications hosting. The new partnership will allow small and mid-sized businesses to get unified communications – including email, telephony, voicemail, instant messaging, real-time free/busy status of colleagues and more – as a simple package, managed by Intermedia, with a simple monthly bill.

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) November 23, 2008 -- More and more companies are becoming globally distributed and the number of employees telecommuting is on the rise. While the benefits of working remotely are clear, employees often complain that they don't feel connected to their co-workers or company. But now with the arrival of the Meetsee Virtual Office, which has just entered public beta testing, companies can connect their distributed workforce. Meetsee makes it easy for co-workers to communicate, share files, collaborate on documents, and get to know each other in virtual offices and meeting rooms.

) September 29, 2009 – Profiles International, a global leader in employment evaluation and human resource management assessment tools, has released a report based on its research into America’s Most Productive Companies. This companion report takes an in-depth look at each attribute of America’s Most Productive Companies and shows businesses how they too can adopt the practices that maximize productivity.

) June 8, 2009 -- Enwisen, Inc., the leading vendor of SaaS-based software that helps employers improve the delivery of HR services while reducing the costs, has been named to “The Hot 100 – The Best Privately Held Software Companies” published annually by JMP Securities. This software industry overview, released on May 4, 2009, cited Enwisen’s industry-leading solutions that enable employers and outsourcers to deliver vital HR communications and services to employees and dependents 24x7 via the web.

) July 20, 2009 -- Ceridian Corporation, a leading provider of managed human resource, employee benefits administration, tax filing, payroll outsourcing and talent management solution

) March 1, 2010 -- Firespring, a marketing agency specializing in small and mid-sized organizations, recently introduced a new website solution built specifically for nonprofits.

Jay Wilkinson, Firespring CEO
The new Firespring nonprofit website solution offers designs and online tools that are built to benefit any nonprofit organization, as well as segment-specific designs and content packages created specifically for arts, advocacy and human service organizations.

) November 3, 2009 -- KWizCom Corporation, a world renowned developer/implementer of add-ons for Microsoft SharePoint, Project Server and Dynamics CRM is debuting their popular collaboration solution “Wiki Plus v1.3.00” at the Enterprise Web 2.0 conference taking place in San Francisco this week.

KWizCom: Our expertise. Your success!

) September 28, 2009 -- London, Ink, a marketing and communications consulting and services firm headquartered outside of Washington, DC, announced the addition of Christina Jacobs to its team of marketing consultants and project managers to meet the demands of the company’s growing client base.

Chris Jacobs joins London, Ink marketing consulting team

) October 22, 2008 -- JWT INSIDE, one of the world’s leading recruitment marketing and internal communications companies, is bringing Web 2.0 solutions to hospitals and health care systems. In order to engage the employees of a large health care system that is geographically spread out, JWT INSIDE incorporated PURL technology in their recent internal communications campaign.

) September 4, 2009 -- While autumn is traditionally the back-to-school season, post-secondary institutions in Alberta are facing steep increases in enrollments this fall. Over the next several weeks, thousands of Albertans will enroll in career-focused programs in order to navigate the current tight job market. According to Alberta’s leading private career training provider, there are a number of educational options that will improve the chances for career seekers (see http://reevescollege.ca/news).

) February 17, 2009 -- KnowledgePay Inc. announced the release of its namesake enterprise compensation software. The KnowledgePay platform is designed to help organizations increase return on compensation–their single largest investment–and optimize employee engagement.

) June 9, 2009 -- M5 Networks and JobDiva announced the Debut of M5Connect for JobDiva at the third annual JobDiva User Conference held at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC. On Saturday June 6th, Diya Obeid, CEO of JobDiva and Brent Barbara, Director of Product Development and Integrations at M5 Networks, Inc. unveiled M5Connect for JobDiva to over 125 attendees at the 3rd annual JobDiva user conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC.

M5 Networks and JobDiva have partnered to build telephony integration into the JobDiva CRM application for all JobDiva and M5 customers.

) March 17, 2009 -- JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds’ leading employment advertising and internal communications companies, took home both awards for excellence in intranet sites at the 22nd annual MERCURY Awards, the international competition honoring outstanding achievement in professional communications.

) March 4, 2010 -- Washington, DC-area Internet marketing firm, Conversion Pipeline, announced today the launch of a new Social Media Optimization service enabling small businesses to use multiple social media platforms to promote themselves online and generate new leads. This new service also has a reputation management component allowing businesses to monitor their brand online.

) June 2, 2009 -- IP5280 Communications, which specializes in business VoIP and data communications through state-of-the-art unified Internet Protocol technologies, announced today the launch of the industry’s first Video Learning Center (“VLC”) for Hosted VoIP Services to ease the installation and learning curve for new business users.

IP5280 Video Learning Center

) March 25, 2009 -- IP5280 Communications, a specialist in unified IP-based communications for business, announced today the launch and immediate service availability of the Polycom® VVX™ 1500 business media phone. The new device is the first of its kind and redefines desktop communications by combining a personal video conferencing system with high definition call quality and the ability to integrate with key business applications. The VVX 1500 seamlessly integrates IP telephony and user-level application functionality with an intuitive color LCD touch-screen interface that brings the long-overdue experience of interactive video to the desktop of businesses.

) May 28, 2009 -- Consona Corporation (Consona), a worldwide leader in providing customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services for companies of all sizes, today announced the general availability of the white paper entitled, “Lean for ETO Manufacturers,” written by Ben Boldt, founder and lead consultant of Visionary Solution Resources, Inc. The study examines techniques that can be used to implement lean manufacturing in non-repetitive engineer-to-order (ETO) and build-to-order (BTO) manufacturing environments.

) October 12, 2009 -- Dear Garden Associates, Inc., an award-winning design/build landscaping company serving the greater Philadelphia area and New Jersey, has announced the appointment of John Kubala as operations supervisor.

John Kubala, operations supervisor, Dear Garden Associates, Inc.

) November 3, 2009 -- http://www.qmpeople.com/ , a fast growing social network, adds new video functionality to its service allowing users to upload unlimited videos and also share them on other popular video sharing sites.

“We want our users the have tools to communicate; to share their experiences and video provides this. We choose vzaar http://vzaar.com/ , to power our video requirements. They offer an API that was easy to implement on a robust platform which we are delighted with.“ comments founder of qmpeople.

) November 3, 2009 -- It seems that “counting your blessings” is more than an everyday phrase – In fact, according to scientific research and TIME Magazine, practicing gratitude is the “#1 path to happiness.” The problem is remembering to do this often enough to reap the rewards.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Count Your Blessings Book

) April 17, 2009 -- JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds’ leading employment advertising and internal communications companies, announced the launch of a new corporate Web site that showcases its expertise in the employee engagement space.