27 January 2012 4:38 pm

Lotusphere 2012 Highlights: Socializing Lotus Notes and Domino Means Better Accessibility in the Cloud and on Mobile Devices

It has been a week since Lotusphere 2012.  This year’s event was quite exciting in that it a lot of the ideas and concepts that were discussed in 2011 were put into action offering up new capabilities to the Lotus Notes community delivering on the promise of a more social platform.  One of the primary messages of the event is that social media has transformed our business landscape by fundamentally changing the way people interact in a business context.  We truly live in an era where information workers are no longer chained to their desks and are more mobile and  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 27 January 2012 4:38 pm

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28 October 2011 8:17 am

Better Project Collaboration does not Necessarily Mean Standardizing Solely on a Common Web Platform

In a world where the average knowledge worker communicates with his or her stakeholders via email, intranets, extranets, smart phones, and a host of social media and enterprise applications available over the Web, the meaning of “collaboration” can be as useful as it is confusing to project teams that live and die by the information they ingest.  With so many options and means to communicate, developing a collaboration strategy is critical in today’s project environment. You just have to dial back ten years ago and realize collaboration options were quite basic in comparison to today’s world.  Most information was shared  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 28 October 2011 8:17 am

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15 July 2011 11:14 am

Market Leadership: It Takes a Series of Strategic Battles to Win the War

With the recent launch of Google’s innovative social networking platform Google+, it did not take long for Mark Zuckerberg to quickly respond with his recent announcement of his strategic relationship between Facebook and Skype.  In a delicate move in a world where anyone can fall from grace in a heartbeat, Zuckerberg was more than announcing a strategic partnership with Skype, but was also sending a message to Google that he is ready to put up a real fight to maintain his leadership position in the Social Network landscape with Microsoft at his back (who recently acquired Skype).  You do not  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 15 July 2011 11:14 am

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8 February 2011 4:19 pm

What do Kevin Spacey, Harry Potter and Social Media have in common?

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These were all highlights at this year’s IBM Lotusphere 2011 conference uniting the Lotus Notes community.  From the opening session featuring Kevin Spacey to the final evening concluding at Universal Orlando’s theme park featuring the Wizardry World of Harry Potter, as a first timer to this event, I was amazed to see the incredible global following the Lotus Notes community has.  As true pioneers in the world of collaboration, decades before Twitter and Facebook, the Lotus Notes platform has provided a collaboration platform on its groupware technology allowing thousands of developers, software architects and business partners deliver first class collaboration  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 8 February 2011 4:19 pm

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26 January 2011 3:05 pm

Project Management Professionals and the Cloud: If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them

Every other day there is another story in the technology space where we hear the likes of Facebook, Google and Microsoft battling over their position in the vast internet landscape.  Has Facebook’s social community and content trivialized the algorithms dominated by Google that drive the internet?  If so, has this made Google the new dinosaur?  Or is Microsoft trying to emerge from its shadows to redefine its position in the marketplace pushing down on Google’s top spot?  Regardless of the story, one thing is obvious – there is a revitalization of the tech market and its all due to the  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 26 January 2011 3:05 pm

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20 December 2010 2:15 pm

The Wikileaks Project: The Power of Information

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It’s amazing what a small group of people, a web site and access to sensitive information can accomplish in a very short period.  As we are nearing the end of 2010, the information age has reached new heights placing the media into the hands of savvy internet rebels that have the ability to potentially turn even governments on their heads.  A great example can be seen with the Wikileaks projects headed by the controversial Julian Assange and his small band of internet mavericks exposing government activities with the help of international sources that hand over confidential documents shedding light on  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 20 December 2010 2:15 pm

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21 September 2010 12:59 pm

Social media meets project management – can they co-exist?

Project management practitioners understand that their ultimate objective is to get projects finished on time and on budget.  However, their biggest challenge is managing the unexpected that inevitably emerges during the life cycle of their projects.  Making order out of chaos is what truly defines the quality of a project management professional.   In light of this reality, great project managers understand that the project management tools developed to assist them in their work must be carefully selected so that they facilitate their success.  The truth is, sound project management best practices need to drive project success and not the technology  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 21 September 2010 12:59 pm

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29 June 2010 7:03 pm

Every “Cloud” has its Silver Lining: Leveraging the Cloud to Manage IT Projects

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It seems like everywhere you turn the “Cloud” is hovering. Whether it be Software-as-a-Service (otherwise known as SaaS) or On-Demand solutions, cloud computing has moved to the forefront as the latest technology of choice for both small and large businesses alike. The reality is the internet has revolutionized the way we do business. From VOIP and email to web-enabled enterprise systems and virtual offices, the Web has transformed the way we communicate with our prospects, clients, co-workers and stakeholders. Although it’s true working in the cloud has facilitated all size organizations to work better and smarter, it has also created  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 29 June 2010 7:03 pm

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