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What others say about The Enterprise Collaboration & Community Software Report

"There are well over 100 pages of detailed analysis on topics such as the business case for social software, a vivisection of social software types and services, and scenario-based vignettes of social software. There is an extremely deep dive into the actual inventory of software products and platforms, with descriptions, ratings, feature matrices and screenshots. And in classic fashion, the executive summary is saved until the end."
-- Scott Mark, Blogger on Social Software

"Thankfully, the folks at CMS Watch, who've historically done an unparalleled job tracking the content management system market - including commercial and open source options - have put out a revised edition of their The Enterprise Social Software & Collaboration Report... The report is very ambitious, including in its 500+ pages coverage of public networks, enterprise platform vendors and social software suites as well as blog, wiki, and community vendors."
-- John Eckman, Senior Director, Optaros Labs

"Setting aside the hype and buzzwords of social media technology, CMS Watch offers a clear, objective and comprehensive review of software products and sites with a specific focus on their applicability to the enterprise - as well as a primer on what social software is, and can do. Before embarking on a social media project, this report should be any large company's first investment."
-- Heidi Strom Moon, Director of Marketing, CDG Interactive

"The Enterprise Social Software Report is probably the most comprehensive and detailed analysis of this rapidly developing marketplace available. Of particular value are the vendor profiles and depth of understanding shown by the report's authors."
-- Dr. Martin De Saulles, Principal Lecturer, University of Brighton, UK

"The Enterprise Social Software & Collaboration Report is by far the most exhaustive and comprehensive attempt to understand and evaluate the landscape of social software with an eye toward helping enterprises make smart decisions I've ever seen."
-- John Eckman, Senior Director, Optaros Labs

"...20 different products are reviewed in detail (from 10 - 25 pages per product review)... it's a worthwhile read if you are looking at implementing social media or Intranet 2.0 software."
-- Toby Ward, Senior Intranet Consultant, Founder, and CEO, Prescient Digital Media

"Finally, a review of Social Software that takes a critical look at these new tools. I found it essential to understanding their promise -- as well as their problems."
-- Alexander Deligtisch, Founder, Spliteye Multimedia

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The Enterprise Collaboration & Community Software Report looks at... End-user interface in Traction TeamPage

"The ability to slice and dice information in various ways, comment on it, tag it, and build collaborative knowledgebases is very powerful. But this very feature-richness also makes the platform a bit daunting, especially because its somewhat dated interface doesn't always work as effectively as most competitors' to simplify your options."

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Find out how major Enterprise Collaboration and Community Software technologies really work. Researched by the same CMS Watch team that has been providing buyers with unbiased advice for the past 8 years, The Enterprise Collaboration & Community Software will help your team decide whether and where and how to apply which social media and collaboration tools in your enterprise.

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This Report Is Different

You've probably seen a lot of commentary about social, collaboration, and community software. This report is different. Here's why:

• We start by setting aside the marketing hype and take a hard look at the major tools, in order to evaluate their capabilities dispassionately and objectively
• We look at product strengths and weaknesses, based on customer experiences, interviews with consultants, and our own hands-on testing
• We take a multidimensional approach, reviewing how different collaboration and community software offerings in the marketplace "fit" well or poorly into different business scenarios
• The report offers candid, no-nonsense advice for both business and technology decision-makers

Who Should Consider This Report

Here's how different teams in your enterprise can use this report:

• Project Managers and Leaders starting a collaboration or community software implementation project, who need an honest comparative assessment of different tools' strengths and weaknesses
• Strategic Decision-Makers who need to understand the difference among different types of technologies, as well as what different products can and can't do
• Technology Selection Teams who need to compare tools head to head
• Systems Integrators and Consultants who need to know which tools and services excel at which scenarios

To buy this report

The report comes in two editions: the full standard edition, and a lower-cost edition that solely evaluates major, standalone blog and wiki products. CMS Watch offers two tiers of licenses: "team-use" for up to 12 users within your organization or a site license, which allows you to place the report on your Intranet.

Product Price Buy Enterprise Collaboration and Community Software - Blog and Wiki Team Use (corporate intranet) $875.00 Site License (corporate intranet) $1,675.00 Enterprise Collaboration and Community Software - Standard Team Use (up to 12 people in your firm) $1,650.00 Site License (corporate intranet) $2,650.00

The Enterprise Collaboration and Community Software Report comes in 2 Editions: a Standard Edition as well as a Blog and Wiki Edition. A more detailed comparison of the two Enterprise Collaboration and Community Software Report editions and licensing options (PDF) is available.

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