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June 19, 2009

Technology & Conference News

Selected Technology News
Meebo announced updates to its group chat service. New features include multi-network IM access that allows users to send links through e-mail, Facebook and Twitter posts.

Blurb announced Blurb BookSmart2.0 an updated version of its book creation software

Bamboo Solutions announced Project Management Central, a SharePoint application that provides interactive team workspaces supporting project portfolio management, task management, team communication, and issue management.

 

Upcoming Innovation & Knowledge Management Conferences

 

I-KNOW 2009 Graz Austria, September 2-4

ICKM 2009 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 23-25

ICICKM Montreal, Canada, October 1-2

Business Innovation, Wheaton, IL  October 5-7
 

ispim symposium, New York, December 6-9

 

Posted by Anders Hemre at interKnowledge Technologies

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June 19, 2009

Free Webcast

Open Source for Enterprise Search: Breaking Down the Barriers to Information

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 — 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET
REGISTER NOW for this complimentary webcast

Learn how business and government can use

• search to lower the barriers to unified information access
• open source to lower the barriers to search

Business and government are using enterprise search to lower barriers to information for search, retrieval, analysis and exploration. Now Open Source is lowering the barriers to search, accelerating time-to-value from rapidly growing, diversifying organizational document
and data resources.

You’ll hear from real-world experts with hands on experience and deep insights on where open source search can make a difference for your organization, the critical success factors, and lessons learned using search to drive new business models:

• Susan Feldman, Research Vice President, Search and Discovery Technologies, IDC
• Ranga Muvavarirwa, Director, Product Planning & Development, Comcast Interactive Media
• Tom Morton, Search Architect, Comcast Interactive Media and Co-Author, Taming Text

Open Source for Enterprise Search: Breaking Down the Barriers to Information

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 — 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET
REGISTER NOW for this complimentary webcast

Posted by Anders Hemre at interKnowledge Technologies on behalh of KMWorld 

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June 9, 2009

Executing in a Fast Changing Environment

To survive in this rapidly changing economic environment, companies must be able to quickly adapt to new market forces. And while it’s important to stay nimble by adjusting strategy, it’s absolutely critical to be able to swiftly and effectively execute the new strategy.
To this end, many companies are now turning to a new breed of technology solutions to ensure that they can deliver on changing strategies and emerge even stronger.
Download the Executive Brief “Executing in a Fast Changing Environment” to learn how you can:
• Quickly reallocate resources to deliver on a fast-changing strategy
• Align managers’ and employees’ efforts with your 
new objectives
• Use forward-looking data to course correct and 
stay on track
• Achieve sustainable competitive advantages

Posted by Anders Hemre at interKnowledge Technologies on behalf of SuccessFactors

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May 27, 2009

Technology & Conference News

Selected Technology News
CubeTree announced its enterprise collaboration suite.

Shape Services announced the beta of a speech recognition feature for IM+ for BlackBerry smartphones.

Tibco Software announced Tibco Spotfire 3.0, the latest version of its analytics platform.


Upcoming Innovation & Knowledge Management Conferences

ispim 2009 Vienna, Austria June 21-24

KMO 2009 Taipei, Taiwan, June 23-24

ICKMKE 2009 Paris, France, June 24-26

 

I-KNOW 2009 Graz Austria, September 2-4

 

ICICKM Montreal, Canada, October 1-2

 

ispim symposium, New York, December 6-9

 

Posted by Anders Hemre at interKnowledge Technologies

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May 26, 2009

Free webinars

SharePoint Search & IA Jumpstart
Join Earley Associates for a 4-part call series dedicated to demystifying and revitalizing your SharePoint search. From basic search scopes to custom properties, unstructured content to structured data, we'll cover a variety of methods you can use to improve your search experience and results.

Call Schedule
Dates:  June 4th, June 11th, June 18th, and June 25th
Time:  12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Cost: Free

Register now!
Posted by Anders Hemre at interKnowledge Technologies on behalf of Earley Associates.

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May 22, 2009

WCBF's 5th Annual Lean Six Sigma Summit, June 24-25, Chicago

StoryBoard Presentation Invitation to Submit - WCBF's 5th Annual Lean Six Sigma Summit, June 24-25, Chicago

WCBF will be approving a limited number of Storyboard/Poster presentations for display at WCBF’s 5th Annual Lean Six Sigma Summit, The Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort, Chicago, June 23-26 2009

Presenters will need to be available to discuss their storyboards on both days of the conference during the morning and afternoon refreshment breaks. This is an excellent method to gain recognition for your process improvement initiatives; at the largest senior-level Green focussed Lean, Six Sigma and Business Improvement conference in the world.   

The accepted storyboard presenters will receive a 50% discount to attend the summit. Please note, discounts cannot be applied retrospectively, if you have already registered.  

In order to be considered, please email an abstract of your presentation proposal to vijayb01@wcbf.com . Abstracts should be up to 250 words in length, outlining the project covered. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Friday 29, 2009. All applicants will be informed if their storyboard has been accepted by Thursday June 4, 2009.

Further details regarding the required format of storyboard presentations will be given to successful presenters. A Storyboard will be approximately 4ft wide and 3 ft high, displayed on tabletops alongside the exhibition. 

For full details, please click here: www.wcbf.com/quality/5092

Download the Summit brochure

Posted by Anders Hemre at interKnowledge Technologies on behalf of the Lean Six Sigma Summit.

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May 8, 2009

Employee Engagement

Employee Engagement Toolkit
In such a turbulent business environment, it's important you know what key drivers affect your employees' attitudes and how you can best harness them. Employee engagement should still be a vital ingredient in any communicator's strategy for 2009.

Download your free report - An Employee Engagement Toolkit (worth $120) - when you sign up today for a free trial to the Internal Comms Hub:
http://internalcommshub.com/freetrial/freetrial.shtml

"The report was excellent and gave me a lot of food for thought."
Andrew Walker, Comms & Marketing Manager, Central Scotland Police

This FREE report is packed full of practical, tried-and-tested expert advice from internal communicators about how to communicate with your employees, including:

* The Mind Gym: Tapping into what drives and motivates employees
* How to reward employees
* Common difficulties that can occur during change programs
* Listening exercises
* Using stories to engage employees
* Building engagement through face-to-face interaction
* Collaborating with wikis

Download your free report and sign up for a Hub trial today:
http://internalcommshub.com/freetrial/freetrial.shtml

Posted by Anders Hemre at interKnowledge Technologies on behalf of Melcrum.

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April 23, 2009

Technology & Conference News

Selected Technology News
Qumu announced Qumu Kodiak, a suite of video capture and streaming products.

Zoho announced Zoho Gadgets. The new offering provides embeddable gadget versions of its online productivity and collaboration applications.

Salesforce.com announced Mobile Lite. The new offering enables access to Salesforce CRM from BlackBerry, iPhone and Windows Mobile devices. 

 

Upcoming Innovation & Knowledge Management Conferences

APQC annual KM conference Houston, TX, May 14-15
The Front End of Innovation Boston, MA, May 18-20

ICIMT 2009 Tokyo, Japan, May 27-29

ispim 2009 Vienna, Austria June 21-24

KMO 2009 Taipei, Taiwan, June 23-24

ICKMKE 2009 Paris, France, June 24-26

 

I-KNOW 2009 Graz Austria, September 2-4

 

ICICKM Montreal, Canada, October 1-2

 

Posted by Anders Hemre at interKnowledge Technologies

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April 21, 2009

Unconventional Wisdom

Is common sense in short supply in the business world? That's what author Jeffrey Pfeffer argues in this interview on idea connection:
http://www.ideaconnection.com/interviews/00112-Unconventional-Wisdom.html?ref=nl042109 

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April 20, 2009

Strategic Workforce Planning

From the Conference Board of Canada
The time for talk about “strategic” HR is over. Economic challenges are testing Canada’s HR leaders, and senior executives are striving to cut costs and streamline processes. Now is the time that HR must demonstrate its ability to add strategic value and contribute to the organization’s long-term success.
The Conference Board can help with a new e-Presentation that discusses strategic workforce planning and its affect on your organization’s bottom line. Strategic workforce planning connects and directs talent management activities to ensure an organization has the right people in the right places at the right time and at the right price to execute its business strategy.

Strategic Workforce Planning, April 2009
$350, Recorded Webinar
Recent labour and talent shortages caused many organizations to invest heavily in workforce planning. The challenge now is, how does this expensive workforce strategic planning exercise adapt to an unexpected and dramatic shift in business conditions? How does the previous work stand up to sudden change, and how can you adapt your plans to help your organization plan for and deal with the challenges ahead? Mary Young will tackle these questions in this 45 minute presentation, from her perspective as a U.S. talent management and workforce planning expert.

SPECIAL BONUS OFFER
Order your copy of Strategic Workforce Planning for $350 and receive a free e-copy of the research report Strategic Workforce Planning: Forecasting Human Capital Needs to Execute Business Strategy (a value of $1,550). This 71-page report seeks to answer:
What is Strategic Workforce Planning? What have organizations learned from their experience about its implementation? How should Strategic Workforce Planning be adapted to fit specific organizational contexts? What impact has Strategic Workforce Planning had? What challenges limit its impact?
To order, please call 1-866-711-2262 or email publications@conferenceboard.ca. Please quote campaign code SWP09 when ordering to ensure you receive the bonus report.

Posted by Anders Hemre at interKnowledge Technologies on behalf of the Conference Board.

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