quanp, an online file storage service from Japanese electronics giant Ricoh that we've covered previously, is being shut down in the U.S. In an email sent to customers, the company notes that the service, which was in beta, will be discontinued on September 30th.…
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GoFileDrop now works with Gmail accounts
GoFileDrop is an app that adds a public mailbox to your Google Docs account, enabling anyone with the appropriate link to upload files to your account. It was previously only available to Google Apps customers, but it can now be installed by regular Gmail users.…
Read MoreCollaboration app Cohuman has been acquired and will shut down
Cohuman, a web-based collaboration and project management app that we've written about previously, has been acquired and will be shutting down on August 31. Current Cohuman users should check out the company's blog post, which contains instructions for exporting data from the service.…
Read MoreSupporting Millenials in the workplace
There's a shift happening in the workplace. A significant and growing proportion of the workforce is now made up of “Millennials” But how can businesses support Millenials at work; how do they expect to communicate, collaborate and get things done?…
Read MoreSocialcast extends collaboration to external contributors
Socialcast, a social business start-up that was recently acquired by VMWare, has announced an update to its product that will support what the company calls the "extended enterprise:" the external contractors, partners, suppliers, clients and customers that all businesses rely on to get their work done.…
Read MoreAttach sticky notes to any web page with Syncpad Webnotes
Popular cloud-based notes service Simplenote has many useful third-party add-ons. One such add-on is Syncpad Webnotes, a Chrome extension that enables you to attach virtual "sticky notes" to any web page that can be synchronized across different browsers through your Simplenote account.…
Read MoreFile sharing service Min.us moves to Minus.com
Simple drag-and-drop file sharing service Minus, which I wrote about a couple of months ago, has acquired the Minus.com domain name. Minus.com will be used as the service's primary domain going forward, rather than min.us, which was used previously and was thought to be confusing.…
Read MoreLifeSize wants to simplify enterprise video conferencing
LifeSize, a supplier of video conferencing products that was acquired by Logitech in 2009, is aiming to address the usual drawbacks of traditional enterprise HD video conferencing systems -- cost, complexity and incompatibility -- with some new products that it announced Wednesday.…
Read MoreGui:Config makes tweaking Firefox advanced settings a snap
Gui:Config is a Firefox add-on that provides a simple interface for many of the most-tweaked about:config settings via a familiar options-style window. It makes it much easier to change the settings that can normally only be found in the about:config screen.…
Read MoreccLoop wants to improve email with smart mailing lists
ccLoop wants to improve email by making it into a better and more streamlined communication tool. It effectively offers a business-focused take on the familiar kind of mailing list functionality provided by the likes of Google Groups and Yahoo Groups.…
Read MoreWhat mobile apps are essential for collaboration on the go?
What apps do mobile workers need to get their jobs done? A new Forrester report has identified eight "must have" categories of mobile collaboration apps. Here's a run-down of all the categories outlined, together with some of our recommendations for apps to use in each category:…
Read MoreShortmail wants to reduce email overload by keeping messages short
Most of us are drowning in email. Could a solution be to impose a Twitter-like character limit on emails? Baltimore, MD-based 410Labs thinks so; its Shortmail service enforces concise emails by limiting messages to 500 characters or less and disallows attachements…
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