IBM, which has quietly supported many telecom players, is now stepping up its mobile profile, buying up Israeli mobile app provider Worklight and releasing a new device management tool for enterprise customers. The moves help IBM capitalize on the push toward mobile by companies as they manage an exploding number of devices and apps. MORE >>

social media, social networking) - related domains that take up an increasing number of my research and client interaction cycles are: identity, analytics, and mobility. On the one hand - the need for comprehensive analytics when it comes to social activities is very real. While my core coverage is social computing (e.g., MORE >>

You may not realize it, but IBM has actually been a player in the enterprise social networking space for quite some time. Social Analytics. As you might expect, Connections plays nicely with IBM’s other tools, such as Lotus Notes and Sametime, but new in 3.0 At the Enterprise 2.0 Social Everywhere. Connnections 3.0 MORE >>

While a lot of my research agenda and client interactions focused on collaboration and Enterprise 2.0 / social software during 2009, the most sizeable amount of time and energy for me this year was spent on social media, social networking, and social analytics (externally as well as internally). Social Analytics. & Social Software. MORE >>

Brown recently discussed Why IT Doesn’t “Get” Analytics (and Why the Time is Right for Change). Meta noted that in a 2009 IBM survey, more than 2,500 chief information officers from around the world were asked, “What kind of visionary plans do you have for increased competitiveness?” Meta S.     MORE >>