Founded in 2003, LifeSize expects approximately $90 million in revenue in calendar 2009, with 2010 revenue expected to grow 40 percent to 60 percent, Logitech said in a news release. billion in revenue in its fiscal year 2009. Logitech Acquired LifeSize. Logitech acquired LifeSize, a high definition video firm, for $405m. DocVerse. MORE >>

InfoWorld offers 2009's top 10 emerging enterprise technologies. Standardization of Collaboration Tools. The EU has been giving funding towards the standardization of online collaboration tools. One of the biggest barriers to effective online group working has been the need for everyone to work on the same software package. Main reasons: -. MORE >>

SharedDoc. SharedDoc is a new document commenting service, for collaborative document reviews. Once you upload a Word or Google Docs document to SharedDoc’s platform, you can send email invites to a friends or colleagues to comment on the document. In order to comment, a user needs to set up an ID. For What Result? Citrix UserVoice. More in Chatter. MORE >>

Play to Learn. Phil recommends the use of a "sandbox" to encourage people and teams to consider new technology for collaboration. The biggest stumbling block is getting your team comfortable with the new software or service and truly understanding the benefits it provides. In short, why would it make my life or job easier? I agree! Google Chrome OS. MORE >>

Video Going Mainstream. Recent announcements by Cisco (the TANDBERG acquisition attempt) and Logitech (the LifeSize acquisition), point to the mainstreaming of video conferencing. The deals underscore a growing sense that videoconferencing is finally ready to go from an exotic luxury to an everyday part of business life. RIM Going Up. billion. MORE >>