The company has already made several moves in terms of acquisitions (WebEx, PostPath, Jabber) and strategy (describing a general direction regarding collaboration and SaaS/Cloud computing via WebEx Connect). It has also been busy integrating WebEx with its other assets (Unified Communications Manager, Telepresence, Unified MeetingPlace) – yes, the integration has not always been terribly deep but the work is ongoing and will continue to improve. Over the past several weeks, two Cisco events generated a great deal of media coverage (refer to “In The News” below). For those

New entrant Cisco WebEx debuted as a Contender and will look to disrupt the market landscape over time. Cisco and WebEx Combine Strengths to Launch New Enterprise 2.0 MindTouch 2009 Provides Enhanced Development Platform for Rich Collaborative Applications The Q3 2009 Forrester Wave™: Collaboration Platforms by Rob Koplowitz is out. It found that “Microsoft and IBM Lotus led the pack based on the breadth of functionality in their offerings.

4) Indicate which role you are, a Strategist (inward focused) Community Manager (externally focused), or Research of Product focused (developing a social media product/service for sale) 5) This is primarily for external efforts with customers and prospects –not internal 6) If you do not meet the requirements to meet this list, you can create your own, and I’ll prominently link to it. Ongoing List of Social Computing Strategists at Enterprise Corporations The Social Media Strategist, whose job is to lead the internal charge, develops the program, gains resources, convinces

Cisco needs to compare/contrast its approach with Microsoft’s BPOS – not just e-mail but overall to equate synergies from other WebEx Collaboration Cloud services. Where is the application development story given the SOA, Rest and other interfaces for collaborative applications? The following is Part 3 of a series on today's announcement by Cisco . Clarifications & Questions

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8221; Mzinga (Acquired Prospero, March 2008) “We enable organizations to easily, quickly, and cost-effectively develop branded, integrated communities and social networks comprised of message boards, blogs, ratings, and chats and to manage them using a single, intuitive platform.” Whether it’s through the development of promotional web campaigns and communities, or by integrating into the fabric of a company’s business, we use our expertise and advanced technology to help brands connect with consumers on a deep, interactive level. About Contact Web Strategy Vault Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang | Social Media, Web Marketing Jeremiah Owyang discusses how web tools and social media enable companies to connect with customers List of “White Label” or “Private Label” (Applications you can Rebrand) Social Networking Platforms, Community Platforms February 12th, 2007 | Category: White Label Social Network , Industry Index , Social Networking Left Graphic: Forrester Wave™: Community Platforms, Q1 ’09 Important Update:

MB) Video – Cisco VP Alan Cohen discusses the study Share | Related Articles Built Around the Visual: Wikis, Webex, & Councils at Cisco A Report from Gov 2.0 Why Businesses Don’t Collaborate: #2 Where’s the File? Army Uses Wiki to Gather Experience, Revise Field Manuals Who Owns the Wiki? He is the author of two books, Wikipatterns and Using Wiki in Education and has written for Science Magazine, ZDNet , The Content Wrangler , and Software Development

The Practice area for this CoP is [CCC] . The CoP is sponsored by [committee] and [executive] . Objectives The [XXX] CoP shall aim to achieve the following objectives. [These objectives should have a development and improvement focus and not tangible outcomes (e.g. Value proposition. · Availability of community. · Identify internal and external speakers. · Work with Learning and Development Team (People) on format. Tele-Forum Monthly

Developers have been an integral part of IBM’s and Microsoft’s success in the collaboration market. Cisco need to define what program it will put in place to attract developers and build a community around that program. Cisco also need to consider what developer environments it intends to support. The following is Part 4 of a series on today's announcement by Cisco . Is Cisco’s Vision Holistic Enough?