Jonathan Distad

IBM today announced offerings for BES and Android OS on LotusLive.  For many companies where managing a BES or Traveler might be too much to bite, this is a nice offering and a clear sign in the direction IBM is moving in the cloud domain coupled with mobile support. BM LotusLive Notes 1.3 is a […]

Jive5 is getting baked and will be GA in a month or so.  Historically, I have seen Jive driven by the agency segment as they have had past big wins in the social media management domain.  In Jive5 they have grabbed my attention – this release is a game-changer in enterprise social business software.  What […]

Jive5 is getting baked and will be GA in a month or so.  Historically, I have seen Jive driven by the agency segment as they have had past big wins in the social media management domain.  In Jive5 they have grabbed my attention – this release is a game-changer in enterprise social business software.  What […]

Call it generation x/y/(whatever) or call it the evolution of business – we have always been social.  We have a perfect storm where the enterprise has at its tip of its fingers worker mobilization, enterprise ready software (tools) and ubiquitous connectivity – to name a few.  How are companies taking advantage of this perfect storm? […]

Yesterday, after some tech fits and spurts, I presented on some useful tools and tips for Sametime 8.5.1 installation and deployments.  For 8am, it was rather well attended and for those who listened in – Thank You!  As promised, here is a copy of my presentation – on slideshare.  Also if you are looking for any […]

Yesterday, after some tech fits and spurts, I presented on some useful tools and tips for Sametime 8.5.1 installation and deployments.  For 8am, it was rather well attended and for those who listened in – Thank You!  As promised, here is a copy of my presentation – on slideshare.  Also if you are looking for any […]

The way we do business is changing – whether we want to admit it.  Enterprises are looking for ways to gain more productivity, harness employee knowledge, empower employees and all to drive more profit to the bottom line while maintaining excellent work experiences.  But with this paradigm shift comes needs for tools.  These tools, Social […]

In my daily browse of Mashable, this popped up: HOW TO: Engage and mobilize Facebook fans beyond the “Like” and made me think that this is a good example of how public communities and social networks can be used to teach a HOW TO for social software.  Here is my take: 1. Profiles: Facebook, Twitter, […]

In an effort to share the love with those who a) can’t make it to Lotusphere OR b) want to see some different topics that weren’t covered at LS11 Chris Miller (@idonotes) is throwing up a great event – IdoSphere.  These sessions will be held Feb 15-16, online and will be recorded.  For the steal-of-the-century […]

For those who are heading to Lotusphere in just over a week, I wanted to give a heads up on a topic I will be speaking to on Feb 1 as part of the Social Business Industry Symposium about: How Healthcare Organizations are Implementing Social Business from the Inside Out Leading healthcare organizations around the […]

Today I came across a great new tool for those who work across IBM product lines: Software Product Compatibility Reports With a few clicks you can create a beautiful report that details their specific needs and requirements and when you are doing multiple products you can see what can possibly share resources.  You can do […]

In this video, Jack Dorsey talks about innovation, Square and Twitter.  Personally, I think Jack is one of the worlds greatest innovators and also an enabler of great innovation.  Keep it simple, get it to the users and move on. Its a quick video but much can be pulled from what Jack is saying.  I […]