Jive Software raises $15M, takes on Microsoft in Web 2.0 office
Microsoft Office, the popular office software, works great for most purposes, but it lacks good software for employees to collaborate on products — co-writing documents simultaneously, for example, or letting them archive online conversations.
Sharepoint, Microsoft’s offering, started as a simple file-sharing system, but its features have been limited. For Wiki features, for example, Microsoft established a relationship with separate wiki software company, SocialText. Sharepoint continues to improve, but slowly. It’s being challenged by host of… Continue Reading