It can be a pain when implementing collaboration solutions like Microsoft SharePoint and Project Server.

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With applications freed from legacy server environments, cloud-based collaboration platforms can more easily roll out mobile app versions of enterprise apps, while also adding in hooks for various types of social networking.

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Complementing a central HR system implementation, products like SharePoint server can act a central hub for collaboration and information management, while Yammer can facilitate social networking and performance management, and Lync can enable VoIP, instant messaging, teleconferencing, and more.

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Partnership activity remains strong and includes a recent collaboration with IBM to support that company's WebSphere Application Server Community Edition as part of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

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