Stories by Matthew Finnegan

Slack or Teams? Many businesses opt for both

Most organisations have at least two team chat apps, a situation that could lead to communication silos and problems for IT.

Written by Matthew Finnegan21 June 19 05:42

Atlassian’s Confluence gets more powerful analytics

Behind the major overhaul of Confluence, Atlassian hopes for wider business adoption outside of its software dev origins. The company also announced it has bought Good Software.

Written by Matthew Finnegan11 April 19 22:17

Zoho brings Zia AI assistant to its office apps

Zoho Writer, Sheets and Show all get new artificial intelligence features in the latest update to Zoho Office Suite. The suite now includes a new app, Notebook.

Written by Matthew Finnegan19 Feb. 19 06:01

Collaboration 2019: Teams, Slack and what’s coming

While Microsoft and Slack continue to battle it out at the top of the collaboration software market, a variety of forces could re-shape that fight in the year ahead.

Written by Matthew Finnegan28 Dec. 18 21:57

Making the business case for collaboration

Collaboration software can help connect disparate employees, boost team productivity, aid innovation and even bolster a company's bottom line. But justifying the expense isn't always easy. Here's how to make the case.

Written by Matthew Finnegan08 Nov. 18 23:23

Alexa for Business: What it does, how to use it

Voice-activated virtual assistants are showing up at home, in the car and – increasingly – in the office. Amazon hopes to further that trend by targeting Alexa for Business for the workplace. Here’s what it is and how it works.

Written by Matthew Finnegan13 June 18 20:18

How to get the most out of Slack

Though it's only four years old, Slack has evolved to become a leading cloud-based workplace collaboration app. Here's what it does, how to use it and why it could replace email in the future.

Written by Matthew Finnegan01 March 18 22:36