Comments on: Yammer Aims To Bring Microsharing Inside Corporate Firewalls http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:38:36 -0800 hourly 1 By: How to price Enterprise Social Computing offerings? - Macro Principles http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2730187 How to price Enterprise Social Computing offerings? - Macro Principles Mon, 04 May 2009 19:22:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2730187 [...] providing microblogging (or microsharing, in a word Twitter-like like Yammer (which just announced a on-premise version) or Present.ly) features for the enterprise. The more users will use it, the more value the client [...] [...] providing microblogging (or microsharing, in a word Twitter-like like Yammer (which just announced a on-premise version) or Present.ly) features for the enterprise. The more users will use it, the more value the client [...]

]]> By: PaulaCTC http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2635824 PaulaCTC Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:13:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2635824 To respond to bitterbetterideaguy: You're right that Yammer doesn't reduce email overload or info overload! Just blogged about this here: http://poprl.com/K1a BUT it's very valuable. Its value will be found in these areas instead: collaboration, breaking down silos, establishing interest groups, tapping into employee skills/expertise no matter where they live in the organization. As for SECURITY/IN HOUSE: We’re a software company and larger, especially listed companies we work with are all very concerned about privacy, information security, and information archiving and access. They have related auditor requirements which have to be met. Under 3000 seats seems to be generally happy with our hosted version, over 3000 and they have the will and resources to take it in house. (Our company is also in internal comms technology - very different to Yammer tho, as we’re focused on transforming traditional push messaging into visual/multimedia messaging to increase employee response to critical, actionable info). www.cutthroughcommunications.com But I wonder how Legal or IT are going to STOP employees from signing up on Yammer and sharing company information between themselves. All they can do is sign up too, pay to monitor, and set up a code of conduct, I guess. So I think they’ve got a very powerful business model, building take up from the ground up and really obliging companies to pay in order to monitor it. Are there any companies upset about this?? I also wonder if we’ll see Yammer replacing other social media software (like forums & Q&As). It’s so fluid and easy to create new tags/conversations/interest groups. To respond to bitterbetterideaguy:

You’re right that Yammer doesn’t reduce email overload or info overload! Just blogged about this here: http://poprl.com/K1a

BUT it’s very valuable. Its value will be found in these areas instead: collaboration, breaking down silos, establishing interest groups, tapping into employee skills/expertise no matter where they live in the organization.

As for SECURITY/IN HOUSE:
We’re a software company and larger, especially listed companies we work with are all very concerned about privacy, information security, and information archiving and access. They have related auditor requirements which have to be met. Under 3000 seats seems to be generally happy with our hosted version, over 3000 and they have the will and resources to take it in house.

(Our company is also in internal comms technology – very different to Yammer tho, as we’re focused on transforming traditional push messaging into visual/multimedia messaging to increase employee response to critical, actionable info). http://www.cutt...munications.com

But I wonder how Legal or IT are going to STOP employees from signing up on Yammer and sharing company information between themselves. All they can do is sign up too, pay to monitor, and set up a code of conduct, I guess.

So I think they’ve got a very powerful business model, building take up from the ground up and really obliging companies to pay in order to monitor it. Are there any companies upset about this??

I also wonder if we’ll see Yammer replacing other social media software (like forums & Q&As). It’s so fluid and easy to create new tags/conversations/interest groups.

]]> By: That Was Quick: QikCom Hits The Deadpool | Kawink Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2629312 That Was Quick: QikCom Hits The Deadpool | Kawink Blog Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:46:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2629312 [...] recently raised $5 million in funding and launched a hosted version of their software that can be used inside corporate firewalls). Read the rest of this article at TechCrunch » Share and [...] [...] recently raised $5 million in funding and launched a hosted version of their software that can be used inside corporate firewalls). Read the rest of this article at TechCrunch » Share and [...]

]]> By: That Was Quick: QikCom Hits The Deadpool http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2628183 That Was Quick: QikCom Hits The Deadpool Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:39:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2628183 [...] recently raised $5 million in funding and launched a hosted version of their software that can be used inside corporate firewalls). We use it here and are indeed quite happy with it, but we’re not counting out Present.ly [...] [...] recently raised $5 million in funding and launched a hosted version of their software that can be used inside corporate firewalls). We use it here and are indeed quite happy with it, but we’re not counting out Present.ly [...]

]]> By: My Ten Favorite Tweets - Week Ending 021309 « I’m Not Actually a Geek http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2625942 My Ten Favorite Tweets - Week Ending 021309 « I’m Not Actually a Geek Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:02:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2625942 [...] Yammer to be available behind the firewall: http://bit.ly/mgF9B Big move, one that will open up more of the market for [...] [...] Yammer to be available behind the firewall: http://bit.ly/mgF9B Big move, one that will open up more of the market for [...]

]]> By: Alexander http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2625861 Alexander Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:24:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2625861 Hi, Do you have intergation with MOSS 2007 ? Hi,

Do you have intergation with MOSS 2007 ?

]]> By: Freetracking.org » Webware Radar: Google Checkout stalls as Bill Me Later soars http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2624672 Freetracking.org » Webware Radar: Google Checkout stalls as Bill Me Later soars Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:44:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2624672 [...] version of its software Thursday that can be installed inside a corporate firewall, TechCrunch is reporting. Yammer customers will be able to switch from the SaaS version of the software to the hosted [...] [...] version of its software Thursday that can be installed inside a corporate firewall, TechCrunch is reporting. Yammer customers will be able to switch from the SaaS version of the software to the hosted [...]

]]> By: Jason Long http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2624486 Jason Long Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:32:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2624486 http://www.Broadcastr.net already does this. http://www.Broadcastr.net already does this.

]]> By: bitterbetterideaguy http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2624340 bitterbetterideaguy Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:16:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2624340 I have to wonder whether microblogging has any future in the business world. I'm sure there will be some good applications for it, but at a glance I see it as just a further step down the road of information overload now most readily experienced as e-mail bankruptcy. Most of us are involved with many simultaneous projects and hundreds of people. Weeding out the valuable blips in a steady sea of updates from so many people will be a job unto itself. I'd have to see how that influx could be controlled before I would buy into this model. I have to wonder whether microblogging has any future in the business world. I’m sure there will be some good applications for it, but at a glance I see it as just a further step down the road of information overload now most readily experienced as e-mail bankruptcy. Most of us are involved with many simultaneous projects and hundreds of people. Weeding out the valuable blips in a steady sea of updates from so many people will be a job unto itself. I’d have to see how that influx could be controlled before I would buy into this model.

]]> By: iWeb Blog » Nouvelles Techno iWeb: navigateurs, Youtube et microblogging http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2624196 iWeb Blog » Nouvelles Techno iWeb: navigateurs, Youtube et microblogging Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:01:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2624196 [...] le congrès américain adopte Twitter, le premier virus social sur Twitter, Yammer planifie une version qui peut être installé dans les réseaux locaux des entreprises. SubscribeDiggdel.icio.usFacebookRedditStumbleUpon  |  (Pas de [...] [...] le congrès américain adopte Twitter, le premier virus social sur Twitter, Yammer planifie une version qui peut être installé dans les réseaux locaux des entreprises. SubscribeDiggdel.icio.usFacebookRedditStumbleUpon  |  (Pas de [...]

]]> By: iWeb Blog » iWeb Tech News Highlights: browsers, Youtube, microblogging http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2624194 iWeb Blog » iWeb Tech News Highlights: browsers, Youtube, microblogging Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:00:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2624194 [...] US Congress is adopting Twitter, first social virus in Twitter, Yammer is planning a hosted version of their software for companies.  SubscribeDiggdel.icio.usFacebookRedditStumbleUpon  |  (No Ratings [...] [...] US Congress is adopting Twitter, first social virus in Twitter, Yammer is planning a hosted version of their software for companies.  SubscribeDiggdel.icio.usFacebookRedditStumbleUpon  |  (No Ratings [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Slade http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2624043 Jeremy Slade Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:29:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2624043 Intel has been <a href="http://jeremyslade.com/2009/01/twitter-for-the-enterprise/" rel="nofollow">piloting</a> laconi.ca internally for about a month, and it's been great. Almost completely switched over from yammer. A note about that post: I commented that the <a href="http://laconi.ca/" rel="nofollow">laconi.ca</a> codebase was not very modular or configurable. In the few weeks since then, the laconi.ca team has made some great progress, and I feel very good about the future of that platform. Intel has been piloting laconi.ca internally for about a month, and it’s been great. Almost completely switched over from yammer.

A note about that post: I commented that the laconi.ca codebase was not very modular or configurable. In the few weeks since then, the laconi.ca team has made some great progress, and I feel very good about the future of that platform.

]]> By: KTG http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2624038 KTG Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:18:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2624038 While not a flawless proposition, I think it was necessary. They need to establish themselves "behind the lines", literally. Corporations may be overly restrictive sometimes (OK, 99% of the tiem) but they have massive security budgets, email viruses, etc. to consider. Working directly with them will probably be very profitable in the long run. Good read on firewalls, other security issues, etc. <a href="http://www.justaskgemalto.com/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. While not a flawless proposition, I think it was necessary. They need to establish themselves “behind the lines”, literally. Corporations may be overly restrictive sometimes (OK, 99% of the tiem) but they have massive security budgets, email viruses, etc. to consider. Working directly with them will probably be very profitable in the long run. Good read on firewalls, other security issues, etc. here.

]]> By: Jack http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2624017 Jack Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:40:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2624017 Wow. $12/YEAR? You need a 100,000 users just to break a million in revenue. Wow. $12/YEAR? You need a 100,000 users just to break a million in revenue.

]]> By: Jignesh Shah http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2623930 Jignesh Shah Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:45:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2623930 Actually I had sent email to techCrunch around 4.30 EST. And I have listed same idea on HackerNews http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=451494 Well good luck Yammer. Well it is good that my brain working in same direction ;) Actually I had sent email to techCrunch around 4.30 EST. And I have listed same idea on HackerNews http://news.yco.../item?id=451494

Well good luck Yammer. Well it is good that my brain working in same direction ;)

]]> By: Jignesh Shah http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2623918 Jignesh Shah Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:25:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2623918 Just today - just 10 minutes before this post - I have sent email to TechChrunch and mentioned about idea about netvorx. How we are planning to deploy netvorx etc. And then this post. Is that co-incident? Netvorx idea is same as this announcement. Lets see - depends when Yammer releases first in-house deployment version. If you releases soon then thats your idea ;) else ..... Just today – just 10 minutes before this post – I have sent email to TechChrunch and mentioned about idea about netvorx. How we are planning to deploy netvorx etc. And then this post. Is that co-incident? Netvorx idea is same as this announcement. Lets see – depends when Yammer releases first in-house deployment version. If you releases soon then thats your idea ;) else …..

]]> By: links for 2009-02-12 « riverrun meaghn beta http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2623903 links for 2009-02-12 « riverrun meaghn beta Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:04:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2623903 [...] Yammer Aims To Bring Microsharing Inside Corporate Firewalls Later today at the LA Twiistup event, the makers of Twitter-for-business application Yammer will announce a new, hosted version of its software that will enable companies to install it inside their corporate firewall. This was an inevitable move for the venture-backed startup to make if it wanted to expand its reach to larger companies who have security policies in place that would prevent users from communicating via the internet (something the normal SaaS version requires). [...] [...] Yammer Aims To Bring Microsharing Inside Corporate Firewalls Later today at the LA Twiistup event, the makers of Twitter-for-business application Yammer will announce a new, hosted version of its software that will enable companies to install it inside their corporate firewall. This was an inevitable move for the venture-backed startup to make if it wanted to expand its reach to larger companies who have security policies in place that would prevent users from communicating via the internet (something the normal SaaS version requires). [...]

]]> By: Kendall Clarkson http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2623718 Kendall Clarkson Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:22:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2623718 Yammer's ceo David Sachs said they're adding <a href="http://www.internetevolution.com/document.asp?doc_id=169417" rel="nofollow">direct messaging and multiple languages this quarter</a>. And he claimed they got another $10M in funding, but it sounds like they have to split with their affiliate co. Geni. Yammer’s ceo David Sachs said they’re adding direct messaging and multiple languages this quarter. And he claimed they got another $10M in funding, but it sounds like they have to split with their affiliate co. Geni.

]]> By: Musmula http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2623614 Musmula Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:08:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2623614 Intridea's Present.ly has been doing this for a long time. And many companies are currently using it. Intridea’s Present.ly has been doing this for a long time. And many companies are currently using it.

]]> By: Yammer lleva el microblogging dentro de los corporativos « Tecnotalk http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2623503 Yammer lleva el microblogging dentro de los corporativos « Tecnotalk Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:48:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2623503 [...] Fuente: [TechCrunch] [...] [...] Fuente: [TechCrunch] [...]

]]> By: Karl Long http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2623488 Karl Long Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:32:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2623488 This is a very smart move on yammer's part, any really big enterprise will be wary of putting sensitive information on another companies server. I've already got an internal version of Laconi.ca running, but Yammer does have some nice features and is dedicated to enterprise microsharing, so worth looking at again. This is a very smart move on yammer’s part, any really big enterprise will be wary of putting sensitive information on another companies server. I’ve already got an internal version of Laconi.ca running, but Yammer does have some nice features and is dedicated to enterprise microsharing, so worth looking at again.

]]> By: Kiran http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2623420 Kiran Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:40:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2623420 Great move, I have been complaining about Yammer being online only and that my company blocks yammer.com. I am sure going to check it out when they have they have the download available. Its true that I can use laconi.ca but its just that I don't have the time for that. Even if its costs me couple of hundred dollars a year that's far cheaper than the time I need spend in getting open source software up and running and maintain. Yammer enterprise and Yammer iPhone app are probably a big blow for present.ly Great move, I have been complaining about Yammer being online only and that my company blocks yammer.com. I am sure going to check it out when they have they have the download available.

Its true that I can use laconi.ca but its just that I don’t have the time for that. Even if its costs me couple of hundred dollars a year that’s far cheaper than the time I need spend in getting open source software up and running and maintain.

Yammer enterprise and Yammer iPhone app are probably a big blow for present.ly

]]> By: Jim P. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2623359 Jim P. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:58:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2623359 The same reason big companies pay lots of money to companies like Red Hat for Linux which is also open source. Support and value added features targeted at enterprises. The same reason big companies pay lots of money to companies like Red Hat for Linux which is also open source. Support and value added features targeted at enterprises.

]]> By: Navdeep http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2623215 Navdeep Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:34:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2623215 Why not just use laconi.ca and host it yourself on a internal server. Its open source! Why not just use laconi.ca and host it yourself on a internal server. Its open source!

]]> By: Chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/12/yammer-reaches-beyond-corporate-firewalls-open-sources-iphone-application/comment-page-1/#comment-2623166 Chris Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:55:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=43223#comment-2623166 Is TechCrunch doing to be doing a live stream from Twiistup 5? Is TechCrunch doing to be doing a live stream from Twiistup 5?

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