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Metcalf’s Law Is It Still Correct ?
Metcalfe’s law states that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of users of the system (n2). First formulated by Robert Metcalfe in regard to Ethernet, Metcalfe’s law explains many of the network effects of communication technologies and networks such as the Internet and World Wide Web.
The law has often been illustrated using the example of fax machines: A single fax machine is useless, but the value of every fax machine increases with the total number of fax machines in the network, because the total number of people with whom each user may send and receive documents increases.
In the case of eStudio (as collaboration software) n2 describes accurately two factors. First, the number of users registered to an eStudio squares the likelihood of successful ecosystem launch. Second, the adoption rate of the network per market.
37 Signals Closes 9 Product Lines
37 Signals has thrown in the towel on 9 products in order to concentrate on Basecamp. We have encountered many Basecamp customer who were dissatisfied with the lack of cross integration between their different product.
Here is the list from their website:
Ta-da List (2005), Writeboard (2005), Backpack (2005), Campfire (2006), The Job Board & Gig Board (2006), Highrise (2007), Sortfolio (2009), Know Your Company (2013), and We Work Remotely (2013).
Here is their official announcement
https://37signals.com/
So listen up if you are a 37 Signals customer give us a call at 877-765-2655 to see if we can offer you a better, more complete collaboration toolset.
RIP: 37Signal Feb 5, 2014
Cisco Kills Off WebOffice
Cisco WebEx WebOffice & Workspace End-of-Life (EOL) ANNOUNCEMENT
As of December 5, 2013, Cisco WebEx LLC has begun the End-of-Life (EOL) process for WebEx WebOffice (“WebExOne”) and WebEx Workspace services.
http://www.webex.com/eol/weboffice.html
These products are being discontinued due to market demand, shifts in technology, and a change in focus and investment. There will not be a direct replacement for WebOffice and Workspace services within Cisco’s product portfolio. It is recommended that you consider alternative vendor solutions as early as possible.
These products are being discontinued due to market demand, shifts in technology, and a change in focus and investment. There will not be a direct replacement for WebOffice and Workspace services within Cisco’s product portfolio. It is recommended that you consider alternative vendor solutions as early as possible.
It feels like Christmas for us at Same-Page.com. WebOffice arrived on the ASP / SaaS scene around the same time as Same-Page.com eStudio. Being West Coast based they had access to better coders and more money. They eventually got bought by Cisco who made a mess of it.
So listen up all of you WebOffice users. The best way to collaborate is to get everybody on the same-page.com eStudio product. Give us a call at 877-765-2655 to discuss letting us be “your alternative vendor“.
RIP: WebOffice – December 5, 2013
Lighthouse Point Condo Association- Live & Active
The folks at Lighthouse Point did a great job in January of launching eStudio for their condo owners.
So far in February they have:
Posted 2 Calendars events for owners
Posted 3 Event for Board and Committee members
Added 2 Minutes files
Added 2 New announcements
Of the 65 owners only 2 have not logged in yet
It will be great to see what they add next.
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