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Posted on Rotman New Ventures Site
Date: August 19, 2008

..."Interestingly, it looks like the site was built using Igloo software, a corporate social networking startup that has Jim Balsille, co-CEO of RIM, on its Board of Directors."

http://www.rotmannewventures.ca/?p=26


Gary Larocque

The Return of the PNG!

by Gary Larocque - 6 days ago

PNG is an extensible file format for the lossless, portable, well-compressed storage of raster images.

Browser compatability is a huge issue with the masses who strive for " Web Standards", especially when we you hear css and xhtml.

Something we tend to over look is the benefit of various graphic formats, expecially my favorite, PNG (Portable Network Graphics).

The w3c defines the 1996 approved mime type as png and describes what it is as follows:

PNG is an extensible file format for the lossless, portable, and well-compressed storage of raster images. PNG provides a patent-free [...] read more »

Eweek's Michael Vizard discusses how IGLOO Software is providing a secure, easy-to-use alternative for SMB organizations looking for a social networking solution
DATE: 2008-08-20

By Michael Vizard

http://www.midmarket.eweek.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=528&Itemid=28&limit=&limitstart=&mosmsg=Thanks%20For%20Your%20Vote!

The trouble with ad collaboration software is that there is nothing ad hoc about setting it up.
Whether it involves Microsoft SharePoint or Lotus Notes from IBM, the setting up of the software usually involves lots of time and the skills of a few select people that have mastered the intricacies of the software.

It’s little wonder that end users are increasingly turning to public Web sites such as Facebook or Twitter to create little [...] read more »

Minor updates that were part of our July 2008 description of new features.

Some minor updates that were part of our July 2008 release blipped under the radar as major upgrades but still deserve honourable mention. These include:

The Control Panel homepage “dashboard” has been renamed to “console”.

 

 

The Editor now presents a “Save & Continue” option when editing inline.

 

 

You can select from three settings (instead of two) for the layout of your Member Directory:

Defaultwhich displays the user name, status and connecti [...] read more »

What would have happened to Hansel and Gretel if they had a chance to use their breadcumbs!

As the Germanic fairy tale goes, Hansel and Gretal are abandonded in the forest. To prevent being lost, the two children leave a trail of "breadcrumbs" to find their way home, which unfortunately becomes eaten by the local wildlife.

As a child I didn't see the signifigance of the breadcrumb trail in a worldly sense, I generally always knew where I was going, so why would [...] read more »

So you bought a new community and you’re mesmerized by all the wonderful applications that the IGLOO platform provides. You look closely at two words that strike you as modern and hip: blogs and forums, and you think to yourself “Well, that’s nice, but what am I going to use this for?” [...] read more »

Elizabeth Chestney

July 2008 Release Summary

by Elizabeth Chestney - 3 weeks ago

Below is a description of new features, functionality, and upgrades that have been added to the IGLOO corporate social networking (CSN) suite during the third quarter of 2008.

We're excited to introduce this quarter's latest and greatest product upgrades for IGLOO's CSN suite. Key highlights include:

  1. My Dashboard, including:
  • Contacts
  • User Status Message

2.  Rating
3.  Audio Player
4.  Inline Renames

New Feature Details

1. MyDashboard (formerly myIGLOO)


To bring the profile information into a local CSN or community context, we've updated "myIGLOO" to "My Dashboard". This change will keep your profile experience coherent and ensure that your content (subscriptions, [...] read more »

Elizabeth Chestney

IGLOO Ices Corporate Social Networking

by Elizabeth Chestney - 3 weeks ago

Online coverage in OnDemand Beat, August 6, 2008
By Ameed Taylor
"IGLOO Web 2.0 tools are similar to tools in competing CSN offerings with the IGLOO differentiator being that the tools are a bit more polished than some of the newer entrants in the CSN Space."

Kitchener, Ontario based IGLOO's foundation began with a not-for-profit research centre called the Centre for International Governance(CIGI) founded by Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM)

In 2003, CIGI, created a free online research network called IGLOO (International Governance Leaders and Organizations Online) that connected researchers, practitioners and educators around the wor [...] read more »

Leading tech analyst Peter Brockmann dropped by the IGLOO Software booth at Enterprise 2.0 in Boston...here's his takeaway.


Pam Martin

SPAM Alert

by Pam Martin - 4 weeks ago

It has been brought to our attention that some IGLOO customers with a public profile, that displays their email address, was contacted by email by l_diorh@yahoo.com subject "Hello dear".

We believe that they are " scraping" public sites that contain public information so we have no way of knowing who they have contacted.   IGLOO Inc has contacted the offending spammer by email requesting that they stop contacting IGLOO [...] read more »

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