Social Networking White Papers

WHITE PAPER: Download this free white paper and find out how to "Drive Sales Effectiveness with Enterprise-Ready Web 2.0Solutions," "Harvest Social Knowledge for Customer Service," and learn how "Social CRM Turns Customers into Competitive Advantage."

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 | Published: 03 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: Let our new 2011 Security Threat Report be your weapon in the battle against malware. It describes the significant threats of 2010, what to watch for in 2011, and more importantly, what you need to do to get ahead of them.

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 | Published: 07 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing has created a lot of buzz in the marketplace, as well as confusion about its benefits. This free white paper is geared for both IT and business leaders. Read an overview of what cloud computing is, the types of "clouds" and examples of how clients are using cloud computing to reduce costs and increase efficiencies

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 | Published: 17 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn the top ten ways to protect your small business against web threats. Learn what you need to know about security and what are the key elements to address.

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 | Published: 17 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper answers your most critical small business security questions. Social networks, sensitive data, and business banking are all topics covered in this security guide. Read this paper now to learn more.

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 | Published: 05 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: This technical brief discusses multiple Blue Coat solutions to address malicious content control, enforce acceptable use policies, prevent sensitive information leakage and enhance user productivity on Facebook.

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 | Published: 08 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: Let it be stated plainly: Business analytics are the key to achieving these challenging objectives. Our world generated more data in 2009 than in the previous recorded history of mankind. A good deal of this data can be converted into useful information and competitive advantage – by applying the right analytics.

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 | Published: 30 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: The latest edition of the Application Usage and Risk Report (Spring 2010) covers a sample size that has grown more than 15 fold to 347 and is truly global. Since the Spring 2008 Report, the number of applications Palo Alto Networks identifies has grown to nearly 1,000 with nearly 750 of them found during the six month period.

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 | Published: 30 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: Without access to historical information, organizations today would be severely limited in their ability to make informed, appropriate decisions regarding even the most basic aspects of their business. This whitepaper outlines the four keys to success and discusses the ROI of Web 2.0.

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 | Published: 15 Jan 2009

WHITE PAPER: Reputation is everything in the world of a small business. It often takes years to establish a good reputation, but unfortunately it can take far less time lose one. Read this paper to learn tips that will help you keep your reputation secure.

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 | Published: 28 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: This brief paper provides in depth answers to three pressing questions that many small businesses are asking about IT security: If social networks are such a risk, shouldn't we just block them? How liable am I for the loss of sensitive data? How safe is online business banking? Read on to learn the answers to these three questions and more.

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 | Published: 28 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper focuses specifically on what application developers—specifically, ISVs and solution integrators—need to do in order to satiate this emerging market demand. Read on to learn some of Vivisimo's capabilities and how ISVs and solution integrators can leverage them to address evolving search challenges within their respective applications.

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 | Published: 22 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper, will try to help you strike a balance between solid business thinking and explosive enthusiasm for any new technology option with 2.0 in the description. Our goal is to give you a new way of looking at old challenges.

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 | Published: 22 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this article for an examination of three considerations for social media: social media driving revenue, customer experience and tracking and using social media measurement tools.

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 | Published: 17 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: Enterprises today are seeking new communication technologies, such as wikis, blogs, and forums, to improve communication and collaboration and increase employee productivity.

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Social technologies, commonly called Web 2.0, were originally used to describe consumer technologies that enable groups to organize and share information and media. But enterprises quickly caught on to the value of these easy-to-use tools for capturing and sharing ad hoc information that may otherwise not be documented.

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 16 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 is an integrated suite of server capabilities that can help improve organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information sharing across boundaries for better business insight.

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how Sales 2.0 technology helps sales identify the right opportunities at the right time and determine the right people to contact. Also learn how this unique approach enables sales and marketing collaboration to drive productivity and close more deals in this increasingly connected world.

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 | Published: 26 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: Cyber-criminals are targeting web surfers on popular social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace. This security brief discusses how to protect against "trusted" friends turned hostile hackers, pinpoint vulnerabilities in files, widgets and social sites, employ web application firewalls and use content filtering to mitigate risk.

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 | Published: 19 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: Businesses are continuing to face a challenging threat landscape. Check out this paper to learn about recent security threats related to Web 2.0, social networking sites, email, mobile devices, and Mac computers.

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 | Published: 01 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: Making knowledge more visible increases innovation and shortens turnaround times. Increased collaboration accelerates productivity. With Web 2.0, your company transforms into a more-socially connected organization that reacts faster and more effectively to the market.

Posted: 03 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Aug 2008

WHITE PAPER: Discover how several innovative companies are using collaboration, blogging communities, social networks, and related forms of communication to enhance branding, increase reputation among customers and communicate with them, create public support, and increase team productivity and knowledge sharing.

Posted: 03 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Aug 2008

WHITE PAPER: The consumer Web has shown us the power of the internet as a social, collaborative platform, particularly when compared to existing rigid corporate environments. Wikis, blogs, Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, social networks, tagging, and mashups are flexible, user-driven tools that have the potential to bring many benefits to the enterprise.

Posted: 03 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Aug 2008

WHITE PAPER: With the introduction of Web 2.0 technologies into your enterprise, you can greatly increase the value of your company's most important assets. Leading companies are harnessing Web 2.0 technologies and applying them to build their next-generation workplaces.

Posted: 03 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Aug 2008

WHITE PAPER: Web 2.0. Collaborative computing. Social media. And now Social CRM. These terms are used interchangeably, and often, to describe the massive transformation taking place across organizations today. What strategies and tools do the newest CRM solutions provide to leverage this new reality? Read this white paper to learn more about Social CRM.

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009