by Kristin Burnham

11 Promising Enterprise Social Networks

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Mar 20, 20123 mins
Collaboration SoftwareInnovationSmall and Medium Business

As the demand for enterprise collaboration continues to grow, more businesses are looking to internal social networks to manage workflow, foster collaboration and improve innovation.

1. Clarizen

Summary: Collaborative project management software designed to manage everything in a single environment. Features: Document sharing, automatic notifications, project templates and roadmaps, discussions, and more. Customers: NBC Universal, Southern States, Frito Lay Pricing: Starting at $25/user per month.

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6. Mzinga

Summary: Enterprise-class, social business software suite built to help organizations create, design and manage social and knowledge-sharing experiences. Features: Social profiles, analytics, badging, chat, notifications, file sharing, wikis, Web conferencing and more. Customers: The Child Health Corporation of America, Gilbane, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Pricing: For inquiries, contact contact Mzinga.

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7. SharePoint

Summary: A Microsoft platform to build websites, share information, manage documents and publish reports. Features: Document sharing, project management, analytics, communities, search and more. Customers: USDA, Conservation International, Accenture Pricing: For inquiries, contact Microsoft.

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8. Socialcast

Summary: An enterprise collaboration platform designed to bring together people, data and applications in real-time. Features: Activity streams, microblogging, analytics, private messaging, polls, desktop app, mobile accessibility and more. Customers: Philips, Guitar Center, NASA Pricing: SaaS pricing: $60/user per year; cloud and on-premise pricing based on deployment size.

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