Dynamic Collaboration: How to Share Information, Solve Problems, and Increase Productivity without Compromising Security

Collaboration is crucial for any organization that wants to be productive, adaptable, and creative. When people collaborate, profits increase and things get done. When they don't, the organization loses time and energy.Why, then, do many private enterprises and government agencies struggle to provide collaboration tools their employees will actually use? Dynamic Collaboration offers practical advice to help you answer questions like these: - What tools does your organization need to facilitate collaboration? - How do you ensure that people will use those tools? - How can you protect your privileged information? - How can you harness the power of Web 2.0 to capture the collective intelligence of your organization? Whether you are a leader in the public or private sector or a technologist, you'll discover ways to help team members solve problems they wouldn't otherwise have solved, get work done quicker than ever before, and feel connected because they're working together toward a common goal."We're witnessing a transformation of collaboration in real time, and there's no better factual content than what Schwemmer and Havrilla have compiled in this book. I recommend this as required reading for those serious about collaboration." --Barry C. West, Executive Vice President, SE Solutions, Inc., and former CIO, US Department of Commerce

Ray Schwemmer is the president, CEO, and cofounderof CollabraSpace, a software company that has focused on secure collaboration solutions for industry and government
customers since 1998. During this time he has helped customers develop solutions to integrate people, data, and processes within a single, seamless collaborative environment to enhance organizational performance. Prior to starting CollabraSpace, Ray spent ten years working for various IT companies designing and building largescale distributed systems for both commercial and government clients. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and an MBA from Drexel University. He lives with his wife and two children in Annapolis, Maryland.

Rick Havrilla is the chief technology officer and cofounder of CollabraSpace. He has over twenty years of experience designing and implementing enterprise software solutions with over ten years of experience working with collaboration technologies. He has worked with numerous organizations on their system architectures to integrate collaborative solutions that fit seamlessly into their architectures and products. In previous positions, he was responsible for designing and implementing a wide range of software solutions for both commercial and government clients. He has a bachelor of science in computer science and applied mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh and a master of science in computer science from the Johns Hopkins University. He lives with his wife and two children near Baltimore, Maryland.