IBM Serious About Bringing Corporate Social Networking to BlackBerry and More

Over at Bloomberg is an article on how IBM, International Business Machine, is attempting to revamp social networking programs for mobile devices, mainly targeting today’s hottest smartphone lineup from RIM, Apple, down to Android. Here are pieces from Bloomberg’s article >>

“The network isn’t at the water cooler anymore,” he said.

The software will feature an activity feed, which gathers information about customers, relevant news and information about colleagues, Rennie said. Customers also will be able to have video Web meetings, share pictures and post blogs.

IBM is announcing the software today at its annual Lotusphere conference in Orlando, Florida. RIM co-Chief Executive Officer Jim Balsillie will be on stage to talk about how the software will work with the PlayBook, the company’s tablet scheduled to come this quarter, he said.

Head here to Bloomberg to read more on IBM’s newest project