Central Desktop Media Feed

CD Gives: Volunteering with KCSS

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:08:36 +0000

“An làmb a bheir, ‘s I a gheibh” – the hand that gives is the hand that gets. Through CD Gives, we were recently able to spend the day volunteering with The Kern County Scottish Society. The KCSS is a non-profit organization known not only for their kilts and bagpipes, but their dedication to educating [...]

Central Desktop Named as Finalist in 2012 American Business Awards(SM) for “Customer Service Department of the Year”

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

10th Annual Stevie® Awards will be Presented on June 18 in New York City and September 17 in San Francisco

Central Desktop Welcomes Brent Rasmussen to Board of Directors

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

CareerBuilder’s President of North America to Help Central Desktop in Harnessing Tremendous Market Opportunity in the Cloud Collaboration Space

5 Ways to Spring Clean Your Workspaces

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:05:33 +0000

April brings more than just jokes and spring showers… It’s time to spring clean your workspaces back into shape. I’m going to borrow an analogy Susan from our CS team made in today’s Get Connected webinar on Spring Cleaning. A workspace can be alot like an office kitchen. People come in and out, mind their [...]

Central Desktop Expands Business with New Office in India

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

New Branch Marks Extensive Growth and International Presence for Cloud-Based Collaboration Platform Provider

Collaboration ROI: Consistency Is Key

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:35:51 +0000

This is a contributed guest post from Sydni Craighart, Central Desktop user and founder of SmartSimpleMarketing.com. I’ve used a number of different tools and systems over the years to manage projects amongst my team. My favorite among them all is Central Desktop, but this piece of advice really applies to any collaboration solution. There is [...]

Fortune Magazine’s “Cool Green Company of 2011″ Moves to the Cloud

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:23:38 +0000

Today we’re happy to present BURN Design Lab with a Central Desktop product donation. BURN Design Lab, Fortune Magazine‘s “Cool Green Company of 2011”, creates customized biomass stove solutions to meet the cooking needs of developing nations. The stoves are meant to replace crude open fires that contribute to a large part of the world’s [...]

Central Desktop Donates Collaboration Service to BURN Design Lab to Improve Environmental, Social and Economic Causes Around the World

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Fortune Magazine’s “Cool Green Company of 2011” Will Use Central Desktop Gives Donation to Assist Volunteers with Remote Project Management, Design and Implementation

Open science Movement Speeds Up Scientific Process with Online Collaboration

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:14:39 +0000

If online collaboration can find complex theorems for proofs and help polymer scientists make breakthroughs in their field, imagine what your business could do with it. The traditional system for publishing scientific research can take months – and after extensive peer review and publication cycle, many journals are hidden behind costly subscription gates, a process [...]

New Video: How Do You CD?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:39:43 +0000

For those of you who attended Collabosphere, you might remember our CEO Isaac Garcia alluding to all the cool ways our customers are using Central Desktop. Some of these cool ways, he had never even imagined CD would be used for. That spurred us to create a video showcase of our most interesting use cases. [...]

Central Desktop Celebrates Monumental Year of Growth in 2011

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Collaboration Platform Provider Nails Major Agency Wins, Grows Enterprise Customers by 41 percent, and Launches Series of Product Enhancements

Super Bowl Meets Super Collaboration

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:39:11 +0000

Working together to achieve common goals is a part of all of our daily agendas, both professionally and at home. Though the two environments may seem more dissimilar than not, the spirit of collaboration occurring within each is more alike than you might realize. But we won’t just talk to talk; we’ll show you what [...]

9 Collaborators Webisode 1 : Dinosaurs Walk Among Us

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:37:35 +0000

Meet Kevin, our resident Central Desktop dinosaur. Ever since he scored “Dinosaur” on our 9 Types of Collaborators quiz, we’ve been giving Kevin a hard time (in good fun) about not having a smart phone. He’s even embraced his new nickname T-Rex – or in some circles K-Rex – by updating his profile pic in [...]

And the Winning Collaboration Resolution Is…

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:24:43 +0000

“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin Thank you to all those who participated in our 2012 Collaboration Resolutions contest. We received over 170 entries, and although not all of those revolved around collaboration, it was inspiring [...]

Central Desktop’s Top 11 of 2011

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:51:17 +0000

Here’s a year-end list of all things collaboration: from best practices to product news to pictures that’ll make you smile. Read the list, click the links and relive Central Desktop’s Best of 2011. 1. Biggest news flash - Central Desktop Launches First Fully-Integrated Collaboration Solution for Marketing Agencies. In March, Central Desktop launched SocialBridge, and [...]

Central Desktop Appoints Dhruba Kalita Vice President of Engineering

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Central Desktop Continues to Grow Executive Team Adding Mark Smialowicz as Chief Operating Officer

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Veteran Leadership Executive to Drive Company Growth and Manage Business Strategy

SK+G, Rhea + Kaiser and Upshot Adopt Central Desktop’s SocialBridge™ Marketing Collaboration Platform

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000

SocialBridge Centralizes Social and Workflow Tools for Marketing Agencies, Allowing Them to Focus on Their Core Business – the Creative Process

Central Desktop Supports THE Breast Cancer Fundraiser’s Nationwide Efforts with Product Donation

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000

CD Gives Initiative Will Help Event Managers Plan and Execute Fundraising Events throughout the Country

Central Desktop Launches New Product Upgrades to Improve Collaboration Among Teams

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Latest Enhancements Help Project Managers Complete Projects More Quickly and Easily

Central Desktop Takes Product Development to the Next Level with New Executive Hire

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Product Management Veteran Kristy McKnight Brings Distinguished Track Record and Customer-Centric Approach

Central Desktop Meets Growing Mobile Enterprise Demands with Enhanced Social Collaboration Mobile Experience

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:00:00 +0000

New Central Desktop for Mobile Apps Available for Apple and Android Devices

Central Desktop Launches Program for Non-Profits

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Eligible Non-Profit Organizations Granted Social Collaboration Software Donations

Central Desktop Deepens Social Engagement Capabilities in Social Collaboration Platform

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Polling, Enhanced Presence Detection and My Collaborators Among New Features Added

Central Desktop's SocialBridge™ Named New Product or Service of the Year Finalist in 2011 American Business Awards

Mon, 16 May 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Collaboration Solution for Marketing Agencies Recognized in 9th Annual Stevie® Awards

Central Desktop Launches First Fully-Integrated Collaboration Solution for Marketing Agencies

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:00:00 +0000

SocialBridge™ Enables Social Collaboration, Cloud-Based File Sharing and In-Line Media File Annotation

Central Desktop Achieves Record Growth and Increasing Momentum in 2010

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Social Collaboration Platform Provider Enjoys Year-Over-Year Growth, Adds Jobs to Economy and More than Doubles Enterprise Edition Customer Base

Central Desktop Names Linda Souza as Associate Vice President of Marketing

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Seasoned Marketing Executive Joins Social Collaboration Platform Provider

Central Desktop Announces New Online Diagrams Feature

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Collaborate Visually on Flowcharts, Business Graphics and Technical Diagrams

Central Desktop Appoints Laurence Sotsky as Vice President of Sales

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Veteran Sales Executive Joins Central Desktop's Management Team

Central Desktop Named to Inc. 500 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Collaboration Software Provider Ranks No. 180 with 1,569% 3-Year Growth

Central Desktop Delivers Seamless Integration between Microsoft Office and the Cloud

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

New Central Desktop for Office Revolutionizes Cloud-Based Document Collaboration

Central Desktop Featured in Intuit App Center's "Work from Anywhere" Promotion

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Free Version of Online Collaboration Tool Available Now

Central Desktop Named Red Herring Top 100 North America Award Winner

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Industry Award Recognizes Leading Private Companies in Technology

Central Desktop Named a Finalist in 2010 American Business Awards

Tue, 18 May 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Online Collaboration Provider Recognized in 8th Annual Stevie® Awards

Central Desktop Unveils Game-Changing Microsoft Office Collaboration Tool

Tue, 04 May 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Leading SharePoint Killer Bridges Gap between Office and the Cloud with Co-Authoring Functionality

Central Desktop Releases Web Folders to Provide Local Access to Files in the Cloud

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Online Collaboration Software Extends Document Management Functionality

Central Desktop Announces New Partner Program to Strengthen Partner Community Growth

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Program Features New Partner Tracks, Customized Rewards and Exclusive Promotions

Central Desktop Named '2010 Hot Company' by Network Products Guide at Technosium Executive Alliance Forum

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Leading Online Collaboration Software Provider Joins the Elite 2010 Hot Companies List

Central Desktop Unveils Version 2.0 of Social Technology Platform

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Online Collaboration Software Solution Features New User Interface for Enhanced Customer Experience

Central Desktop and ActiveWord Systems Partner to Provide Customized Version of Productivity Tool

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Quickly and Easily Substitute Text, Open Web Pages and Launch Applications

Central Desktop Named 2010 Hot Companies Finalist

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Network Products Guide Recognizes Online Collaboration Software Provider

Central Desktop Builds Momentum, Poised to Continue Accelerated Growth in 2010

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Collaboration Software Provider Celebrates its Fourth Consecutive Year of Growth

Central Desktop Announces Zoho as Online Spreadsheet Partner

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Key Features Available Include the Ability to Publish Charts to the Web

Central Desktop Saves Hundreds of Hours and Thousands of Dollars Annually with OptionEase

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Rapidly Expanding Company Leverages OptionEase’s Solution and Service to Ensure Equity Compliance

Central Desktop Positioned in Leading Analyst Firm’s Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Central Desktop’s Collaboration Software Solution Now Supported on TriCipher’s myOneLogin Service

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Strong Authentication for Web-Based Social Technology Platform Available for Added Security

Central Desktop and Duct Tape Marketing Partner to Bring Collaboration Software Solution to Small Businesses

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Custom Version of Software-as-a-Service Social Technology Platform Available Now

Central Desktop's Social Technology Platform Joins the Intuit App Center

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Alliance with Intuit Brings Enterprise-Grade Collaboration Services to Millions of Intuit SmallBusiness Customers

Central Desktop Recognized by Leading Independent Research Firm in Report on Collaboration Platforms

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Central Desktop’s Pure SaaS Collaboration Platform Cited as a Contender to Traditional Vendors

John Greathouse Joins Central Desktop Board of Directors

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Greathouse's Sixteen Years of Successful Entrepreneurship and Business Leadership Supports Central Desktop's Rapid Growth

Central Desktop Launches First Micro-Blogging Tool Fully Integrated Into Complete Pure-SaaS Social Technology Platform for Business

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

New Status Update Feature Brings Business Context to Social Networking

Central Desktop Chooses Akamai to Meet Increased Global Demand For Its Pure SaaS-Based Social Technology Platform for the Mid-Market

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Akamai Delivers Increased Performance, Availability and Rapid Deployment for Central Desktop Customers for Mission-Critical Daily Business Operations

Central Desktop Named Finalist in 2009 CompTIA SoftwareCEO Software Innovation Awards

Thu, 28 May 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Annual awards recognize software industry innovators

Central Desktop Named as Finalist in 2009 American Business Awards

Tue, 19 May 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Award validates Central Desktop’s Successful Approach to Social Technology for the Mid-market

Central Desktop Named to the First Annual InformationWeek Startup 50

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Awards validates Central Desktop as a Social Technology Platform of Choice for Mid-market and Enterprise Companies

Central Desktop Today Released Free Microsoft Outlook Plug-In

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0000

The Only Social Technology Platform for Business Integrated with Outlook – The Pure-SaaS SharePoint Alternative for the Mid-Market

Central Desktop’s Pure SaaS Social Technology Platform Continues Rapid Adoption in Mid-Market

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0000

150 Percent User and Revenue Increase in 2008 — Q4 Record Quarter With Ten New Enterprise Solution Customers Including Workday, Inc. and IBI Group

Central Desktop Named Industry Market Leader by EContent Magazine

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0000

EContent 100 Latest in Industry Recognition for Central Desktop's Platform Approach to Social Technology for the Mid-Market

Central Desktop Awards Three Grants to Support Social Good Initiatives

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Audubon Dakota, Island Aid and Imerman Angels Each Granted One Year Subscriptions to Central Desktop

Central Desktop Launches Enterprise Solution Package – Pure SaaS Approach to Social Technology Addresses Today’s Resource Constrained Economic Climate

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Enterprise Edition Delivers Enterprise-Grade Security, Workflow, Up-Time Guarantee, Salesforce.com Integration and API Access

Central Desktop Launches the Industry’s First Customer Network Extending its Social Technology Platform with Customer-to-Customer Communication

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Online Communities, Discussion Forums and Deep Integration with LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Delicious and Flickr Encourages Sharing and Interaction Around Rich Content

Calling All Social Do-Gooders - Enter Your Story To Win Web-Based Social Technology Software From Central Desktop

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Nationwide Call for Entries — Top Three Entries To Be Awarded One Year Free Subscription to Central Desktop

Central Desktop Extends Communication and Collaboration Platform: Connects Users with External Applications within Central Desktop Workspaces

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0000

First New Platform Extension Applications Include Time-Tracking and Support/Help-Desk Services

Central Desktop Survey Reveals Customers Gain 30% Productivity through Web 2.0 Business Collaboration

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Survey Supports Recent Labor Statistics Showing Increased Productivity, Despite Less Hours Worked

Central Desktop Raises $7M In Venture Funding From OpenView Venture Partners

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Over 125,000 Customers Marks Rapid Adoption of the Central Desktop Collaboration Platform

Central Desktop Delivers Enterprise-Grade Security to Business Teams of All Sizes Through Its Complete Web Collaboration Platform

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:00 +0000

As Web 2.0 Technologies Gain Adoption In Business Security Becomes Top Concern

Central Desktop Helped Barack Obama Presidential Campaign Team Re-Engage The Public In Politics Through Web Collaboration

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Barack Obama Leveraged Technology To Launch Successful Field Operation – The First in California Since Bobby Kennedy

Central Desktop Successfully Delivers Complete Business Collaboration To Mid-Market With 600% Year Over Year Growth

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

60,000 Plus New Customers Include VMIX For Top Media Partners and Expert Insight

Central Desktop Wins Entretech PricewaterhouseCoopers Entrepreneurial Spirit Award

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Central Desktop Expands Its Collaboration Platform to Intranets

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:00:00 +0000

2007 Spring Release Brings Turnkey Intranets to Business Teams – Adds Workflow

Central Desktop Adds Real-Time Spreadsheets - Partners with EditGrid

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Central Desktop Integrates EditGrid's Real-Time Spreadsheet Technology Into Its Collaboration Platform

Central Desktop Now Available via Salesforce.com’s AppExchange

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:00:00 +0000

Salesforce.com customers can now deploy rich extranets to collaborate with customers and partners

Central Desktop Merges Wikis with Web Conferencing, Unifies Collaboration

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:00:00 +0000

Fall 2006 Release Simplifies Collaboration for Business Teams