Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

Zulip 8.0: Threaded open-source team chat

We’re excited to announce the release of Zulip Server 8.0, containing hundreds of new features and bug fixes! Zulip is an open-source team chat application designed to help people collaborate to solve any challenge. With conversations organized by topic, Zulip is ideal for both live and asynchronous communication. Fortune 500 companies, leading open-source projects, and thousands of other organizations use Zulip every day.

How to Dramatically Improve Your Sales Team's Performance: 22 Tips

The premise is simple: by improving your sales team’s performance, your team will generate more sales, ultimately leading to higher profits. Therefore, make sure you take note of the following twenty-two helpful tips so that your sales team’s members can dramatically enhance how well they perform.

Pioneering digital accessibility with BITV 2.0 certification

Accessibility is of paramount importance to Rocket.Chat, as we believe that communication tools should be available to all, irrespective of their technical prowess or physical abilities. Accessibility is the cornerstone of our commitment to inclusivity, community and collaboration in regulated organizations. Rocket.Chat recently got BITV 2.0 certified, making it the first-ever collaboration platform to accomplish this feat, not just in Germany but globally.

Synapse now lives at github.com/element-hq/synapse

Hi all, As we announced in November, Element is switching to use the Affero General Public License (AGPLv3) for its future contributions to Synapse and related backend Matrix projects. The repositories will live at github.com/element-hq (newly renamed from our old outdated name of github.com/vector-im); we’re switching them over starting today, commencing with Synapse.

6 Key advantages of business networking for professionals

In an era where who you know often proves as valuable as what you can do, effective business networking is more than a mere exchange of business cards at industry events. It's a strategic and powerful tool that can propel professionals to new heights in their careers. In fact, statistics show that around 80% of professionals find networking essential to their career success. In this article, we’ll delve into the six key benefits of networking in business for you as a professional.

7 best Mattermost alternatives for secure business messaging

Mattermost is one of the popular collaboration platforms with advanced messaging and chat functionalities. It is an open-source platform, and its features can be customized to meet different business requirements. Yet, for many privacy-oriented and personalization-focused businesses and organizations, Mattermost has limited capabilities when it comes to scalable external communication with vendors, customers, and more.

The Role of Instant Messaging in E-Learning: Improving Communication and Engagement

Technology is revolutionizing the way we learn. From a school management software development company to an LMS developer—everybody is integrating the newest technological solutions into their tools, making them more efficient and attractive to customers. And in the myriad of tech instruments that are available to us today, one tool stands out as a game-changer for both educators and learners—and that is instant messaging (IM).

How to Promote Mindful Communication in the Workplace

Workplace communications can be fraught with difficulties. Office politics, personality clashes, and other factors can mean that communications can sometimes break down. When communication breaks down, it can have negative effects on productivity and efficiency for teams and the business as a whole. What can you do to avoid potential issues? How do you ensure that communications remain as positive as possible and that staff remain on good terms and work towards common goals?