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Pros
"HCL Verse has a nice interface and it is a practical email solution. There are a diverse set of features, such as the search bar on top of the screens.""The most valuable feature is the mail server."

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"The posting features are valuable.""Its most valuable features are the storyline and communities.""The most valuable feature of Yammer is its interface.""I find it quite simple and intuitive. It's similar to using a more user-friendly interface for SharePoint. It integrates seamlessly with the browser, so you hardly notice you're using it.""The product's initial setup phase was straightforward.""The user interface and the way we can share and search information are the most valuable. It is very easy to use.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the communication events.""Valuable features include the integration with Microsoft Office and the fact that it is in the cloud. Also, it's quite easy to use."

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"The solution could improve by allowing us to use a color that we want in the editing boxes.""Security is very important to us, so improvements to this functionality are welcome."

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"The way you want to control the communication could be an issue. It depends on what kind of company you are. We are a public company, and there are some regulations that we need to comply with. Its ease of use can be an issue for a company because anybody can subscribe and use it. There are many competitors that are overlapping. Since Microsoft bought Yammer, it tends to be in the shadow. It is not put in the front from the service perspective.""The solution must be able to stream by itself, without integration, the same way that you are able to do it on Facebook Live, Instagram, etc. Streaming must be embedded into it.""Yammer should include more integrations.""It looks slightly less clean on Chrome compared to Microsoft Edge, but it's a minor difference. There is room for improvement in user experience, like positions of elements.""I faced some issues with Yammer's mobile app when I shifted from Android to iPhone, and it got a little bit tricky to use it on an iPhone, which took away some of my time.""The product seems to just add to the complexity of using existing tools.""Yammer's UX and UI are areas with certain shortcomings where improvements are required""The solution's feature for sharing could be better."

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  • "This is an affordable solution but the price could be improved."
  • "The price of the solution is reasonable."
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  • "I don't know about the pricing. Now that Microsoft has bought Yammer, it should be a part of our subscriptions for Office 365."
  • "The pricing is not bad."
  • "Its cost is included in the license bundle for Microsoft."
  • "Yammer is a pretty cheap solution, and it's included in multiple subscriptions."
  • "Compared to other products like Amazon, Yammer's pricing is fine."
  • "We get it as part of our Office 365 subscriptions, so I don't think we pay any additional cost for Yammer. It's included in the Office 365 subscriptions."
  • "I think that there is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs of the solution."
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    Anonymous User
    There are several discussions on SharePoint’s social strategy going on at the moment. I had some great discussions with my MVP mate Adis during Summit last week. Since #SPC12 almost every SharePoint addicted developer, it-pro, power user has reviewed Yammer. If you don’t know what Yammer is, here a short introduction. Yammer is an enterprise social network, which allows you and your coworkers to communicate in a modern way as on Facebook. The huge difference between Facebook and Yammer is, Yammer is private. That means only people from your organization or the people you’ve invited to join your network can see and take part of the conversation which is going on in your Yammer network. With the common understanding of Yammer, you should be able to follow up the ongoing discussions. Adis wrote a great post, summarizing his thoughts on SharePoint and Yammer integration and the upcoming social future. I totally agree with Adis, there are a lot of things missing at the moment. But here my thoughts on Yammer vs. SPSocial Leak of integration In my eyes there is still too much missing, of course you can integrate yammer into your SharePoint, but key features are missing such as SSO, seamless look ‘n feel integration. Prebuild views on Yammer depending on the current SharePoint context or the mobile story. Microsoft shipped mobile Apps for SharePoint 2013 OnDemand and OnPrem. AFAIK are these apps currently available in preview, but each of them is based on SPSocial. SharePoint… Read more →
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    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase was straightforward.
    Top Answer:Yammer's UX and UI are areas with certain shortcomings where improvements are required. Yammer's UX and UI should be made more user-friendly and organized. For improvements in the area of stability… more »
    Top Answer:The company primarily uses it as a communications hub for our business. When you open a browser window, our homepage is a Yammer page with news items and communication from management. Some teams also… more »
    Ranking
    14th
    out of 24 in Email Applications
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    7.3
    Comparisons
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    Huddle logo
    Compared 6% of the time.
    Microsoft Exchange logo
    Compared 5% of the time.
    Workplace by Facebook logo
    Compared 33% of the time.
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    Compared 18% of the time.
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    Compared 15% of the time.
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    Compared 7% of the time.
    Also Known As
    Verse, IBM Verse
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    Overview

    IBM Verse is a powerful email hosting solution that enables users to access their business communications from a laptop or desktop browser or from a mobile device. This email and business messaging experience is based on an innovative user-centric design, including social analytics and advanced search capabilities. IBM Verse helps users quickly find and focus on what content is most important, empowering them to build stronger working relationships while optimizing business results.

    Yammer is an enterprise social network that allows employees,managers, executives, teams and different office branches to engage,collaborate and innovate over one interactive virtual network.

    Yammer creates a social workplace that drives innovationthrough the sharing of ideas and business intelligence, boosts productivity inteams and projects, and encourages communication and connectivity betweenemployees, no matter where they are located.

    Sample Customers
    Canon Marketing Japan Inc., Australian Trade Commission, BTC, Havas, Canal Barge Co.Inc., RAVInvest, Elemental Path, WDR mediagroup
    Verizon, Rakuten,Nationwide, DHL, Westfield, Telefonica, 7-Eleven, Red Robin, Intuit, eBay,Darden, Suncorp, Tyco, Xerox, and ModCloth.
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Government15%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Comms Service Provider16%
    Insurance Company13%
    Non Tech Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise69%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    HCL Verse is ranked 14th in Email Applications while Yammer is ranked 4th in Enterprise Social Software with 60 reviews. HCL Verse is rated 9.0, while Yammer is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of HCL Verse writes "Stable, scalable, and good interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Yammer writes "Ease of use and a familiar user interface". HCL Verse is most compared with HCL Notes, HCL Domino, Office 365, Huddle and Microsoft Exchange, whereas Yammer is most compared with Workplace by Facebook, SAP Jam, Chatter, Jive and Interact Intranet.

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