It can’t be said often enough: the companies who use data the best will win the future. And “data” can come from so many different sources and mean so many different things -- from points and clicks, ...

On May 1, Jive announced private equity firm ESW Capital had acquired it in a deal valued at $462 million. The buy will move Jive from being a publicly-traded company to a member of the Aurea Software ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover how technology helps business compete. Jive is, of course, a publicly listed company and made a real splash when it IPO'd.

Jive Software CEO Elisa Steele has been at the helm since February 10 and at the company for a little more than a year. Her to-do list is extensive: Make Jive's social business and collaboration ...