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More Top Web 2.0 Applications For The Enterprise

June 2nd, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

In my previous post, I reviewed five Web 2.0 applications that can be implemented in an Enterprise context (aka Enterprise 2.0). Following Connected Internet readers’ feedback and Tris’ take, I decided to expand the list, and therefore today I will be reviewing a second set of Web 2.0 applications that can be used in order to implement your Web 2.0 vision in the Enterprise.

SocialText: Want to get rid of the email spaghetti and increase collaboration across the enterprise? Go no further. SocialText is considered to be the leading Wiki tool in the market. Additional interesting features are a blogging platform and advanced tagging capabilities. SocialText can run as a SAAS (Software as a Service) solution or in case of larger implementations, as a pre-configured hardened appliance. If you own a small business you can use the Personal edition, which provides the aforementioned capabilities for free.

ThinkFree: If you are looking into cheaper alternatives to Microsoft Office, you should look into Thinkfree Online. This easy-to-use Office 2.0 package includes ThinkFree Write(Word), ThinkFree Calc (Spreadsheet) and ThinkFree Show (presentation). The software can be used from any PC connected to the Internet. As other Office 2.0 applications, Thinkfree allows for increased collaboration with colleagues and business partners over the web. Other pros are its “Microsoft Office like” interface and the 1GB complementary storage. The main shortcoming of ThinkFree Online is the fact that they do not offer an email client yet. This temporarily hinders their ability to compete against other Office 2.0 solutions.

Sharepoint 2007: Some of you might be surprised to find a Microsoft product in this list. The thing is that Sharepoint 2007 offers a bunch of benefits such as: advanced document based collaboration, Wiki, RSS and blogging support, let alone its native integration with Microsoft Office (that considerably reduces the user’s learning curve). Note that Sharepoint implementations are relatively costly, as they involve hardware (Sharepoint doesn’t run as a SAAS), licensing fees (for Sharepoint and SQL Server), configuration and training costs.

Newsgator Enterprise on Demand: RSS allows for easy information distribution across the enterprise, and thus it can be regarded as the cornerstone of a collaborative Enterprise 2.0 implementation. Newsgator Enterprise on Demand is a hosted solution that allows for easy RSS feeds distribution to Wikis, Intranets, blogging platforms etc’, and thus is an important component in the Enterprise 2.0 toolkit.

Webex: Large organizations often operates from different physical locations, making remote collaboration a challenge. Webex helps to bridge the gap by geographically scattered work teams by providing on-demand web conferencing and meeting services. Webex is also suitable for individuals looking for ad-hoc web conferencing services, and it’s definitely a tool you would like to use in order to deliver presentations to customers and remote employees.

Your feedback is welcome. Please share with us YOUR Top five Web 2.0 applications. Stay tuned for more Web 2.0 stuff at Connected Internet.

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#1

Comment by Tris Hussey on 2 June 2007:

Thanks for the link Gili! Your reminder got me to try our Zoho…which is pretty cool, but they need a dashboard or something.
#2

Comment by Dylan on 4 June 2007:

For web conferencing, I’ve used Yugma with great success. It’s base version is free and it is very easy to use and control. I’ve had struggles with Webex, but Yugma’s service worked nicely. Hope this helps.
#3

Comment by BobM on 4 June 2007:

SocialText has a free version for up to 5 users which is good to start testing with it. We use WebEx on a pay per session basis for work with customers, and Yugma for our own internal use.
#4

Comment by Gili on 4 June 2007:

Thanks for the feedbacks. Heard about Yugma, but love Webex.
I will give Yugma a shot, and maybe write a review here.
#5

Comment by David on 16 June 2007:

We offer some of the premier web conferencing services (webex, live meeting, Oracle), hosted at Batipi.com. Also, no contracts, cheaper pricing, and better support (we think).

Another service we have been testing & reviewing is zoho.com…very impressed.

David
Webinar Consultant
http://www.batipi.com
#6

Comment by Manau on 18 June 2007:

I donÂ´t know yugma but webex and teamviewer. Although teamviewer is not a webconferencing tool it shouldnÂ´t be missed on any PC. Very nice and free desktop sharing application with a lot of functionalities.
@ Gili: Also give teamviewer (www.teamviewer.com) a try - IÂ´m pretty sure you will like it:)
#7

Comment by Gili on 18 June 2007:

Hey, good idea.

I will give teamviewer and yugma a try and post my thoughts!

Thanks,
Gili