Socialtext launches version 3.0

The web was buzzing on Tuesday with news about the latest release from Socialtext. Up until now, Socialtext has been mostly known as an enterprise Wiki vendor, but they have added new functionality that brings an array of Web 2.0 concepts into the enterprise. According to an entry on Socialtext's blog from chairman, president and company co-founder Ross Mayfield, Socialtext 3.0 has three main new features:

• Socialtext People - Social networking for the enterprise.
• Socialtext Workspace - Group-editable wiki for easy, flexible, enterprise-wide collaboration.
• Socialtext Dashboard - Customizable home pages that let each person decide where to focus their attention.
  

Robert Scoble does a nice job of rounding up comments around the web on his Scobelizer [1] blog, and includes an exclusive video of Mayfield demonstrating the new features. What's exciting is that it combines several different consumer-style Web 2.0 apps, including Facebook- and Twitter-style functionality, and packages them in an enterprise context.

The centerpiece is a customizable social dashboard that lets you design what information you want to see, which people you want to follow, and so forth. It remains to be seen how this operates in the field, but on paper, it certainly looks very exciting. If your company is thinking about Enterprise 2.0, you should explore this new product.

For more info:
- check out Scoble's web round-up [2]
- watch 60 second demo [3] of new features

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