- Bank Web sites full of security holes
- SCO Group: Its future is all used up
- Maligned feature being added to IPv6
- I returned my iPhone 3G after six days!
- VPNs: Six burning questions
News | Newsletters | Podcasts | Chats | Opinions | RSS Feeds | This Week In Print | IT Careers | Community | Reports | Downloads | Slideshows | New Data Center
Partner Sites:App Performance | On Demand Security | Networking Solution | SOA | Value of WDS
Organizations looking to get their feet wet with Web 2.0 technologies might want to check out an updated version of open source enterprise wiki software that developers say can help companies embrace collaboration and speed application development.
TWiki.org, a virtual open source community consisting of 26,700 members, 4,000 contributors and about 2 million enterprise users, this week announced a new version of its enterprise wiki platform, TWiki 4.1, code-named Edinburgh.
Version 4.1, available free for download under GNU General Public License (GPL), includes application extensions that enable users to create what TWiki.org representatives call "Situational Applications." The group defines Situational Applications as "enterprise software programs, created in short time frames and with limited budgets, for small groups with specific needs."
Wiki software enables many individuals to edit, delete or modify collective content on Web sites using a browser interface, expanding on the work of previous contributors. Putting wiki software to work in an enterprise company could enable collaboration among departments and supplement e-mail for communications on group projects, TWiki.org contends. According to Gartner, more than half of all U.S. businesses will be using wiki technology by 2009.
TWiki.org says its platform in particular adds structure to the "free-form world of wikis." With the software in place, wiki content can be browsed, searched, grouped, categorized, filtered and restricted for limited access, the group says. And with server-side plug-in APIs, developers and nonprogrammers can use the software to build applications.
The organization says it supports more than 250 plug-ins that help expand TWiki's capabilities. For instance, available plug-ins include BlogPlugin, which turns TWiki into a Weblog engine; SpreadSheet Plugin, a system for adding spreadsheet functionality; and Workflow Plugin, software for embedding project-tracking functionality within a wiki page.
TWiki 4.1 provides users the capabilities to include spreadsheet functions, dynamic tables, slide shows and Web 2.0 user interfaces in collaborative applications. The software enables a development process that incorporates the specific needs of application users, without "formal support from the IT organization."
If the IT manager is knowledgeable regarding Cisco technology, he would have 2 options. Option 1 - Consult...- Anonymous
Partner Content
CA Network & Voice Resource Center
Comprehensive Network & Voice Management Visit CA Network & Voice Management Resource Center and get insights into industry best practices, information that helps you to address your challenges.
CA Network & Voice Management Resource Center
Managing Voice Over IP for Successful Convergence
Voice over IP (VoIP) has much to offer in cost savings but some customers have concerns about VoIP call quality compared to the quality of traditional voice services. This white paper will help you learn how to take the right steps so that voice quality is assured.
Managing VoIP for Successful Convergence
The Changing Face of Network Management
Managing your network is serious business. This paper discusses the benefits of integrating configuration change-awareness into your network fault management solution
Download Whitepaper
Comment