Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Intel Chips in With Web 2.0 Suite

Chip maker Intel is showing its paternal side by collecting a group of Web 2.0 apps and reselling them as a suite. It is a strange pairing for Intel to be shepherding business software into the suite space.

Usually in Intel promotes applications that reinforce the "Intel inside" message that its hardware can make the software run faster. But, RSS, blogging software will not stress a CPU. Hmm.

The SuiteTwo software, which Intel will promote through its reseller channel, includes Newsgator's RSS aggregator, SimpleFeed's RSS syndication software, Movable Type, Socialtext's wiki application, and SpikeSource, software that checks applications to make sure they are behaving well.

I would have expected Novell or Netscape to promote software like this, but not Intel. But bully for them for recognizing that information creation and dissemination applications can enhance business productivity nearly as much as YouTube and Digg detract from it. Like IM and VOIP before, wikis and social software will find a home in the enterprise.

Posted By John Gartner at 05:16 PM
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