Intel Announces Collaboration to Launch Web 2.0 Business Internet Suite.Intel Capital Investments Lead to Unique Web 2.0 Solution SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking today announced at the Web 2.0 Conference Web 2.0 Conference could mean:
The integrated suite, a family of interconnected services combined to improve productivity and enable high-engagement marketing, is comprised of business Web 2.0 capabilities from leading software companies, including Six Apart, Socialtext, NewsGator, SimpleFeed and SpikeSource. Intel Capital, Intel's venture capital organization, pioneered the assembly of this suite. Intel's Software and Solutions Group plans to make the suite available through its extensive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and reseller sales channels as well as participating software partners. Representing a fundamental shift toward open, flexible and participatory computing models, SuiteTwo is a foundation for communication that drives internal collaboration and external, high-engagement marketing. It includes advanced Web applications that incorporate blogging, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) A syndication format that was developed by Netscape in 1999 and became very popular for aggregating updates to blogs and the news sites. RSS has also stood for "Rich Site Summary" and "RDF Site Summary. , search and Wiki capabilities into a single, fully integrated suite that operates on PC-based hardware. All services are integrated with a single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. and rich user interface. Future releases of SuiteTwo will include podcasting, business networking This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , mobility and other features. Initially, the software suite will be offered in English and Japanese. "This was a unique opportunity to actively create an effective software suite that delivers heightened capabilities to the enterprise ecosystem," said Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital. "Intel Capital is the only global venture capital organization of its kind that can spearhead a project like this by offering an engagement with Intel business units and international promotion through appropriate channels." "SuiteTwo demonstrates the benefits of bringing together individual Web 2.0 products into a solution for businesses," said Renee James, corporate vice president and general manager of Intel's Software and Solutions Group. "The Intel[R] Channel Marketplace will help bring this solution to the broader enterprise community." Worldwide sales and distribution will be available through Intel's global channel of OEMs, distributors and resellers as well as participating software partners. The suite will run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux (often abbreviated to RHEL) is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market, including mainframes. Red Hat commits to supporting each version of RHEL for 7 years after its release. , SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is a Linux distribution supplied by Novell, targeted at the business market. It is targeted for servers, but can be installed on Desktop computers for testing as well. New versions are released at an interval of 18-24 months. and Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. (1). More information about the product can be found at www.suitetwo.com. Applications include: * Socialtext - The Socialtext Wiki for secure, group-editable Web sites that let people use private Web pages to work together instead of sending emails and attachments. It delivers up to a 30 percent reduction in email volume and accelerates project cycle time. Socialtext lets you build a Wikipedia Inside. * NewsGator - The NewsGator RSS aggregator enables access to news, information, podcasts, video and other relevant content. It reduces the time spent finding critical information, lessens information overload A symptom of the high-tech age, which is too much information for one human being to absorb in an expanding world of people and technology. It comes from all sources including TV, newspapers, magazines as well as wanted and unwanted regular mail, e-mail and faxes. and can improve knowledge worker productivity by as much as 50 percent. * SimpleFeed - RSS for syndication of content to external business partners for company communications, including products updates, customer service and support, and company news. It increases retention on company Web sites and improves organic search results. * Movable Type movable type n. Printing Type in which each character is cast on a separate piece of metal. - The Six Apart enterprise-grade blogging tool is based on Movable Type Enterprise, a powerful blogging platform enabling discovery, exchange and archiving of important information in large enterprises. In addition to support for most open-source databases, Movable Type Enterprise supports the Oracle 10g See Oracle database. platform and directory services integration. * SpikeSource - SpikeSource provides the integration platform for SuiteTwo. SpikeSource has an extensive automated test framework to ensure that infrastructure and applications work well together, and a subscription service, Spike[TM] Net, for support, updates and maintenance. SpikeSource solutions are available through its worldwide network of solution providers. About Intel Capital Intel Capital, Intel's venture capital organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet and semiconductor manufacturing. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$6 billion in nearly 1,000 companies in more than 40 countries. In that time, about 180 portfolio companies have been acquired by other companies and another 155 have gone public on various exchanges around the world. In 2005, Intel Capital invested about US$265 million in about 140 deals with approximately 60 percent of funds invested outside the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . For more information on Intel Capital and its differentiated advantages, visit www.intelcapital.com. About NewsGator NewsGator Technologies NewsGator Technologies is a company founded in 2003 and placed in Denver, providing commercial products primarily for Web syndication. This company is not associated with the adware Gator e-Wallet. is the world's leading RSS platform company. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, NewsGator develops and markets RSS aggregation solutions for individual end users, enterprises, and online content providers. Using NewsGator products and solutions, businesses and consumers can subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; news, information, podcasts, and other relevant content more efficiently and effectively than with traditional channels. With NewsGator, users have access to RSS information via the Web, Microsoft Outlook For the e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows, see . Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook , mobile devices, and both Windows- and Mac-based desktop clients. All NewsGator products synchronize seamlessly, enabling users to read their RSS feeds anywhere, anytime, with any device. For more information, visit www.newsgator.com. About SimpleFeed SimpleFeed, headquartered in Los Altos Los Altos (lôs ăl`tōs, lŏs), residential city (1990 pop. 26,303), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1952. There is diversified light manufacturing. , Calif. is the newest and simplest way for companies to implement, manage and modify customer communications programs -- all without needing any IT support. As a result, SimpleFeed has become the market leader for providing on-demand RSS marketing services to corporations. With SimpleFeed, customers subscribe using RSS to product updates, customer support, recent news -- whatever interests them. The result is a simple, persistent communication channel that respects the time and privacy of customers. In return, companies get more attention, more credibility and the ability to measure the results of their communication programs. SimpleFeed is being used by corporations to increase sales to existing customers, acquire new customers and increase customer retention. Customers now include Ad-Tech, IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) World Expo, Intuit, and more. About Six Apart Six Apart Ltd. provides award-winning blogging software and services that change the way millions of individuals, organizations, and corporations connect and communicate across the world every day. Founded in 2002 by husband-and-wife team Ben Trott and Mena G. Trott, Six Apart has grown into a global company with its headquarters in San Francisco, CA, and offices in Europe and Japan. The company continues to lead in the blogging and social media industry with the Movable Type (http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/) publishing platform, the TypePad (http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/) hosted blogging service, LiveJournal (http://www.sixapart.com/livejournal/), an online community organized around personal journals, and Vox (http://www.vox.com/), a free blogging service for friends and families. For more information visit the Six Apart corporate web site at http://www.sixapart.com/. About Socialtext Socialtext (http://www.socialtext.com/) is the first Wiki (http://www.socialtext.com/products/overview) company, headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., enabling enterprises to be more productive with a Wiki, a commons-based knowledge tool. Socialtext makes secure Wikis See wiki. used daily by global companies for daily project communication and intranet-like needs. A Wiki is a group-editable Web site that is private, linkable and searchable. Socialtext offers several deployment options, including hosted service, open source, on-premise and appliance-based solutions to suit customers' security, integration and configuration needs. 2,000 enterprises use Socialtext, including Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, IKEA IKEA Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd (Swedish home furnishings retailer founder's initials and location) , Kodak, Nokia, and Symantec. http://www.socialtext.com. About SpikeSource SpikeSource integrates, manages and distributes open source applications through global network of trusted solution providers. The company certifies complete solutions with an automated test framework that performs over 300,000 daily tests. The SpikeSource portfolio of SpikeCertified and SpikeIgnited solutions includes a comprehensive software update and support service called Spike[TM] Net. For a list of SpikeSource solution providers, visit www.spikesource.com. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. (1) Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. |
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