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Evaluating Social Software? Don't Underestimate Open Source
Posted 31 Mar 2009 by John EckmanTags: Acquia, Acquisition, Alfresco, Analysis, Application Stategy, Business Model, Collaboration, Community, Content Management, Django, Drupal, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise applications, Groundswell, IT Strategy, Knowledge Management, Open Source, Platform, Portal, social media, Social Networking, Solutions, Strategy, Twitter, Vendor Evaluation, WordPress

It's quite difficult, as many of you probably know first hand, to keep track of all the various platforms, vendors, and open source projects in the social computing and enterprise collaboration space. Like content management systems, social software platforms seem to just keep multiplying rather than consolidating. + Read more

Drupal, Acquia, and 2009
Posted 01 Jan 2009 by John EckmanTags: Acquia, Blogs, Business Model, Community, Content Management, Drupal, Enterprise applications, Open Source, Platform, Social Networking

Looks like 2009 will be yet another exciting year of growth for the Drupal community. Dries Buytaert (Drupal project founder and lead, Acquia co-founder) announced two significant news items for the Drupal world in his recent "Predictions for 2009" blog post: a predicted release date for Drupal 7, and a major change in Acquia's support offering. + Read more

Open Source Content Management Panel at Gilbane Boston
Posted 25 Nov 2008 by John EckmanTags: Conference, Content Management, ECM, Enterprise applications, Enterprise Open Source Directory, EOS, IT Strategy, Open Source, Platform

Next week, I'll be moderating a panel on Open Source Content Management at the fifth annual Gilbane Boston Conference - "Where Content Management Meets Social Media." The panel is scheduled for Thursday, December 4th, from 3:30-5:00pm. The panelists will be: + Read more

Open Source Social Applications: Bob Bickel of Ringside Networks
Posted 02 Jul 2008 by John EckmanTags: Business Model, Collaboration, Community, Conference, Culture, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise applications, Enterprise solutions, JBoss, Open Innovation, Open Source, PHP, Platform, Ringside Networks, Social Networking, Video, Web 2.0

During the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston, I sat down for a quick chat with Bob Bickel, the co-founder and CEO of Ringside Networks. + Read more

Enterprise 2.0 Open Source Panel
Posted 23 Jun 2008 by John EckmanTags: Acquia, Alfresco, Application Stategy, Community, Conference, Content Management, Direct Consumer Engagement, Drupal, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise applications, Enterprise solutions, Java, Open, Open Innovation, Open Source, PHP, Platform, Ringside Networks, Social Networking, Solutions, Web 2.0

Stephen Powers of Forrester Research recently released a report identifying Alfresco and Drupal as the two open source content management platforms to which enterprises should pay the most attention. + Read more

Enterprise 2.0: Free Conference Pass
Posted 06 May 2008 by John EckmanTags: Acquia, Alfresco, Collaboration, Community, Conference, Culture, Drupal, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise applications, Enterprise solutions, Knowledge Management, Open Source, Platform, Portal, Ringside Networks, Social Networking, Solutions, User Experience, Web 2.0

At the upcoming Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston this June, I will be moderating a panel on Open Source Platforms. The panel will be Thursday, June 12th, at 8:30am. Here's the session description: + Read more

Open Source Ecommerce - Assembled
Posted 06 Feb 2008 by Olivier PépinTags: Application Stategy, Architecture, Assembly Methodology, CRM, Ecommerce, Enterprise applications, Europe, Integrated Assembly Environment, Java, Mule ESB, Open Source, osCommerce, PHP, Platform, Re-platforming, SOA, Solutions, Sugar CRM, SugarCRM, Web 2.0

In a very competitive sector, flexibility, extensibility and time to market have been the main drivers when we assembled the Wonderbox ecommerce platform. + Read more

User-Designed Enterpise Apps: A Strategic Advantage
Posted 31 Jan 2008 by Optaros Tags: Application Stategy, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise applications, Enterprise solutions, Platform, User Experience, User-Centered Design

Where does your company stand on usability? Which of the these best describes your company's beliefs about its Enterprise IT Systems? Our Enterprise Systems drive our success Our Enterprise Systems are holding us back If your answer is "2", then where does it hurt? + Read more