It is unfortunate that this message was so badly overpowered by the social computing tutorial I moderated at the event where IBM came across very impressively with its Lotus Connections solution. connects Microsoft SharePoint and Newsgator's Enterprise Server to add a collection of capabilities (e.g., nhancement. ateway. verlay. MORE >>

Connectbeam is one of those first-movers in the market that often gets overlooked but they continue to do some creative things (see below). The three major players right now for social network sites within the enterprise are: IBM (Lotus Connections), Jive (Clearspace), and Microsoft (SharePoint). perhaps based on hCard). . MORE >>

Unless you can structure it yourself like Nathan Wallace did with a Confluence wiki…not sure if SocialText can achieve a similar thing, but I believe OpenText Social Media, Lotus Connections, Jive, Awareness, Traction, Telligent, Connectbeam, and more suites made of components rather than designed as an Intranet. Related. MORE >>

Socialtext Traction Software TeamPage Twiki Open Source Social Bookmark Systems BEA Pathways Cogenz Connectbeam IBM Lotus Connections dogear component Scuttle Open source Feed Syndication Platforms Attensa KnowNow NewsGator Social Network & Community Sites Typically offer a mix of user profiles, blogs, wikis, social networking, etc. MORE >>

Tools like Connectbeam that help you find the right people can address this. Awareness , Tomoye , Lotus Connections ). This McKinsey survey on making good business decisions suggests several actions that are strongly associated with good financial and operational outcomes. tools relate to each. investment. The list is long here (e.g. MORE >>