Today I gave a keynote at Networld/Interop on Enterprise 2.0 alongside Andrew McAfee -- and launched Socialtext 2.0 -- the most simple to adopt, use and extend wiki. Techcrunch has the details.
Two big changes come with Socialtext2.0. A fundamental redesign of the user interface, resolving the complexity that confronts new wiki users while preserving the power of a flexible enterprise tool. And Wiki Web Services, with SOAP and REST APIs to support enterprise integration and enable Open Source developers to innovate in the language of their choice and mashup wiki functionality with other applications.
Our usability research revealed that expert users love wikis for their power and flexibility, but new users needed simplicity and orientation. At the same time, our developer community demanded more flexible ways to integrate and build upon Socialtext. The solution isn't turning the wiki into yet-another-enterprise-tool, but to raise the bar on what a wiki can be, while making it open and extensible.
To learn more about the new interface, see this screencast. If you want to give it a try, sign up for a trial and note your interest in S2. Developers can sign up for the Wiki Web Services beta.
