Community Platform: Choosing the Right One

Community Platform: Choosing the Right One Satya Project Manager ssingh@regalix-inc.com

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Why go social? Need for Innovation .Consultants .Customers .Business Partners Sources for ideas and innovation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],.Others

Why go social? Need to Connect ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why go social? Need for Execution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why go social? Need to Share ,[object Object],[object Object]

Why use Social Software For Business - Benefits ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],INDIVIDUALS ORGANIZATION

Why go Social? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Forrester and McKinsey

Community Platform » Deciding factors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Community Platform » Deciding factors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Community Platform » Deciding factors

Community Platform » Deciding factors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Community Platform » Deciding factors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Community Platform » Deciding factors » Don’t forget technology #@!@%!@ Hey Boss we just finalized this cool community platform which uses the latest J2EE Framework Wish he knew we are a Microsoft shop

Community Platform » Deciding factors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Community Platform » Deciding factors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Community Platform » Deciding factors ,[object Object],[object Object]

Strategies to Implement Social Software ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Confluence 3.0 - Technical Details Dedicated Server Support: Can deploy the software on your own servers Software as a Service (SaaS): Can have a dedicated instance on an Atlassian hosted server (SaaS) Technology: Java Database Support: Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Postgres and MySQL Languages Supported: German, Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese Customization Capabilities: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Handheld support: Third party iPhone application for mobile access, Blackberry plugin available only for version 2.10 URL: http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/

Google Apps Pro + Wave - Technical Details Dedicated Server Support: Not Available Software as a Service (SaaS): Available Technology: For Google Apps Premier Edition, javascript and iframes must be supported by the browser Database Support: Not Applicable Languages Supported: Localized in 40 languages Customization Capabilities: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Handheld support: YES URL: http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/wave.html

IBM Connections 2.5 - Technical Details Dedicated Server Support: Can deploy the software on your own servers Software as a Service (SaaS): LotusLive Connections URL: https://www.lotuslive.com/en/services/connections Technology: Java, Web sphere Application Server (WAS) Database Support: Oracle, DB2, SQL Server Languages Supported: Available in 25 languages Customization Capabilities: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Handheld support: Can be accessed via the mobile browsers of Nokia phones (S60 platform) and iPhones (Safari). For Blackberrys, a special interface has been developed by RIM and IBM. URL: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/connections/

Jive SBS 4.0 - Technical Details Dedicated Server Support: Can deploy the software on yor own servers Software as a Service (SaaS): Can have a Jive instance on externally hosted SaaS Technology: Java, J2EE architecture Database Support: Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres and MySQL Languages Supported: Six languages are supported which include German, French and Spanish, besides English. Customization Capabilities: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Handheld support: Dedicated support for mobile access. Enhanced content by e-mail functionality for all mobile phones and Blackberrys URL: http://www.jivesoftware.com/

Liferay 3.0 - Technical Details Dedicated Server Support: Can deploy the software on your own servers Software as a Service (SaaS): Will be offered in the first quarter of 2010 Technology: Java, PHP, Ruby. Liferay supports Jetty, Resin and Tomcat as servlet containers, along with a wide range of operating systems, application servers and databases. http://www.liferay.com/products/liferay-portal/tech-specs Database Support: Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MySQL: Check the technology link . Languages Supported: Offers 22 languages out of the box Customization Capabilities: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Handheld support: Applying a special theme enables mobile access with WAP browsers URL: http://www.liferay.com/

Microsoft SharePoint 2010- Technical Details Dedicated Server Support: Can deploy the software on your own servers Software as a Service (SaaS): Expected to add SharePoint 2010 to their set of online services Technology: Microsoft technologies Database Support: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Languages Supported: Broadly localized in more than 30 languages Customization Capabilities: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Handheld support: Mobile access to SharePoint 2010 is possible with Windows Mobile URL: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/default.aspx

blueKiwi - Technical Details Dedicated Server Support: Deployments with more than 1000 users Software as a Service (SaaS): Can have a dedicated instance on hosted server (SaaS) Technology: database-php-webserver architecture Database Support: Wide range of databases and servers including the L.A.M.P. platform (Linux, Apache, mySQL and PHP) Languages Supported: German, Spanish, French Customization Capabilities: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Handheld support: Offers extensive mobile access with interfaces for Blackberry, iPhone and Windows Mobile, blueKiwi seems to be especially suited for mobile workers. URL: http://www.bluekiwi-software.com/

Socialtext - Technical Details Dedicated Server Support: Can deploy the software on your own servers Software as a Service (SaaS): Can have a dedicated instance on an hosted server (SaaS) Technology: Perl, Linux/Unix systems Database Support: Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres and MySQL Languages Supported: Localized in six Languages, including Japanese, French, Italian and German Customization Capabilities: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Handheld support: Possible with iPhones, Blackberrys and Android phones URL: http://www.socialtext.com/

MindTouch - Technical Details Dedicated Server Support: Can deploy the software on your own servers Software as a Service (SaaS): Can have a dedicated instance on an hosted server (SaaS) Technology: runs on Linux servers as well as in .NET environments, majority of implementations on the Linux side (80%) Database Support: no support of Oracle, SQLServer or DB2, ntegration points to MS Access and ADO.NET, there is a clear focus on MySQL Languages Supported: more than 20 available languages and dialects Customization Capabilities: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Handheld support: There is a mobile interface but no special microbrowser support. URL: http://www.mindtouch.com/

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