IBM has unveiled a range ofWeb 2.0andcollaboration toolsto enableenterprise mashupsand drive the
deployment ofsocial networkingsoftware in
business.
"
Web 2.0 for business is about empowering users with the
content, social connections and mashup tools to solve business
problems," said Michael Rhodin, general manager at
IBM Lotus Software.
IBM Lotus Mashups allows non-technical users to easily create
enterprise mashups. To solve real business problems with mashups,
users can create ad hoc visualisations by blending enterprise and
web-based data.
IBM Lotus Mashups includes a browser-based tool that provides
easy assembly of new mashups a set of out-of-the-box,
business-ready widgets and a catalogue for finding and sharing
widgets and mashups. There is also a builder for the creation of
widgets that access enterprise systems.
In addition, IBM introduced the next release of its social
software for business, IBM Lotus Connections.
Expected to be released in the first half of 2008, plans for
Lotus Connections 2.0 include several new features such as a new
widget-based homepage.