Within the past few years, Web 2.0 has become a major technology trend,
dramatically impacting the way consumers interact with information and
applications. This consumer trend is now extending into the enterprise;
however, businesses have been more reluctant than consumers to adopt these
new technologies. The Business tools of the ’90s have not kept pace
with the Web revolution. For Web 2.0 technologies to garner adoption in the
enterprise, new requirements must be met.
A recent survey of IT professionals found that 90 percent of participants see
building Web-based internal applications as a high priority, yet 82 percent
are having difficulty doing it. Unlike the consumer world, new business tools
must meet the requirements of CIOs. Those requirements include the ability to
meet existing policies, leverage existing IT investments, and respond rapidly
to chang... (more)
Within the past few years, Web 2.0 has become a major technology trend,
dramatically impacting the way consumers interact with information and
applications. This consumer trend is now extending into the enterprise;
however, businesses have been more reluctant than consumers to adopt these
new technologies. The Business tools of the '90s have not kept pace with the
Web revolution. For Web 2.0 technologies to garner adoption in the
enterprise, new requirements must be met.
A recent survey of IT professionals found that 90 percent of participants see
building Web-based internal app... (more)