Intel and SpikeSource Collaborate With Socialtext

PRNewswire PALO ALTO, California August 20

PALO ALTO, California, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Socialtext adds to its wiki foundation with added benefits from Intel(R) Certified Solutions Program

Socialtext, the leading provider of enterprise wiki and social software solutions, today announced its collaboration with Intel and SpikeSource and its participation in the Intel(R) Certified Solutions Program. The Intel Certified Solutions Program, provided by SpikeSource, allows Socialtext to certify its solution for specific Intel technologies. The certification provides significant business value for Socialtext, as the company continues to be an innovator and leader in the business social software space.

"Socialtext customers using our business social software platform and collaborating with Socialtext wikis can be assured that our on-demand service is secure and reliable," said VP Business Development, Socialtext, Inc., Paul Wescott. "Certifying our product via the Intel(R) Certified Software Program and SpikeSource Solutions Factory provides us with a single source for validating and improving Socialtext's performance and security. We now deliver our on-demand service to every one of our customers using Intel(R) multi-core technology."

Based on a wiki foundation, Socialtext enables companies to capture and share information, locate subject matter experts, improve business processes, and form more intimate relationships amongst colleagues, customers and partners. The Socialtext platform extends beyond typical wiki functionality, adding Socialtext Dashboard which integrates information from multiple sources, Socialtext People which provides contact information and connections to business colleagues, and SocialCalc which is a multi-user wiki-based spreadsheet program.

"The Intel(R) Certified Solutions Program delivers immediate business value," says J. Scott Harrison, director Partner Programs Organization for Intel. "Program members can quickly take advantage of advanced Intel technologies and create more secure solutions without committing additional development resources, helping them improve competitive advantage in the marketplace."

With the Intel and SpikeSource partnership, Socialtext continues to significantly expand their market opportunities by offering higher quality and more secure software products, reduced deployment costs, reduced support costs and increased customer trust and confidence to assure the customers that a solution has met rigorous standards for quality, security and performance.

About Socialtext

As the first wiki company, Socialtext leads the industry in applying next generation Web 2.0 technologies to the critical challenges facing businesses. Web 2.0 holds the promise of dramatically increasing business productivity, stimulating greater innovation, and creating tighter connections between employees, and with partners, suppliers and customers. With the most flexible deployment options in the industry including appliances, hosted services, software and open source -- Socialtext wiki centric social software solutions are designed for any organization that wants to accelerate team communications, better enable knowledge sharing, foster collaboration, and build online communities. Today, over 4,000 organizations use Socialtext, including BASF, CondeNet, Epitaph Records, Humana, IKEA, Intel, MicroStrategy, MWW Group, Nokia, Ogilvy PR, SAP, Symantec, USA Today, Washington Post, among others. More information on Socialtext can be found at http://www.socialtext.com.

Web site: http://www.socialtext.com