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Collaboration and Intelligence

My interest in text analytics had its roots in collaboration and knowledge management. In the past, I’ve focused on the evolution of collaborative solutions from supporting team-based initiatives to broad extended enterprise initiatives.

The Open Source Model

So while we’re talking about enterprise architectures, we should discuss the emerging role of open source technologies. By now you can see that I am a big believer in innovation as the pillar of 21st century competitive advantage.

The Evolution of Business Collaboration

I’ve been following the evolution of business collaboration for several years now. Team, intra-organization, and inter-organization collaboration have been common place for years.

Evolving enterprise strategies and architectures

Emerging Web 2.0 capabilities align very closely with mounting enterprise issues; and it's changing the way that knowledge workers interact with information and one another. Web 2.0 and advanced forms of analytics support the most compelling challenge facing the 21st century Enterprise; the need to create sustainable competitive advantage. New forms of innovation and the speed of that innovation are the keys to creating that competitive advantage.

Web 2.0 Goes Corporate

For those executives that are trying to make sense of the Web 2.0 phenomena, I recommend this report: Serious Business: Web 2.0 Goes Corporate from the Economist Intelligence Unit. The report goes into great detail as to the benefits of Web 2.0.