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| by Allen Falcon |
The Answer is Yes
Is Web 2.0 a new technology or a new way of using the web? The answer is "Yes". Web 2.0 started as a technology movement within the web community to provide tools and components for better web sites. With the ability to provide drag-and- drop interfaces, update only relevant portions of web pages, and push information to users, these technologies demonstrated that improved usability could lead to improved collaboration via the web. At about the same time, businesses and organizations using the web began to realize that the web held uses beyond external communications. Yes, the web can be a platform for marketing, e- commerce, and customer service. But the web also provides a platform for extending business applications, workgroups, and information among knowledge workers. While often a cliché, convergence really does happen. New tools meet new demands and a new breed of web-based capabilities emerges. Real Simple Syndication (RSS) gives organizations and people the ability to push information - text, music, video - to individual subscribers. Blog technologies give anybody the ability to create and publish content, and to interact with the blog's readers. Wiki technologies allow real-time collaboration and information sharing. New interface development tools allow web applications to perform as well or better than local applications. Today, innovative companies are building complex applications based on Web 2.0 technologies. From sophisticated systems development and project management tools to a new breed of web-based office applications and communication services, the technology evolves and enables the evolution of the web. Welcome to the next generation of the web: Web 2.0. |
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| by Chris Caldwell |
Spam Kills Networks
Spam rates continue to climb to record levels. Our
research indicates that as much as 97% of the email
traffic reaching your server is junk. While most anti-
spam software and appliances may keep the junk out
of your inbox, in-house solutions do not keep the
spam from consuming network capacity and server
resources.
Managed services, however, stop spam before it crosses the network and reaches your systems, keeping junk out of your inbox and improving network performance. Interested in knowing how SPAM may be affecting your network and email server? Email me for a free analysis. |
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Basecamp
37 Signals is one of the early adopters and
developers of Web 2.0 technologies and applications.
One of their premier services is Basecamp, a project
management and collaboration tool. Basecamp
tracks milestones and activity lists, with space for
sharing uploaded files. Basecamp also
includes "Writeboards", a wiki tool for version-
controlled collaboration that also includes the ability
for users to comment.
At Horizon, Basecamp is the service behind our Project Path site, providing clients with communication, collaboration, and organization tools. |
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