It's not about the technology

In this video, Jay Cross, the founder of Internet Time Group, discusses the importance of enterprise 2.0 in corporations. He stresses that it’s important that the top management be aware of these tools, because these tools work more effectively with practice. Also, these tools aren’t about the technology, but the people and community who use the tools.

Enterprise Second Life

It’s about time IBM announced it would develop Second Life capabilities in a corporate setting. This article in Information Age goes into detail about their new enterprise-ready launch. IBM will release several beta versions before deciding to offer this solution to the enterprise.

IBM must realize that Second Life within organizations are used for different purposes, specifically as a collaboration tool between teams and for teleconferencing. Other distinct attributes that IBM must not overlook are security settings, since this solution will come into contact with IT.

The mere fact that IBM is hosting this service shows us that we are constantly aiming to seek new ways to share information within organizations. When will Microsoft release a similar enterprise solution? How long will it take the corporate world to adopt this technology?

Adopting Web 2.0 for business use

At the Cazh1 blog, they’ve recently written a post about the best ways to adapt Web 2.0 into the enterprise. So what are they?

--The Millennials: This new generation knows the software and expects to use it. Will IT follow? What’s the downfall to this? The Millenials are at the bottom of the enterprise food chain and are not yet in a position to influence the companies.
--Consumer high tech: Many internet tools, such as Google, have been opened so that they can be used from anywhere as long as there is an internet connection. People will begin to see the influence these tools can have at work. People will be quick to point out here that technology changes fast and it will be hard to keep up with the latest and greatest thing in Web 2.0.
--The Innovation Imperative: IT needs to find a way to innovate from their side. This is a great way to allow them to find new innovative ways to use our computers. However, the management is more concerned with the bottom line and profit rather than how wikis could help their enterprise.

Have any of these things come across as things to encourage your company to adapt Web 2.0 technology for more communication and knowledge management in the enterprise? I believe, that like many other things, Enteprise 2.0 will be adapted to the majority of most enterprises. Being able to capture knowledge on a group wiki has so many benefits. Whether it’s the knowledge of a person who’s about to retire or a detailed description of how to do specific tasks, wikis will turn out to be huge. And I think these technologies will not evolve beyond their needs before the next generation adapts them.