JOTSPOT SHOWCASES “ONE-CLICK” WIKI APPLICATIONS AT DEMO@15 2005
JotSpot, the first application wiki company, will preview “one-click” application building at this year’s DEMO@15 conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. The new functionality enables customers to easily convert any existing Microsoft Excel spreadsheet or Word document into a simple, personalized “situated application” that resides on their JotSpot wiki.
The company designed this new functionality in response to a growing need to offload workgroup reliance on email and the inefficiencies associated with collaboration via file attachments. More importantly, the company recognizes that almost every organization uses spreadsheets to capture and track important business data, but that there are inherent limitations with how that data can be shared and how intelligence outside of the spreadsheet — throughout the business process — can be utilized.
With this is mind, JotSpot is adding core functionality to its product that will enable workgroups to easily migrate their existing spreadsheets and documents into a wiki, turn those documents into applications with one click, and add functionality on top of this data, including email integration, RSS distribution and Web-based information to streamline collaboration.
“The richness of an application is its ability to incorporate other data from other sources. With this kind of capability, we are solving real business problems,” said Joe Kraus, CEO and co-founder, JotSpot. “People talk a lot about ‘Web 2.0′. But until we can make Web-based content creation and application development simple for users, we haven’t arrived at the next phase of the Web.”
Joe Kraus will demonstrate these unique features at DEMO@15:
Easy import: With one-click, users can turn Excel and Word documents into Web-based applications on their wiki. Multiple users can now collaborate on the same information eliminating version control issues. Users can also access the data anywhere via a browser and augment the application with information such as email correspondence, documents and Web-based data — with all the changes and additions syndicated via RSS.
Easy export: There is no concern over data lock. Once the data is housed in a live application on the wiki, users can export all of their data back to a variety of formats including Excel, CSV or XML.
Email integration: Users can link their email to the wiki and have the new application automatically filter and search their inbox for relevant emails.
RSS integration: Instant tracking of changes to the application keeps the workgroup up-to-date without having to login constantly.
Kraus continued, “To make wikis truly indispensable to today’s corporate user, we believe they need to interface with any external data that is critical. With JotSpot, we’re working on new ways of enabling companies to not only integrate content from the Web, but to integrate content from existing business applications and use that content within their wiki.”
Availability
These integration features will be made available over the next few weeks to JotSpot beta users. JotSpot is still accepting free beta sign up requests. Further information about the JotSpot beta program can be found at www.jot.com.
About JotSpot
JotSpot, headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., is the first application wiki company. Founded and led by Excite.com co-founders Joe Kraus and Graham Spencer, the company has a mission of making Web applications simple to build through the power of wiki. The JotSpot technology turns today’s document wiki into an application development platform and expands the boundaries of what a wiki can do for enterprise and workgroup users. For more information, please visit http://www.jotspot.com.