[Office 2.0] Cisco To Unveil 1st Internal Social Network
Story posted on: September 04, 2008
Cisco Systems has long talked about using social networking to expand communications among its employees and partners.
Now it is poised to make good on its promise. The company’s first internal social networking site is expected to be live by the end of November as part of a project to improve relations with outside developers, Jim Shepard, business development manager, said Thursday.
The project is more evidence the company means what it says when it vows to transform itself using interactive Web 2.0 technologies. The social network should permit developers to collaborate more effectively with Cisco engineers by forming ad-hoc groups and seeking out company experts for information.
Shepard said the company’s construction of an online community for developers should enable Cisco to lower costs and better track revenue. The community Web site presently supports wikis and forums.
Since it was launched 1½ months ago, the site has attracted 2,000 users, with 350 people on it on any given day, said Shepard. The social networking project is using technology from the startup Liferay.
By Mark Boslet, Editor at Large.
Now it is poised to make good on its promise. The company’s first internal social networking site is expected to be live by the end of November as part of a project to improve relations with outside developers, Jim Shepard, business development manager, said Thursday.
The project is more evidence the company means what it says when it vows to transform itself using interactive Web 2.0 technologies. The social network should permit developers to collaborate more effectively with Cisco engineers by forming ad-hoc groups and seeking out company experts for information.
Shepard said the company’s construction of an online community for developers should enable Cisco to lower costs and better track revenue. The community Web site presently supports wikis and forums.
Since it was launched 1½ months ago, the site has attracted 2,000 users, with 350 people on it on any given day, said Shepard. The social networking project is using technology from the startup Liferay.
By Mark Boslet, Editor at Large.
User Comments
#0, Michael Han , le 05/09/08 6:36 PM
Actually, this is a not an internal social network. This is meant to allow developers and partners leveraging Cisco technologies to collaborate together and with Cisco. The site provides these features to the public in hopes of improving the success of developers writing solutions using Cisco technologies.
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