Monday, August 20, 2007

Wikis - middleware for humans

This entry barely reaches the level of "soundbite" let alone "article" but it struck me the other day that wikis are basically middleware for humans.

Just as SOA, BPEL, WSDL & SOAP (google 'em) aim to link previously isolated automated applications and allow them to collaborate together, so wikis allow people to link together information (& each other) in a collaborative way.

The fact that enterprise wikis are being used in heterogeneous environments should come as no surprise - as that's where middleware can add the most value.

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