Intel and SpikeSource Collaborate With Socialtext

PALO ALTO, California, August 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Socialtext adds to its wiki foundation with added benefits from 
Intel(R) Certified Solutions Program

Socialtext, the leading provider of enterprise wiki and social software
solutions, today announced its collaboration with Intel and SpikeSource and
its participation in the Intel(R) Certified Solutions Program. The Intel
Certified Solutions Program, provided by SpikeSource, allows Socialtext to
certify its solution for specific Intel technologies. The certification
provides significant business value for Socialtext, as the company continues
to be an innovator and leader in the business social software space.

"Socialtext customers using our business social software platform and
collaborating with Socialtext wikis can be assured that our on-demand service
is secure and reliable," said VP Business Development, Socialtext, Inc., Paul
Wescott. "Certifying our product via the Intel(R) Certified Software Program
and SpikeSource Solutions Factory provides us with a single source for
validating and improving Socialtext's performance and security. We now
deliver our on-demand service to every one of our customers using Intel(R)
multi-core technology."

Based on a wiki foundation, Socialtext enables companies to capture and
share information, locate subject matter experts, improve business processes,
and form more intimate relationships amongst colleagues, customers and
partners. The Socialtext platform extends beyond typical wiki functionality,
adding Socialtext Dashboard which integrates information from multiple
sources, Socialtext People which provides contact information and connections
to business colleagues, and SocialCalc which is a multi-user wiki-based
spreadsheet program.

"The Intel(R) Certified Solutions Program delivers immediate business
value," says J. Scott Harrison, director Partner Programs Organization for
Intel. "Program members can quickly take advantage of advanced Intel
technologies and create more secure solutions without committing additional
development resources, helping them improve competitive advantage in the
marketplace."

With the Intel and SpikeSource partnership, Socialtext continues to
significantly expand their market opportunities by offering higher quality
and more secure software products, reduced deployment costs, reduced support
costs and increased customer trust and confidence to assure the customers
that a solution has met rigorous standards for quality, security and
performance.

About Socialtext

As the first wiki company, Socialtext leads the industry in applying next
generation Web 2.0 technologies to the critical challenges facing businesses.
Web 2.0 holds the promise of dramatically increasing business productivity,
stimulating greater innovation, and creating tighter connections between
employees, and with partners, suppliers and customers. With the most flexible
deployment options in the industry including appliances, hosted services,
software and open source -- Socialtext wiki centric social software solutions
are designed for any organization that wants to accelerate team
communications, better enable knowledge sharing, foster collaboration, and
build online communities. Today, over 4,000 organizations use Socialtext,
including BASF, CondeNet, Epitaph Records, Humana, IKEA, Intel,
MicroStrategy, MWW Group, Nokia, Ogilvy PR, SAP, Symantec, USA Today,
Washington Post, among others. More information on Socialtext can be found at
http://www.socialtext.com.

Web site: http://www.socialtext.com