MindTouch, a vendor of business wiki solutions, unveiled MindTouch Deki, which the company claims is the world’s first business wiki implemented as a virtual appliance. MindTouch Deki promises to give different workgroups in organizations the ability to share information and collaborate with colleagues almost instantly and securely on their own network.According to the company, MindTouch Deki is a complete preinstalled, preconfigured application and operating system that runs on any Windows or Linux computer. Scalable from small workgroups to large enterprises, it runs atop VMplayer, a free virtual appliance player from VMware. It’s intended to reduce the time, expense and hassles associated with traditional enterprise software products that require dedicated IT staff for installation, configuration, support and maintenance throughout the ownership cycle. The company also says that the appliance enables content portability, whereby users can move both the wiki application and its content from one computer to another, even to removable storage devices up to 100GB.In addition to its promised ability to create, edit, share, search and store documents, e-mail messages, files and images securely behind a company’s firewall, the appliance includes a Microsoft Outlook Connector (to convert e-mail and attachments into wiki pages with one click) and XML page integration (permitting content to be integrated into existing Web services, knowledge management, Web publishing or any standards-based enterprise application). MindTouch Deki is free for the first five users and is designed for on-demand scalability; customers purchase more user licenses online when they are ready, says the company. A full license (for five users) starts at $995.—Esther Schindler Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Sponsored by AWS in collaboration with IBM How digital twin technology is changing complex industrial processes forever As the use cases for digital twins proliferate, it is becoming clear that data-driven enterprises with a track record of innovation stand the best chance of success. By Laura McEwan Dec 05, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by AWS in collaboration with IBM Why modernising applications needs to be a ‘must’ for businesses seeking growth Around one-third of enterprises are spending heavily on application modernisation and aiming for cloud native status. The implications for corporate culture, structure and priorities will be profound. By Laura McEwan Dec 05, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation opinion 11 ways to reduce your IT costs now Reorienting IT’s budget toward future opportunities is a big reason why CIOs should review their IT portfolios with an eye toward curbing unnecessary spending and realizing maximum value from every IT investment. By Stephanie Overby Dec 05, 2023 11 mins Budget Cloud Management IT Governance news analysis SAP faces breakdown in trust over innovation plans The company’s plan to offer future innovations in S/4HANA only to subscribers of its Rise with SAP offering is alienating customers, user conference hears. By Peter Sayer Dec 05, 2023 6 mins SAP Cloud Management Innovation Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe