The Enterprise 2.0 conference will feature several case studies on how enterprises use social software to improve collaboration. Next week, the Enterprise 2.0 conference will convene in Boston. The gathering, which will attract 1500 attendees from 40 countries, is attended by vendors who build Web 2.0 and social networking technologies for the enterprise, as well as IT practitioners who have implemented the applications within their organizations.The show promises to have some interesting case studies that detail how companies and organizations have used Web 2.0 and social tools to make their organizations more open, collaborative and social. I’ll be posting several stories from the show, including one related to Microsoft’s social features in SharePoint and how it affects the collaboration market. (Follow me on Twitter to see when they get posted).Yesterday, I caught up by phone with Steve Wylie, the Enterprise 2.0 conference’s general manager. He says attendance from last year held flat, which, in this economy where travel budgets have been cut substantially, is pretty solid. Here are some things he said to expect: More case studies. According to Wylie, the complaint often leveled at social software conferences (and vendors who attend them) is that they are heavy on product and short on actual use cases where implementing the software in the enterprise yielded results. Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen Hamilton, Jet Blue, and State Farm Insurance.On Tuesday, we’ll see the results of the Open Enterprise research, which industry experts Stowe Boyd and Oliver Marks conducted. According to Boyd (who I spoke with yesterday as well), the research will highlight how some companies have utilized social software (successfully) to create a culture of openness in the enterprise, where information that used to be locked away in e-mail becomes visible for more people to collaborate with.The role of IT in deploying social software. According to Wylie, the early implementations of social software was done by line of business people who purchases software as a service (SaaS) offerings without IT knowledge. Now, that is shifting, as IT has a greater role in making social software a strategic initiative. I’m looking forward to meeting with some of my favorite sources face-to-face. But my job is to serve all of you, so if there is something you want me to ask during the conference, or report on in general, please feel free to contact me. Related content opinion Yahoo CEO Uses GIF, Tumblr to Announce Acquisition Marissa Mayer bets a billion dollars on the blogging site, vowing Yahoo won't 'screw it up.' By Kristin Burnham May 20, 2013 2 mins Consumer Electronics opinion Funny Facebook Video Spoof Personifies User Frustration What if Facebook was a person who rearranged the contents of your home while you were away? That's the premise of a new video spoofing the social network and the changes it makes, often to your dismay. By Kristin Burnham May 13, 2013 1 min Facebook Social Networking Apps opinion 6 Spectacular Google Glass Video Spoofs Want to know what John Stewart, Steven Colbert and Conan O'Brien think of Google's augmented-reality glasses? Take a look at these six hilarious Google Glass spoofs and parodies. By Kristin Burnham May 10, 2013 1 min Internet opinion YouTube Maps Most-Watched Videos Across the U.S. Which videos are on the verge of viral? YouTube's newest tool displays the top trending videos in the U.S. by age, gender, views and shares. By Kristin Burnham May 07, 2013 2 mins Consumer Electronics 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