Confluence - Enterprise Collaboration and Wiki Software - 5 views
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Vivien Rayner on 13 Apr 10Confluence is commercial intranet software produced by Attlassian. It comes in both hosted or dowload options. It is an enterprise Wiki suited to larger organisations as it allows teams to collaborate and manage knowledge. It provide a single place where people can create, share, comment and edit content together. It comes with source code so it can be integrated with the organisations existing systems and processes.[1] [4] Reportedly it is in use in over 8,100 organisations in 94 countries around the globe across government, education and technology sectors. There is a catalogue of over 100 plug-ins available. The plug-in architecture allows organisations to develop their own.[4] Spaces are created for teams and individuals and permission access secures these spaces. It appears to balance user-friendliness, functionality, scalability and security [3] In using this wiki software as a project management tool users report that it feels polished and professional and is a notch above other offerings like Basecamp or MediaWiki (the platform that powers Wikipedia)[2] [3]. Descriptions like "more robust" and a "real workplace tool' [3], "world's most popular" [4] and the evidence that this product enjoys an active open source community creating plug-ins for all to use, signifies its value in the workplace.[3]
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Vivien Rayner on 14 Apr 10References [1] Attlassian. (2010). Confluence. Everyone on the same page Retrieved from http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/tour/enterprise-wiki.jsp [2[ Yehuda, G. (2009, 14/4/2010). Confluence 3.0 = Enterprise Wiki +++Gil Yehuda's Enterprise 2.0 Blog. Retrieved from http://www.gilyehuda.com/2009/06/02/confluence-30-enterprise-wiki/ [3] Bailey, C. (2006, 14/4/2010). Confluence Vs BasecampCode Intensity. Retrieved from http://codeintensity.blogspot.com/2006/08/confluence-vs-basecamp.html [4] Administrator. (2006). Confluence. ITerating.com All software reviews and ratings Retrieved from http://www.iterating.com/component/content/article/385-wiki-engines/15924-confluence-