PALO ALTO, California - Wiki application company JotSpot has announced the introduction of JotSpot Wiki 2.0, the new version of its wiki-based software that aims to collaborate with mainstream wikis on a large scale. JotSpot 2.0 does not restrict itself to just one form of information through wikis, but allows users to collaborate on any type of text to exchange information.
Joe Kraus, co-founder and CEO of JotSpot said that the inherent nerdiness of traditional wikis prevented them from being embraced widely, "JotSpot has redefined what a wiki is by removing the limitations of traditional wikis and marrying the wiki metaphor with some of the capabilities of Microsoft Office," he said. "We've combined the familiarity and functionality of desktop applications like Office with the collaborative power and flexibility of wikis so users can quickly and easily collaborate on all types of information."
JotSpot 2.0 has some exciting features including pre-defined pages that enable users to rapidly create calendars, spreadsheets, file repositories, and photo galleries. Users can also decide their own color scheme and put on their own logos without the need to learn HTML or CSS. A unique feature is that the creator has full freedom to decide who sees what information. Users can also create links from within the wiki.
"We've created page types for specific tasks like creating a web page, calendar, spreadsheet, file repository, and a photo gallery. When users go to the JotSpot wiki, they can simply click 'create new page' and instantly create a spreadsheet, a corporate intranet, and other collaborative wikis," commented Scott Johnston, a vice President at JotSpot said in a press release. "Every page type has all of the collaborative power and flexibility of wikis: they are editable, allow permissions, offer version control, and each page type is appropriate for the task at hand. This is something that only the JotSpot wiki platform can provide."
The application is available at www.jot.com.
