Intel Announces Collaboration to Launch Web 2.0 Business Internet Suite

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7, 2006 – Intel Corporation today announced at the Web 2.0 Conference today that it is collaborating with several software companies on the launch of SuiteTwo, a business Internet suite.

The integrated suite, a family of interconnected services combined to improve productivity and enable high-engagement marketing, is comprised of business Web 2.0 capabilities from leading software companies, including Six Apart, Socialtext, NewsGator, SimpleFeed and SpikeSource.

Intel Capital, Intel’s venture capital organization, pioneered the assembly of this suite. Intel’s Software and Solutions Group plans to make the suite available through its extensive OEM and reseller sales channels as well as participating software partners.

Representing a fundamental shift toward open, flexible and participatory computing models, SuiteTwo is a foundation for communication that drives internal collaboration and external, high-engagement marketing. It includes advanced Web applications that incorporate blogging, RSS, search and Wiki capabilities into a single, fully integrated suite that operates on PC-based hardware. All services are integrated with a single sign-on and rich user interface. Future releases of SuiteTwo will include podcasting, business networking, mobility and other features. Initially, the software suite will be offered in English and Japanese.

“This was a unique opportunity to actively create an effective software suite that delivers heightened capabilities to the enterprise ecosystem,” said Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital. “Intel Capital is the only global venture capital organization of its kind that can spearhead a project like this by offering an engagement with Intel business units and international promotion through appropriate channels.”

“SuiteTwo demonstrates the benefits of bringing together individual Web 2.0 products into a solution for businesses,” said Renee James, corporate vice president and general manager of Intel’s Software and Solutions Group. “The Intel® Channel Marketplace will help bring this solution to the broader enterprise community.”

Worldwide sales and distribution will be available through Intel’s global channel of OEMs, distributors and resellers as well as participating software partners. The suite will run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Microsoft Windows*. More information about the product can be found at www.suitetwo.com.

Applications include:

• Socialtext – The Socialtext Wiki for secure, group-editable Web sites that let people use private Web pages to work together instead of sending emails and attachments. It delivers up to a 30 percent reduction in email volume and accelerates project cycle time. Socialtext lets you build a Wikipedia Inside.
• NewsGator – The NewsGator RSS aggregator enables access to news, information, podcasts, video and other relevant content. It reduces the time spent finding critical information, lessens information overload and can improve knowledge worker productivity by as much as 50 percent.
• SimpleFeed – RSS for syndication of content to external business partners for company communications, including products updates, customer service and support, and company news. It increases retention on company Web sites and improves organic search results.
• Movable Type – The Six Apart enterprise-grade blogging tool is based on Movable Type Enterprise, a powerful blogging platform enabling discovery, exchange and archiving of important information in large enterprises. In addition to support for most open-source databases, Movable Type Enterprise supports the Oracle 10g platform and directory services integration.
• SpikeSource – SpikeSource provides the integration platform for SuiteTwo. SpikeSource has an extensive automated test framework to ensure that infrastructure and applications work well together, and a subscription service, Spike™Net, for support, updates and maintenance. SpikeSource solutions are available through its worldwide network of solution providers.