Blogtronix
Encyclopedia
The software company Blogtronix LLC in Berkeley
, California
produces an enterprise social software
suite, encompassing blogs, wikis, social networking, microblogging
, real-time collaboration
and document management. The company has offices in the United States, Europe, and Canada, with headquarters in Berkeley, California.
Blogtronix was founded in 2005 by Vassil Mladjov and Nick Dimitrov. Blogtronix Enterprise 1.5 was released in Nov, 2006. Information World Review
and CMSWire compared Blogtronix 1.5 favorably to Intel's SuiteTwo collaboration platform, which was a combination of several different collaboration elements including Socialtext
. Blogtronix 3.5 was debuted Nov 16-20, 2009 at the Web 2.0 Expo in New York City. Notable clients include Thomson-Reuters, Red Herring
, and Telus
. In 2008 and 2009, Blogtronix was included in the Gartner
Reporting Magic Quadrant
for Social Software Gartner listed Blogtronix as a "social software vendor" in its "Collaboration and Social Software Vendor Guide" for 2009. In December 2009, Blogtronix was named to Red Herring
's Global 100 finalist list.
The company sponsors an open-source microblogging
platform called Sharetronix. Sharetronix cites that it powers over 10,000 communities in 120+ countries.
Requirements for Sharetronix 1.0:
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
produces an enterprise social software
Enterprise social software
Enterprise social software , comprises social software as used in "enterprise" contexts. It includes social and networked modifications to corporate intranets and other classic software platforms used by large companies to organize their communication...
suite, encompassing blogs, wikis, social networking, microblogging
Microblogging
Microblogging is a broadcast medium in the form of blogging. A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically smaller in both actual and aggregate file size...
, real-time collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration is working together to achieve a goal. It is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize shared goals, — for example, an intriguing endeavor that is creative in nature—by sharing...
and document management. The company has offices in the United States, Europe, and Canada, with headquarters in Berkeley, California.
Blogtronix was founded in 2005 by Vassil Mladjov and Nick Dimitrov. Blogtronix Enterprise 1.5 was released in Nov, 2006. Information World Review
Information World Review
Information World Review is an English information industry trade newspaper. It is a monthly title published by Bizmedia Ltd under license from Incisive Media since March 2009. Bizmedia also updates the magazine's website -References:...
and CMSWire compared Blogtronix 1.5 favorably to Intel's SuiteTwo collaboration platform, which was a combination of several different collaboration elements including Socialtext
Socialtext
Socialtext Incorporated is a company based in Palo Alto, California that produces enterprise social software, comprising an integrated suite of web-based social software applications including microblogging, user profile, directories, groups, personal dashboards using OpenSocial widgets, and shared...
. Blogtronix 3.5 was debuted Nov 16-20, 2009 at the Web 2.0 Expo in New York City. Notable clients include Thomson-Reuters, Red Herring
Red herring
A red herring is a deliberate attempt to divert attention.Red herring may refer to:* Red herring , the informal fallacy of presenting an argument that may in itself be valid, but does not address the issue in question....
, and Telus
TELUS
Telus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver...
. In 2008 and 2009, Blogtronix was included in the Gartner
Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. It was known as GartnerGroup until 2001....
Reporting Magic Quadrant
Magic Quadrant
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is a proprietary research tool developed by Gartner Inc., a US based research and advisory firm. According to Gartner, the Magic Quadrant aims to provide a qualitative analysis into a market and its direction, maturity and participants, thus possibly enabling a company...
for Social Software Gartner listed Blogtronix as a "social software vendor" in its "Collaboration and Social Software Vendor Guide" for 2009. In December 2009, Blogtronix was named to Red Herring
Red herring
A red herring is a deliberate attempt to divert attention.Red herring may refer to:* Red herring , the informal fallacy of presenting an argument that may in itself be valid, but does not address the issue in question....
's Global 100 finalist list.
The company sponsors an open-source microblogging
Microblogging
Microblogging is a broadcast medium in the form of blogging. A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically smaller in both actual and aggregate file size...
platform called Sharetronix. Sharetronix cites that it powers over 10,000 communities in 120+ countries.
System requirements
According to the Blogtronix home page, basic server requirements for BlogtronixEnterprise are as follows:- Windows ServerWindows ServerWindows Server is a brand name for a group of server operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation. All are part of Microsoft Servers.- Members :This brand includes the following software:* Windows 2000 Server* Windows Server 2003...
2003 or 2008 - Microsoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL Server is a relational database server, developed by Microsoft: It is a software product whose primary function is to store and retrieve data as requested by other software applications, be it those on the same computer or those running on another computer across a network...
2005 or 2008
Requirements for Sharetronix 1.0:
- Apache HTTP ServerApache HTTP ServerThe Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to as Apache , is web server software notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web. In 2009 it became the first web server software to surpass the 100 million website milestone...
- MySQLMySQLMySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My...
- version 5.0 or higher - PHPPHPPHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
- version 5.1 or higher
See also
- Social computingSocial computingSocial computing is a general term for an area of computer science that is concerned with the intersection of social behavior and computational systems. It has become an important concept for use in business. It is used in two ways as detailed below....
- List of collaborative software
- Comparison of Wiki softwareComparison of wiki softwareThe following tables compare general and technical information for a number of wiki software packages.-General information:-Target audience:-Features 1:-Features 2:-Installation:-See also:* List of wiki software* List of wikis* Wiki farm...