ITtoolbox
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ITtoolbox is an online community, enabling peers to share professional knowledge about information technology. Since 1998, ITtoolbox has helped professionals make IT decisions and stay current in the rapidly changing technology market through peer collaboration.
to facilitate targeted community interaction in which IT advertisers can participate through a proprietary contextual matching system.
In February 2000, ITtoolbox launched ITtoolbox Groups, e-mail-based discussion communities covering a range of IT products and topics.
In May 2003, ITtoolbox introduced the ITtoolbox Blogs program, bringing together a network of blog authors to publish professional content based on their firsthand knowledge.
In July 2005, ITtoolbox unveiled ITtoolbox Wiki, offering a collaborative IT reference guide created and edited by the community.
In September 2006, ITtoolbox launched ITtoolbox Professional Networking, allowing users to create home pages representing them, find and connect with similar experts, and share IT knowledge.http://www.dmnews.com/cms/dm-news/internet-marketing/38300.html
In July 2007, ITtoolbox was acquired by Corporate Executive Board
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In October 2008, the online community at ITtoolbox received a name change to Toolbox for IT. A new name for the company that operates this online community was also established at this time: Toolbox.com
. http://www.Toolbox.com
History
The company was founded in 1998 as "ITtoolbox," one of the first online communities enabling professionals to share knowledge about information technology. Initially, the community was built on five knowledge bases (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Baan, and ERP) powered by discussion forums. The ITtoolbox platform now incorporates a professional network, 28 knowledge bases, more than 200 blogs, 650 discussion groups, and a wikiWiki
A wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users. Examples include...
to facilitate targeted community interaction in which IT advertisers can participate through a proprietary contextual matching system.
In February 2000, ITtoolbox launched ITtoolbox Groups, e-mail-based discussion communities covering a range of IT products and topics.
In May 2003, ITtoolbox introduced the ITtoolbox Blogs program, bringing together a network of blog authors to publish professional content based on their firsthand knowledge.
In July 2005, ITtoolbox unveiled ITtoolbox Wiki, offering a collaborative IT reference guide created and edited by the community.
In September 2006, ITtoolbox launched ITtoolbox Professional Networking, allowing users to create home pages representing them, find and connect with similar experts, and share IT knowledge.http://www.dmnews.com/cms/dm-news/internet-marketing/38300.html
In July 2007, ITtoolbox was acquired by Corporate Executive Board
The Corporate Executive Board Company
The Corporate Executive Board Company is a for-profit, publicly-traded firm that provides best practices research and analysis to business executives and professionals worldwide. CEB offers benchmarking datasets, decision-support tools, research briefs, and case studies, as well as executive...
.http://ir.executiveboard.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=113226&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1030101&highlight=
In October 2008, the online community at ITtoolbox received a name change to Toolbox for IT. A new name for the company that operates this online community was also established at this time: Toolbox.com
Toolbox.com
Toolbox.com operates online communities that support the needs of professionals working in the information technology, human resources, and finance functions. These online communities enable professionals to collaborate with peers through proprietary tools including discussion groups, blogs, and...
. http://www.Toolbox.com
Products
The ITtoolbox platform integrates the following collaboration and community publishing tools:- Groups: More than 650 discussion communities allowing peers to ask and answer questions among each other.
- Blogs: A community publishing service where professionals post IT news and knowledge and community members comment on the entries.
- Wiki: An IT reference guide and instruction manual created by the community, including definitions, source code samples, FAQs, and HOWTOs.
- Knowledge Bases: Web sites that allow members of the IT community to interact with peers through the tools listed above based on topics of interest. They also contain content from third parties including vendor white papers, media news, job postings, and more. There are 28 Knowledge Bases: Business Intelligence, CIO, CRM, Data Warehouse, Java, Windows, PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP, Baan, ERP, Linux, UNIX, Networking, Security, Web Design, SCM, Siebel, Database, EAI, Visual Basic, C Languages, Wireless, Storage, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Project Management, and Knowledge Management.
- Professional Networking: Tools that allow professionals to create their own home pages, connect with other professionals, and communicate with the IT community.