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eXo Social now open source

By | May 17, 2010, 6:52am PDT

Summary: The eXo software is part of a platform that extends Java middleware into cloud applications.

eXo Software said its eXo Social 1.0, which follows the Open Social standard, is now available under the Affero GPL License.

The AGPL makes server enhancements as well as software available to others. It is considered the bottom of the open source incline for online companies, and is staunchly resisted by Google for that reason.

The eXo software is part of a platform that extends Java middleware into cloud applications.

The company said in a press statement that its software lets enterprises “own” their enterprise social networks. The software plugs directly into existing infrastructure through the Lightweight Director Access Protocol (LDAP).

Companies can now build directories of employees, exposing all or part of that to customers and the general Web. This makes it simple to build and track the activities of adhoc teams.

The company said the software can also be used to create software developer dashboards, to aggregate marketing data through Google Analytics, and to add social networking functions to existing applications.

It must be said that while the software is appealing, and the ideas for using social networking in business are as well. implementing an internal social strategy can be a wrenching change for an entrenched organization.

Many executives see their personal knowledge and contacts as their own “secret source” within the company, and guard that power zealously. Social software tells them to spread this knowledge widely. But it can’t order them to do so.

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Dana Blankenhorn has been a business journalist for 30 years, a tech freelancer since 1983.

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Dana Blankenhorn has been a journalist, writer and part-time futurist for over 30 years.

At the present moment I run only a personal blog in addition to my ZDNet open source blog.

DanaBlankenhorn.Com has the subtitle The War Against Oil. In the past I have used it to write about political history, e-commerce, personal matters, some ideas related to open source, and The World of Always On, which is the idea of using sensors, motes and RFID to turn WiFi links into platforms for applications which live in the air.

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Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn has been a business journalist for nearly 25 years and has covered the online world professionally since 1985. He founded the Interactive Age Daily for CMP Media, and has written for the Chicago Tribune, Advertising Age's "NetMarketing" supplement, and dozens of other publications over the years.

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Linux Love 28th Jun
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Linux Love 28th Jun
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Linux Love 28th Jun
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Linux Love 28th Jun
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Linux Love 28th Jun
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