MindTouch Introduces New Desktop Suite and New Converters for Mediawiki

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 04, 2008 – SAN DIEGO -- MindTouch, creators of Deki, an open source enterprise collaboration platform that allows users to create mashups and connect teams, business applications, enterprise systems, Web services and Web 2.0 applications, today announces free Mediawiki, Atlassian Confluence and IBM Lotus Notes™ conversions (some limitations may apply) and a 15% discount on converting customers through December 31, 2008. MindTouch also introduces a new Desktop Suite with a new Microsoft Windows™ connector that is an easy-to-use client-side plugin that allows for one-click publishing from Microsoft Word™ directly to Deki.

The new converters for Mediawiki, Atlassian Confluence and IBM Lotus Notes installations enable MindTouch to convert these legacy apps into MindTouch Deki for immediate improvements in productivity, operational efficiency and user adoption. The conversions are risk-free and painless. There are many reasons to immediately convert to MindTouch, including:

• Increase productivity with access to hundreds of pre-packaged web services, advanced search and file versioning
• Dramatically improve operational efficiency with user created mashups of enterprise systems, enterprise and Internet data sources, and web services
• Improve user adoption with a vastly superior user experience

The new Desktop Suite includes Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook™ and a Microsoft Windows Connectors. Now, users can publish documents, with images, and entire email threads, complete with attachments, to MindTouch Deki in a single click. Also, users can drag and drop files and folders to MindTouch Deki – the hierarchy is automatically created as Deki pages. As always, all pages and file attachments are indexed for search.

The Desktop Suite and new converters are available now and are free for users of MindTouch Deki Standard and Enterprise editions. A 15% discount is available to users converting to MindTouch Deki from MediaWiki, Atlassian Confluence and IBM Lotus Notes or upgrading from MindTouch Deki open source now through December 31, 2008. MindTouch Deki Open Source users that upgrade will benefit from a more stable build, access to new converters and tools, and many other additional features.

MindTouch Deki has evolved significantly from a wiki into a sophisticated social enterprise platform built on a Web Oriented Architecture for collaboration, application integration, and creating enterprise mashups.

Contact MindTouch today to upgrade your legacy collaboration systems. Download the MindTouch Desktop Suite.

About MindTouch
MindTouch Deki is deployed by Fortune 500 companies, major media, research/education institutions, government agencies, and online businesses worldwide. Customers include Microsoft, Fujitsu, Siemens, the United Nations, U.S. Army, DoD, and others. For more information visit mindtouch.com.

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