Richard MacManus at Read/WriteWeb has started a good discussion on the likelihood of CIOs to deploy Web 2.0 technologies, based on the size and reputation of the vendor. He refers to a recent Forrester report, "CIOs Want Suites For Web 2.0," indicating that CIOs are interested in wikis, blogs, podcasts, RSS, etc., but would like to buy them in a suite from an incumbent software vendor such as Microsoft or IBM.
Pretty interesting, but not much of a surprise. The post itself touches on M&A and partnering activity between the more deep-pocketed IT companies and the small entrepreneurial startups that develop the Web 2.0 offerings. Most of the comments to the post, however, deal with the notion that CIOs are often risk adverse -- which we can all understand -- and unlikely to invest in what they consider immature technology from startups. But how much time and energy will companies and agencies waste if they have to wait for a secure Microsoft Web 2.0 enterprise suite?
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