Quick Base’s New Software

We wrote a post earlier about how XM radio used Enterprise 2.0 to sync its many broadcasting locations so they could communicate more effectively. Bill Ives’ latest post he discusses more about the software that enabled XM to integrate Enterprise 2.0. Quick Base, that was responsible for that, has announced new software, Enterprise Edition. Their aim for releasing this software is:

“Striking a balance between the needs of both business users and senior management when utilizing online business applications.”

While, as with most Enterprise 2.0 software, IT staff may feel that they are loosing control of the IT functions. Quick Base has built in special tools to allow control of this product. It is a tool that is open ended, so it can be flexible for the needs of the company. It also allows IT to see all incoming and outgoing traffic, and who is accessing what data, no matter if they are in the enterprise or from the outside.

Features of this product are:
--Centralized policy administration screens
--LDAP integration
--IP address filtering
--Centralized user management

Bill Ives concludes his article with saying that it is the workers who will bring the concept of Enterprise 2.0 to the company, but it is the communication with the IT department that will allow full integration into the company.