Socialtext Collaboration Platform Launches Mobile Version

Socialtext Mobile has launched. This is a web-based mobile version of Socialtext collaborative platform. Company Services 2.0 smartphones is a package takes by Socialtext collaborative platform.

Socialtext Mobile will automatically detect when the user logs in. Ross Mayfield, Socialtext President and co-founder, says that there are many functions offered by the mobile Socialtext interface as offered by Socialtext’s Adobe Air-powered desktop application. Socialtext’s Adobe Air-powered desktop is application launch earlier. Socialtext provides phone access to the optimized Socialtext site.

Socialtext mobile users can see and post to their company’s Twitter-like message stream Via a Blackberry, iPhone or Android. They can also access an enterprise-ready wiki, their company’s Socialtext Workspace. Via mobile interface they can also access the platform’s SocialCalc collaborative spreadsheet.

Workers can see the microblogging messages stream of co-workers they are following. Every time a person is following takes an action inside Socialtext platform they can also see an “activity” stream that generates a micro-message, such as creating a wiki page, writing a blog post, or making a comment. But that’s just additional option. Socialtext’s collaboration tool has a newly launched but both freemium model and a paid service platforms, are available via mobile devices for free.

An ability to access enterprise applications from mobile devices is no doubt will be useful to companies and their employees. The only problem is security; this is consideration when deploying enterprise apps in a mobile phone, especially for big companies. To prevent this Socialtext customers can use behind-the-firewall secure deployment of Socialtext’s information on mobile devices from Motorola’s Good Mobile Connection.

Yammer, Jive and and WizeHive will be the hardest competitor for Socialtext.

Resource: This news is taken from TechCrunch