Socialtext 5.0 Continues to Expand with New Features to Make Socialtext More Accessible and Social

New Features Include New Native Mobile Applications for iPhone, iPad and Blackberry and Twitter Integration

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Socialtext, the leading enterprise social software provider, announced today that it will soon be launching new features and enhancements for Socialtext 5.0. Significant features – Native Mobile Applications for iPhone, iPad and Blackberry and Twitter Integration – will extend the Socialtext 5.0 platform enabling easy access to key features of Socialtext’s enterprise social software platform including, Signals, People, as well as powerful search functionality. Socialtext will be providing demos of these upcoming features and enhancements, including the mobile applications, at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Santa Clara, November 15 – 17, 2011 at Socialtext Booth #404.

“We are pleased to be working with Socialtext to drive collaborative innovation in the enterprise,” said Mark Sylvester, CEO, introNetworks. “Socialized business processes not only enhance business performance, they impact the bottom line. By enabling employees to quickly and easily find information and the colleagues most pertinent to their jobs, we are creating a valuable social layer that creates efficiencies and more alignment among business units.”

New features for Socialtext 5.0 include:

• Native Mobile Applications for iPhone, iPad and Blackberry – help people in the context of how they find information and give users the ability to search on People, Signals and keywords, rather than going to a mobile site that simply displays information in a format that is not user friendly.
• Twitter Integration – ability to monitor keywords, brands, competitors, and industry indicators; will populate signals and enable fast response and updates.
• Netdocuments Integration and Other Popular Document Management Systems – user friendly connector for document repositories that plugs into any document repository; key benefit is having one repository and one system to seamlessly upload documents to their repository without having to leave the platform.
• Socialtext 360 – formally known as SocialRadar, Socialtext 360 supports the vision for Socialtext 5.0 enabling discovery of information in all directions - from facilitating conversations to sourcing project teams. With Socialtext 360, users get an enhanced experience that helps them to find the most relevant people to connect and collaborate with.

“We are proud to continue to drive social business in the enterprise and believe that mobile will open up even more progress towards an open and efficient flow of work,” said Eugene Lee, CEO, Socialtext. “We’ve laid out a path with a proven adoption methodology and are continuing to extend the platform with innovative, enterprise class features, including groups and workspaces integration coming in Q1 2012.”

“We have been a Socialtext customer since 2008 have seen great success using the Socialtext platform, from effective alignment with our business objectives, to enthusiastic adoption within the user base and invaluable progress in finding and sharing information - all while connecting with the right people to get work done,” said Pam Swanwick, Knowledge Manager, McKesson Corporation. “We are excited about the release of Socialtext 5.0, in that it will make it even easier for our employees to collaborate.”

Most of these new features and enhancements to Socialtext 5.0 will be commercially available in Q4 2011.

About Socialtext

Established in 2002, Socialtext was the first company to deliver social software to businesses. By unlocking knowledge, expertise, ideas and data, Socialtext eliminates information silos across the enterprise to drive superior business performance. Socialtext's enterprise social networking products — including microblogging, blogs, wikis, profiles and social spreadsheets — provide simpler ways for employees to share vital information and work together in real-time. Delivered in a variety of hosted cloud services, as well as on-site appliances, enterprise customers are provided with flexible deployment options that meet their security requirements. Built on a flexible, web-oriented architecture, Socialtext integrates with virtually any traditional system of record, such as CRM and ERP, enabling companies to discuss, collaborate, and take action on key business processes. More than 6,500 businesses worldwide have accelerated their business performance with Socialtext, including Egon Zehnder, Getty Images, Symantec, Meredith Corporation, NYU Stern, OSIsoft, and Epitaph Records. To learn more, visit www.socialtext.com.

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