Wiki Solutions Provider MindTouch Powers Wiki.com

WebKnowHow
Tuesday, August 15, 2006; 08:04 AM

MindTouch announced it has partnered with Entrepreneur John Gotts to launch Wiki.com, an online destination for consumers to learn about, create and share wiki sites. MindTouch said it is the only vendor on the market to provide a full spectrum of wiki solutions including hosted, appliance-based and open source wikis.

John Gotts recently committed to purchasing Wiki.com for $2.86 million. Powered by MindTouch, Wiki.com provides further validation that wikis are moving into the mainstream. With its easily identifiable name, thousands of people are visiting the site daily without the aid of a search tool, signaling increasing interest in the technology and the value of a domain that drives natural traffic.

Wiki.com gives consumers a simple and straightforward way to create wikis around their communities of interest. In a matter of minutes, anyone can set up their own unique wiki domain and invite friends and family members to share online. For instance, ourvacation.wiki.com could be used to plan group trips, and schooldays.wiki.com for managing and documenting a child's school experience.

"From inception, MindTouch's strategy has been to bring wikis to everyone, from the individual consumer up to the enterprise," said Steve Bjorg, president and CTO of MindTouch. "With Wiki.com, we are building a foundation for a very new kind of web: a place where people can create, share and benefit from their content."