[OWW-SC] Fwd: MIT Wiki Service Release Announcement

[Austin Che]

    I think it's interesting to see how MIT is handling the wiki
    problem. They use Confluence
    http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/ which is an
    enterprise wiki. I don't know what advantages it has over
    mediawiki. But it appears to come with wysiwig editing by default
    and it seems to handle many wikis pretty well.
    
    Here's the list of MIT wikis
    https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/dashboard.action
    You can see a list of recent changes across all wikis.
    
    I've only quickly looked through to see some of the features it
    has. It handles things like permissions and other things like
    that. You can tag pages. It also can export any page as either PDF
    or word and the exported page really looks pretty! The wiki syntax
    is similar to mediawiki's with some noticeable differences with
    headings.

    Anyway, perhaps it's cheaper to buy a commercial wiki solution
    that provides many of the features we want rather than
    implementing it all in mediawiki. I think it's a one-time(?) $4000
    fee for unlimited users
    
> Effective immediately, IS&T will launch an enterprise wiki service for
> MIT using the Confluence technology that we have been using for our
> internal wikis. This service will be announced to the community via
> email, in Digitalk and in the IS&T newsletter.
>
> For those who are unfamiliar with wikis, they are web-based
> collaboration sites whose content can be edited by anyone who has
> permission. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia at wikipedia.org, is the
> largest and most famous example of a wiki.
>
> The MIT Wiki Service offers simplified page editing and basic
> versioning of page content and attachments. Supplemental features,
> like the ability to pull in Google Maps and to post informal surveys
> are also available. Integrated with MIT web certificates, Moira group
> management, and Stellar class lists, the service features a wide range
> of permission options, including access for non-MIT users. The Wiki
> Service is also piloting the MIT Touchstone single sign on service.
>
> IS&T, the iLabs Project, MIT Press, and several courses are already
> using the service.
>
> Getting Started:
>
> For details about the service, go to
> web.mit.edu/ist/topics/webpublishing/wiki
> <http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/webpublishing/wiki>
>
> IS&T has several wiki pages. To see what's on the current IS&T staff
> wiki space go to https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/ISTSTAFF/Home
>
> A wiki space request form is available at
> https://wikis.mit.edu/request/wiki/

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Austin Che           <austin at csail.mit.edu>          (617)253-5899