Andreas Dittes

Laut Jot hat Google den Wikispezialisten aufgekauft:

Even though we’re now part of Google, you’re still our first priority. That means you’ll continue to have uninterrupted access to your JotSpot products. Our first area of focus at Google is the transition to their storied systems and datacenters. In order to ensure that the transition goes smoothly and without inconvenience, we’ve closed off new customer registrations so we can take care of you. Our support team also continues to be available if you have problems or questions.

So why is this such a big deal? As you can imagine, being a small company brings challenges as well as advantages. At Google we’ll be able to plug into the resources that only a company of Google’s scale can offer, such as access to world-class datacenters, helping us to ensure better performance and scalability. And access to people - Google has thousands of the smartest engineers and product people for us to tap into. Google is a hotbed of innovation and creativity, and we’re thrilled to be a part of it.

Nun tauchen natürlich viele Fragen auf:

* Why is Google acquiring JotSpot?
* What are the terms of the acquisition? Has it closed yet?
* Why did JotSpot decide to sell the company?
* What does this mean for your customers?
* Will paying customers still be charged?
* What about developers and solution partners?
* How are JotSpot on-premise customers affected?
* What are you going to be doing at Google?
* Will my data remain secure at Google?
* Can I still sign up for a new JotSpot account?
* Can I get my data out?

Man ist nicht ganz unvorbereitet, denn auf all diese Fragen gibt es (wenn auch teilweise etwas spärliche) Antworten in einem FAQ.

Interessant ist der Kauf sicher, denn Jot gilt als ein absoluter Spezialist auf dem Gebiet des kollaborativen Wissensmanagements mit Wikis. Google könnte demnach die eigne Servicepalette um einen netten Dienst erweitern.