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Subject: About Plexus - A guess

Date: 2008-05-13 22:20:11

From: Dennis HowlettBusiness Card

Response to: About Plexus - A guess

@Anton - I'm not sure what the issue is here. I said: "a framework for offering online community capability back to the partner ecosystem. A few weeks back I'd been part of a team that used Plexus to deliver a series of blog entries in support of a global marketing event. If you've not had the chance to look at Plexus, I'd recommend it - especially if you have marketing projects in mind."

If there was a lack of clarity here then I'm not sure where it is.

I do not know whether SAP will productize the service and push it out to the wider community but it is something I can raise. I am aware that SAP is looking at these styles of service as something that can enhance existing applications. On that point I'd draw your attention to a conversation I had with Doug Merritt who was talking about how information created in these Web 2.0 style applications might usefully inform areas like talent management. (As an example). Once again, I'm hoping to pick up that conversation again in Berlin.

One correction - it is BASED on Jive but has been extensively developed. As I said - I plan to find out more in Berlin.

As to the issue of co-innovation, I had some brief discussions with Zia Yusef on that topic but there is much more for me to find out before making any pronouncements in that direction.

I would suggest that issues around 'co-innovation' etc is a separate topic. To that extent, I'd invite you to spell out your concerns and thought, perhaps in a separate blog post and draw my attention to it. I can then raise those directly when I meet with Zia next week. Does that work?

The bottom line: being part of the community provides me with questions I can raise at the appropriate level and allows others within SAP to see what matters to the community.

It's all goodness.

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Weblog:		SAPPHIRE08 - an outsider's view
Subject:		About Plexus - A guess
Date:		2008-05-13 22:20:11
From:		Dennis HowlettBusiness Card
Response to: About Plexus - A guess

@Anton - I'm not sure what the issue is here. I said: "a framework for offering online community capability back to the partner ecosystem. A few weeks back I'd been part of a team that used Plexus to deliver a series of blog entries in support of a global marketing event. If you've not had the chance to look at Plexus, I'd recommend it - especially if you have marketing projects in mind." If there was a lack of clarity here then I'm not sure where it is. I do not know whether SAP will productize the service and push it out to the wider community but it is something I can raise. I am aware that SAP is looking at these styles of service as something that can enhance existing applications. On that point I'd draw your attention to a conversation I had with Doug Merritt who was talking about how information created in these Web 2.0 style applications might usefully inform areas like talent management. (As an example). Once again, I'm hoping to pick up that conversation again in Berlin. One correction - it is BASED on Jive but has been extensively developed. As I said - I plan to find out more in Berlin. As to the issue of co-innovation, I had some brief discussions with Zia Yusef on that topic but there is much more for me to find out before making any pronouncements in that direction. I would suggest that issues around 'co-innovation' etc is a separate topic. To that extent, I'd invite you to spell out your concerns and thought, perhaps in a separate blog post and draw my attention to it. I can then raise those directly when I meet with Zia next week. Does that work? The bottom line: being part of the community provides me with questions I can raise at the appropriate level and allows others within SAP to see what matters to the community. It's all goodness.