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Visible Path Adds Social Network Service to SuiteTwo Business Internet Suite, Powered By Intel

Posted on: Tuesday, 17 April 2007, 15:00 CDT

Visible Path announced today that it is collaborating with leading Web 2.0 companies and Intel to provide social network capabilities for the SuiteTwo business Internet suite, powered by Intel.

SuiteTwo, a family of interconnected services combined to improve productivity and enable high-engagement marketing, comprises business Web 2.0 capabilities from leading software companies including Six Apart, Socialtext, NewsGator, SimpleFeed, SpikeSource and Visible Path. The business-ready product suite features an integrated login and a rich user interface. It is available today through Intel's global channel of OEMs, distributors and resellers as well as participating software partners. More information about the product can be found at www.suitetwo.com.

Visible Path interfaces with all the products in SuiteTwo to give business users a seamless way to add private, trusted social network capabilities to their Web 2.0 communications. With Visible Path, professionals can map and manage relationships inside and outside the company, connect with contacts and gain insight into the relationships needed to sell, market and recruit more effectively.

Visible Path uniquely allows individuals and companies to connect their social networks while maintaining the privacy, security and control of both the individual and the company.

"Business is personal; it's about how people communicate and connect with each other. Web 2.0 makes communicating and connecting more fluid, and SuiteTwo makes it easy for companies to get started. We're thrilled to be part of this effort," said Antony Brydon, CEO of Visible Path.

Representing a fundamental shift toward open, flexible and participatory computing models, SuiteTwo is a foundation for communication that drives internal collaboration and external, high-engagement marketing.

It includes advanced Web applications that incorporate blogging, RSS, search, Wiki and social network capabilities into a single, fully integrated suite that operates on PC-based hardware. All services are integrated with a single sign-on and rich user interface.

Intel Capital, Intel's venture capital organization, pioneered the assembly of this suite. Now, Intel's Software and Solutions Group plans to take the suite to market and make the suite available through its extensive OEM and reseller sales channels as well as participating software partners.

"The SuiteTwo family makes Web 2.0 innovation accessible to the broad business community. We're excited to have Visible Path join the other leading services to provide high-engagement marketing capabilities under one interface, that will all run great on Intel hardware," said Steve Santamaria, Director of the Global Software Enabling Group, Software and Solutions Group, Intel Corporation.

About Intel Capital

Intel Capital, Intel's venture capital organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet and semiconductor manufacturing. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$6 billion in nearly 1,000 companies in more than 40 countries. In that time, about 180 portfolio companies have been acquired by other companies and another 155 have gone public on various exchanges around the world. In 2005, Intel Capital invested about US$265 million in about 140 deals with approximately 60 percent of funds invested outside the United States. For more information on Intel Capital and its differentiated advantages, visit www.intelcapital.com.

About Visible Path

Visible Path helps business people manage social networks and build relationship capital. Our free service helps business people map and manage their professional social network, connect to contacts, collaborate with colleagues and gain insight into the relationships they have and access to the ones they need. Registration is free at www.visiblepath.com. Our paid corporate networks help companies connect their employees and provide access to the corporate social network to sell, market and recruit more effectively.

Visible Path applies unique social network algorithms that automatically rate relationship strength and path strength to drive new levels of success, efficiency and trust in your social network. Visible Path uniquely allows individuals and companies to connect their social networks while maintaining privacy, security and control at both the individual and the company level.

We have deployments at some of the most innovative companies in the United States, from Fortune 50 corporations to small professional service firms, and a key integration and distribution partnership with Hoover's, the leading provider of business insight, and SuiteTwo, powered by Intel.

Visible Path was founded in 2002 and has received broad industry and analyst recognition, including profiles in BusinessWeek, Economist, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. Visible Path is privately-held and backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Menlo Ventures and Integral Capital Partners.

Source: Business Wire

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