Windley, formerly Utah CIO, blogs his @Task product briefing.

@Task combines workflow, collaboration, and project management to actually drive the project or process from the tool rather than using it as simply a static document that records progress. Because it assigns tasks to group members based on the workflow and tracks completion, a manager can see at a glance where the project is, who's got unfinished deliverables, and so can everyone else. Consequently, the tool functions as a dashboard and uses tranparency to enforce good behavior. They're using SOAP to interface with traditional CRM and ERP systems like PeopleSoft so that hours, for example, can be entered into the accounting system from the project tracking tool automatically.

All in all, I think it sounds like a great improvement over other project tools I've seen. One of the things I was thinking is that it would be a great tool to build a lot of software development processes. Most of these are enforced by culture and training with little tool support to help foster the correct process.

[a klog apart]

(SOURCE:"scottl")-I am sure that I blogged this before but I missed the fact that private subscriptions are not in your mySubscriptions.opml file. Cool! Thanks, UserLand!
<quote>
Any private RSS feeds your subscribed to are automatically excluded from your mySubscriptions.opml file, if you have it enabled in the Prefs system.
</quote> [Roland Tanglao: KLogs]

(SOURCE:Scripting News)-Awesome idea! I want to do this using Radio. I want a camera phone! <quote> A Dublin-based start-up is to offer software to mobile operators that will enable mobile phone users to create and maintain Weblogs or "blogs" using only their phones. </quote> [Roland Tanglao: KLogs]

(SOURCE:Scripting News)-+1 to this vision! We are working on it!
<quote>
If a weblog is used by a workgroup to keep the members informed, and to connect with other workgroups; and if their feeds are aggregated to inform shareholders, management, regulators, and other interested parties, you might measure the money-making in the form of money saved, or shortcuts found, or new ideas discovered, or blind alleys averted. Weblogs have a place in business that's as strong as their place in decentralizing news gathering and reporting.
</quote> [Roland Tanglao: KLogs]

"Jon Udell is getting record flow on his weblog. The librarians are figuring out what he's doing. Nice." [Scripting News]

Of course, what I want to know is how do we keep evolving this. What can librarians do? Is there a way for us to implement the ISBN-mapping Web service Jon describes? Jon isn't a librarian and look at what he's been able to come up with. What's our next step?

I've been remiss in noting Jon's other recent articles about his work in this area. They're all worth your time:

GeoURL
ISSNs and Z39.50
The Disruptive Web
Genus, Species, and ISBN
Where Angels Fear to Tread

Update: Here's an article about it from SearchEngineWatch.com.

[The Shifted Librarian]