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 Any one is welcome to add to this page. Wikis are content management systems and, as such, are viable Web solution. Below are a few examples of wikis.
  * [Confluence|http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/] \- Many companies have been purchasing this tool for their enterprises. Wiki tool selected by SLA for its members.
 * [Google|http://www.google.com/] bought JotSpot - Not yet available on Google's offerings. Google now has the ability to offer a handful of useful online tools including blogs, maps, word and spreadsheets, calendars, etc.
 * [TikiWiki|http://tikiwiki.org/] \- Full-featured wiki/CMS/groupware PHP-based application.
 * [MediaWiki|http://www.mediawiki.org/] \- Social software for communities that want to actively collaborate on ideas and projects. Our very own SLA KM wiki is using MediaWiki.
 * [Wetpaint.com|http://www.wetpaint.com/] \- This tool combines wiki/blog technology. It's a free service and appears to be offering some pretty cool features. Here's an example that may resound in the corporate world: American Express' [Executive Travel Magazine|http://www.executivetravelmagazine.com/].
 * [Wikidot.com|http://www.wikidot.com/] \- An interesting wiki that allows for tiered security, forums, etc. Check out how Syracuse University's Science and Technology Librarians have creating a training and knowledge management tool called [Refworks|http://refworks.wikidot.com/]. Free and commercial accounts available.
 * [Wikispaces|http://www.wikispaces.com/] \- Free and commercial hosted wiki service with subscription and viewer options. Can be used a person switchyard, for collaborative writing, teaching and projects.
 * [WikiMatrix|http://www.wikimatrix.org] \- Offers a comparison grid of wiki features and functionality. Good starting place if you have not yet selected a wiki application.
 * For additional information, please see [Wikis 101|CEWIKI:Wikis 101 Home].