Google Wave Extentions

Have you heard about Squork yet? If you find Google Wave interesting, you will certainly by curious to what the folks at Squork are offering with their product. They describe it on their website as:

Squork is a hybrid business communications technology somewhere between email and instant messaging. It’s designed specifically for business people who need secure and live conversations, wherever they are.

It introduces a new dynamic in business communications, letting you instantly create collaborative workspaces to get a step closer to your customers, colleagues and partners.

The first generation of social networking tools are not conceived for the corporate world.

Businesses and their web workers can’t easily retain knowledge of conversation threads, shared content and presented data. A lack in conversational privacy can expose corporations to unacceptable risks, and then there’s always the question of intellectual property: who really owns your conversations, ideas, files and data?

Many businesses have been forced to ignore these risks so they can access the convenience and features of social networking.

Squork provides a better way for business workers to communicate, allowing you to:

• Engage individuals and groups in secure conversations
• Have multiple conversations at the same time
• Instantly create collaborative online communities and portals
• Keep up to date with your colleages and clients
• Access collaborative tools for web working

Squork compared to Email

• Squork messages cannot be intercepted
• Squork is a live conversation, not a message
• You can bring more people into a conversation at any time
• You can harness relationships by organizing business networks
• Squork is accessible through any device with a web-browse
• Conversation threads are retained in Squork’s archiving system
• Squork is instantly available – just setup an account
• Squork is FREE – No email server costs
• Squork offers improved document security

Squork compared to the Phone

• With Squork you know when contacts are available to engage in conversation
• Squork is less intrusive than phones – people are able to engage in conversation when it suits them
• Conversation content is retained in Squork’s archive architecture
• Squork offers integrated file sharing and diary management

Squork compared to VOIP

• Squork requires no installation
• Squork is far more secure than VOIP
• Squork allows you to keep a record of a conversation
• Squork is designed for business, and more secure
• Unlike many VOIP clients, Squork does not adversely impact your computer’s Port 80 traffic
• Squork does not permit other users to share your computer resources

They also have this video explaining their product:

I think Squork is worth keeping an eye on, which is why I have written this post. I plan to register once they have things up and ready. I have said many times, I am not a Google Wave fanboy. But, thus far it has the most potential for providing a great business collaboration experience. Moreover, it is open-source and that will make development and customization very easy. However, if the drop the ball companies with products like Squork and others are going to be more than ready to fill the void.

What are your thoughts about Squork? Does it fill a void Google Wave doesn’t do? Does it appeal to you? Please let us know your thoughts below.

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