I think the panel I did at PC Forum, on "Presence in the Enterprise," was a success.
I thought there'd be two big topics to discuss: Privacy/Intrusion, and Standards (or, silos of presence). We spent more time on privacy than I expected, which was fine with me since it's a more approachable part of the topic. The fact that we spent more time at this rather basic level illustrates that presence is still a very new concept for businesses. Will it get elevated to the "meme" state that tagging is at today? It could, if enough focused companies (like the ones represented on my panel) start to interoperate.
Speaking of presence:
