Web 2.0 is Coming to a Business App Near You...

Looks like one of the more creative aspects of Web 2.0 -- that being mashups -- may be headed to business applications. Today, cnet has an interesting article highlighting Saleforce.com's plan to allow other companies to develop components that can be easily combined with Salesforce application components. As an example they note that BusinessObjects will enhance Crystal Xcelsius (a data visualization tool) to leverage the new frameworks.

Don't hold your breath, though, It's going to be at least Q4 2007 before we see it in the wild.

Regardless, I think this is an exciting development; I'd expect to see this emerging as a trend, especially for 'software as service' companies.