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The article focuses on three different computer systems that can provide the core functionality of a good social networking system. These include the SharePoint Server 2007 from Microsoft Corp., the highly flexible, open-source content management system called Plone, and WordPress, the most popular blogging platforms in use. SharePoint Server is designed to offer a platform for centralizing business data and integrating enterprise applications. Features needed to run a social networking site is available in Plone, including personal pages, discussion groups, wikis, tagging, and deep user collaboration. The development of the multiuser WordPress capable of being used as an enterprise social networking platform.

The article reports on the challenges facing business enterprises concerning the implementation of cloud-based computing software in the U.S. It discusses the failure of the Simple Storage Service (S3), an Internet-based software offered by Amazon.COM Inc. on July 20, 2008 and the transformer explosion at the data center of 365 Main Inc. in July 2007 which affected the connections of various companies utilizing the software. It reveals that reliability and security are the common problems facing the use of cloud computing software. The author stresses that eliminating the use of software offered by outside service providers by businesses will help them address the security risks offered by Web-based software.