With a fair bit of fanfare on May 28th Google pre-released a brand new tool/suite/ concept/framework for collaboration called Google Wave. I am not going to cover all the technical details, you can see them over at http://wave.google.com. But you do need to understand that Google Wave is actually three things all in one package.

Five minutes after I posted my Google Wave analysis, I ran into Dion Hinchcliffe’s excellent analysis of Google Wave.  A must read for Enterprise 2.0 folks.

This is exactly what I’m envisioning happening with Google Wave in the enterprise.  It will become the “glue code” for the user experience.  It won’t replace existing back-end apps, but provide a much cleaner, nicer, and more productive interface for interacting with them.  The biggest problem most enterprise apps pose is the lack of focus on the user experience.  Google Wave provides a framework for improving that experience.

Last week’s Google I/O left me feeling very optimistic for what’s to come in the world of web apps.  I don’t have a whole lot to add to the coverage of Google Wave and the other cool things disclosed at I/O.  However, after seeing the demo of Google Wave, I couldn’t help but think of the possibilities of the platform as it relates to the Enterprise world.  Today, Jake and I were just discussing how Google Wave is actually a huge enterprise play for Google.  I haven’t seen much coverage about this but if you think about it, Google has been creeping into the Enterprise for the last several years.  Google Wave is most likely the platform it will use to expand that strategy.