Talk:RepliWeb
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Removed Twitter link and recreated "RepliWeb" page with input from editor "Nakon". RepliWeb is a notable entity that is well-known to those in File Synchronization and SharePoint/Web Deployment, and meets notability and reliable resource rquirements as outlined by Wikipedia. (It has been covered by numerous 3rd-party media and analyst firms, as well as Microsoft itself).
See below for full case for inclusion, copied from original "RepliWeb Inc." page.
The article is not intended as an advertisement or promotional marketing spam- it makes no positive statements or claims about the company or its software, nor does it provide links to the comapny's marketing material. The article is written in an encyclopedic format, it includes references to relaible third party sources (IT Media, Analysts, Microsoft) to establish notability. RepliWeb is very significant to those of us who manage large websites, many websites, or simply need to move a lot of data around.
On Notability:
1) The entry includes links to coverage from impartial, well-regarded IT Media including Windows IT Pro, Network World, etc.
2) It also includes links to work by 3rd-party IT analysts including Gartner and Nucleus research. Gartner is the largest and arguably best-regarded firm in the IT industry.
3) Microsoft itself did a Case Study on RepliWeb, which again indicates notability to those who work in IT.
4) On their website, RepliWeb claims a large and significant install base(see ref), which can be validated in part via the ReplIWeb Users Group on LinkedIn (see link- the group includes Web/IT professionals from IBM, Microsoft, Anheuser-Busch, US Airways, Time Warner, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Countrywide, Mattel, EMI Music, Comcast, H&R Block, Daimler-Chrysler, Hilton, Fidelity, Wells Fargo, BP, Deloitte & Touche, Coach, Citrix, Calrson, QUALCOMM, and dozens of other large companies.)
On Content:
1) The content is not promotional in nature- it is intended to provide relevant, factual information about a notable software company. No positive or negative claims are made about the company or its products. The article does not include links to product-specific information or advertising / marketing materials.
2) External links to the company page, Tech Support Knowledge Base, and LinkedIn Users Group are generally included in most company entries, and might be useful for readers. After reviewing their most recent tweets, I can see how their Twitter account might be perceived as marketing and have removed it.
Again, please let me know what needs to be done, and thanks in advance for your input / assistance.
Advertising?[edit]
The "Resources" section feels like advertising materials. I'm not an expert in Wikipedia's policies to make that declaration for sure, but it doesn't feel like the content I usually find on a Wikipedia page for a product. Compare with something like the Microsoft Windows page which doesn't include any whitepapers, videos, or case studies. 204.26.69.226 (talk) 15:59, 16 October 2012 (UTC)