CogHead Is Made For Business Geeks

Coghead is another one of those exhibitors at the Web 2.0 Expo that was impressive but did not perhaps receive its just due from the blogosphere. Coghead is a revolutionary tool for business people to create and deliver Web based applications. The service targets the need for flexible and quick Web based business solutions.

Coghead boasts over 17,000 registered developers already, and series B funding totally $8 million has just been secured this month. Users rely on a completely Web based - browser powered platform with a simple drag-and-drop graphical UI. Developers can start ground up problem solutions or chose from a range of pre-designed templates.

The secure Coghead service requires no download and because of its web-based deployment can be utilized from  anywhere outside the workplace. Some of the recent developer creations range from "Muscle Fatigue Analysis" in the workplace to financial services allowing interactions between investors. The list of applications is simply too long to list but spans everything from asset tracking to recruiting manager and beyond.

Beyond the long list of "starter applications" CogHead is infinitely flexible in the hands of the tech savvy business person. Rafe Needleman of CNet's Webware selected Coghead as one of the top 5 out of the Web 2.0 Expo, and I tend to agree on the basis of just how much work a user can get out of an application.

I worked on my new Coghead account for a bit until I figured out how woefully inadequate my technical business skills are, and that the detailed tutorial might have been of great help. Given this scrap of information it appears that users of Coghead should spend some time in familiarization and perhaps watch the help tools or either be the tech savvy business people targeted by Coghead.

The Coghead UI seemed rather complex to me, though obviously simplified compared to even the easiest business software available. Coghead is for the serious business developer. It is hard to say "I like it" when business applications are not exactly my forte, but from experience I know the utility and innovation of the service.

Web based services are perhaps one of the greatest innovations on Web 2.0. They reduce development costs and allow for collaboration not afforded by traditional software. Combined with open source applications and the growing network of businesses interacting online, services like Coghead add new dimensions in productivity and network development. Would I ever use it? Not likely, but I hope my friends in manufacturing and finance do. Maybe I can get better prices and services if they save some time and money.