Metcalfe's Law

Metcalfe's law states that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the number of users of the systems. Taking an example from telephony, if only one person had a phone, the system wouldn't be very useful, but as more phones are added, the value of the network increases dramatically.

This is also known as the network effect. The Internet itself and several social sites, including Wikipedia, E-bay and Skype are clear examples. Participation adds value.

This is the type of effect we will engineer with CollabWorks. There is a clear advantage when more CIOs participate. The energy, creativity and resources that can be harnessed through collaboration is enormous. CollabWorks hopes to leverage the network effect to create the opportunity for organizations to be more competitive, creative and efficient while learning from each other.