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From September 16th-19th, the Web 2.0 Expo took to the floors of the Javits Convention Center in New York City. With over 100 exhibitor booths and sessions ranging in topic from media and marketing to a multitude of workplace applications, the opportunities attendees had to learn and socialize were abundant. Still, with the amount of diversity the Web 2.0 Expo offered, there was one theme that dominated the others: People come first in Web 2.0.

Cisco has announced its intent to acquire privately held Jabber, Inc., a provider of presence and messaging software.

Paragon Software Group, a software developer and content provider for mobile devices and desktop PCs, has launched Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, the college-level desk dictionary for iPhone and iPod touch.

Oracle, an enterprise software company, announced the release of Oracle Beehive, an open-standards based enterprise collaboration platform.

Gomez, Inc., a provider of web application experience management services, announced the availability of Active Streaming XF, a service that measures the speed and quality of streamed video and audio delivered over the web.