nbsp;ITerating.com, the first Wiki-based directory of Open Source, commercial and hosted software, announced today its worldwide availability at ITerating.com. The site is the ultimate reference guide for the IT industry and includes reviews, ratings, articles, and detailed product feature comparisons. ITerating.com uses Semantic Web tools (including RDF) to combine user edits with Web service feeds from other sites.

“The software industry is broad, diverse, and constantly changing,” said Nicolas Vandenberghe, Founder and CEO, ITerating.com. “To offer comprehensive, relevant and up-to-date information, a Wiki-based model is the only choice.”

Designed for use by developers and industry consultants alike, ITerating.com allows users to easily contribute to popular categories such as Software Engineering Tools; Web Site Design & Tools; Web Site Software Tools; Web Site & Communication Applications & Social Networking; or to create their own category if does not exist yet.

 sourceforge.net, and Brian Roberts, former Corporate Vice President of Corporate Development at Microsoft, have joined to support ITerating.com as advisory board members and investors. Coming from opposite sides, these industry leaders recognize that the technology community needs a single repository for commercial, Open Source and hosted software.

“Nothing like ITerating.com exists on the Web today,” said Larry Augustin, venture investor and Open Source evangelist. “It’s one of these ideas that seems so obvious once you see it — an obvious need in the industry.”

“In response to its customers, even Microsoft today has to address the issue of Open Source, best demonstrated by its investment to increase interopererability between Linux and Windows,” added Brian Roberts, Senior Managing Director of Evercore Partners. “ITerating.com supports healthy competition among different companies and solutions by making things more transparent. Ultimately, everyone benefits.”

[tags]ITerating, software comparison, RDF, semantic Web tool[/tags]