It’s not something that the average PC user can do for themselves, but by gosh it does empower the IT personnel to really develop solutions that can work to benefit the creator of said software.

Startup Coghead is opening up the beta version of its hosted Web development environment to technically savvy users in small to midsized businesses (SMBs) who are keen to create their own applications.

Available in a closed beta to a limited number of users since May, Coghead will unveil the open beta of its platform Wednesday at the Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco.
In SMBs or workgroups in larger organizations, users who feel at home with technology are often frustrated that they have to rely on packaged software or custom-built alternatives when doing their jobs, according to Paul McNamara, Coghead’s chief executive officer. “There’s a large gap between the people who create the app and those who use it,” he said. “We let people who are close to a business problem create their own apps.” … Source: InfoWorld