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Update: Deki Wiki has had mashup capabilities since June/July 2007. The Dapper extension is new to release 1.8.3.

Read/Write web has just posted about some awesome new features in Mindtouch’s new release of Deki Wiki, version 1.8.3 (disclosure: I am working with Aaron Fulkerson of Mindtouch on a side project). Deki Wiki is an open source enterprise wiki and can be downloaded and installed behind the firewall. This is a great option for organizations weary of storing their data “in the cloud” as is required by other hosted alternatives.

Version 1.8.3 has some exciting capabilities, namely:

• Support for 9 languages (with two Spanish dialects included)
• Integration to Amazon S3 services for data storage
• Scalability - run 1000s of Deki Wiki instances on a single host
• “Automagic” merge feature when content is edited concurrently
• Easy integration with widgets and apps using Dekiscript and XML descriptors
• Extensions for Dapper and Google services to support the creation of mashups within Deki Wiki pages (this is probably the coolest feature). Extensions are well documented
• Over a dozen new wiki skins

Aaron has put together a video highlighting these new features (check it out here). The most compelling to me is the mashup capability. Dapper is changing the way information is syndicated on the internet, and Deki Wiki has extensions that make it easy to integrate to “dapps” created with Dapper. Data retrieved from dapps can then be fed into Google Charts or Google Maps, for example, to create a rich visual representation of the data.

This could be a game changer in the enterprise wiki market, especially if Mindtouch provides extensions for enterprise mashup makers like Kapow to provide a mashup capability with line of business applications behind the firewall. A partnership there could prove to be very compelling.