ID400: What’s New and
Coming in IBM Connections
Luis Benitez, Sr. Product Manager
David Brooks, STSM & Lead Architect
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Agenda
IBM Social
Business in
the Market
IBM
Connections
in 2013
New features
Key Platform Integrations
IBM
Connections
Mobile / Desktop plugins
2014
Entitlements
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Resources &
Information
IBM Social Business Leadership
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Source: Gartner Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace, September 2013
Source: The Forrester Wave™: File Sync and Share, Q3 2013; Cloud Strategies for Online Collaboration Software Vendors, Q3 2012, and Enterprise Social Platforms, Q3 2011, Forrester
Research, Inc.
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Source: IDC: Number 1 position from 2009-2012, IDC Worldwide Enterprise Social Software 2013-2017 Forecast and 2012 Vendor Shares: From ESS to ESN, doc #241323, June 2013.
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Deliveries in 2013
Cloud:
Mobile Community files, forums,
bookmarks
IBM Connections 4.5
IBM Connections Content Manager
Outlook Sidebar Plug-in
Activity stream portlet
Jan
Mobile:
Support iPad Mini/ iOS 6.1
I'm Following view now
default
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Mar
On-prem:
Mobile @-mentions
Mobile post to community/profile
Mobile single tap to view file
Mobile access Downloads from
main nav
Jun
Cloud:
Cloud update to Connections 4.5
Next Gen Theme, Global search
MS Office & Desktop plugins
Mobile Community folders, Mobile contacts
On-prem:
IBM BPM & Connections integration
Government 2.0 Template for Portal
Mobile two factor authentication
Mobile action required in streams
Cloud:
Activity Streams & Microblogging
Community microblogging
Social bridging (cloud/on-prem)
Community Events
View open questions per community
Threaded comments in blogs
Edit comments in blogs
Email digests
Wiki Table of contents
Mobile microblogging & file sync
Notifications in mobile open mobile app
New media gallery / wikis (cloud/onprem)
Cloud:
File Sync on desktop
Increase % of relevant info in stream
Consolidated views in homepage
Activity stream badging
Community polls/surveys
Community landing page
Community soft delete
@mentions in blogs/ideation
Separate My Activities/Communities
View forum replies sequentially
Mobile Push Notifications for Action
Required
On-prem:
Community polls/surveys
OpenOffice plug-in for Connections
Quickr → CCM migration tools
On-prem:
Community-owned folders
Mobile file sync
CCM on Mobile
AirPlay of Docs presentations
Sept
Dec
IBM Docs on Mobile
cloud)
IBM File Viewer
(on-prem)
AirPrint support
(cloud/on-prem)
IBM Connections
Suite 4.5.1
Next Gen Theme
(on-prem)
IBM Connections in 2013
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Embed the Activity Stream in Other Contexts
AVAILABLE

Leverage the activity stream
in any OpenSocial container
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Expose as is or pin to a filter
(i.e. a community)
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Uses embedded applications
to enable full interaction

Out of the box integration
with IBM WebSphere Portal
& Notes 9.0 Social Edition
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2013
Social Business Processes
Bring customers/stakeholders closer to processes
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IBM BPM embedded in Connections
allows users to process tasks in
context: Connections, Notes, Portal,
mobile, etc
AVAILABLE
AVAILABLE
2013
2013
Act Faster in the Homepage
Respond in context and move on to the next task
AVAILABLE
2013
See the conversation inline
and respond in context
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Forums
Reduce support costs with customer self-help
AVAILABLE
2013
Identify and act on
“Open Questions” to foster
community collaboration and
engagement
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Blogs
Generate new product and services faster
AVAILABLE
2013
Threaded comments
Ability to edit comments
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Polls and Surveys
Get a pulse on your team

Web-based survey/poll
designer

Create single question polls

Multiple questions in one
page

Define which responses are
required

Place questions in a logical
order on a page

Control how questions flow
with rules

Notifications in the stream to
raise awareness and
engagement
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AVAILABLE
2013
IBM File Viewer
Instantly access file content
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
2013
Preview files without
downloading
Print and present full
screen directly from
Preview mode

Expanded community
support with Blogs,
Ideation, and Wikis

Native access to files
with your mobile device

Download from the
catalog:
http://catalog.lotus.com
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AVAILABLE
IBM File Viewer
Instantly access files content
Updated Mobile Apps
Interact with your network anytime, anywhere
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On-Premises
@mentions
Inline Liking
Two Factor Authentication
Review & Approve CCM files
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SmartCloud
Communities
Files
Forums
Bookmarks
People Support (Android)
AVAILABLE
2013
Mobile File Sync
Anytime anywhere collaboration

Automated file sync eliminates
the stress of having to download
the latest version

Can sync via LTE/4G/3G or WiFi
Only to save bandwidth

View if files on other devices are
out of sync

Push notifications let the app
know when a file has been
updated
AVAILABLE
2013
See which files have been
sync'ed to other devices and
which are out of date
Differential sync is automatic
to save bandwidth and time
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IBM Docs
Improve simplicity and efficiency by which teams build documents

Preview, present and print
files without downloading

Web-based editors for
creating and sharing
documents, spreadsheets,
and presentations

Real-time co-editing of
documents available in
Mobile

AirPlay dual-display mode
(present on one screen, and
view speaker notes on your
tablet)
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AVAILABLE
2013
Mobile
Anytime anywhere collaboration



DELIVERED
TO CLOUD
AND ON PREM
New Media Gallery
Layout
Take pictures and videos
in the field and
collaborate with those
back in the office
Take snapshots of a
whiteboard and share
back meeting notes
Browse through media quickly
and upload using device camera
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Mobile
Anytime anywhere collaboration

Review and make edits
to documents while on
the go to capture
information while it's
fresh on your mind

Get access to how-to's
and solutions
View and edit wiki pages
anytime, anywhere
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DELIVERED
TO CLOUD
AND ON PREM
OpenOffice 4.0 Integration
Seamlessly include Files and Profiles during a meeting
AVAILABLE
2013
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Sametime 9 Integration
Real-time collaboration in context
AVAILABLE
2013
Click-to-chat,
Click-to-call,
Click-to-meet
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Sametime 9 Integration
Use Files inside a meeting

Share from Connections
Files into a Sametime
Meeting room

Include IBM Connections
Profiles to provide
context to meeting
participants

Multi-way video in mobile
meetings
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AVAILABLE
2013
New Partner Solutions in 2013
Growing the ecosystem
And more...!
To learn more: Visit the Product Showcase & http://catalog.lotus.com
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What’s Planned for 2014
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2014 Focus
External
Collaboratio
n
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Desktop and
Mobile
Personalized
Experience
Oh… and there’s one more thing…
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New rich text editor
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Latest product info, research,
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IBM Connections Team Blog
http://ibmsocialsoftware.com
Assets, discussion, and opinion about
driving the adoption of IBM social software
http://www.ibm.com/blogs/socialbusiness
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