IBM Connections as a universal
Intranet / Extranet PlatformFelix Binsack, TIMETOACT GROUP
TIMETOACT summer 1999
1 Founder
3 Employees
1 Partner
3 Spouses
First company trip to Prague
Prague 1999
Lotus An IBM Company
advertising on trolley cars
Software Platforms
Lotus Notes / Domino was a great platformRapid Application Development
ISV Market / 3rd Party Apps
Der offizielle IBM Business Partner Katalog>>300 pages Book (yearly updated) with german Domino solutions
>> 150 pedestals @ IBM Lotusphere
Software Platforms
IBM WebSphere PortalGreat application integration platform
Multinationals
Finance…
Software Platforms Criteria
User Interface
Extensible / APIs
Developers Support
Free Snippets / Open Source
ISV / 3rd Party Solutions MarketSizeable Installed Base
Vendor Certification
Vendor Store / Market Platform
IBM Connections is the new Mega BrandConnections rules…
1. IBM Connections Chat
2. IBM Connections Content
3. IBM Connections Docs
4. IBM Connections Meetings
5. IBM Connections XYZ…
IBM Products for ConnectionsIncluded for free…
1. IBM Connections Metrics
2. IBM Connections Mail
3. IBM Connections Polls and Surveys
4. IBM Connections Docs Viewer
5. Ephox Rich Text Editor
6. IBM Connections Touchpoint (R5?)
IBM Products for ConnectionsNot for free…
1. IBM Docs
2. IBM Connections Content Manager
3. IBM Forms Experience Builder
IBM Products for ConnectionsISSC Assets
1. Social Sidebar
2. Direct Messaging
3. Community Insights
4. Expertise 360
5. Profile Tagging Workflow
6. Social Q&A
7. Touchpoint
ISV / 3rd Party Products
1. Adoption Drivers
2. Productivity Enhancements
3. Application Integration
4. Platforms Solutions
5. UI Integration
6. Analytics
7. System Management
1. Adoption Drivers
1. Kudos Badges & Leaderboards (Gamification)
2. Kudos Awards & Thanks
3. Bunchball Nitro
4. The Hive / Tembo Social.
5. KangoGift
6. JustNudge Profile Progress
7. …
2. Productivity Enhancements
1. Kudos Boards (ISW)
2. Translation (Reverso)
3. Translation (LinguaSys)
4. Social Media (HootSuite)
5. Social Media (Socialite)
3. Application Integration
1. OneTime Social (Calendar)
2. XCC - Web Content Management Extension (TIMETOACT)
3. Files Sync to Mobile Devices / Lialis WebDAV
4. Platforms Solutions (CRM, HR, …)
1. Trilog ProjExec (Project Management)
2. Idea Management (Hype Innovation)
3. CRM (Sugar)
4. HR (KangoGift)
5. UI Integration
1. Genus Media Upshot
2. VSee IM to VSee video conference + screen share
3. Hypervoice - voice conversation
4. MindJet (Activity Stream Integration)
5. filedog Q!
6. Cobra Image Router
7. Questionmine video surveys, quizzes, webinars
6. Analytics
1. Kudos Analytics
2. ..
7. System Management
1. CAT - Connections Administration Toolkit (TIMETOACT)
2. Domain Patrol Social
8. Security
1. Actiance Vantage
2. Risk Management (SafeGuard)
Where to find Apps?Luis Benitez Blog
Lotus Greenhouse Catalog
IBM Software Services for Collaboration
IBM Student Markus Thommes
Many other sources…
Many different incomplete sources…
http://www.lbenitez.com/search/label/business-partners
https://greenhouse.lotus.com/plugins/plugincatalog.nsf/home_full.xsp?fCategoryFilter=connections
https://apps.na.collabserv.com/wikis/home?lang=en-us#!/wiki/W46c709ca6fb9_45a1_bc02_4be3c448d886/page/%C3%9Cberblick%20Apps
IBM, we (ultimately)
want and need an IBM Connections
App Store !
connections-apps.com Affiliate Marketing for ISVs
Details will be worked out in next couple of weeks
Herausforderungen im Intranet
IBM Connections is at CrossroadsISV Market / not