Enterprise Atom/RSS Information distribution with IBM Lotus Notes/Domino Going Beyond Information Dr. Rolf Kremer - Director Product Development -

Topics What is Atom/RSS? RSS Reader Enterprise RSS Benefits to Individual Users and Organizations Conclusion and Outlook About PAVONE AG Questions

What is Atom/RSS?

RSS Reader

Enterprise RSS

Benefits to Individual Users and Organizations

Conclusion and Outlook

About PAVONE AG

Questions

What is Atom/RSS? RSS is a short term for „Really Simple Syndication“ Atom (Syndication Format) is a further development of RSS. Enables access to web contents from a variety of sources: News sites Online publications Discussion forums, Blogs Provided by feeds (channels) Example sites offer Atom and/or RSS services: vowe.net, edbrill.com (Blogs) cnn.com, computerwoche.de (News Provider) pavone.com (Company Information)

RSS is a short term for „Really Simple Syndication“

Atom (Syndication Format) is a further development of RSS.

Enables access to web contents from a variety of sources:

News sites

Online publications

Discussion forums, Blogs

Provided by feeds (channels)

Example sites offer Atom and/or RSS services:

vowe.net, edbrill.com (Blogs)

cnn.com, computerwoche.de (News Provider)

pavone.com (Company Information)

Atom/RSS Formats Atom and RSS is based on XML Available formats: RSS 0.91 (published in 2000) RSS 1.0 (published in 2000) RSS 2.0 (published in 2002) Atom (published in 2005) Formats to exchange feeds (channels): OPML Some icons represented RSS:

Atom and RSS is based on XML

Available formats:

RSS 0.91 (published in 2000)

RSS 1.0 (published in 2000)

RSS 2.0 (published in 2002)

Atom (published in 2005)

Formats to exchange feeds (channels): OPML

Some icons represented RSS:

RSS Readers RSS Readers read contents of feeds and display information to the user Many RSS Readers are available: Google Reader NewsGator Online, FeedDemon Feed Reader integrated in IBM Lotus Notes 8.x PAVONE NewsReader Integrated in browsers (e. g. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox) Integrated in Microsoft Outlook Content: Text Websites Podcasts (audio, video)

RSS Readers read contents of feeds and display information to the user

Many RSS Readers are available:

Google Reader

NewsGator Online, FeedDemon

Feed Reader integrated in IBM Lotus Notes 8.x

PAVONE NewsReader

Integrated in browsers (e. g. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox)

Integrated in Microsoft Outlook

Content:

Text

Websites

Podcasts (audio, video)

Example: Feed Reader (IBM Lotus Notes 8.x) Eclipse-based RSS Reader for the Notes 8 sidebar Single-user RSS Reader Data will be stored in an IBM Lotus Notes application (= Offline content) New feeds can be subscripted View to manage feeds

Eclipse-based RSS Reader for the Notes 8 sidebar

Single-user RSS Reader

Data will be stored in an IBM Lotus Notes application (= Offline content)

New feeds can be subscripted

View to manage feeds

Example: PAVONE NewsReader 9 IBM Lotus Notes/Domino-based RSS Reader First released in 2004 Manual and automatic collection of news items from websites or from IBM Lotus Notes/Domino applications Multitude of functions to administrate channels and news Filters and email notification Local installation or server installation Central administration of channels and access control

IBM Lotus Notes/Domino-based RSS Reader

First released in 2004

Manual and automatic collection of news items from websites or from IBM Lotus Notes/Domino applications

Multitude of functions to administrate channels and news

Filters and email notification

Local installation or server installation

Central administration of channels and access control

Example: PAVONE NewsReader 9 Components NewsReader application NewsReader plugin (since Version 9) System requirements (Server): IBM Lotus Domino 6.x (or higher) For usage of plugin: IBM Lotus Domino 7.x (or higher) System requirements (Client): IBM Lotus Notes 6.x (or higher) For usage of plugin: IBM Lotus Notes 8.x or IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 (or higher) Freeware for personal usage

Components

NewsReader application

NewsReader plugin (since Version 9)

System requirements (Server):

IBM Lotus Domino 6.x (or higher)

For usage of plugin: IBM Lotus Domino 7.x (or higher)

System requirements (Client):

IBM Lotus Notes 6.x (or higher)

For usage of plugin: IBM Lotus Notes 8.x or IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 (or higher)

Freeware for personal usage

Example: PAVONE NewsReader 9 NewsReader Application: Collects news from the feeds User can define feeds and filters Different views for feeds and news Newspaper mode NewsReader Plugin: Optional Shows news in IBM Lotus Notes sidebar or IBM Lotus Sametime client Collects news from the NewsReader Application ( not from the feeds) Different views to sorting the news Html-based Preview area Shows last news in offline mode

NewsReader Application:

Collects news from the feeds

User can define feeds and filters

Different views for feeds and news

Newspaper mode

NewsReader Plugin:

Optional

Shows news in IBM Lotus Notes sidebar or IBM Lotus Sametime client

Collects news from the NewsReader Application ( not from the feeds)

Different views to sorting the news

Html-based Preview area

Shows last news in offline mode

News with Preview (in Application)

News with Preview (in Plugin) News Preview

Plugin Features Automatically refresh Use local applications Right click menu

Automatically refresh

Use local applications

Right click menu

News Feed

Reads RSS- or Atom-based contents Scheduled retrieval Administration of feeds (channels) Categorization of news and feeds Display of news summaries Search functions Import and export of OPML files Access to individual channels can be restricted Retrieves HTML pages Retrieves podcasts Filtering of news by using keywords Automatic email notification Deletion marks More than 20 Events for programmable add-ons Features

Reads RSS- or Atom-based contents

Scheduled retrieval

Administration of feeds (channels)

Categorization of news and feeds

Display of news summaries

Search functions

Import and export of OPML files

Access to individual channels can be restricted

Retrieves HTML pages

Retrieves podcasts

Filtering of news by using keywords

Automatic email notification

Deletion marks

More than 20 Events for programmable add-ons

Installation & Deployment Installation Put application on client or server Install plugin by click Deployment Put application on server Create policy to distribute plugin to several clients

Installation

Put application on client or server

Install plugin by click

Deployment

Put application on server

Create policy to distribute plugin to several clients

Enterprise RSS Company-wide approach to use RSS technology to distribute information in the company Reduce overall bandwidth usage Reduce e-mail volume through information distribution with RSS Reduce time spent searching for information Improve employee collaboration and knowledge sharing Central administration of feeds and access

Company-wide approach to use RSS technology to distribute information in the company

Reduce overall bandwidth usage

Reduce e-mail volume through information distribution with RSS

Reduce time spent searching for information

Improve employee collaboration and knowledge sharing

Central administration of feeds and access

(Traditional) Individual Usage RSS Feed 1 RSS Feed 2 … … Stored locally with IBM Lotus Notes Client Client IBM Lotus Notes Intra-/Internet

Enterprise Approach Intra-/Internet RSS Feed 1 RSS Feed 2 … User Bailey Forqum User Tracy Monroe User Will Barber … … IBM Lotus Notes IBM Lotus Domino Server (Stored centrally) …

Comparison Individual Feed Reader Enterprise RSS Compare: http://www.computerwoche.de/knowledge_center/software/594339/index.html Tagging is visible for all users. Tagging is only visible for the user. Tagging Central administration. Each user has to administer his client. Administration Company can determine which feeds should be used. Company has no impact which feeds are used by the users. Security News will only collected once, on the server. Each user has collect the news from the feeds. News Feeds will be provided by an administrator. User has to add or delete feeds manually. Feeds Central installation, sometimes customization by the user. Installation by the user Installation

Part of Knowledge Management Transfer important news from the RSS reader into other personal or company applications, such as: news database CRM project management discussion forum -> You can use PAVONE KnowledgeGateway for this. Use tools to automate email notifications of important news. -> You can use PAVONE nsfWatch for this.

Transfer important news

from the RSS reader into

other personal or

company applications,

such as:

news database

CRM

project management

discussion forum

-> You can use PAVONE KnowledgeGateway for this.

Use tools to automate email notifications of important news.

-> You can use PAVONE nsfWatch for this.

Easy transfer to Enterprise applications with PAVONE KnowledgeGateway Step 1: Open news from plugin Step 2: Click on ‚Transfer…‘ Step 3: Select target application User Bailey Forqum User Will Barber Result: All users can read and discuss the news

Benefits Complete integration within IBM Lotus Notes client reduces learning curve Internal feeds lead to greater transparency and greater exchange of ideas Time savings through reduced search effort Central administration of feeds and access Reduced extranet network traffic through server installation Control over the distribution of information and news News can be replicated and read offline User-friendly plugin for an IBM Lotus Notes client or IBM Sametime client

Complete integration within IBM Lotus Notes client reduces learning curve

Internal feeds lead to greater transparency and greater exchange of ideas

Time savings through reduced search effort

Central administration of feeds and access

Reduced extranet network traffic through server installation

Control over the distribution of information and news

News can be replicated and read offline

User-friendly plugin for an IBM Lotus Notes client or IBM Sametime client

Conclusion & Outlook RSS readers are becoming a corporate standard Integrate your RSS reader into the knowledge management of your company PAVONE NewsReader is available as an OEM solution (Interface to the NewsGator Enterprise Server) Additional information: http://www.pavone.com/newsreader_en

RSS readers are becoming a corporate standard

Integrate your RSS reader into the knowledge management of your company

PAVONE NewsReader is available as an OEM solution

(Interface to the NewsGator Enterprise Server)

Additional information: http://www.pavone.com/newsreader_en

About the Company PAVONE AG Paderborn, Germany Founded in 1994 PAVONE Inc. PAVONE Ltd. Independent Software Vendor Consultancy Headquartered in Paderborn, Germany Operate internationally Successful and long-term partnerships with customers Low staff fluctuation Current software research projects 150,000 installations 1,500 projects experience We are : What qualifies us : INT GmbH

Independent Software Vendor

Consultancy

Headquartered in Paderborn, Germany

Operate internationally

Successful and long-term partnerships with customers

Low staff fluctuation

Current software research projects

150,000 installations

1,500 projects experience

Contact PAVONE Inc. 13 NW 13th Avenue Portland, OR 97209 USA Phone: +1.503.230.0081 Email: [email_address] PAVONE AG Technologiepark 9 33100 Paderborn Germany Phone: +49.5251.3102.0 E-Mail: [email_address]