The document outlines new features and updates for IBM Connections and IBM Connections Mobile, delivered with a focus on cloud-first development and regular updates throughout the year. Key enhancements include improved file sharing, collaboration tools for external users, mobile functionality, and user interface updates. Furthermore, planned future developments for 2015 are discussed, emphasizing user involvement in shaping future features.

2. ID103: What’s New In IBM
Connections and
IBM Connections Mobile
David Brooks, Lead Architect, IBM Connections, @brooksda
Luis Benitez, Sr. Product Manager, IBM Connections, @Lbenitez

3. Before We Begin
It’s all delivered
cloud first

4. Cloud First Development
1 Clients who elected to participate in early disclosure of feature, usually our sponsor for the capability
• Design, implement and deliver on Cloud First
• Adopt Softlayer to simplify and strengthen operational agility, elasticity and
resiliency
• Frequent and small updates, 48 weeks of the year
• Progressive disclosure: feature introduction to selected clients first
• Instrument rollback capability on a feature and component level
• Capabilities iterated with usage data over time
• Continuous Delivery & Integration (CD/CI)
• Instrumentation for Monitoring to enable early detection
• On-premises delivery on a predictable schedule

5. 5
IBM Cloud
Q1 Cloud Update
● Social Contacts
Q2 Cloud Update
● Mobile Redesign
● Thumbnails and Gallery for Files
● Attention Management
IBM Connections 4.5 IFR2
● Ephox EditLive! Support
Q3 Cloud Update
● Rebranding Designs
● Windows File Sync Plug-in
● Additional @mentions support
● Typeahead Search for People
Q4 Cloud Update
● Mac File Sync Plug-in
● Personal/Community File
Storage Increases
● Mobile Updates
● Activities Navigation Update
● Report-to Chain
● WebSphere Portal support
On-Premises
Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014
IBM Connections 4.5 CR5
● File Sync Mobile
IBM Connections 5.0
● External Collaboration
● File Thumbnails
● Attention Management
● Mobile Redesign
● File Sync on Windows
Websphere Portal Portlets
● Support for WSP 8.5
IBM Connections 5.0 CR1
● Sharepoint 2013 Support
● IBMi and Power 8 Support
● SiteMinder 12.5.1 Support
● CCM Metrics
● IBM Pure Systems Support for IBM
Connections and CCM 5.x
2014 IBM Connections Social

6. TODAY
A reminder of what’s out there

7. Analysts Continue to Validate IBM as a Leader

9. Share a file with anyone in the world
Work with anyone
in less than a
minute

10. …and start collaborating with
the rest of the team
External users have
the same capabilities
as members
All community content
is available to the
external user

11. Focus on what’s important to get what you
need
One-tap access to the
content that matters to
you
View and manage
community events
Personalized
navigation

12. Easy access to recent collaboration spaces
One-tap access to
recently visited
content

13. Take your files with you
Lock the file to
prevent others from
editing
Mark files to sync
to desktop via
plug-in

14. Create, review, edit and work with your
files anytime, anywhere
Access to the latest
version at all times
Local changes
updated
automatically
Save directly to
Connections from
any desktop app

15. Review, co-edit and present files anytime,
anywhere
Sync files with
native app
Secure access

16. 16
Latest capabilities
are delivered
cloud-first
Meetings and Chat in the Cloud

17. Delivered in
Q3 2014

18. IBM Connections
5.0 CR1 and more!
• Copy/paste into Activities
• Link to file consistency in Activities
• Updated file preview design in stream
• View full file from thumbnail
• Monthly repeat of community events
• Answered/Unanswered questions in Forums
• Switch external communities to internal
• Faster load of search results page
• @mentions in CCM
• Metrics for CCM
• Support for IBM i and Power 8
• Support for Siteminder 12.5.1
• PureSystems Pattern

19. IBM Connections
Cloud Deliveries
• Increased personal file space to 1TB
• Increased community file space to 50GB
• Increased wikis attachment space to 5GB
• Ability to turn off Mail Community
• Boost your content in search
• Support for Czech, Hungarian, Slovanian

20. IBM Connections
Shipped in 2H 2014
Apps / plugins
• Lock/unlock directly from Office
• View comments directly from Office
• Copy/send smart links directly from Office
• Publish / save drafts directly from Office
• Mac File Sync plug-in for Cloud
• Round trip editing for CCM
• Portlet support for cloud
• Support for SharePoint 2013
• Mobile:
• Thumbnail view
• @mention everywhere
• Additional MDM support

21. Q4 2014

22. Connections on your Mac
Sync and share files directly from Finder
Sync’ed files appear as a
folder under Finder’s Favorites
Push notifications on
desktop alert you when a
file has been modified and
is ready for review
Delivered in November!

23. Connections on your Mac
Sync and share files directly from Finder
Modify file
properties and
share with your
team directly from
your desktop
Lock a file to prevent
others from editing
while you are offline
Delivered in November!

24. Smarter People Search
Find the experts that you need and don’t know who they are
See who you’ve
invited as a guest,
and Invitations
that need your
attention
Delivered in November!

25. My Profile (planned)
Report to chain
Delivered in November!
Smarter People Search
Find the experts that you need and don’t know who they are

26. Focus on your Work
Not how much space you have left
1TB of storage for
your personal library
Each file can be up to
2GB in size*
Delivered in November!

27. Focus on your Work
Not how much space you have left
50GB of storage per
community
Delivered in November!

28. Focus on your Work
More control on the placement of your apps
Create a specialized
landing page by
moving or hiding the
Members,
Bookmarks &
Description apps
Delivered in November!

29. Focus on your Work
Control email notifications
Control whether
members can mail
each other or only
owners
Delivered in November!

30. Find your content, faster
Your content is boosted in search results
Your content is higher
in the list so you can
find it faster
Delivered in November!

31. Focus on your Work
New user experience theme
Admins can select this
new theme for users
Delivered in November!

32. Collaborate In Your Language
User interface available in new languages
Now translated into
Czech, Hungarian,
and Slovenian
Delivered in November!

33. Chat Alongside Document Editing
Have conversations inside the editor
Delivered in November!
New sidebar lets you
chat with co-editors and
features better
commenting

34. Mobile Administration
Enterprise mobile security controls
Delivered in November!

35. Mobile Administration
Enterprise mobile security controls
Delivered in November!

36. Mobile Updates - Cloud
The power of your business in the palm of your hand
• NEW user experience for Files
• Multi Photo Upload
• @mention support throughout the app
Delivered in December!

37. Mobile Update
Quick and easy access to Files
Quickly access files with
the new grid view
Delivered in December!
Preview Files and
content directly
from the view

38. Comments and
information about
the file are easy to
find and view
Full screen tablet
experience allows
you view more
content on your
screen
Mobile Update
Customized user experience for enhanced viewing
Delivered in December!

39. Mobile Update
Find people in your network faster
Newly designed
Profiles provide a
modern view
making it easy to
find information.
User actions
are easier
and faster
Delivered in December!

40. Mobile Update
Find and exchange information faster
Quickly take action to
contact people in your
network
New design provides
a sleek and easy
way to find contacts
Delivered in December!

41. Mobile Update – On-premises
The power of your business in the palm of your hand
• NEW user experience for Profiles, Files and
Connections Content Manager (CCM)
• Upload new version of CCM files and edit
their metadata
• External users are highlighted in the app
• iOS 8 support
Delivered in December!

42. TOMORROW
A look at what’s around the corner

43. Users know best.
Get their ideas.
https://greenhouse.lotus.com/blogs/We047f6e69323_42ff_8db6_8bd4fe32a841/?openIdeas=true
709ideas since 2011
170ideas this year
168ideas graduated since 2011
60ideas graduated in 2014
13,000+votes
2,100+members

44. IBM Connections
Coming in 5.0 CR2
Q1 2015
• External user support in CCM
• File thumbnail view in CCM
• File viewing in CCM
• Mac file sync plug-in for on-premises
* Plans / Designs are subject to change

45. Organize Your Content
Create a hierarchy of your content
Designs subject to change
Nested folder tree
allows quickly
switching between
folders
Quickly share files
with your team

46. New File Details Page
Review files faster without having to download
Designs subject to change
Flip through files in
a folder
Scroll through slides/
pages and comment
in-line

47. Drag-n-Drop to Upload Files
Share files in one step
Designs subject to change

48. Real-time Alerts
Help you focus on items that need your attention
Designs subject to change
Stay up to date with
things that require
your attention

49. Community Customization
Team Communications made easy
Designs subject to change
Collapsed left
navigation to help
users understand
where they are
Drag-n-drop apps
between columns in 1
step
Rename apps to
provide a descriptive
name specific for the
team

50. Community Customization
Team Communications made easy
Designs subject to change
Use the layout
that meets the
needs of your
team

51. Type Ahead Search For All Content
Find what you need faster
Designs subject to change
Your history appears
along type-ahead
search results to
quickly go back to
recently visited
content

52. Rich Text Editor Improvements
Work faster with your content
Designs subject to change
- Sort table data
- New theme / buttons
- Permanent Pen
- Drag-n-drop images
- Base64 images

53. Mobile Updates
The power of your business in the palm of your hand
• Mobile app for BlackBerry 10 – delivered Jan 2015
• Activities support for Cloud
• Notification Center
• Custom Streams
• MobileIron Support for Android

54. BEYOND
What to expect in the future

55. Simplify Your Work / Reduce the Cognitive
Burden

56. Integrate Your Work

57. Innovate Your Work

60. WRAP UP
Let’s get this show on the road!

61. Check Out These Sessions
ID Title Date/Time Location
MAS201 What You Need To Know About Social Software Adoption Sunday 2:15pm Swan Mockingbird 1-2
ID103 What’s New with IBM Connections and IBM Connections Mobile Monday 10:45am Dolphin S. Hemisphere 2
ID103 What’s New with IBM Connections and IBM Connections Mobile Monday 2:15pm Swan 5-6
INV101 Understanding Social Software Adoption and Impact Monday 1pm Swan 7-10
AD105 Integrating IBM Connections and IBM Digital Experience Solutions Monday 2:15pm Swan Toucan 1-2
AD102 Mastering the IBM Connections Developers Experience Monday 3:45pm Swan 5-6
CHALK105 IBM Connections and Cognitive Analytics Tuesday 7:00am Swan Mockingbird 1-2
INV303 IBM’s Mobile Strategy and a Social Way to Work Tuesday 11:15am Swan 7-10
SPOT105 Compliance for Cloud and On-Premises: Vantage for IBM Connections Wednesday 8:30am Swan Toucan 1-2
ID104 Take IBM Connections Across Your Enterprise – With Plugins! Wednesday 11:45am Swan 1-2

62. Help shape the future of work: Visit the Design Studio in Lark 1
▪ Give feedback on designs for IBM Verse, IBM Connections, and more.
▪ Don’t just talk, but ideate with designers on new ways of working.
▪ Plus photo booth, graffiti wall, & legos.
Open:
▪ Mon, Jan 26 10:45am-6:00pm
▪ Tues, Jan 27 8:30am-600pm
▪ Wed, Jan 28 8:30am-11:30am & 1:00-3:00pm
(closed during Meet the Developers session)

63. An event not to be missed! Attend the 8th conference organized by international IBM Connections user group
which will be held for the first time in the USA. Meet experts, hear insights, discuss with leaders, share your
experience, get connected, make friends around the world! More information at socialconnections.info
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▪ SocialBiz User Group socialbizug.org
– Join the epicenter of Notes and Collaboration user groups
▪ Social Business Insights blog ibm.com/blogs/socialbusiness
– Read and engage with our bloggers
▪ Follow us on Twitter
– @IBMConnect and @IBMSocialBiz
▪ LinkedIn http://bit.ly/SBComm
– Participate in the IBM Social Business group on LinkedIn
▪ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IBMConnected
– Like IBM Social Business on Facebook

65. Subscription and Support Value
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– Diagnostic tools, fixes, forums, self-help,
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