IBM Connections is great for personal and informal exchange of ideas and information. It has got Activity stream, Blogs, Bookmarks, WiKis and much more. For an Intranet homepage it misses more formal Web Content Management functionalities like an conventional navigation, managed news etc. Learn how you can have both, informal and formal Intranet with just one application.

1. TIMETOACT Custom Homepage
for IBM Connections
Content Management
with IBM Connections
Info@TIMETOACT-GROUP.COM, Tel.: +49 221 97343 0
Im Mediapark 2, 50670 Köln, WWW.TIMETOACT-GROUP.COM

2. TIMETOACT Custom Homepage…
for IBM Connections allows customers to
use IBM Connections as their default intranet homepage
use IBM Connections as their Intranet CMS
increases the benefit and value of their IBM Connections
investment
utilizes IBM Connections for
simple content creation thru Blogs, Bookmarks, Events, WiKis
Access Management, Approval, Commenting etc.
does not require
Training for authors, content masters etc.
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3. Content Management & Custom Homepage
Many customers love IBM Connections and would like to use it as
their intranet homepage
Many customers have just basic Web Content Management
requirements
IBM Connections (4) has many CMS functionalities, including
Check-In / Check-Out, Rich Text Editor, Version Management, Access
Management etc.
IBM Connections is missing some basic CMS functionalities
Classic Intranet Homepage
Intuitive navigation thru a deep content hierarchy
News Overviews,
Important Links
Highlighted Content etc.
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4. Content Management & Custom Homepage
Typical CMS requirements from internal communications
departments
Default homepage for all users
Conventional multi level navigation thru contet hierarchies
News must stay on top - as long as internal communications pleases
(i.e. news may not moved down as in the activity stream thru other posts)
News overviews should be illustrated with pictures from the news
Static Content at prominent position
Link lists at prominent position
Simple Content creation, simple customization
All typical requirements call be fulfilled with a IBM Connections
and the TIMETOACT Custom Homepage as an addon
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5. Sample Custom Homepage

6. Sample Custom Homepage
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7. Sample Custom Homepage
Multilevel
Content
Navigation
News
Overviews
Link Lists /
Quick Links
Company
Events
Static Content
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8. Sample Custom Homepage
Classic Website Navigation with
Multi-Level Pulldown Menu
Built from WiKi navigation
(vertical WiKi navigation transformed
to horizonal navigation)
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9. Sample Custom Homepage
News Overviews
with tabs for multiple sections
Thumbnail pictures / picture previews in
News overviews
Soon to come
Flipboard layout for News Overviews
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10. Sample Custom Homepage
Link Lists
Multiple tabs
Static Content
Any important content made permanently
visible
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11. Sample Custom Homepage
Events (Connections 4.X)
Draws Content from Connections 4 events
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12. Integrated
Configuration & Customization

13. Customization & Administration
TIMETOACT Custom
Homepage
runs as separate
application
can be customized easily
(Just upload new css…)
is independent from IBM
Connections releases
"survives" IBM
Connections updates (only
rerun a simple script)
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14. IBM Connections
Content Management
Portal Check In / Out
News
Static Content
Version Management
Navigation
Content
Collaboration
Portal
Management Gadgets
OAuth
Portlets (JSR168)
Widgets
Collaboration (90%)
Social Social Software (100%)
Software
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15. IBM Connections with Custom Homepage
Classic Intranet
Portal Homepage including
Multilevel Content
Navigation
News Overview
Content Static Content
Collaboration
Management Link lists
Social
Software
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16. Thank you
Felix Binsack, Felix.Binsack@TIMETOACT.DE, Tel.: +49 221 97343 10
TIMETOACT GROUP, Im Mediapark 2, 50670 Köln, WWW.TIMETOACT.DE