The document outlines a presentation on social software, particularly IBM Lotus Connections, highlighting its features for organizational collaboration and networking. It discusses various components such as communities, wikis, and widgets, along with integration options with Microsoft products. The emphasis is on how social software can enhance business communication and facilitate quick responses to opportunities.

1. Recession Proof IT Delivery
Paul Hancock
Imtech ICT UK
Imtech ICT & IBM Event
November 25th, 2009
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2. Enterprise Access to Skills, Collaboration
and Information using Lotus Connections
Jurjen van den Broeck
Imtech ICT The Netherlands
Imtech ICT & IBM Event
November 25th, 2009
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3. Introduction
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4. Agenda
 Social Software
 Lotus Connections
 Widgets
 Integration with Microsoft
 Imtech C3 (Pilot)
 Q&A
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5. Social Software
Social software will
■ NOT speak to you, using sir or madam
■ NOT help you carry shopping bags
■ NOT open a door for you
Social software encompasses a range of software systems that allow
users to interact and share information.
The terms Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 are also used to
describe this style of software.
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6. Social Software
■ Do any of you use
• LinkedIn?
• Flickr?
• YouTube?
• Facebook?
• XING?
• Twitter?
More?
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8. How Organizations Change
Baby Boomers Generation X Einstein
Year of Birth 1946 - 1964 1965 - 1980 1981 - Now
Outlook Optimistic Skeptical Hopeful
Work Ethic Driven Balanced Determined
Leadership by Consensus Competence Pulling Together
Collaboration Document Focus People Focus Community Focus
Knowledge is Power, Hierarchy Share of Knowledge, re-use, Time-to-Market, Flexibel, SOA, Netwerk
Integrate, Internet, Collaboration Organizations, Alliances.
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9. Agenda
 Social Software
 Lotus Connections
 Widgets
 Integration with Microsoft
 Imtech C3 (Pilot)
 Q&A
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10. Background Information
IBM Lotus Connections is social software for business:
■ It empowers business professionals to develop, nurture and remain in
contact with a network of their colleagues,
■ To respond quickly to business opportunities by calling upon the
expertise in their network,
■ To discuss and refine new creative ideas with communities of co-
workers, partners and customers.
IBM Sales Pitch of Lotus Connections
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11. Out Of The Box Components I
■ Communities: To create, find, join and work with people
■ Files: To share files
■ Wikis: Allows you and your teams to collaboratively edit content
■ Profiles: Find the people and expertise you need quickly
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12. Out Of The Box Components II
■ Blogs: Present your ideas in a blog and get feedback from others
■ Bookmarks: Save, organise and share bookmarks using social
bookmarking
■ Activities: Gather the e-mails, chats, documents, messages and other
information to accomplish a business objective
■ Home page: Be informed of social data updates from across Lotus
Connections
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14. Showtime!
DEMO ?
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15. Agenda
 Social Software
 Lotus Connections
 Widgets
 Integration with Microsoft
 Imtech C3 (Pilot)
 Q&A
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16. What is a Widget?
■ Widgets are basic visual building blocks which, combined in an
application, hold all the data processed by the application and the
available interactions on this data.
■ Widgets are a major strategic feature in:
– IBM WebSphere Portal
– IBM Lotus Notes
– IBM Lotus Connections
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17. Widgets in Lotus Connections
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18. Calendar Widget
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19. CRM Widget
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20. Agenda
 Social Software
 Lotus Connections
 Widgets
 Integration with Microsoft
 Imtech C3 (Pilot)
 Q&A
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21. Microsoft Live Communications Server
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22. Microsoft Sharepoint
Dogear / Bookmark
Business Card Integration
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23. Microsoft Outlook 2007 Plug-In
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24. Agenda
 Social Software
 Lotus Connections
 Widgets
 Integration with Microsoft
 Imtech C3 (Pilot)
 Q&A
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25. Imtech C3
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26. Imtech C3
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27. Q&A
 Any questions?
 Need to know?
 Want to have?
 Loves to use?
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28. Eniac Essentials BV
Hogeweg 41 Postbus 2065 5300 CB Zaltbommel
TEL. +31 (0)418 57 07 00
www.eniac.nl/essentials
Eniac is een onderdeel van Imtech ICT
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29. Current projects
 Production
 Eniac
 Imtech
 Denso
 BBIE
 Saxion
 Biblionet
 FUJI Film
 Forbo
 Pilot
 Gielissen
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30. Links
 Collaboration Factory: collaborationfactory.blogspot.com
 Luis Benitez - Socialize Me: www.lbenitez.com
 Lotus Connections: www.lotus.com/connections
 Eniac’s Widgets Factoey: synch.rono.us/social/blog.nsf/dx/eniac.htm
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32. Activities
Instant Personal
messaging content library Feeds,
My Widgets,
Live Text
Documents, presentations,
spreadsheets
Mobile
E-mail, calendar,
contacts
Collaborative and business
applications
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33. Widget Factory
 CRM Mobile Widget
 Poll Widget
 Profiles Calendar Widget
 Holidays Widget
 Bulletin Board Widget
 Quickr Places Widget
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