This document provides a summary of new features and updates for IBM Connections and IBM Connections Mobile. It discusses enhancements delivered via cloud updates in 2014 and plans for 2015, including increased storage limits, file syncing for Mac, improved search and profiles, and additional mobile updates. The presentation emphasizes IBM's cloud-first development approach and focus on continuous delivery of updates. It highlights both current capabilities and planned future innovations.

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BSE-2662: What’s New
In IBM Connections and
IBM Connections Mobile
Baan Slavens, Senior Product Manager
Luis Benitez, Senior Product Manager
IBM Connections

2. Baan Slavens @baanslavens
Luis Benitez @Lbenitez

3. Business Value of
IBM Connections

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7. Today

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

9. 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

10. 17
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

11. Analysts Continue to Validate IBM as a Leader

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

14. …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

15. 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

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

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

18. 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

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

20. 14
Latest capabilities
are delivered
cloud-first
Meetings and Chat in the Cloud

21. Delivered in
Q3 2014

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. Q4 2014

26. 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!

27. 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!

28. 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!

29. 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

30. 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!

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

32. 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!

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

34. 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!

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

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

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

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

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

40. 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!

41. 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

42. 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!

43. 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!

44. 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!

45. 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!

46. Tomorrow

47. 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

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

49. 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

50. 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

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

52. 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

53. 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

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

55. 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

56. 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

57. 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

58. Beyond

59. Simplify Your Work / Reduce the
Cognitive Burden

60. Integrate Your Work

61. Innovate Your Work

64. Next Steps

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social

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