IBM Connections Overview

Collaboration Solutions
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The Value of a Social
Business Platform
By leveraging a Social Business
Platform, you are able to:
Take advantage of a broad range of
industry leading social tools
ro! your deploy"ent as you need
over ti"e on t#e platfor"s you re$uire
Integrate !it# your current syste"s
Custo"i%e as you see fit
&evelop an adoption strategy
'ccess your social data fro" a variety
of touc#points (e)g) applications*
desktops* "obile* etc+
IBM Connections
Core Platform
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,ne -latfor"
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.uickly find t#e people

and e/pertise you need

-ost a status "essage

infor"ing your net!ork
of !#at you are doing

ro! and "aintain your

professional net!ork

Co""unicate to your
net!ork your e/pertise
and content
Profiles
es!on" faster to customers an"
ma#e better "ecisions
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Social tagging
Microblogging
Synchroni$e" Person info
Social %nalytics
Org Structure
Social &etwor#ing
%"" custom a!!s
Profiles
es!on" faster to customers an"
ma#e better "ecisions
Customi$able an" from multi!le sources
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0elp people !#o s#are co""on

interests to e/c#ange and s#are
infor"ation and ideas

Create public* private and

"oderated co""unities

S#are files* !atc# videos in t#e

"edia gallery* vote on ideas* plan
pro1ects* s#are using blogs* !ikis*
foru"s* and "ore in a co""unity

Calendar provides a central place

to plan and coordinate tea" events
Communities
Increase sales an" customer
retention
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' consolidated* custo"i%able

overvie! of your social net!ork

'ccess status updates and content

c#anges fro" your net!ork

Integrate 3rd party content easily via

open standards

'ct on content rig#t fro" t#e 'ctivity

Strea" !it#out s!itc#ing conte/ts

S#are and personali%e Status

2pdates and 3iles using t#e s#are
button

4e5post interesting content fro"

your net!ork in one click
'ome
e"uce re"un"ant wor#
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'ome
Integrate business a!!lications to !romote
fast action aroun" !ro(ects an" tas#s
%ction e)uire" view to
highlight activity re)uiring
*our attention+
,nhance" notifications
allowing easy follow u!
on o!en conversations O!en "esign allows
combining business
a!!lications with
networ# u!"ates
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Designs Subject to Change
- mention anyone in !rivate
messages, inclu"ing !rivate
references to non.members
/uic# view of all status
u!"ates or comments
targete" - you
0ollow.u! on )uestions
with a consoli"ate" view
of all your - mentions
"irecte" at others
0ilter or search on
any - mentions of
any user
Increase ,ngagement
1rive the engagement by following
conversation easier
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Increase
,ngagement
Be rea"y to act with u!.to.the.minute in.conte2t
views of critical activity in your networ#
3hashtag in !osts
allow for "iscovery
an" following of to!ics
,ngage" networ#s with
- mentions, in.line li#ing,
an" li#ing of comments+
Intuitive user e2!erience
encourages viral
a"o!tion
Ta#e action on
content without
Switching content
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More easily manage
an" share information
by moving email
conversations an"
content into the social
tools
Integrates with IBM
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,2change to leverage
e2isting investments
Connections Mail
Mail an" Calen"aring integrate"
into the Social e2!erience
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I"eation
'arvest an" e2ecute i"eas faster
Create 5 vote on
i"eas
Customi$e i"eation
settings
6ra"uate i"eas to
ta#e action
%"" I"eation to
your community
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Bro!se ne! ideas !it#
t#e ,pen Ideas 6ie!
Merge duplicates to
strea"line voting
7ock co""ents 8 votes
on graduated ideas)
9/port ideas to CS6
C#oose to s#o! ne!
ideas first by default
Designs Subject to Change
I"eation
'arvest an" e2ecute i"eas faster
Manage i"eas in a
s!rea"sheet
or other !ro"uct
0ocus !artici!ants on
voting on o!en i"eas
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2pload i"ages and videos

for vie!ing in5line

-revie! an i"age and !atc#

a video fro" a previe!
dialog

Store uploaded i"ages and

videos into t#e 3iles
repository for easy do!nload
Me"ia 6allery
Share 7se Social %nalytics to "rive a"o!tion
an" "ee!en engagement
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9vent calendar provides a

central place to plan and
coordinate tea" events

'ccessible fro" IBM

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,utlook;

9vents appear in activity

strea"

Social co""enting for eac#

event
,vents
Sche"ule an" #ee! trac# of team
events
Many views su!!orte"
8by wee#, month, etc9
:ebcal lin# to a"" to your
!ersonal calen"ar
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0ig#er $uality co""unity

participation t#roug# "oderation

et t#e benefits of co""unity

participation* !#ile also #aving
t#e confidence of being able to
"oderate and govern activity
and content in your custo"er
co""unities

-rotect t#e co""unity fro"

inappropriate content

Co""unity "e"bers and

o!ners can participate in t#e
"oderation process
Mo"eration
,ncourage community growth with
confi"ence
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at#er t#e e5"ails* IM c#ats*

docu"ents* "essages* and ot#er
infor"ation t#at you and your tea"
need to acco"plis# a pro1ect

'ssign To &os to pro1ect "e"bers

Custo"i%e and organi%e an activity

!it# sections

Create an activity for use by t#e

"e"bers of a co""unity

Create 'ctivity Te"plates to

capture and reuse best practices

7everage activities in s"all groups

or large co""unities
%ctivities
Com!lete !ro(ects on time an"
meet goals
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S#are docu"ents* spreads#eets*

presentations* and ot#ers !it#out
sending large attac#"ents
t#roug# e5"ail
= Tag files so t#at t#ey>re easy to find?
add reco""endations and co""ents
= S#are files !it# selected individuals*
groups and co""unities* or "ake t#e"
public
= 6ie! s#aring properties* suc# as !#o
#as s#ared a file and !it# !#o"* people
!#o #ave do!nloaded files
= Manage versions and allo! ot#ers to
upload ne! versions
= Searc# for te/t in t#e title or body of t#e
file
= ,rgani%e files in public or private folders
= ,ptionally "oderate file sub"ission
0iles
S!en" less time searching for
information
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Blogs #elp you connect !it# people 5

!#et#er you kno! t#e" or not*
!#et#er t#ey are inside or outside
your organi%ation* !#et#er t#ey are
internal or e/ternal)

4eaders benefit fro" t#e kno!ledge

of sub1ect "atter e/perts)

S#are your uni$ue perspective and

e/pertise @ solicit and rate
feedback @ !it#out !orrying about
filling up everyone>s inbo/)

Blogs #elp you co""unicate !it#

your peers or colleagues and
accelerate innovation)

,ptionally "oderate blog content

Generate new product
and services faster
Blogs
6enerate new !ro"uct an"
services faster
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'n easy !ay to post* s#are* and

co""ent on content

' place for you and your tea"s can

collaboratively edit content
= Create !iki pages? enter and edit content
using a ric# te/t editor* adding 0TM7* or
editing in !iki "arkup
= Co"pare !iki page versions
= Subscribe to !iki pages to be notified of
c#anges
= ,rgani%e pages #ierarc#ically
= 4eco""end* tag* and co""ent on pages
= Subscribe to !iki pages to be notified of
c#anges
= Control and assign read access* !rite
access* or "anager access privileges
:i#is
Im!rove efficiency across your
organi$ation
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A Start discussions and e/c#ange
t#oug#ts
A Brainstor" and collect feedback on
ne! product ideas
A 2se stand5alone or integrated !it#in
a Co""unity
A 0old public or private discussions
A 3oster $uestion5and5ans!er
dialogue
A ,ptionally "oderate foru" content
0orums
e"uce su!!ort costs with
customer self.hel!
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0orums
,nable self.su!!ort an" encourage
"iscussions
;i#e a forum to!ic
to share it with
your followers+
Sort to view most
<li#e"= to!ics in a
0orum or across
forums+
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Book"ark any !eb page and track book"arks you need $uick access to in a single
place

Surface popular book"arks and see !#at topics are trending

9n#ance searc# results !it# relevant* #ig#ly rated book"arks

3ind infor"ation faster by

leveraging t#e e/perience
of ot#ers
Boo#mar#s
0aster access to )uality information
Mobile Connections
iOS, Android, and Blackberry
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'vailable in t#e 'pple 'pp Store*

oogle -lay and Blackberry Borld

9asily access "ultiple accounts

fro" a single application

'll t#e sa"e features as

Connections on t#e !eb

Bring Connections Contacts onto

your "obile device

7ike* co""ent* "ention* and s#are

1ust like on IBM Connection !eb
Mobile
%ny time anywhere com!rehensive
mobile %CC,SS
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Ceep up to date !it# your

net!ork !it# Status 2pdates and
"icroblogging

'ccess to Co""unity features

suc# asD

Media allery

'ctivity Strea"

3ile previe! and real5ti"e co5

editing of docu"ents (supported
on t#e i-ad+ !it# encryption

'uto"ated 3ile Sync eli"inates

#aving to do!nload t#e latest
version

T!o factor aut#entication

4e"ote !ipe
Mobile
%nytime anywhere com!rehensive
mobile %CC,SS
See which files have been
synce" to other "evices an"
which are out of "ate
Designs subect to c!ange wit!out notice
1ifferential sync is automatic
to save ban"wi"th an" time
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"ntegrations
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-ost your status so t#at colleagues can see !#at

you are !orking on

6ie! status updates fro" colleagues in your net!ork

6ie! status updates fro" colleagues you are

follo!ing

Co""ent on a status posting

6ie! your board or so"eone else>s board

6ie! t#e list of people you follo!

&o!nload at #ttpDFFib")bi%FBd/3B&
Status 7!"ates
Plug.In for IBM
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2pload files for your o!n use or to s#are

!it# ot#ers

&rag and drop an attac#ed file or a file

fro" your desktop to 3iles

&rag and drop or copy and paste a file

fro" 3iles to your desktop

Send an 0TM7 link to a file

Searc# for files

Sort files for easier bro!sing

,pen Connections 3iles in a bro!ser

&o!nload at #ttpDFFib")bi%FBd/3B/
0iles Plug.In for IBM
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S#are any file in t#e conte/t of your !ork
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3acilitate ease of s#aring of any file on desktop
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4ound trip editing available in Bindo!s 9/plorer
Community 0iles an" Me"ia 6allery
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Co""unities t#at #ave a files co"ponent can be
added to t#e Bindo!s 9/plorer vie!
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HMy Co""unitiesI are discovered by searc# and
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Media allery files !ill be s#o!n "i/ed in !it# t#e Co""unity files vie!
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1es#to! Plug.ins
,asily share your !ersonal files
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'ccess
Connections
features and
searc#
2se t#e IBM Connections
-lug5in for Microsoft ,ffice
to e/tend your social
net!ork to your docu"ents
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'dd a docu"ent to 3iles*
Co""unities* 'ctivities*
Blogs or Bikis
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Create a To5&o ite" in an
'ctivity
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Create a Book"ark fro" a
247 e"bedded in a
docu"ent
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Insert a Book"ark or a
-rofile into a docu"ent
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Searc# for Connections
content
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