This presentation provides an overview of the new features delivered to IBM Connections Social Cloud, which has the social business tools you need to work with colleagues, customers, and partners, including file sharing, file sync, expertise search, and increased engagement. To learn more, go to http://ibmcloud.com/social

1. IBM Connections
What’s Coming in Q3 2014 in the Cloud
Luis Benitez
Sr. Product Manager
IBM Connections Social Cloud & IBM Connections
@lbenitez
http://www.lbenitez.com
#IBMConnections

2. IBM Connections
Agenda
Smarter Search
File Sync for all
Infrastructure Updates

3. IBM Connections
Announcing our new name:
IBM Connections Cloud
• Unified collaboration portfolio
• Business communications in one
integrated platform
• Secure B2B collaboration
• The workspace that’s just for you
• Focus on work, not your inbox

4. © 2013 IBM Corporation
Smarter People Search
Find the experts that you need and
don’t know who they are
Current
Today
Planned
“My Network” now
available
from nav bar
Additional search
options to find
experts

5. © 2013 IBM Corporation
My Profile (planned) Removed tabs
Add right column with
Report Chain, Network,
and Links
Smarter People Search
Find the experts that you need and
don’t know who they are
View
management
hierarchy, network
and links

6. © 2013 IBM Corporation
Smarter People Search
Find the Edit experts My Profile that (planned)
you need and
don’t know who they are
Photo and About
Me moved to
separate tabs

7. Smarter People Search
Find the experts that you need and
don’t know who they are
IN-ORG PROFILE (PLANNED)
See content and
work in common
See people in
common to
request an
introduction

8. Smarter People Search
Find the experts that you need and
don’t know who they are
FOLLOWING / FOLLOWERS VIEWS
© 2013 IBM Corporation
ADDED
See who is
following you
and who you
are following

9. FOLLOWING / FOLLOWERS VIEWS
© 2013 IBM Corporation
ADDED
Simply type and the
system predicts who
you are looking for
and gives you the
most relevant experts
Smarter People Search
Find the experts that you need and
don’t know who they are

10. File Sync
Work anytime, anywhere,
even offline

11. File Viewing
Faster access to content
View all
content for
Docs files
in
1 click

12. Desktop Plug-ins
Bringing social into Microsoft
Office
Comment, share,
lock directly from
Office

13. Activity Stream
File previews in the stream
Big previews
provide a visual
way to find what
content your team
is sharing

14. Activity Stream
File previews in the stream
Uploaded
movies can be
played from the
stream

15. Drive Engagement
@mentions in Files,
Events, Forums, Activities
Mention people in
rich content and
comment areas to
bring items to
their attention

16. Copy/Paste Images
Focus on content creation,
not formatting
Activities Forums

17. Community Events
Monthly repeat to bring
your team together

18. Mobile Updates
The power of your
business in the palm of
your hand
• Support for Fiberlink MaaS360
• Provision accounts using MDM app
configuration
• Support for SAML authentication in
cloud
• New Blogboard to view, edit, like
and save blogs to read later, and
swipe through content
• iOS 8 support

19. IBM Connections
Coming in Q3 2014
Other relevant tidbits
• MDM integration for Citrix XenMobile,
Maas360, Mobile Iron
• New/enhanced APIs for Activities
• User Experience enhancements

20. IBM Connections
Resources
IBM Connections Team Blog
http://ibmsocialsoftware.com
Assets, discussion, and opinion about
driving the adoption of IBM social software
http://www.ibm.com/blogs/socialbusiness
Customer Success Stories
http://www.ibm.com/social-business/us/en/customers.html
Book – Doing Business with IBM Connections
http://michaelsampson.net/doingbusinesswithconnections/
Up and Running with IBM Connections (eLearning)
http://bit.ly/1rtC4Uy
App Catalog
http://catalog.lotus.com

21. Start Your Social Journey
Social is the new production line for
the knowledge age
Social is the new intelligence for
improving business solutions
Social is at the center of modern
enterprises
http://ibmcloud.com/social