Jimmy Liebe fand a couple of people from IBM are talking about their social business collaboration journey. Some notes: 1. Been in business for 90 years. Jimmy’s grandfather started the company. Company is all about lettering and garment manufacturing for sport uniforms and lifestyle garments. Don’t do a […]
The second day of IBM Connect 2013 is just beginning. First up for most people is the keynote on the main stage. Some notes: Bob Picciano, GM, Information Management and Big Data – Three years ago Bob was the GM of the Lotus collaboration area. – It’s all […]
John Del Pizzo and Brian Ricker from the IBM Sametime team are talking about the roadmap for Sametime. Some notes: Social Communications Matures 1. Social communications – from dial tone (calling a location), to presence (calling a known person), to relevance (calling the right person, based on Connections […]
Luis Benitez and David Brooks are talking about upcoming capabilities in the next version of IBM Connections. Some notes: 1. Connections is part of a wider platform. Have been doing this for 6 years. Will continue to evolve the platform. The basis of the platform is people. 1a. […]
Rainer Dammers is talking about SmartCloud for Social Business. 1. There are benefits of cloud-based solutions – quick delivery of new capabilities, good mobile support, etc. – … weekly (fixes, defects), monthly (incremental enhancements), and quarterly (major new changes) updates – … what the customer gets is controlled […]
Three speakers are talking about building a smarter workforce: – Denis Brousseau, VP, Global HR Practice Leader, IBM – Josh Bersin, CEO, Bersin & Associates – Ralf Larsson Josh Bersin, The Case for a Smarter Workforce – Some perspectives on what’s happening in the world of talent. – […]
I’m attending IBM Connect as an analyst, so heres’s my thoughts: 1. This isn’t Lotusphere anymore. Lotusphere was about Notes and Domino. The conversation has shifted – without necessarily throwing away that foundation (since there’s a lot of Notes and Domino sessions) – to include many other capabilities […]
Ed is the Product Line Manager for messaging and collaboration. Some notes on his session: 1. 2012 was a good year. Eg., high adoption of 8.5.X., over 10,000 XPages developers, and new features every year since 2007. 2. Agreement in 2012 with Trust Factory, for analyzing a Domino […]
In Orlando at the Walt Disney World Dolphin, IBM is kicking off the Opening General Session for IBM Connect. Some notes : – The opening band is They Might Be Giants. This is the earliest performance they have ever given. One band member said, “It’s exciting to even […]
Late next week I head to IBM Connect 2013, previously known as Lotusphere, in Orlando FL. I’m attending as an industry analyst, and look forward to the meetings, sessions, and discussions that are coming up. This afternoon I have been reviewing the schedule for the week, and am […]
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