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. […]
Matt thinks out loud about the smaller screen size of the iPad Mini, and the growing screen size of many smartphones: “On the smartphone side, people are caring less about making phone calls and more about being able to access their digital world regardless of where they are […]
Christopher talks about the use and adoption of IBM Connections at CEMEX, a global building materials company: “Founded more than 100 years ago in northern Mexico, CEMEX is the third-largest building materials company in the world, and the world’s top supplier of ready-mix concrete, with annual sales topping […]
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 […]
One of the long-standing features in IBM Connections (and previous editions that were called Lotus Connections) is the ability to view the reporting structure of your organization. For someone visiting your profile and trying to figure out where you “fit in,” the reporting structure gives the answer. It […]
The writing continues for Doing Business with IBM Connections, my current book project. Yesterday I made the decision to add a new chapter to the book, in order to appropriately handle the question of Profiles. I was always going to deal with the collaboration scenario of Finding Expertise, […]
The US Immigration & Customs Enforcement agency is dropping the BlackBerry for 17,600 employees and moving to the iPhone. The reasoning behind the transition was recently published: “RIM’s BlackBerry phones have been favored by law enforcement agencies around the world because of the high-level of security they provided, […]
Over on CBR (Computer Business Review), Tineka asks whether your company is social yet (or not)? “Not only has social media changed the way people communicate with family and friends, it has also impacted the workplace by affecting how employees interact with each other. Email threads and more […]
In late September RIM showed off BlackBerry 10. It’s going to be available in late January 2013. Some of the coming changes: – a full touch screen, much like the current iPhone or Samsung Galaxy S III. There’s a pop-up on-screen keyboard on the device that was shown, […]
Lizette looks at the challenge of text entry on mobile devices, and offers a roundup of current happenings: “Cramped on a tiny, flat screen with nondelineated keys, the QWERTY keyboard is ripe for smartphone makeover. Typing on a keyboard one-fifth the standard size can be slow, awkward and–as […]
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