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Tableau launches free software to make data social
New product helps blogs and web sites start conversations with interactive visual data
Tableau Software launched a new product that brings public data to life on the web. Tableau Public, available for free, lets anyone who posts content to the web easily create interactive visualizations and publish them to blogs, web sites, Twitter feeds or anywhere online. Instead of viewing static charts or tables, Tableau Public lets people answer questions and share data interactively on the web.
“Imagine if online data was as fun and accessible as online video,” said Christian Chabot, Tableau’s CEO and co-founder. “We created this product because we want to make data a first class citizen on the web. We want to change the way people interact with data online by letting them tell stories with flexibility and beauty.”
Current alternatives for sharing data online are clumsy. Typically, data is pasted into tables and lists, or posted as files or catalogs that are difficult to use. Available at TableauPublic.com, Tableau Public is helping to solve this challenge – bringing data to life on the web for ordinary people. With its interactive visualizations and dashboards, Tableau Public helps people start conversations based on data that is useful, beautiful and shareable. No special plug-ins are required, all that’s needed to see and use the data is a web browser.
From bloggers and journalists to researchers and students, Tableau is already being used as a tool to create conversations with data. For example, Timothy Ellis at SeattleBubble.com, a community blog focused on the local housing market, is using Tableau to increase the depth of conversations about the changing real estate market.
Robert Kosara, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina, recently used Tableau Public to compare temperature data collected from 343 weather stations over twenty years, or 77,172 observations. He was able to show warming trends clearly and posted a blog about global warming. “I was impressed how Tableau helped me create a more analytical visualization that was easy to share on the web. It’s an amazing product, and I regularly use Tableau for my Visual Analytics class,” said Professor Kosara.
Tableau Version 5.1
In conjunction with the general availability of Tableau Public, the company is also releasing today Version 5.1 of its Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server product suite. Version 5.1 provides more analytic richness, better publishing, and increased scalability and performance. Analytical features include reference bands that provide context to a user’s analysis, bullet charts to evaluate related data, and intelligent data labels to call out the most critical data. New publishing features include rich formatting, streamlined toolbar design, more filter options, and a flexible layout.
Source: www.tableaupublic.com
IBM delivers Enterprise Secure Mail for Android, iPhone, Nokia Symbian smartphones
General Motors Goes Mobile with IBM Lotus Collaboration
IBM announced a major expansion of IBM Lotus collaboration software and delivery of enterprise secure mail for Android, the iPhone and Nokia Symbian smartphones.
“We believe IBM has taken a leadership position in providing the broadest mail and collaboration support for mobile devices,” said Kevin Cavanaugh, vice president, messaging and collaboration, IBM.
General Motors (GM) is playing an innovative role in extending mobile collaboration into the automotive industry. Recently, GM’s Chevrolet and OnStar unveiled the auto industry’s first smartphone application that will allow Chevrolet Volt owners 24/7 connectivity and control of vehicle functions and OnStar features remotely. OnStar’s Mobile Application will allow drivers to communicate with their Volt from devices such as the Apple iPhone. It uses a real-time data connection to perform tasks like setting the charge time and unlocking the doors.
“As we reinvent GM, we’re giving our employees the same agility that we give our cars,” said Kirk Gutmann, chief strategy and technology officer of General Motors. “We’re building a workforce that’s mobile, connected and equipped for anything, anytime, anywhere. We have thousands of people on iPhone and BlackBerry® devices tying into their Lotus collaboration tools while in motion, increasing their productivity. The capabilities of Lotus Notes Traveler bring IBM’s enterprise-grade messaging to the iPhone, Symbian and later, Android-based phones, a big plus for those who want one device for their personal and business lives. Downloading the Lotus Notes Traveler Companion app from the Apple App Store is great news, as is getting IBM social software on the BlackBerry.”
As the collaboration leader, IBM is the first to announce plans to expand its enterprise mobile messaging offering in a future release of Lotus Notes Traveler. This will include mail, calendar and contacts support for versions 2.0 and 2.1 of Google’s Android mobile operating system.
Lotus Notes Traveler is no-charge software that can be downloaded by Lotus Notes customers and provides two-way, over-the-air synchronization of information between Lotus Domino data and mobile devices.
In addition, IBM’s new application for the iPhone is called IBM Lotus Notes Traveler Companion, a plug-in to view encrypted mail on the iPhone. Available now in the App Store, the Lotus Notes Traveler Companion download allows Lotus Notes users who synchronize their mail, calendar, contacts and Domino mail via Lotus Notes Traveler to view encrypted mail such as confidential business and personal data on the iPhone. The application requires Lotus Notes Traveler 8.5.1 software.
IBM’s partnership with Nokia has led to a broad spectrum of collaboration capabilities on Nokia’s smartphones including IBM Lotus Notes Traveler, IBM Lotus Mobile Connect, IBM Lotus Sametime and IBM WebSphere Portal, as well as XPages-based applications built with IBM Domino Designer developer software. IBM’s Lotus Connections software also works with Nokia Symbian smartphones, enabling users to collaborate with social networks, update information and access shared files while on the go.
A future version of Lotus Sametime software for the Nokia Symbian smartphone devices is planned to offer users presence awareness and Lotus Sametime Unified Telephony click-to-call capabilities in the native address book on the device. This new Lotus Sametime functionality on Nokia devices is planned for commercial availability by the end of this year.
The Lotus Notes Traveler software also supports Windows Mobile devices.
More than half of the largest global 100 corporations use IBM’s flagship collaboration offerings, Lotus Notes and Domino. These clients include the top aerospace and defense organizations; the top nine automotive firms; the top eight banks; the top four makers of consumer products; the top seven electronics firms; the top eight insurance companies; the top seven pharmaceutical organizations; and the top nine telecommunications carriers.
The Lotus Notes Traveler Companion application is available from the App Store on iPhone or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. For more information for Nokia visit www.nokia.com.
AXIGEN releases Version 7.3 with increased security and manageability
AXIGEN, the professional messaging solution vendor, announced today the commercial release of AXIGEN Mail Server 7.3, designed to be a perfect fit for the Service Provider segment and one more step towards hosted messaging. Only two months after the launch of the desktop-like Ajax Webmail interface, this new version comes to further emphasize the user-centric trend of the product, by focusing on effortless manageability and a higher level of security, through the introduction of a brand new Identity Confirmation system.
Placing strong focus on anti-spam protection, AXIGEN Mail Server 7.3 delivers, among other user-oriented functionalities, an extra layer of security, via a Challenge/Response – based Identity Confirmation method, to offer a highly reliable and customizable email platform.
By directing strong innovative efforts towards adapting to the extremely demanding segment of Service Providers (SPs), AXIGEN reaffirms itself as a “trail blazer”, as considered by The Radicati Group in the Market Quadrant 2009 on Messaging Platforms for Hosted Email Providers, being among those companies that “often shape the future of technology with innovations and new product designs”. Moreover, Radicati’s latest study on Email Platforms for Service Providers Market states “the company has shown huge potential in the past few years and we believe it will continue to innovate and reach new markets”, further acknowledging the product’s innovative qualities and its potential for in the cloud messaging.
“This new release proves yet again our commitment of meeting the ever increasing messaging requirements of today’s business environments. It is also a direct result of our long-term dedication and extensive efforts to present SPs with innovative solutions that they can use to build a higher-end range of Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings for corporate clients,” said Oana Bornaz, AXIGEN CEO.
One of the top nine messaging solutions for hosted email providers according to Radicati’s market studies, AXIGEN is internationally recognized as a top-grade messaging solution and has won the ServerWatch 2007 Product Excellence Award for Best Communications Server.
Source: Gecad Technologies SA
BlackBerry spy software hits the market
Retina-X Studios, LLC, announced the immediate availability of Mobile Spy for RIM BlackBerry devices. Using this groundbreaking BlackBerry technology, users can silently monitor GPS locations, incoming and outgoing text messages (SMS) and call information of children or employees — even if activity logs are erased. Mobile Spy had already been available for the iPhone, Windows Mobile and Symbian OS smartphones. The new version for the BlackBerry is now on the market.
Mobile Spy runs in total stealth mode and no mentions of the program are shown inside the BlackBerry. After the software is set up on the phone, it silently records GPS locations every fifteen minutes. The entire text of all SMS text messages along with the associated phone number is also recorded. Additionally, inbound and outbound call information with duration of the call is recorded. Immediately after activities are logged, they are silently uploaded to the user’s private online account. Accounts can be checked online from any web browser without needing further access to the phone.
“Mobile Spy is a priceless piece of software. After having some doubts about honesty, this really helped set the record straight and confirmed my suspicions,” says Derrick, a Mobile Spy user. Retina-X Studios CEO James Johns states, “With Mobile Spy, dedicated GPS tracking devices become obsolete. The BlackBerry can become the GPS tracking device and capture text messages and call information at the same time. This gives parents and employers a very effective way to monitor the locations and activities of children or employees.”
This exclusive system helps businesses enforce their Acceptable Use Policy on company-provided phones. The software can also monitor teen or family phones. It gives a parent the ability to remotely monitor their child’s texting activities by logging into a website from any web browser. Another common use is to back up a user’s own cell activity as a record of all important text conversations and travel details.
Mobile Spy runs on all modern BlackBerry devices and is also compatible with the iPhone and other smartphones running the Windows Mobile or Symbian OS operating system. These devices are available from most major mobile carriers. The BlackBerry version of Mobile Spy can be found at http://www.mobile-spy.com/spy-blackberry.html
Source: Retina-X Studios, LLC
JoikuBoost: World’s first multiplexing WiFi tethering software for smartphones
Joikusoft, the creator of the world’s most popular WiFi Tethering software JoikuSpot announced a new innovative software solution called JoikuBoost, which enhances the mobile internet connection speed of JoikuBoost-enabled devices. JoikuBoost improves mobile internet connection speed by wirelessly combining 3G data connections between multiple mobile phones in multiple operator 3G networks. The actual internet speed multiplies as the data bits transported in a JoikuBoost WiFi network simultaneously flow through multiple operator 3G networks. JoikuBoost bases on a new communications protocol developed by Joikusoft.
JoikuBoost looks for other JoikuBoost users within close proximity. With user permission, JoikuBoost aggregates the 3G data connections over WiFi and creates a larger, unified and shared bit pipe. Multiple JoikuBoost-enabled phones are able to join and create WiFi Share Hubs, providing the ability to create personal 4G Wifi networks over 3G with friends and associates, meanwhile forming an internet connection which boost the mobile internet user experience to a totally new level.
Nokia has JoikuBoost software installed on many of smartphones. Nokia currently offers Joikusoft’s JoikuSpot Premium software as a preload on Nokia N97 and N97 Mini touch screen smartphones.
“JoikuBoost builds on JoikuSpot innovation, now allowing Nokia phone users to share more 3G with one another, and enjoy surfing the web at vastly higher speeds”, stated Sixten Sandstrom, director of partnerships and business development at Nokia. “Joikusoft software complements the powerful capabilities Nokia designs into its mobile devices.”
“The advanced 3G WiFi sharing capabilities of Nokia smartphones will particularily benefit from JoikuBoost due to new JoikuBoost 3G multiplexing protocol”, commented Tom Ojala, Chairman of the Board and a founder of JoikuSoft.
Lasse Maki, CEO and founder of Joikusoft added: “JoikuBoost solves the radio interface limitation impacting the speed of mobile data transmissions today. By multiplexing various mobile data connections into one larger and unified bit pipe, JoikuBoost multiplies the actual mobile internet speed in operator networks.”
Beta Edition of JoikuBoost is available for free download through Joiku community site at http://www.joiku.com. The site also hosts an online discussion forum and help facility for JoikuBoost. Joikusoft welcomes beta user feedback of JoikuBoost for the final development phases of JoikuBoost to model actual use cases and final feature set.
Source: Joikusoft Ltd
New Bento 3 Personal Database by FileMaker
Brings Innovative New Ways to View, Use and Share Photos, Contacts, Calendars, Files and More
Popular Mac database integrates with iPhoto, provides multi-user sharing, new security options and a limited $20 rebate for existing Bento users
FileMaker, Inc. announced the immediate availability of Bento 3, a breakthrough new version of the popular personal database for the Mac. For the first time ever, Bento 3 integrates with iPhoto from Apple allowing you to store more info about your photos and link them to contacts, projects, events and other information stored in Bento.
“Think of Bento 3 as a powerful, easy way to bring together all of your key Mac information and photos,” said Ryan Rosenberg, vice president, marketing and services, FileMaker, Inc. “With Bento 3, we’re providing new ways for you to view and interact with your information so you can organize contacts, projects, events and even more details of your life.”
Share and share alike securely with up to five users
Bento 3 also delivers new ways to share your information with other Bento users. Just like sharing iTunes and iPhotos over a local area network (LAN) using Apple’s Bonjour technology, you can now share your Bento libraries with up to five users over a wired or wireless local network. You can also encrypt any field and assign passwords to secure your information in Bento 3.
View information in ways never before possible using a database
The new Grid view in Bento 3 delivers an innovative method of displaying thumbnails of photos, text and numeric-based information, while improved File Lists show image thumbnails, instead of just text.
Get started instantly
With Bento 3, you can choose from 35 pre-designed, ready-to use templates thanks to the addition of 10 more templates for popular uses, including wine collecting, job hunting, home searching, vacation planning and more. In addition, the recently launched Bento Template Exchange shows off hundreds of downloadable templates designed by Bento users, so there is never a shortage of new ideas for ways to use Bento 3.
Special limited time offers available
Bento 3 has a suggested list price of $49, but, for a limited time only, FileMaker is offering a $20 rebate to existing users of Bento 1 and Bento 2. Qualified customers who purchase Bento 3 through the FileMaker Store will get an instant rebate and pay just $29 for Bento 3. Qualified customers who purchase Bento 3 at an Apple store or other retailer can request a $20 rebate online.. Customers who have purchased Bento 2 between August 30, 2009 and October 14, 2009 are eligible to receive Bento 3 for free. A 30-day trial version is also available at www.bentotrial.com.
Bento 3 support for Bento for iPhone and iPod touch
Bento 1.0.3 for iPhone and iPod touch resolves compatibility issues related to Bento 3 for Mac and will be available soon. Current users of Bento for iPhone and iPod touch will see a notification on their device when the free update is available for download.
Pricing and system Requirements
Bento 3 is affordably priced at $49 U.S., or $99 U.S. for a family pack of five licenses, and is available on the FileMaker Store. Bento 3 will also be offered at the Apple Online Store and Apple retail stores. It requires Mac OS X v.10.5.7 Leopard and will also run on the recently released OS X v.10.6 Snow Leopard on a Mac computer with an Intel PowerPC G5 or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor. A minimum of 512MB of RAM and 1GB of hard drive space is recommended. A CD drive is required for installation of boxed software.
Sunbelt Software and FaceTime partner to enable Secure Web 2.0, Social Networks and Unified Communications
Sunbelt’s Anti-malware Technology Integrated into FaceTime’s Secure Web Gateway
Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software, announced a licensing agreement with FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions enabling the safe use of Web 2.0 and unified communications in the enterprise.
Through the terms of the agreement, Sunbelt’s anti-malware technology, designed specifically for the gateway, and its Threat Track(TM) data feeds have been licensed by FaceTime for integration with its Unified Security Gateway product. As part of the integration, FaceTime will deploy Sunbelt’s VIPRE technology into its appliance to augment the protection provided by FaceTime’s Security Labs and the FaceTime WebFilter.
With the incorporation of Sunbelt’s gateway anti-malware technology, FaceTime’s Unified Security Gateway delivers robust malware scanning at the network perimeter alongside traditional Web filtering. This is in addition to the application research provided by FaceTime’s Security Labs, which protects enterprises from the associated threats of more than 2,100 Web 2.0 applications from instant messaging to P2P, Gaming, IPTV and social networking. Sunbelt’s Threat Track provides the industry’s most accurate and up-to-date feeds, identifying and propagating the latest malicious URLs and malware to researchers. It relies on the world-class research efforts of SunbeltLabs(TM), the malware research and analysis division of Sunbelt Software.
“As enterprise communications converge with publicly available Web 2.0 applications it becomes imperative to secure increasingly complex data streams,” said Nishant Jadhav, Director of Product Management of FaceTime Communications. “Sunbelt gives us the most powerful information in real-time to be able to protect enterprise users so they can freely communicate through any channel in a secure fashion.”
“Sunbelt’s threat research and detection technology, along with Threat Track data feeds is a perfect complement to FaceTime’s existing application security capabilities,” said Chad Loeven, VP, business development for Sunbelt Software. “The integration of our comprehensive perimeter anti-malware scanning engine provides FaceTime’s customers protection from the full range of threats that can be found in the Web 2.0 sphere.”
Source: Sunbelt Software
Mozilla advances the web with Firefox 3.5
Major update to browser delivers significant performance improvements, privacy enhancements, support for new Web standards, and greater customization options
Mozilla, a public-benefit organization dedicated to promoting choice and innovation on the Internet, today released Firefox(R) 3.5, a major update to its popular, free and open source Web browser. Coming one year after the launch of the critically acclaimed Firefox 3, Firefox 3.5 introduces cutting-edge features, as well as new support for a wide variety of Web standards.
Firefox 3.5 is the best performing browser Mozilla has ever released and delivers radically improved JavaScript performance, a new Private Browsing mode, native support for open video and audio, and Location Aware Browsing. The newest version of Firefox is more than two times faster than Firefox 3 and ten times faster than Firefox 2 on complex websites. With extensive under the hood work to support new technologies, Firefox 3.5 is the most powerful and complete modern browser and helps upgrade the Web experience.
Firefox 3.5 was built through Mozilla’s global, open source development process. The Mozilla community comprises thousands of passionate contributors, including experienced developers, security experts, localization and support communities in more than 60 countries, and tens of thousands of active testers. With more than 300 million active users, Firefox is the only popular Web browser created by a non-profit organization.
“So much is happening on the Web right now, it’s a great time for browsers. Firefox 3.5 brings together the most innovative Web technologies and delivers them in the most complete and powerful modern browser,” said John Lilly, CEO, Mozilla.
What’s New in Firefox 3.5:
Firefox 3.5 makes surfing the Web easier and more enjoyable with exciting new features and platform updates that allow Web developers to create the next generation of Web content. Native support for open video and audio, private browsing, and support for the newest Web technologies will enable richer, more interactive online experiences.
Performance. Firefox 3.5 includes the powerful new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, which delivers unprecedented performance with today’s complex Web applications. Firefox 3.5 is more than two times faster than Firefox 3 and ten times faster than Firefox 2.
Open Video and Audio. Enjoy video and audio content from within your browser, without the need for plugins. Video is a vital part of the modern Web, whether it’s used to communicate, educate, or entertain. Firefox 3.5 delivers the first native integration of audio and video directly into the browser. Now everyone can easily watch open format Ogg Theora videos.
Web developers can use these technologies to design pages that interact with video content in new and exciting ways, offering richer interactive experiences beyond controlling playback and volume.
Privacy Controls. Firefox 3.5 includes features designed to protect your privacy online and provide greater control over your personal data.
While using the new Private Browsing mode in Firefox 3.5, nothing you encounter on the Web will be stored from that moment on during your browsing session. Unique to Firefox 3.5, the new Forget this Site feature can remove every trace of a site from your browser. If you want to remove all private data or activity from the past few hours, Clear Recent History, another Firefox-only feature, gives you full control over what stays and what goes.
Location Aware Browsing. Location Aware Browsing saves you time by allowing websites to ask you where you are located. If you choose to share your location with a website, it can use that information to find nearby points of interest and return additional, useful data like maps of your area. It’s all optional – Firefox doesn’t share your location without your permission.
How to get Mozilla Firefox 3.5:
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 is available now for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X operating systems as a free download from http://www.getfirefox.com/. It is also available in more than 70 languages at: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html.
Lightspeed releases the New DepthQ family of Stereoscopic HD Video Software
Lightspeed Design, Inc. announces the release of its new DepthQ(R) family of stereoscopic software for state-of-the-art capture and playback of HD 3D media. DepthQ(R) HD 3D software has been successfully serving hundreds of professional clients in corporate, entertainment, medical and industrial applications since 2002. That software has now evolved into the new DepthQ(R) family of stereoscopic software — DepthQ(R)Capture(TM) and DepthQ(R)Player(TM).
What makes this product the best of its kind? Simply that DepthQ(R) is the only 3D software package capable of low-latency (66ms) real-time monitoring with simultaneous capture, highly efficient GPU image processing and smooth, high-resolution media playback. Lightspeed’s experience in 3D display technology and filmmaking, combined with their deep understanding of stereography and image processing, led them to develop their own toolsets to capture, process, configure, and playback HD 3D imagery with greater flexibility, efficiency, and accuracy. Lightspeed’s unparalleled features set DepthQ(R)Capture(TM) and DepthQ(R)Player(TM) far above the competition.
DepthQ(R)Capture(TM)
DepthQ(R)Capture(TM) is a powerful software solution for the precise capture, recording and monitoring of stereo 3D video from two simultaneous camera inputs (Analog, HD-SDI, HDMI, FireWire or USB) at dual HD resolution. Features include low-latency, real-time monitoring, a camera alignment aid and visual overlays to assist in optimizing your 3D effects for various target playback screens.
DepthQ(R)Player(TM) captures your two independent camera video sources, concatenates them together as an above/below image to preserve sync, processes the result — applying any scaling and compression required — and then serves the final stereo data as a single data stream to any 3D (or 2D) monitoring device at the required resolution, frame rate, and encoding standard for that display.
DepthQ(R)Player(TM)
DepthQ(R)Player(TM) is a feature-packed software solution for the high-quality playback of stereo 3D movies from a standard PC. Easy to use and designed from the ground up as a professional product, DepthQ(R)Player(TM) combines efficient code architecture and superior throughput for high-bandwidth playback of either locally stored or URL-accessible stereoscopic movies, as well as 3D streaming IP video (MPEG2-TS RTP/UDP).
DepthQ(R)Player(TM) delivers the most comfortable-to-view stereo 3D experience possible, and allows cost-effective viewing of high-resolution stereoscopic media in a wide variety of environments — from remote 3D viewing stations, operating rooms and conference rooms to 3D cinemas, museum exhibits, portable theaters, motion simulators, corporate events and trade shows.
Features include:
- Flicker-free 120 Hz stereoscopic 3D video
- Input Formats – above/below, side-by-side, interlaced and more
- Output Formats – Page-flip, DLP checkerboard, dual output, interlace and more
- DepthQ(R) Alignment (real-time X-Y stereoscopic parallax adjustments)
- Time Dependent Event Editor (IN/OUT points, Parallax changes)
- Time Code Capability
- DMX-512 Control of External Devices
- Cg GPU Image Processing (cornerstone, edge sharpening, contrast, brightness, etc.)
- Depth Reference Marks
DepthQ(R)Player(TM) software uses Microsoft Direct Show infrastructure working with codecs like Windows Media Player, MJPEG, MPEG-2, and H.264 and is compatible with NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision and NVIDIA Quadro.
DepthQ(R)Player(TM) is available in three configurations: Lite, a free-to-download evaluation version incorporating a subtle watermark, with restricted playlength and functionality; Standard, a licensed commercial version at 720P resolution per eye; and Pro, a licensed professional version at full 1080P resolution per eye.
Download DepthQ(R)Player(TM) Lite, test drive it and tell us what you think. Go to http://www.depthq.com/player.html.
For more information, go to http://www.depthq.com/software.html.
Source: Lightspeed Design, Inc.
IBM extends social networking software through cloud computing with LotusLive Connections
LotusLive Wins Enterprise 2.0 Conference Showdown Over Google Apps
IBM announced its newest cloud service — LotusLive Connections — which combines business social networking with collaboration tools. Part of IBM’s cloud service portfolio, LotusLive, LotusLive Connections extends IBM’s reach further into new markets.
As part of the unveiling, LotusLive was voted the winner of The Enterprise 2.0 Cloud Computing Technology Buyers’ Choice Award. IBM’s cloud services won in a side-by-side comparison with Google Apps, EMC and other vendors’ cloud technologies, as voted by the Enterprise 2.0 conference attendees.
“IBM is an established leader in two major trends: cloud computing and social networking for business. At the nexus of these trends is LotusLive Connections,” said Bob Picciano, general manager, IBM Lotus Software. “LotusLive Connections brings companies of all sizes the ability to build, share information and easily work with their extended business network over the Web.”
LotusLive Connections helps individuals, departments and small businesses tap into the intellectual resources and capabilities that previously have only been accessible to large enterprises. Using core elements of IBM’s proven on-premise Lotus Connections social software, LotusLive Connections connects colleagues, partners, suppliers and customers from within and beyond firewalls.
LotusLive Connections simplifies working together, making it easy to identify and work with experts from any company online with the flexibility, convenience and affordable pricing associated with multi-tenant cloud services. Instant messaging, file sharing and activities are all instantly accessible for use with LotusLive networks.
For example, a team planning a project can create a group around the project, including vendors from outside their company. Together they can build a project plan using Activities and post and share associated files. Comments can be made and tasks tracked in the same service. All participants are kept up-to-date without having to hunt through email for the latest documents. Networking, sharing and collaborating are all integrated in LotusLive Connections.
LotusLive Connections will be available on June 30, 2009.
For more information about LotusLive Connections visit www.lotuslive.com/connections.