The next release of IBM Lotus Web Content Manager is due for release on the 1st Sept. There is a heap of new capabilities and an improved interface for creating content etc. Here is a list that I have gathered so far on the new features etc:
Projects This is a great new feature that enables you to make changes to multiple content items and design elements and then to publish them as a group or "Project". Group changes can be made to items that multiple people are working on together. This is particularly useful for large site updates/changes where you want to preview all of the changes together.
This also has the impact for a lot of customers I suggest that they will no longer need a Staging server. Staging servers were typically used in scenarios where there were a lot of changes being made and you wanted to see them all before going live. All changes can be bundled together and previewed together. Large site changes can be done in parallel with day to day site changes
Projects are apparently easy to introduce to existing sites and content creation processes
Workflow There have been some performance improvements here. Draft operations are as fast as operations on published items. Drafts can be made at anytime. Can save as draft outside of the workflow. Workflow can be added or removed from all items. This means we can now have workflow for all design elements within a library. Allows for multiple drafts for each item. This is useful when you are preparing some content for release which will be followed shortly there after with another release. Offset date driven workflow actions. Ie process one week after date etc. Return to previous workflow stage function
Authoring templates New file resource type. These files can be rendered directly as well as being listed in menus and navigators. Default Presentation Template for authoring templates Taxonomy driven option selection fields
Syndication and Administration Wizard to simplify setting up syndication. Pending and failed items view for syndication in the syndicators admin portlet Cross fix pack level syndication System properties now editable via WAS resources in WAS admin console Doc improvements
Structural Changes Site Areas have replaced Sites at the top of the content library. Folders-components, author templates, can be organized into folders with security inheritance. This will probably become the best practice for managing security of content/design items in a libary. You will set the security on a folder and then this will inherit to the items in the folders.
WCM Tags Tags can now be entered with square brackets Single property tag for accessing info about an item
User Improvement Enhancements Significant user interface simplification Web 2.0 built into authoring to accelerate content creation Favorites and bookmarks. Favorites are context aware Out of the box content. When you create a library it will prepopulate with basic site areas, templates, workflow etc. This should speed up the initial build of sites. New clean look and feel for authoring portlet Easier navigation and access to open items Recent items. Persistent across sessions and client machines Enhanced view filtering based on dojo popup. Tag and design Helpers. To help add wcm tags to HTML and rich text items What's new in rendering? WSRP support Remote actions supported. Content page resolution filters Tagging and rating out of the box
So all up it is a great new release and I am looking forward to leveraging the new capabilities.
Meet Intravision - Kudos Badges Partner based in Denmark
Mon, Jan 30th 2012 9:45p Adam Brown Well we seem to be on a roll with our 3rd Kudos Badges Partner signing on. Intravision are the creators of the awesome OnTime Scheduling Suite and are clearly IBM Connections guru's so we are very pleased that they have decided to partner with ISW around Kudos Badges to work with our customers in Northern Europe.
IntraVision is an IBM Premier partner with it's base in Denmark, Northern Europe. Intravision's focus is to add pervasive scheduling and coordination functionality to IBM Domino cli [read] Keywords: connections
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Meet TimeToAct - Kudos Badges Partner based in Germany
Sun, Jan 29th 2012 4:19p Adam Brown I would like to introduce our latest Kudos Badges Partner, TimeToAct. TimeToAct are based in Germany (Colonge) and are the creators of the CAT (Connections Administration Toolkit) product. They are experts in IBM Connections are we are very pleased to have them join us as Partners to provide local support to our Kudos Badges clients in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
TIMETOACT GROUP is a leading IBM Business Partner with over 100 employees at six offices throughout Germany. Professional serv [read] Keywords: administration
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Meet Collaboration Matters - Kudos Badges Partner based in the United Kingdom
Thu, Jan 26th 2012 4:51p Adam Brown I am very pleased to announce ISW's inaugural Partner for Kudos Badges. Based in the UK I am sure Stuart McIntyre and Collaboration Matters don't need an introduction to most IBM Connections users around the world but here is it anyway:
Collaboration Matters is one of the UK's leading social software consultancies. Based in the beautiful Cotswolds area of England, they have constructed a dynamic team that can call on some of the most innovative minds in the social collaboration field. We [read] Keywords: collaboration
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WIN KUDOS BADGES AT Lotusphere 2012 #LS12
Sun, Jan 15th 2012 9:10a Adam Brown Ok so we are at Lotusphere so we figured we had better give something away.Why? Well it is Lotusphere after all and we are having a great time!
So just for the next week anyone that retweets this and follows our @kudosbadges twitter account will automatically be entered into a draw to win 1000 User Enterprise License to Kudos Badges. So if you use Connections, or are even considering rolling out Connections hurry up and enter now!
If anyone wants a demo of Kudos Badges please ping us on twitter [read] Keywords: connections
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Why Gamification for IBM Connections?
Sun, Jan 15th 2012 4:59a Adam Brown Since we launched Kudos Badges ago we have been swamped with clients wanting demos and presentations around the solution. The overwhelming response from clients is that instantly they get it. They understand how gamification can help them drive the adoption and ultimately the business value they get from IBM Connections. However we have also had a few people comment that they don't really understand gamification or don't believe that it works so I thought it was worth putting down why gamifica [read] Keywords: connections
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Announcing Kudos Badges for IBM Connections!
Tue, Jan 3rd 2012 3:04p Adam Brown I can't tell you how excited I am to finally announce Kudos Badges for IBM Connections! I have been holding my tongue over the last few weeks before we were finally ready to launch what I believe is an awesome capability for Connections. I have been doing a few sneak peak demos for a few clients, friends, and colleages and have received fantastic feedback so I am pumped to finally put it out there for all to see. [read] Keywords: connections
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Countdown....Kudos to You!
Thu, Dec 15th 2011 10:29p Adam Brown One of the things I really enjoy working with ISW is being able to come up with creative ideas and work with the team to deliver them into the market. Over the last few years ISW has puched out some great solutions such as Wildfire and iWildfire which has been great fun and has added some real business values to our clients and users.
Well over the last few months we have been working away quitely at one of the more interesting projects we have done. I am really excited about this one as I can s [read] Keywords: connections
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Ignition for IBM Connections - Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane here we come!
Tue, Nov 15th 2011 4:11p Adam Brown Following on from successful events in Hobart, Sydney, and Melbourne, ISW is now running our IBM Connections Ignition Breakfast series in Adelaide (22nd Nov), Perth (24th Nov), and Brisbane (1st Dec).
This round table breakfast event has been a great series to date with some fantastic discussions on the REAL business value of Social Business and IBM Connections. I always find it interesting to hear from different organisations about the use cases they have for Connections and how they see the te [read] Keywords: connections
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Simply Inspiring - Outside the Inbox
Thu, Nov 10th 2011 4:31p Adam Brown Simply inspiring!
I have often been found talking to clients about "Get Out Of Mail Jail!". Email was definitely the killer App of the 90's. It empowered us to communicate quickly, efficiently, with many many people. However over time it has become a burdon for many of us. Receiving hundreds of emails per day, many useless, some useful, but many not effective, we have created these silos of information where knowledge is trapped in individuals emails. We have all become slaves to our email, r [read] Keywords: application
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It's Mo Time!
Tue, Nov 1st 2011 5:10p Adam Brown So for a number of years my colleagues at ISW have participated in Movember. I have always resisted the call to become a MoBro and grow a Mo for a good cause and have simply contributed by sponsorship. Well this year I have been convinced (harassed) by my colleagues at ISW to have a crack and grow a Mo (attempt to anyway). So I started yesterday clean shaven and will see how the month progresses. So rather than just having the (irritable) pleasure of growing a mo (some fluff on my lip) I thought [read] Keywords: lotus
