Now in its 19th year, Lotusphere will once again attempt to make up the ground Lotus Notes lost as a result of shifts in strategy at IBM and changes in the market in the past few years. But with Lotus Notes facing an uphill battle, five days at "the happiest place on Earth" will have to go a long way.
. . . But even with the help of the Connect conference, some in the industry are concerned that Lotusphere '12 may be too little, too late.
Sandy Carter is quoted, but without the exclamation points or hashtags, which made the reading a bit easier. Also, Alan Lepofsky is quoted:
"They do have to focus on a couple very specific messages instead of trying to be so broad, and show not the features but the benefits that come out of it - focusing on the end result and not focusing on the tools," Lepofsky says. "As much as the business partners want the advertising and marketing around specific tools, I think it's more important to focus on the end result of what these tools can do for you."
There is a lot of pressure on the IBM Lotus brand, hopefully a few sessions at Lotusphere show that the brand has a solid, attainable plan for the coming year(s).
US Department of the Interior: Goodbye Lotus Notes (and Exchange)
Tue, May 22nd 2012 9:00p Gregg Eldred The Department of the Interior has awarded a Google service reseller a $34.9 million contract to bring Gmail and Google collaboration tools to the agency, ending a two-year battle between Microsoft and Google, including a lawsuit by the very reseller that ultimately won a revised contract.
. . . The new contract will move the agency's 90,000 email users from a mishmash of seven distinct instances of Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange, as well as disparate instant messaging and collaboration [read] Keywords: collaboration
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FREE: All-In-One Notes/Domino Admin Tool
Tue, May 22nd 2012 9:00p Gregg Eldred This technote contains an all-in-one Admin Tool that consists of a collection of tools that IBM Support provides in various technotes and wiki articles. These technotes usually require an Administrator to create agents to troubleshoot or workaround various issues. This goal of this tool is to eliminate those steps in favor of guided options to perform the required tasks.
What do you get with the ZIP file? Among the list of ten tools, you get:
Out of Office Diagnostic Tool which will assist you [read] Keywords: admin
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Bob Cringely: IBM Will Jettison 78% of Their US Workforce by 2015
Tue, Apr 24th 2012 8:00a Gregg Eldred Bob Cringley has written a series of five articles concerning IBM. The last time he did that, in 2007, he revealed that IBM was ready to offshore and outsource thousands of IBM jobs, impacting employees and customers alike. He was rigth. Now, he returns, predicting, well, here it is in his own words (emphasis, Bob Cringely). The direct impetus for this column is IBMâs internal plan to grow earnings-per-share (EPS) to $20 by 2015. The primary method for accomplishing this feat, according to [read] Keywords: ibm
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Remembrance of Lotusphere Past (LS12): A Marathon, Not a Sprint
Fri, Apr 13th 2012 1:20p Gregg Eldred Two reasons why Lotusphere is a marathon and not a sprint. Especially when you find yourself in the company of two blokes that are highly entertaining. You may even find that they are more entertaining than Boardwalk street performers. As a public service, here is my Pro Tip: These tickets are not welcome at ESPN Club. [read] Keywords: lotusphere
Two Kick A$$ Tools (FREE) for Lotus Notes Clients
Sat, Mar 17th 2012 11:00a Gregg Eldred Sadly, one of the few Open Mic sessions I've missed happened to be the one with the most awesome content.
Back on 13 March, IBM hosted an Open Mic Webcast titled "Install Utilitles for Lotus Notes." It was my mistake not to read the abstract, as I was thinking "InstallShield Tuner" for some reason. This open mic, which you may reference here, did not cover InstallShield Tuner. No, it covered two amazing tools that you NEED to put in your toolbox.
Let me explain.
IBM introduced NICE, t [read] Keywords: ibm
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Foursquare Could Kill You
Thu, Mar 15th 2012 11:10a Gregg Eldred Interesting alternative view of the geo-location services we civilians mostly take for granted, from checking in on foursquare to adding tags to our uploaded pictures.
A deployed service member's situational awareness includes the world of social media. If a Soldier uploads a photo taken on his or her smartphone to Facebook, they could broadcast the exact location of their unit, said Steve Warren, deputy G2 for the Maneuver Center of Excellence, or MCoE.
"Today, in pretty much every single [read] Keywords: facebook
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Lotus: "Over The Top Technology"
Thu, Mar 15th 2012 11:10a Gregg Eldred Legendary accounts of breakthroughs in technology tend to focus on operating systems, displays and new devices.
But one of the most significant yet under-reported trends is for technology companies to try to 'leapfrog' each other with 'over-the-top' technologies. It is this trend that often defines the battle for supremacy in the technology industry.
... [IBM] spent over $4bn buying software firm Lotus because it wanted a small but crucial part of the business: Lotus Notes, with a reve [read] Keywords: ibm
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Updated: Does IBM Lotus Notes Traveler support the BlackBerry PlayBook?
Mon, Mar 5th 2012 7:01p Gregg Eldred There is now an updated TechNote concerning Lotus Traveler and the BlackBerry PlayBook.
Question
Does IBM Lotus Notes Traveler support the BlackBerry PlayBook?
Answer
At this time, IBM does not support the use of Lotus Notes Traveler on a BlackBerry PlayBook. PlayBook support is offered by RIM:
1) For Administrators, RIM has posted details about its support for the configuration in the BlackBerry Device Service Guide.
2) For end users, please reference the PlayBook Users Guide.
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Open Mic Webcast: What's the Latest with Notes Traveler? - 24 April 2012
Mon, Mar 5th 2012 6:44p Gregg Eldred Got Traveler? Mark your calendar for this webcast on 24 April.
Abstract
IBM will host an Open Mic webcast with Lotus Development and Support Engineers on 24 April 2012. The topic will be "What's the Latest with Notes Traveler? ."
Content
Date: 24 April 2012
Time: 11:00 AM EDT (15:00 UTC, or GMT -4), for 60 minutes
To ask a question in advance, add a response document to this forum post.
More information, including the ICS which you can use to add the webcast to your calendar, call- [read] Keywords: ibm
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