IBM Connections
| Developer(s) | IBM |
|---|---|
| Stable release |
5.0 CR3
|
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | collaboration, web 2.0 |
| License | License |
| Website | http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/conn |
IBM Connections is a Web 2.0 enterprise social software application developed by IBM to provide online social networking tools for people associated with a company.
IBM Connections (or 'Connections' for short) was announced at Lotusphere 2007, and Version 1.0 shipped on June 27 that year.
IBM Connections has the following components:
At Lotusphere 2010, IBM previewed features being planned for future releases, including
IBM Connections uses open standards including ATOM and RSS to integrate with other applications, and provides a REST-like API for developers.Widgets can be added into IBM Connections, including those from Google Gadgets and other services as well as custom developed ones.
IBM Connections has been described as the leading product in enterprise social software market and IDC named it the worldwide leader in marketshare in 2011.
The ten IBM Connections components are built on a set of services according to the service-oriented architecture concept. These components take the form of J2EE applications which are hosted on IBM WebSphere Application Server. This design allows the components to be hosted independently of each other and to support very large scale deployments.
The Homepage serves as a portal for user's social collaboration. Out of the box IBM Connections provides 20 widgets which can be customized by the user.
IT administrators can add new widgets and OpenSocial gadgets for use by users.
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