Presentation by Felix Binsack as given on November 30th in Amsterdam for Social Connections IV, the IBM Connections user group event

1. Content Management
for IBM Connections
with TIMETOACT
Custom Homepage
SocialConnections IV
30.11.2012 Amsterdam
Info@TIMETOACT-GROUP.COM, Tel.: +49 221 97343 0
Im Mediapark 2, 50670 Köln, WWW.TIMETOACT-GROUP.COM

2. Ideas & Product Management
! Felix Binsack
+49 221 97343-10
felix.binsack@timetoact.de
! IT Business since 1990
! Lotus / Collaborative Software since 1994
! Web Content Management
since 1996
! Many hunderds Web Projects with
TIMETOACT / TIMETOWEB
since 1998
! IBM Connections since 2007
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3. Intranet Evolution

4. Intranet Evolution
Collabora'on
Portals
Web
Content
Management
1996 2000 2002 2007 2012
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5. Internet Revolution
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6. From
Internet 2.0
to
Enterprise 2.0

7. Intranet Evolution
Social
So5ware
Collabora'on
Portals
Web
Content
Management
1996 2000 2002 2007 2012
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8. Intranet Platforms to not blend by themselfs
Social
So5ware
Collabor'on
Portals
Web
Content
Management
1996 2000 2002 2007 2012
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9. Key Findings
1. All platforms cover some features of other platforms
2. No platform can substitute any platform
3. Users can not handle 4 different platforms
4. (Enerprise Level) Social Software platforms grows much faster
into Collaboration, then (Department Level) Collaboration
platforms can cover Social Software requirements
5. Some Companies need Integration Portals
6. All Companies need Social Software
7. Most Companies need Web CMS too
8. Why?
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10. Web Content Management
and
Social Software are
very different creatures!

11. Intranet based on…
Web Content Management Social Software
! Top Down / 1:n Communication ! Bottom Up / n:n Communication
! Approved Content / Directives ! Unofficial Content
! Communication of (Management) ! Formation of Ideas and Opinions
Ideas and Opinions ! Popular Information stays on Top
! Important Information stays on Top ! Form Follows Function
! Pixel Perfect Layout
! Everyone is an Author with no / little
! Dedicated Authors / Webmasters Training
with Intense Training
! Set as default Homepage by
! Set as default Homepage by Policy
Employee
! "Management’s Intranet"
! "Employee’s Intranet"
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12. Intranet Scenarios

13. CMS Vendor Approach…
Web Content Management
Social Software
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14. Microsoft Approach…
Collaboration
Social Software
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15. IBM Conections 2.0 Approach
Social Software
Collaboration
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16. IBM Portal Approach…
Portal
Collaboration Social Software Web Content
Management
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17. IBM Portal Approach…
Portal
Document Social Software Web Content
Management Management
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18. IBM Connections 4.X Approach
Social Software
“Portal”
Document Management
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19. Our Prognosis
Our Solution

20. Our Intranet Prognosis
! Information Growth
Social
So5ware
Collabora'on
Portale
Content
Management
1996 2000 2002 2007 2012
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21. TIMETOACT Approach…
Social Software
Web Content Management
Portal
Document Management
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22. Social Intranet
Web Content Management Social Software
"Management’s Intranet" "Employee’s Intranet"
“Social Intranet” / “Integrated Intranet” / "Everyone’s Intranet”
! Integrates Web Content Management into Social Software
! Increases accessibility and visibility of
important (management) information
! Makes Web Content Management as simple as using IBM Connections
(i.e. Management compatible)
! Utilizes IBM Connections, eliminates the need for an external CMS
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23. Introducing
Content Management
for IBM Connections
with TIMETOACT
Custom Homepage

24. Custom Homepage
for IBM Connection III

25. Sample Custom Homepage
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26. Sample Custom Homepage
! Multilevel
Content
Navigation
! News
Overviews
! Link Lists /
Quick Links
! Company
Events
! Static Content
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27. Customization & Administration
! TIMETOACT Custom
Homepage
! runs as separate
application
! can be customized easily
(Just upload new css…)
! is independent from IBM
Connections releases
! "survives" IBM
Connections updates (only
rerun a simple script)
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28. Custom Homepage
for IBM Connection IV
(Beta)

29. Sample Custom Homepage

30. Sample Custom Homepage

31. Sample Custom Homepage

32. Custom Homepage
! Available from new menu item in top navigation
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33. Content Navigation
! n Level Content Navigation
! Draws Content from Community WiKi
! Makes important content always easily available
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34. Corporate News Widget
! 1 – 4 News
Channels
! n News per
Channel
! News draw
Content from
Community Blogs
! Reuses first
Picture in Blog
Entry
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35. Content Layer
! Displays Content in Layer
(User stays on Custom Homepage, no need to switch back & forth)
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36. Top News Widget
! 1 Top News
! Large Picture
! Top News draws
Content from
Community Blog
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37. Events Widget
! Events draw Content
from Community
Events
! List View / Calendar
View Toggle
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38. Google Gadgets
! Thousands of
Google Gadgets are
available
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39. Clipping / iFrame Widget
! iFrame draws Content from
external Website
! Foreign content can be
reformatted with own CSS
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40. Quicklinks Widget
! 1 – 4 Link Lists
! n Links per List
! Quicklinks draw Content
from Community
Bookmarks
! Sorts Links alphabetically
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41. Static Content Widget
! Draws Content from
Community WiKi
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42. Custom Homepage
Customization

43. Customization
! Add new
Gadgets
with a click
! Move
Gadgets
with Drag
& Drop
! Access
Gadget in
top right
corner
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44. Custom Homepage
Architecture

45. Custom Homepage Architecture
! Easy Install on
Connections
Server
! Uses DoJo for
visual effects
! Arrange
Custom
Widgets with
Drag & Drop
! Customize
Layout with
HTML/CSS
upload
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46. Benchmarking
IBM Connections
as the single
Intranet Platform

47. IBM Connections
! Content Management
Portal ! Check In / Out
! News
! Static Content
! Version Management
! Navigation
Content
Collaboration
! Portal
Management ! Gadgets
! Widgets
! SSO / OAuth
! Portlets (JSR168, 286)
! Collaboration (90%)
Social ! Social Software (100%)
Software
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48. IBM Connections with Custom Homepage
! Classic Intranet
Portal Homepage including
! Multilevel Content
Navigation
! News Overview
Content ! Static Content
Collaboration
Management ! Link Lists
! Intelligent iFrames
Social
Software
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49. Future Ideas & Plans

50. Future Ideas & Plans
! Personalization
! Personalize Custom Homepage Content according to Profile Properties
! Custom Homepage for Communities
! External Search Engine Integration
! TRex
! ..
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51. Summary

52. IBM Connections & Web Content Management
! Many Customers have just basic Web Content Management
requirements
! No requirement for pixel perfect layout
! No dedicated internal Communication Department
! Many Customers love IBM Connections and would like to use it
as their Intranet Homepage
! No training required for Content Publishing
! Management can publish itself
! Use rich Collaboration Features to (selectively) engage employees in
discussions
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53. TIMETOACT Custom Homepage…
for IBM Connections allows customers to
! use IBM Connections as their default intranet homepage
! use IBM Connections as their Intranet CMS
! increases the benefit and value of their IBM Connections investment
utilizes IBM Connections for
! simple content creation thru Blogs, Bookmarks, Events, WiKis
! Access Management, Approval, Commenting etc.
does not require
! Training for authors, content masters etc.
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54. Content Management & Custom Homepage
! Typical CMS requirements from internal communications
departments
! Default homepage for all users
! Conventional multi level navigation thru content hierarchies
! News must stay on top - as long as internal communications pleases
(i.e. news may not moved down as in the activity stream thru other posts)
! News overviews should be illustrated with pictures from the news
! Static Content at prominent position
! Link lists at prominent position
! Simple Content creation, simple customization
! All typical requirements call be fulfilled with a IBM Connections
and the TIMETOACT Custom Homepage as an add-on
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55. About
TIMETOACT GROUP

56. Software Architecture & Consulting,
Application Development, Deployment,
Hosting, Integration, Support, Training,
License Selling
120 employees; all shares held by founders; equity financed, no debt;
Cologne, Berlin, Dresden, Munich, Augsburg, Stuttgart, Zuerich
IBM Software SaaS SharePoint
& PaaS
Messaging & Commerce Integration & Mail- & ASP.NET,
Collaboration & Marketing Optimization Collaboration, Semantic
BPM, CRM Applications
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57. Success with IBM Connections

58. TIMETOACT GROUP Services
! Analysis
Content Portal ! Consulting
Management (Content Portal,
Integration ! Information Architecture
(Document
Portal)
Management, ! Product Selection
Web Content
Management) ! Branding & Skinning
! User Centered
& Visual Design
! Development
Collaboration Social
(Team Enablement) Software ! Mobile Apps
(Web 2.0)
! Assests &
Best Practices
! Support
Search & Web Analysis
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59. Thank you
Felix Binsack, Felix.Binsack@TIMETOACT.DE, Tel.: +49 221 97343 10
TIMETOACT GROUP, Im Mediapark 2, 50670 Köln, WWW.TIMETOACT.DE