IBM SmartCloud for Social Business is a suite of business networking and collaboration cloud-based services hosted by the
IBM Collaboration Solutions division of
IBM. The integrated services include
social networking for businesses,
online meetings,
file sharing
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,
instant messaging
Instant messaging (IM) technology is a type of online chat allowing real-time text transmission over the Internet or another computer network. Messages are typically transmitted between two or more parties, when each user inputs text and trigge ...
,
data visualization and
e-mail
Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices. Email was thus conceived as the electronic (digital) version of, or counterpart to, mail, at a time when "mail" meant ...
.
There are several IBM SmartCloud for Social Business offerings:
* IBM SmartCloud Connections provides an integrated set of collaboration tools for creating user profiles, managing contacts, creating business networking with your contacts, instant messaging, social file sharing, managing collaborative tasks called "Activities," creating "Communities" and sending out surveys through the "Forms" application.
* IBM SmartCloud Meetings is a full-featured, web-based online meeting service, formerly known as
Lotus Sametime Unyte Meeting.
* IBM SmartCloud Engage Standard combines the functionality of LotusLive Connections and LotusLive Meetings. It was code-named "Bluehouse" and was first announced at
Lotusphere in January 2008.
* IBM SmartCloud Notes is a fully-featured e-mail, calendar, contact management, and instant messaging service in the IBM cloud. With LotusLive Notes, users access their mailbox over the Internet with a web browser or with the Lotus Notes client.
* IBM SmartCloud iNotes is a web-based e-mail and calendar service. It uses the messaging assets that IBM acquired from
Outblaze
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, a
Hong Kong
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based online application service provider.
IBM SmartCloud for Social Business also provides framework for third-party applications to integrate with LotusLive. IBM has announced integration with
Skype
Skype () is a proprietary telecommunications application operated by Skype Technologies, a division of Microsoft, best known for VoIP-based videotelephony, videoconferencing and voice calls. It also has instant messaging, file transfer, deb ...
,
LinkedIn
LinkedIn () is an American business and employment-oriented online service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Launched on May 5, 2003, the platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, and allows job se ...
,
Salesforce
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,
UPS, and
Silanis.
At Lotusphere 2012, IBM announced that it has rebranded the LotusLive product line as IBM SmartCloud For Social Business.
Notes
External links
IBM SmartCloud for Social Business HomepageLotus Notes Hosted MessagingDeveloperWorks article on LotusLiveDeveloperWorks article on LotusLive Engage
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