Lotus just announced the release of Connections 3.0. For those who have Connections 2.5 and/or were waiting for 3.0 to come out – today is a good day. IBM has come a long way and listened to their customers and partners around gaps and wishes for enterprise collaboration. You get sub-communities, security enhancements, social analytics and much more – as well as the stable of what you have learned to love.
Another happy addition is to their offerings of supported mobile devices which now include Android 2.x+ and iPad.
Here is a snippet from the release:
IBM® Lotus® Connections 3.0 is designed to help you:
- Exchange ideas with, and benefit from, the expertise of other people using the new Forums application
- Expand your professional network through social analytics based recommendations for people to connect with, and communities to join
- Build vibrant communities that encourage participation with sub-communities focused on key topics of interest to the members
- Access profile information, search for expertise, and view status more quickly with an enhanced page navigation
- Stay informed of the latest updates from across your social network with new notification capabilities
- Access your social data while on the go using an expanded choice of mobile device support
