Posts Tagged ‘portal’

(This post is Part 1 in a two-part series.  For Part 2, click here.) Let’s continue our tour around the social capabilities of SharePoint 2013 and its extensions with a look at the value of analytics and why they need to matter to the decision-makers—whether they’re in IT, Communications, Human Resources or some other function— who […]

Today I updated my iPhone 4 to the new iOS 6 operating system.  It has lots of new features which I’ve just started to play with, including a new version of Safari, Apple’s mobile web browser.   What does this have to do with portals?  Keep reading. One of my clients just recently (yesterday – […]

After my webinar on the topic went so well yesterday, I thought I’d distill the basics of Social (what, how, and why) in SharePoint 2013 into a few quick posts here at the blog.  Today’s inaugural topic represents the “what”— a quick look at the new social functionality in SharePoint 2013. Anyone who remembers the […]

IBM has posted on YouTube several videos describing new features in IBM Connections 4.  You can find all the Connections videos and more on the Lotus Information Development Channel. Below I list some of the interesting Connections 4 videos. IBM Connections 4 Overview:   Getting Started with the home page:   Using Communities:  

IBM’s web content management system has long had a feature called syndication.  Syndication is used to move content from one server to another.  In the typical environment, content is authored in one server, goes through a workflow process and finally gets approved.  Once approved, that content then needs to be delivered to the production servers […]

Summer, as defined by school schedules, has generally come to an end and that means we kick start our IBM Connection Bootcamp series.  This fall we will be continuing on our trusty format of delivering business-focused bootcamps to help business and IT leaders build use cases, define ROI scenarios and have a little fun while […]

I read a lot of different sources in my bid to stay relevant in this fast changing portal and social world.  John Prince had an interesting article on the butterfly effect as a guest blogger on the Oracle WebCenter blog.  He starts out by noting how very small changes have large impacts. He missed a bus […]

Liferay announced some time ago that they were going to build Marketplace – an online application store for the Liferay.  They even posted a YouTube video previewing Marketplace back in May 2011. Liferay Marketplace has arrived officially.  You can access Marketplace at this address: http://www.liferay.com/marketplace Marketplace has many applications ready to download.  Some are free apps […]

Let’s consider two kinds of portals: one is a place where stuff is, the other is a place where people exist. Most portals start out as the former, and they tend to stay that way. In most organizations, the portal is a place where stuff is. You go there when you need some stuff, or […]

Imagine you are outside on a moonlit night, maybe near an old farmhouse, or a favorite camping spot. There is no one around but you. The moonlight and the quiet create a vast sense of space. All you hear is the open, empty sounds of the night. The main sound you hear all around you, […]

Andrew Wright posted at story at ragan.com titled Are intranets a waste of time or valuable? Survey says … where he looks at data concerning the usage of an intranet vs perceived value. We have been called into many companies to help them improve their intranet because of a variety of reasons.  A lot of the time, […]

In doing some research into Adobe CQ5.5, I came across an interesting article that sent me into a new research mission today.  (Whenever I see something new, I just have to research it right then and there.) So I came across this link in Google:  TWITTER BOOTSTRAP FOR ADOBE CQ5.5.  I had no idea what […]