Software Announcement January 17, 2006 IBM Workplace Collaboration Services V2.6 and IBM Workplace software products V2.6 Overview IBM Workplace Managed Client, the optional rich client for Workplace At a glance IBM Workplace Collaboration Collaboration Services users, helps Services and IBM Workplace make people more productive by IBM Workplace Collaboration Managed Client , the optional full enabling them to make better Services V2.6 and IBM Workplace rich client, are IBM Workplace informed decisions and take targeted software products V2.6: actions, fast. Because Workplace products that deliver a complete and • integrated collaborative platform. Managed Client is deployed, Integrate with IBM Workplace Built on open standards and provisioned, and managed from the Designer delivering network-based Workplace Collaboration Services • Include support for Lotus collaboration to users of all types, server, it offers Workplace Managed Notes and Domino V7.0 IBM Workplace products are Client functions with operational changing the way organizations characteristics that are comparable • Provide interoperability with the collaborate. to Web browsers. Key “better than Lotus Notes calendar browser” capabilities include local • IBM Workplace Collaboration execution of code, an encrypted data Support out-of-office Services delivers an integrated store with offline use support, and a notifications collaborative environment that full array of productivity tools • Contain block mail send for includes a wide range of capabilities including word processor, quota enforcement like e-mail, calendaring, presence spreadsheet, Presentation awareness, instant messaging, Manager , and project planner. • Enhance Web conference learning, team spaces, Web Workplace Managed Client also management conferencing, document and Web includes a capability called “Activity • Have document management content management. The Explorer,” an innovative feature enhancements underlying service oriented which enables users to easily architecture (SOA) provides a organize collections of work items • Include clustering support for flexible and easy way to deploy just and collaborations together into IBM iSeries the capabilities any given individual “activities.” needs, as well as bring together existing or newly developed capabilities as part of a customized Key prerequisites solution. Built on open standards Refer to the Hardware requirements and a single componentized and Software requirements sections. infrastructure that is centrally managed, Workplace Collaboration Services delivers modular, reusable Program number collaborative services that offer the flexibility for adapting quickly to For details, refer to the Program changing business conditions and number section in this broad hardware, operating system, announcement. and client choices to provide deployment options that are in line Planned availability dates with your business strategy. • January 17, 2006: Electronic software delivery • February 14, 2006: Media and documentation This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com. IBM Asia Pacific IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. AP06-0007 businesses to reduce content development and AP Announcement countries implementation time. AP distribution: To all Asia Pacific countries for release • Document management — Document management capabilities can be experienced through the optional Country/Region Announced Announcement Date rich client or a basic Web browser. They enable the ─────────────────────── ────────── ─────────────────── Asean * Yes 01/17/06 management of the complete lifecycle of office Australia Yes 01/17/06 documents, from inception to collaborative authoring Hong Kong Yes 01/17/06 to review, approval, and archiving. PRC Yes 01/17/06 Macao Yes 01/17/06 • Team collaboration — Team collaboration provides Taiwan Yes 01/17/06 integrated presence awareness, instant messaging, Korea Yes 01/17/06 Web conferencing, and customizable team spaces to Japan Yes 01/17/06 New Zealand Yes 01/17/06 help individuals, teams, and entire organizations become more responsive, increase business efficiencies, and collaborate easily. * Bangladesh, Brunei, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, • Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, E-mail, calendar and scheduling — Messaging Cambodia, Vietnam capabilities can be experienced through the optional rich client or a basic browser. By combining e-mail, calendaring and scheduling, and a personal address book, everyone in your organization can stay Description connected and communicate more effectively. IBM Workplace Collaboration Services V2.6 delivers an • Learning — The learning capability is an integrated integrated collaborative environment that includes a wide learning environment that streamlines the range of capabilities like e-mail, calendaring, presence management of training programs, resources, and awareness, instant messaging, learning, team spaces, courseware. It helps organizations more efficiently Web conferencing, document and Web content meet ongoing training and compliance requirements, management. The underlying service oriented and easily measure the results of learning activities. architecture (SOA) provides a flexible and easy way to • — deploy just the capabilities any given individual needs, Common collaborative environment Workplace as well as bring together existing or newly developed Collaboration Services delivers differentiated business capabilities as part of a customized solution. Built on value through a completely integrated Workplace open standards and a single componentized environment that applies common features across all infrastructure that is centrally managed, Workplace capabilities. This environment includes integration Collaboration Services provides organizations with between each of the capabilities, central modular, reusable collaborative services that offer the administration and policy management, federated flexibility for adapting quickly to changing business search, a welcome page, a portlet palette supporting conditions and broad hardware, operating system and a drag-and-drop user interface for instant client choices to provide deployment options that are in customization of your environment and application line with your business strategy. program interfaces (APIs) that provide access to most functions available in the user interface and much Across most organizations, people have varying work more. needs and the IT staff must be able to provide the right • Templates and forms — Built-in application and form tools as requirements and work scenarios change. templates help users of all types build applications Workplace Collaboration Services gives IT teams one quickly and efficiently. product that can support varying needs and can be easily changed or adapted — all from one infrastructure for IT • Productivity tools — Workplace Collaboration Services to manage. This provides an easier way to deliver the offers built-in productivity tools including a word right productivity tools throughout an organization than processing editor, spreadsheet editor, and in the past. With greater flexibility and choice, Workplace presentation editor that can interoperate with existing Collaboration Services delivers a variety of desktop software. server-managed client experiences ranging from a basic browser to a full rich client through IBM Workplace • Activity Explorer — Experienced through IBM Managed Client. Server-managed clients provide Workplace Managed Client (requires optional license), administrators a security-rich deployment model without Activity Explorer is a new innovation that helps people having to touch the desktop. Coupled with central to more effectively track and manage multiple points policy-based management of the end-user′s desktop of interaction (activities) that relate to a project or environment, this can result in improved business process, extending collaboration beyond instant productivity, reducing costs, and responding with speed messaging and e-mail by allowing teams to proactively to any customer demand or opportunity. record and organize their shared conversations and documents using an easy-to-navigate, structured Providing out-of-the-box value, Workplace Collaboration approach. Services includes self-service tools and a rich development framework to deliver a simplified model for Feature overview building, deploying, and managing a collaborative IBM Workplace Collaboration Services provides an Workplace environment and custom applications. The integrated, portal-based, centrally managed collaborative integrated collaborative environment delivered by environment that includes a wide range of capabilities Workplace Collaboration Services includes: built on a single, componentized infrastructure. This • Web content management — Web content release provides key enhancements across the management helps streamline the Web content collaborative capabilities such as e-mail and calendaring, management process by placing content creation and Web conferencing, document management, and extends management in the hands of content experts, for support to additional software platforms such as Lotus author once, publish everywhere control, helping Notes and Domino 7.0, DB2 V8.2, IBM HTTP Server V6.0, AP06-0007 -2- and the IBM Directory Integrator V6.0. The -- Activity Explorer,