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 Planned availability dates collaborative services that offer the flexibility for adapting quickly to • January 17, 2006: Electronic changing business conditions and software delivery broad hardware, operating system • and client choices to provide February 14, 2006: Media and deployment options that are in line documentation with your business strategy. This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative. IBM Canada Ltd. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. A06-0050 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 • Common collaborative environment — Workplace deploy just the capabilities any given individual needs, Collaboration Services delivers differentiated business as well as bring together existing or newly developed value through a completely integrated Workplace capabilities as part of a customized solution. Built on environment that applies common features across all open standards and a single componentized capabilities. This environment includes integration infrastructure that is centrally managed, Workplace between each of the capabilities, central Collaboration Services provides organizations with administration and policy management, federated modular, reusable collaborative services that offer the search, a welcome page, a portlet palette supporting flexibility for adapting quickly to changing business a drag-and-drop user interface for instant conditions and broad hardware, operating system and customization of your environment and application client choices to provide deployment options that are in program interfaces (APIs) that provide access to most line with your business strategy. 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 presentation in the past. With greater flexibility and choice, Workplace editor that can interoperate with existing desktop Collaboration Services delivers a variety of software. server-managed client experiences ranging from a basic • Activity Explorer — Experienced through IBM browser to a full rich client through IBM Workplace Workplace Managed Client (requires optional license), Managed Client. Server-managed clients provide Activity Explorer is a new innovation that helps people administrators a security-rich deployment model without to more effectively track and manage multiple points having to touch the desktop. Coupled with central of interaction (activities) that relate to a project or policy-based management of the end-user′s desktop process, extending collaboration beyond instant environment, this can result in improved business messaging and e-mail by allowing teams to proactively productivity, reducing costs and responding with speed to record and organize their shared conversations and any customer demand or opportunity. documents using an easy-to-navigate, structured Providing out-of-the-box value, Workplace Collaboration approach. Services includes self-service tools and a rich Feature overview development framework to deliver a simplified model for 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 release provides key enhancements across the • Web content management — Web content collaborative capabilities such as e-mail and calendaring, management helps streamline the Web content Web conferencing, document management and extends management process by placing content creation and support to additional software platforms such as Lotus management in the hands of content experts, for Notes and Domino 7.0, DB2 V8.2, IBM HTTP Server V6.0 author once, publish everywhere control, helping and the IBM Directory Integrator V6.0. The businesses to reduce content development and comprehensive feature highlights are provided below. implementation time. • • Document management — Document management Highlights include: capabilities can be experienced through the optional − A single completely integrated collaborative rich client or a basic Web browser. They enable the environment with central administration and policy management of the complete lifecycle of office management documents, from inception to collaborative authoring to review, approval and archiving. − All collaboration capabilities such as e-mail, calendaring and scheduling, presence awareness, • Team collaboration — Team collaboration provides instant messaging, learning, team spaces, Web integrated presence awareness, instant messaging, conferencing and document and Web content Web conferencing and customizable team spaces to management help individuals, teams and entire organizations become more responsive, increase business − A choice of client experience to optimally support efficiencies and collaborate easily. a user′s role ranging from a basic Web browser to a full rich client • E-mail, calendar and scheduling — Messaging capabilities can be experienced through the optional − A simplified approach to deploying software using rich client or a basic browser. By combining e-mail, a network-centric delivery model enabling calendaring and scheduling and a personal address organizations to activate only those collaboration services they need for their business On Demand A06-0050 -2- − A