IBM Collaboration Accelerator

Interactive, online collaboration tools

• Support online communication from your web applications through the use of IBM Sametime® for access to instant messaging, web conferencing and online presence indicators.
• Create and maintain shared content libraries for team collaboration using IBM Lotus® Quickr®, which stores rich media files and documents for instant access from websites.
• Add Web 2.0 social networking capabilities such as profiles, communities, bookmarks and blogs to your websites through the use of IBM Connections.
• Integrate online collaboration capabilities with WebSphere Portal to add instant communication and social networking features to your web portal applications.

Instant messaging and web conferencing

• Click once to use instant messaging and file transfer features to share text, audio and video information immediately.
• Display and use online presence indicator icons to see who is immediately available for online communication.
• Share selected information on your desktop for online web conferences and team collaboration.

Shared content libraries

• Organize and share content for easier collaboration using team workspaces dedicated to specific projects or workgroups.
• Create check-in and check-out procedures to control who can access and update shared files and documents.
• See current and previous versions of documents and files at a glance to maintain version control of various assets.
• Take advantage of a security-rich environment to store and update sensitive files and documents.

Web 2.0 social networking capabilities

• Use IBM Connections profiles to find individuals based on their areas of expertise or interests.
• Create and use Connections communities to share information and ideas with colleagues who have similar interests.
• Take advantage of integrated Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis and bookmarks to find, share and publish information.