April 16, 2009 at 12:39 pmIBM Launches LotusLive
As part of Lotusphere-2009, IBM announced the new SaaS ("Software-as-a-Service") LotusLive service. LotusLive expands collaboration opportunities by connecting such popular functions as meetings, projects, conferences, instant messengers, etc. To use this convenient service that allows you to create your own business-oriented social network, you only need a browser and Internet access.
Read more about LotusLive under the cat.
The principle of SaaS (“Software-as-a-Service”) is based on the fact that software is not a boxed product, but is leased, working on the side of the provider. To access software that adapts to the requirements of a particular user, just use any browser. The beta version of the service is usually provided free of charge, and the payment depends on the number of users, the volume of transactions and other quantitative indicators. For those interested, we recommend an article on the topic of SaaS.
And now about the product itself. LotusLive SaaS services are designed to help companies of all sizes work more productively by simplifying teamwork and communications. LotusLive services provide access to a rich set of tools for work collaboration without the need for upfront investment in IT resources or infrastructure.
Representatives and partners of IBM on the use of various LotusLive services for corporate communications.
LotusLive services use an open business model and open web standards that make it easy to integrate these services with third-party applications. In particular, it is expected to partner with Skype, LinkedIn and Salesforce.com (providers of popular services of the same name), aimed at developing and supplying joint integrated solutions.
The LinkedIn social network , which unites more than 34 million business professionals, has announced its intention to partner with IBM to integrate its capabilities with LotusLive services. LotusLive users will be able to search for people on the professionally-oriented public LinkedIn network and then quickly interact with them through LotusLive services.
Lotusphere 2009 ConferenceSalesforce.com demonstrated examples of integrating LotusLive services into its CRM solutions. Such integration is designed to simplify and improve the interaction of the business with customers and partners. Organizations can expand their customer relationship management capabilities in Salesforce CRM with LotusLive collaboration tools.
The company Skype , in turn, also said it plans to integrate the popular IP-telephony services with LotusLive services to form a flexible unified communications. This integration project will allow LotusLive users to make Skype calls directly from the LotusLive environment using the LotusLive contact list.
Demo video LotusLive:
Read more about LotusLive under the cat.
The principle of SaaS (“Software-as-a-Service”) is based on the fact that software is not a boxed product, but is leased, working on the side of the provider. To access software that adapts to the requirements of a particular user, just use any browser. The beta version of the service is usually provided free of charge, and the payment depends on the number of users, the volume of transactions and other quantitative indicators. For those interested, we recommend an article on the topic of SaaS.
And now about the product itself. LotusLive SaaS services are designed to help companies of all sizes work more productively by simplifying teamwork and communications. LotusLive services provide access to a rich set of tools for work collaboration without the need for upfront investment in IT resources or infrastructure.
Representatives and partners of IBM on the use of various LotusLive services for corporate communications.
LotusLive services use an open business model and open web standards that make it easy to integrate these services with third-party applications. In particular, it is expected to partner with Skype, LinkedIn and Salesforce.com (providers of popular services of the same name), aimed at developing and supplying joint integrated solutions.
The LinkedIn social network , which unites more than 34 million business professionals, has announced its intention to partner with IBM to integrate its capabilities with LotusLive services. LotusLive users will be able to search for people on the professionally-oriented public LinkedIn network and then quickly interact with them through LotusLive services.
Lotusphere 2009 ConferenceSalesforce.com demonstrated examples of integrating LotusLive services into its CRM solutions. Such integration is designed to simplify and improve the interaction of the business with customers and partners. Organizations can expand their customer relationship management capabilities in Salesforce CRM with LotusLive collaboration tools.
The company Skype , in turn, also said it plans to integrate the popular IP-telephony services with LotusLive services to form a flexible unified communications. This integration project will allow LotusLive users to make Skype calls directly from the LotusLive environment using the LotusLive contact list.
Demo video LotusLive: