IBM comes out with Lotus Connections 2.5

IBM has announced an expanded set of social software tools and capabilities for enterprise collaboration that brings popular features like micro-blogging from the home into the business environment. Leading companies such as NEC Electronics, GmbH and Sogeti are among the early adopters of IBM's collaboration platform, Lotus Connections 2.5.

Realizing the benefits of Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0, IBM is bringing a comprehensive social software platform to businesses with the help of Lotus Connections 2.5. This new release expands on IBM's commitment to bring a business-grade social software platform to the market. With the extranet, Internet and intranet collaboration services provided by IBM and IBM customers, Lotus Connections enables tens of millions of users worldwide to connect and collaborate.

“With Lotus Connections, we have merged document sharing and social networking capabilities to create a comprehensive collaboration platform for businesses,” said Karthik Padmanabhan, Country Manager, Lotus Software Group, IBM India/South Asia. “Today's announcement showcases how IBM is delivering easy access to a company's two most valuable assets- people and information.”

Lotus Connections 2.5 includes an enhanced Communities experience with new features and capabilities. Community owners can add activities, blogs, wikis, and file sharing services to their communities in addition to bookmarks, feeds, and forum capabilities. This significantly enhances the options for community members to collaborate on projects and content.