Kudos Badges Multilingual Support - Dutch(Nederlands)
Sun, Apr 22nd 2012 9:13p Adam Brown With our recent release of Kudos Badges 1.3 for IBM Connections, ISW has included multilingual support in Kudos Badges Enterprise Edition. This enables our multinational clients to meet the requirements of their user base to support multiple languages. The new multilingual capability enables us to support the languages that IBM Connections itself supports for both the interface elements of Kudos as well as the badge descriptions and messages within Kudos.
So I am pleased to let you know that wi [read] Keywords: connections
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Meet Ascendant Technology - Kudos Badges Partner based on US and Europe
Sun, Apr 22nd 2012 8:30p Adam Brown Just a quick introduction to Ascendant Technology (Atech), ISW's latest Kudos Badges Partner. Atech is a leading US and European based IBM Premier Partner and are IBM Connections experts. Atech work with many clients implementing and supporting IBM Connections and understand the value of having strong user adoption strategies as part of any successful implementation of Connections. As such as ISW are please to appoint them as a Kudos Badges Partner.
Ascendant Technology (Atech) is a leading pr [read] Keywords: connections
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Kudos Badges for IBM Connections 1.3
Mon, Apr 9th 2012 6:47p Adam Brown The team at ISW has been working hard on the latest release of Kudos Badges, Version 1.3! Since Lotusphere we have had our clients provide plenty of feedback and ideas on how to leverage Kudos Badges to encourage user adoption of IBM Connections and these ideas have been added to our development cycle for the products.
Here is some of the new features and capabilities in our latest release:
Kudos Leaderboard
Our new Leader Boards are Context Aware and feature Time Based Ranks to be more relevant [read] Keywords: connections
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Meet Intravision - Kudos Badges Partner based in Denmark
Mon, Jan 30th 2012 9:45p Adam Brown Well we seem to be on a roll with our 3rd Kudos Badges Partner signing on. Intravision are the creators of the awesome OnTime Scheduling Suite and are clearly IBM Connections guru's so we are very pleased that they have decided to partner with ISW around Kudos Badges to work with our customers in Northern Europe.
IntraVision is an IBM Premier partner with it's base in Denmark, Northern Europe. Intravision's focus is to add pervasive scheduling and coordination functionality to IBM Domino cli [read] Keywords: connections
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Meet TimeToAct - Kudos Badges Partner based in Germany
Sun, Jan 29th 2012 4:19p Adam Brown I would like to introduce our latest Kudos Badges Partner, TimeToAct. TimeToAct are based in Germany (Colonge) and are the creators of the CAT (Connections Administration Toolkit) product. They are experts in IBM Connections are we are very pleased to have them join us as Partners to provide local support to our Kudos Badges clients in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
TIMETOACT GROUP is a leading IBM Business Partner with over 100 employees at six offices throughout Germany. Professional serv [read] Keywords: administration
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Meet Collaboration Matters - Kudos Badges Partner based in the United Kingdom
Thu, Jan 26th 2012 4:51p Adam Brown I am very pleased to announce ISW's inaugural Partner for Kudos Badges. Based in the UK I am sure Stuart McIntyre and Collaboration Matters don't need an introduction to most IBM Connections users around the world but here is it anyway:
Collaboration Matters is one of the UK's leading social software consultancies. Based in the beautiful Cotswolds area of England, they have constructed a dynamic team that can call on some of the most innovative minds in the social collaboration field. We [read] Keywords: collaboration
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WIN KUDOS BADGES AT Lotusphere 2012 #LS12
Sun, Jan 15th 2012 9:10a Adam Brown Ok so we are at Lotusphere so we figured we had better give something away.Why? Well it is Lotusphere after all and we are having a great time!
So just for the next week anyone that retweets this and follows our @kudosbadges twitter account will automatically be entered into a draw to win 1000 User Enterprise License to Kudos Badges. So if you use Connections, or are even considering rolling out Connections hurry up and enter now!
If anyone wants a demo of Kudos Badges please ping us on twitter [read] Keywords: connections
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Why Gamification for IBM Connections?
Sun, Jan 15th 2012 4:59a Adam Brown Since we launched Kudos Badges ago we have been swamped with clients wanting demos and presentations around the solution. The overwhelming response from clients is that instantly they get it. They understand how gamification can help them drive the adoption and ultimately the business value they get from IBM Connections. However we have also had a few people comment that they don't really understand gamification or don't believe that it works so I thought it was worth putting down why gamifica [read] Keywords: connections
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Announcing Kudos Badges for IBM Connections!
Tue, Jan 3rd 2012 3:04p Adam Brown I can't tell you how excited I am to finally announce Kudos Badges for IBM Connections! I have been holding my tongue over the last few weeks before we were finally ready to launch what I believe is an awesome capability for Connections. I have been doing a few sneak peak demos for a few clients, friends, and colleages and have received fantastic feedback so I am pumped to finally put it out there for all to see. [read] Keywords: connections
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Countdown....Kudos to You!
Thu, Dec 15th 2011 10:29p Adam Brown One of the things I really enjoy working with ISW is being able to come up with creative ideas and work with the team to deliver them into the market. Over the last few years ISW has puched out some great solutions such as Wildfire and iWildfire which has been great fun and has added some real business values to our clients and users.
Well over the last few months we have been working away quitely at one of the more interesting projects we have done. I am really excited about this one as I can s [read] Keywords: connections
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Ignition for IBM Connections - Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane here we come!
Tue, Nov 15th 2011 4:11p Adam Brown Following on from successful events in Hobart, Sydney, and Melbourne, ISW is now running our IBM Connections Ignition Breakfast series in Adelaide (22nd Nov), Perth (24th Nov), and Brisbane (1st Dec).
This round table breakfast event has been a great series to date with some fantastic discussions on the REAL business value of Social Business and IBM Connections. I always find it interesting to hear from different organisations about the use cases they have for Connections and how they see the te [read] Keywords: connections
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Simply Inspiring - Outside the Inbox
Thu, Nov 10th 2011 4:31p Adam Brown Simply inspiring!
I have often been found talking to clients about "Get Out Of Mail Jail!". Email was definitely the killer App of the 90's. It empowered us to communicate quickly, efficiently, with many many people. However over time it has become a burdon for many of us. Receiving hundreds of emails per day, many useless, some useful, but many not effective, we have created these silos of information where knowledge is trapped in individuals emails. We have all become slaves to our email, r [read] Keywords: application
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It's Mo Time!
Tue, Nov 1st 2011 5:10p Adam Brown So for a number of years my colleagues at ISW have participated in Movember. I have always resisted the call to become a MoBro and grow a Mo for a good cause and have simply contributed by sponsorship. Well this year I have been convinced (harassed) by my colleagues at ISW to have a crack and grow a Mo (attempt to anyway). So I started yesterday clean shaven and will see how the month progresses. So rather than just having the (irritable) pleasure of growing a mo (some fluff on my lip) I thought [read] Keywords: lotus
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ISW Social Ignition for Lotus Notes 8.5.3
Mon, Oct 3rd 2011 11:38p Adam Brown For those that have not noticed yet IBM has just announced the release of IBM Lotus Notes & Domino 8.5.3. This is a great release and one that I know many clients have been looking forward to. You can find out all the information on the formal IBM Annoucement here.
Of particular note however is the following:
Entitlement to IBM Connections Files and Profiles, for no additional charge, allows you to tap into the knowledge of networks of professionals with a single click. This helps users to [read] Keywords: connections
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IBM announces Vantage for IBM Connections and IBM Sametime
Mon, Sep 5th 2011 11:30p Adam Brown I often receive questions around governance and compliance for IBM Connections. Also for many years clients have had requirements around compliance for IBM Sametime. Being able to track who said what and when; real time review and capture based on keywords, phrases etc; or to just be able to find information is a legal discovery process, are important requirements for many organisations.
So IBM seems to have addressed some of these areas by partnering with Actiance to release Version 1 of Vantag [read] Keywords: administration
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AusLUG 2011 Customising IBM Connections Presentation
Thu, Sep 1st 2011 3:55a Adam Brown AusLUG was an awesome event! Here is one of the 3 presentations I was fortunate enough to do. Slideshare didn't quite import the .odp file correctly but you get the majority of it.
Auslug 2011 customising ibm connections
View more presentations from adambrownaus. [read] Keywords: connections
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Wildfire 1.5 is now available
Thu, Aug 18th 2011 6:43p Adam Brown Very pleased to announce the next release of Wildfire. It has been a long time coming and we have resolved a few of the requests people had asked for.
Most notably for me is better support for Win 7 64 bit. We had an issue here where it kept forgetting the accounts that had been setup. Sorted!
As of a couple of days ago we had 3500 downloads of Wildfire from OpenNTF. We have no idea how many of these then get installed across a user base and how many are just single installs but we would love to [read] Keywords: connections
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IBM Connections 3.0.1 Duplicate Emails
Wed, Jul 27th 2011 9:28p Adam Brown There is an issue with clustered environments of Connections 3.0.1 where the Daily and Weekly emails are sent multiple times (once for each node in the cluster). This issue existed in 3.0 (See here) however was resolved with and iFix LO60006 however the same problem exists with 3.0.1.
Upon downloading LO60006 from Fix Central and trying to apply it the update installer indicates that it is not a supported iFix on 3.0.1.
With a little assistance from my good friend Dave Hay I was able to find out [read] Keywords: connections
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AUSLUG Sessions!
Sun, Jul 24th 2011 7:39p Adam Brown Just noticed the awesome organisers of AUSLUG have updated the web site to list some of the sessions. I am very pleased to see two of my proposed sessions around IBM Connections have been accepted!
Connections out of the box is AWESOME, but just a few tweaks will make it a PERFECT fit for your organisation
There is a lot that can be done by Administrators without needed to change any core Connections code: Want to customise Profiles to add custom attibutes? Want to hide some fields or make [read] Keywords: connections
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iWildfire interview on Synch.rono.us
Thu, Jul 14th 2011 7:14p Adam Brown Luis Benitez has post an interview about iWildfire on Synch.rono.us. He has also provided a great review on his blog.
Thanks for the covereage Luis.
We are very excited about the uptake of iWildfire to date. We are even more excited about our soon to be released iWildfire Pro that is going to have a heap more features. [read] Keywords: synch.rono.us
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iWildfire Files integration with other Apps
Sat, Jul 2nd 2011 5:26a Adam Brown In the current version of iWildfire (http://iWildfire.isw.com.au) you can access, search for, download, view, and make comment on Files. In iWildfire Next we will be adding the ability to also edit and upload files as well as create new files. The first step in achieving this is to get iWildfire to identify which other Apps on the device can be used to edit Files. In the first screen shot I opened a .doc file and as I have GoodReader, Dropbox, and Pages installed I can use these Apps to view or [read] Keywords: connections
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IBM Web Experience Factory 7.0.1 -
Tue, Jun 28th 2011 12:17a Adam Brown IBM has announced the release of the IBM Web Experience Factory 7.0.1 (Formally know as IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory):
IBM® Web Experience Factory 7.0.1, formerly IBM WebSphere® Portlet Factory, delivers the fastest and easiest way to develop multichannel exceptional web experiences across desktop, mobile, and tablet platforms.
Enhancements
New builders
Builders for mobile, multichannel solution development including desktop browsers, smartphones, and tablets
Builders to inc [read] Keywords: ibm
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iWildfire 1.1 for IBM Connections is available on AppStore
Mon, Jun 27th 2011 6:31p Adam Brown We have just published to the AppStore iWildfire 1.1 for IBM Connections. This minor release fixes a few bugs as well as has some minor improvements to some features. It also "teases" some of the upcoming features in iWildfire Pro.
We have had a great start to iWildfire. I will post in the next day or so some interesting stats around the download of iWildfire to date. [read] Keywords: connections
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IBM LotusLive Notes 1.4 service update
Mon, Jun 6th 2011 11:28p Adam Brown IBM has announced the release of IBM LotusLive Notes 1.4 service update. Updates include: LotusLive Notes service
Flexible routing options for Internet-based mail messages
Additional features designed to enhance data protection with enhanced Disaster Recovery capability
Faster Recovery Time Objective (12 hours) and Recovery Point Objective (8 hours)
Supportability improvements for customers utilizing the Hybrid configuration
Expanded monitoring capabilities
LotusLive Notes and LotusLive Note [read] Keywords: domino
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iWildfire goes live in the AppStore
Fri, Jun 3rd 2011 5:35p Adam Brown Very please to let you all know that iWildfire is LIVE in the AppStore and it is FREE!
Please check it out and feel free to rate it and leave reviews!
Visit the iWildfire for IBM Connections site for more information.
ISW has only just started with iWildfire. Shortly we will be developing iWildfire Pro. iWildfire Pro will do just about everything you can do within Connections. Create Activities, Create and edit Blogs, Upload and Edit Files, Modify Wiki's, Receive Notifications, Interact with Co [read] Keywords: connections
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iWildfire web site goes live......we are getting close!
Mon, May 30th 2011 9:46p Adam Brown We are still waiting on final AppStore approval for iWildfire for IBM Connections however in the meanwhile we are pleased to provide you with some more information with the launch of the iWildfire web site.
http://iwildfire.isw.com.au
There is plenty of information and screen shots that show the capabilities of the app. You might also help us spread the word of the impending release via the social links provided on the site.
Follow out Twitter account to be the first to hear when the App becomes [read] Keywords: connections
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The countdown begins.........
Mon, May 30th 2011 5:55a Adam Brown Well what a great reason to dust of the blog!! I am sure those IBM Connections fans out there already know what we are about to announce.............The public release of iWildfire for IBM Connections to the Apple AppStore.
Will it be before the end of May? Maybe! That depends on those folk that approve Apps! My guess it will be a couple more days so watch this space!
And the even more exciting news is how much it will cost! Will it be $10? or $5 or $3 or $1 or Free as in Beer! I guess you will [read] Keywords: connections
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ISW wins the IBM Distinguished Business Achievement Award for Asia Pacific!
Sun, Jan 30th 2011 3:12p Adam Brown Very excited to hear that ISW has taken home a big award at Lotusphere this year:
The Distinguished Business Achievement Award honors the top IBM PartnerWorld Business Partners from each of the 8 major regions of the world. Winners must demonstrate increased revenue attainment and loyalty, along with the ability to open new regional markets, and to maintain a positive stature in the Business Partner community. Business Partners considered in this space significantly impact IBM Lotus software's [read] Keywords: ibm
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The mystery of the undelivered email notifications in Lotus Connections 3
Wed, Dec 29th 2010 1:44a Adam Brown We recently implemented Lotus Connections 3 for a client in Australia. The new installation manager process is a vast improvement over LC2.5 which was great. Everything worked smoothly however we soon noticed that email notification messages were not being sent in all cases that they should.
We spent quite a bit of time going thru the configuration etc to make sure the email notifications were all set correctly and we could not find any reason why they would not be sending. We tested with an alt [read] Keywords: connections
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How to setup Xming and Putty to allow X Windows based applications on Linux
Tue, Dec 28th 2010 11:49p Adam Brown Having gone thru a number of installs of WebSphere and Connections on Linux and getting slightly frustrated with doing silent installs (and worse silent unintalls) using response files I decided it was finally time to figure out how to get X Windows going so I could go back to a GUI based installer.
So there are two parts to this:
1) Xming - XMing is an X Windows port for Microsoft Windows. Essentially it’s an X-server which starts transparently on top of your MS Windows desktop. It al [read] Keywords: connections
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IBM Premier Business Partner, ISW listed in second annual CRN Fast50
Mon, Nov 1st 2010 2:37a Adam Brown ISW just released a press release annoucing their listing in the CRN Fast50. ISW was ranked 18th of the 50 companies listed. The awards list compiled by Haymarket Media’s channel publication CRN ranks the top 50 IT integrators and resellers based on their revenue and growth.
The CRN Fast50 recognises those companies who understand their customers’ business, matching them to the right technologies and doing it faster and better than their competitors so ISW is pumped to be li [read] Keywords: ibm
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Wildfire 1.4.1 Released on OpenNTF - Facebook Fixed
Fri, Sep 17th 2010 3:27a Adam Brown For all those Wildfire and Facebooks fans you will be glad to know we have resolved the issues around Facebook Feeds and Status Updates.
Wildfire 1.4.1 is available at http://wildfire.openntf.org.
For those that arn't familiar with Wildfire it is a Notes 8.5 Sidebar plugin that enables you to post status updates to many different social networks at once. Sametime, Connections, Facebook, Twitter, and many more. It also allows you to group your social networks into different types or categories a [read] Keywords: connections
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Lotus Knows Sydney Airport
Mon, Aug 2nd 2010 12:53a Adam Brown I was just walking thru Sydney Airport on my way to Singapore for the Portal Executive Summit conference and what do I find...... [read] Keywords: lotus
Wildfire 1.4 Released on OpenNTF - Mac Linux now supported
Fri, Jul 16th 2010 8:47a Adam Brown I am pleased to let you know that we have just released Wildfire 1.4 on OpenNTF. This release finally fixes some of the issues we have had with the Mac and Linux clients as well as a few other requested improvements.
New features in WildFire V1.4.0 • Linux & Mac Support (including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, HTML Links etc) • HTML Links open in Default Browser • Facebook Authentication improvement • Facebook Feeds from “Mobile Web&rdquo [read] Keywords: domino
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