IBM Connect 2013: Messaging and Collaboration Roadmap

January 29 2013


It has been noticed that I didn't have the opportunity to blog anything yet from IBM Connect 2013. The conference has been going great and there is a ton of activity. My Twitter followers have certainly seen many updates from the conference, but I haven't had a chance to put any real thoughts together in writing.

Part of the reason has been distraction. On Sunday, just as the conference was getting underway, a tragic accident occurred, which involved a customer attending the conference. Several other attendees were participants in the activity at the time. Rather than my usual pre-conference preparations, my Sunday was thus allocated to the community - my friends - in an example of real life being a much higher priority than anything else. I'm not going into any other details publicly but share only in that the series of events affected so many, and brought together this family in ways that demonstrated why this conference is more than just an event.

I felt the first couple of days of the conference have been very successful, and I will be posting some links to press and analyst coverage as the week goes by. Meanwhile, I delivered the INV101 session yesterday morning, "IBM Messaging and Collaboration Roadmap". There was a lot to cover this year, and I had two guests - Yann Ribager from BUNGE EMEA, and Rob Shoenfelt from Celina Insurance. Thank you to both for contributing your stories.

The session is available on LiveStream and the slides on SlideShare.

I'll be in other sessions this week, including of course Ask the Product Managers on Thursday. Thanks for your participation!

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  1. 1  Alexey Zimarev http://zimarev.com | 1/29/2013 8:24:21 AM

    Ed, I was watching your session (great!) but one slide with Windows 8 live tiles raised question - what was this picture for? You mentioned nothing about Win8 and nothing else on that slide says anything about Win8 too. I am really curious.

  1. 2  Alan Head  | 1/29/2013 8:40:25 AM

    Thanks Ed. Very sad news about the accident, having lost a friend in similar circumstances I know how great a shock it is.

    Great news that mobile is now included in the Connections entitlement, can we expect to see that upgraded to 4.5 when that release ships?

    Also, are there any plans to make the Sametime SSC available to Sametime Limited Use customers? With iNotes now relying on Sametime Proxy for awareness the SSC makes management of larger Sametime communities much easier.

  1. 3  Henning Heinz  | 1/29/2013 9:55:34 AM

    Designer entitlement for Collaboration Express. Very nice, thank you.

    Hardly anyone really understood why one had to buy Enterprise CAL's for using Designer (not even Business Partners).

    If Sametime Entry would become more (tiny) SMB friendly again that would be killer especially since Microsoft recently added Skype support to the Outlook client.

    Your overall message is really good especially in mobile and browser. I hope that it pays back for you, IBM and its Business Partners.

  1. 4  Adam Osborne  | 1/29/2013 11:49:13 AM

    Hi Ed, any news on what is happening with the Protector Products ?

    All the best at Connect and with your new book.

  1. 5  Ed Brill http://www.edbrill.com | 1/29/2013 1:30:50 PM

    @1 I noticed that there were Windows 8 images on a slide where they didn't make sense. We are supporting Windows 8 with Notes 9.0, and Windows 8 Phone with Notes Traveler 9.0.

    @2 We will try to keep the entitlement up with the Connections releases. It is a slipstream process.

    @4 Protector Mail Security is receiving increased investment this year to deal with ever-changing spam threats and vectors. We expect more releases in 2H2013. Protector Mail Encryption ships a new release today in fact, and we are working with partner Symantec to determine roadmap.

  1. 6  Oliver Regelmann http://n-komm.de/blog | 1/30/2013 6:16:14 AM

    What exactly does "Now available to business partners" on the DoubleCheck slide mean?

  1. 7  Ed Brill http://www.edbrill.com | 1/30/2013 7:39:57 AM

    @6 that the data collection tool and part of the process can now be conducted by a partner rather than requiring an IBM Client Technical Professional. Details to be shared in February through partner communication channels

  1. 8  Oliver Regelmann http://n-komm.de/blog | 1/31/2013 9:10:13 AM

    @7 Thanks.

  1. 9  Dean Bradock  | 2/3/2013 2:04:51 AM

    Ed - I see no real mention of Quickr in the roadmap - is it being phased over to Connections Files?

  1. 10  Teoman ONAY  | 2/3/2013 4:31:51 AM

    Ed - Support for Windows Mobile 7.5 was planned in Traveler 8.5.4 beginning of 2013. Do we have to go for Traveler 9 to get this support?

    Regards

  1. 11  Ed Brill http://www.edbrill.com | 2/4/2013 10:22:46 AM

    @10 Traveler 9 is what was planned to be 8.5.4. You don't have to upgrade all the mail servers, just the Traveler server.

  1. 12  Alan Forbes http://www.rprwyatt.com/vitalsigns.html | 2/4/2013 1:06:01 PM

    Hi Ed, I'm a bit perplexed as to why 'everyone' seems to be officially mum on the details of this tragedy. Frankly, if I were the one who was accidentally killed just prior to the show, I would hope I would rate at least a moment of silence at the Opening Session. As it was I didn't hear about it this tragedy until the last day of the show.

    I really feel for the family. If you have any details about where condolences or donations can be sent, it seems that this forum would be a great place to announce it. I would predict this group will be very supportive. I don't even know who who the person is, but I would care enough to send something to the family to show that collectively, we care.

    Alan

    Alan

  1. 13  Alan Forbes http://www.rprwyatt.com/vitalsigns.html | 2/4/2013 1:10:08 PM

    Sorry for the double 'who who' and 'Alan Alan'.... I was writing from my heart rather than my usual coder brain. :)

  1. 14  Ed Brill http://www.edbrill.com | 2/4/2013 10:01:50 PM

    Alan, I personally have been quiet out of respect to those who witnessed the tragedy. Those gentlemen did in fact lead a minute of silence following my INV101 session on Monday. There has been some chatter on blogs and Facebook. But there is a family involved and I think in the end it best to say little until or if such time as they solicit or prompt more. I am happy to communicate more details privately.

  1. 15  Alan Forbes http://www.rprwyatt.com/vitalsigns.html | 2/5/2013 7:54:13 AM

    fair enough.

  1. 16  posh  | 4/18/2013 7:55:59 AM

    Lotus Notes Traveller for windows phone 8 (WP8)

    I work for corporate with Lotus notes 8.5 version.

    I am unable to install traveller on my WP8 Phone

    Please can you tell me when this will be available on WP8 phones.

    Regards