IBM Workplace Solutions
- Why Workplace? Why i?
By John Taylor, SystemiNetwork.com, November 1, 2006Before you can answer "why Workplace" and "why i," you must understand "what" Workplace is. Suppose you want an environment written on an open, Java-based platform that works with your System i. You want browser-based, disconnected, and hand-held versions. You want a rich SOA-based development environment that builds on your current tools and applications and lets you develop one format for all client types. You want a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model that lets you control application deployment and client updates from a central server. You want all user applications brought together in a single portal-based interface but presented only to the appropriate users on a role basis. You want to tackle the problem of keeping track of information rather than relying on Microsoft Office and e-mail as file stores and to run the environment on any server platform. Oh, and you want to have it for a low enough price per user that all your employees can participate.
- IBM Packages WorkPlace For The SMB Market - WorkPlace Services Express 2.0
By Martin Langham, IT-Director.com, a publication of Bloor Research, December 3, 2004IBM WorkPlace Services Express is a new product for small to midsize businesses for up to a thousand users...IBM now understands how GUI aesthetics drives user acceptance...This has potential to reduce the number of Office licences an organisation needs...it is clear that a product that is simple, effective and relatively cheap (at around $100 a seat) will find other customers - those large company users who don't want, or can't wait for Enterprise-wide collaboration tools to deliver for them. The impressive aspects of WorkPlace Service Express are its ease of deployment, ease of customisation and ease of use.
- IBM Targets Financial, SMB Verticals with New Workplace Solutions
By Dennis Callaghan, eWeek, November 9, 2004The article quotes Lotus General Manager, Ambuj Goyal -- IBM Workplace Solutions are "not about improving individual or team productivity, it's about improving business productivity."
- IBM Trots Out New Workplace Products
By Cathleen Moore, InfoWorld, November 9, 2004The article quotes Larry Bowden IBM VP as he talk about IBM Workplace Solutions -- "Collaboration among peers within an organization is moving toward organizational productivity, which shifts toward [collaboration] between organizations."
- IBM cranks up client software push
By Martin LaMonica, C|NET, November 9, 2004IBM stepped up its assault on the desktop software market with the introduction of new bundles of its Workplace software that are designed for medium-size businesses and for specific industries.
- IBM Buffs Up Workplace and WebSphere Portal
by Stuart J. Johnston, ENT News, November 11, 2004"IBM officials also continued to emphasize the differences between a 'network-delivered' collaboration environment and one based primarily on personal computers - notably Microsoft’s view. '[With Workplace Solutions] you do not have to have Microsoft Office,' says Larry Bowden, vice president, of IBM Workplace Software Solutions."
- Why Workplace? Why i?
- WebSphere Portal 5.1
IBM's Portal WebSphere Adds Integration
by Clint Boulton, InternetNews, November 10, 2004"IBM introduced a new version of its WebSphere Portal software that features content management, business process integration and virtual portal support."
- IBM Workplace Services Express
Java Development Management: IBM To Bring More Cohesion Between SMBs
JDJ magazine, November 12, 2004"IBM's Workplace Service Express 2.0, is designed to enable SMBs utilizing the Java development platform move onto a single server. In areas that have small market size, this is especially advantageous, letting SMBs streamline their operations by working with one partner."
- Using collaborative environments to transform your organization's business processes
IBM Executive strategy report by Michael Fontaine, Salvatore Parise and David R. Millen, December 5, 2003"In this era of global connectivity, collaborative technologies promise to play an important role in how people within organizations communicate, reach decisions and accomplish their work. Global operations, geographically-dispersed project team members and the need to rapidly share knowledge among employees will make collaborative environments (CEs) a critical business enabler. Yet most companies lack a formal strategy for deploying collaborative environments."
To read full report, download PDF file here. - Web services: The hidden magic in the machine
IBM Executive strategy report by Robert S. Sutor, PhD, November 7, 2003"The hype surrounding Web services is finally gone, having been replaced by a very real business demand for cost-effective IT communications. But beyond the benefits to IT, companies are also realizing the other promise of Web services: the opportunity to improve upon or extend the very business processes that define a business. Robert Sutor, IBM's director of WebSphere infrastructure software, discusses why it's the practicality of Web services that makes them so magical."
- What WebSphere Means for Your Business
By Lynn Ward, CRMBuyer, June 4, 2003"WebSphere's cost depends on how many components are purchased and how much capacity is needed. Express Edition for small businesses can cost as little as $25 per user, while Standard Edition starts at $8,000 per processor."
- Making the Case for Portals
WebSphere Advisor Magazine, January/February 2003"Is a portal right for your company? Consider these important factors."
- Whitepaper: WebSphere in the on demand environment
