TIMETOACT Custom Homepagefor IBM Connections

Content Management with IBM Connections

Info@TIMETOACT-GROUP.COM, Tel.: +49 221 97343 0

Im Mediapark 2, 50670 Köln, WWW.TIMETOACT-GROUP.COM

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TIMETOACT Custom Homepage…

for IBM Connections allows customers touse IBM Connections as their default intranet homepageuse IBM Connections as their Intranet CMSincreases the benefit and value of their IBM Connections investment

utilizes IBM Connections forsimple content creation thru Blogs, Bookmarks, Events, WiKisAccess Management, Approval, Commenting etc.

does not require Training for authors, content masters etc.

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Content Management & Custom Homepage

Many customers love IBM Connections and would like to use it as their intranet homepage

Many customers have just basic Web Content Management requirements

IBM Connections (4) has many CMS functionalities, includingCheck-In / Check-Out, Rich Text Editor, Version Management, Access Management etc.

IBM Connections is missing some basic CMS functionalitiesClassic Intranet Homepage

Intuitive navigation thru a deep content hierarchy

News Overviews,

Important Links

Highlighted Content etc.

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Content Management & Custom Homepage

Typical CMS requirements from internal communications departments

Default homepage for all users

Conventional multi level navigation thru contet hierarchies

News must stay on top - as long as internal communications pleases(i.e. news may not moved down as in the activity stream thru other posts)

News overviews should be illustrated with pictures from the news

Static Content at prominent position

Link lists at prominent position

Simple Content creation, simple customization

All typical requirements call be fulfilled with a IBM Connections and the TIMETOACT Custom Homepage as an addon

Sample Custom Homepage

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Sample Custom Homepage

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Sample Custom Homepage

Multilevel Content Navigation

News Overviews

Link Lists / Quick Links

Company Events

Static Content

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Sample Custom Homepage

Classic Website Navigation with Multi-Level Pulldown Menu

Built from WiKi navigation (vertical WiKi navigation transformed to horizonal navigation)

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Sample Custom Homepage

News Overviews with tabs for multiple sections

Thumbnail pictures / picture previews in News overviews

Soon to comeFlipboard layout for News Overviews

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Sample Custom Homepage

Link ListsMultiple tabs

Static Content Any important content made permanently visible

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Sample Custom Homepage

Events (Connections 4.X)Draws Content from Connections 4 events

Integrated Configuration & Customization

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Customization & Administration

TIMETOACT Custom Homepage

runs as separate application

can be customized easily(Just upload new css…)

is independent from IBM Connections releases

"survives" IBM Connections updates (only rerun a simple script)

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IBM Connections

Portal

Collaboration

Social Software

Content Management

Content ManagementCheck In / OutNews Static ContentVersion ManagementNavigation

PortalGadgetsOAuthPortlets (JSR168)Widgets

Collaboration (90%)Social Software (100%)

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IBM Connections with Custom Homepage

Classic Intranet Homepage including

Multilevel Content Navigation

News Overview

Static Content

Link lists

Portal

Collaboration

Social Software

Content Management

Thank you

Felix Binsack, Felix.Binsack@TIMETOACT.DE, Tel.: +49 221 97343 10TIMETOACT GROUP, Im Mediapark 2, 50670 Köln, WWW.TIMETOACT.DE