IBM Connections V6.0 delivers new Communities and Files capabilities

IBM Europe Software Announcement ZP17-0121
March 28, 2017

Table of contents

	Overview		Technical information
	Key prerequisites		Ordering information
	Planned availability date		Terms and conditions
	Description		Prices
	Program number		Announcement countries
	Publications

At a glance

IBM Connections™ V6.0 adds new features, including the following:

Communities can be customized more easily.
File folders can be taken offline to a PC for local work and then synchronized with the online folders.
Advanced analytics surface information that is most relevant to the individual.

Overview

Connections V6.0 adds new capabilities for creating and customizing engaging Communities, and offers users increased flexibility in syncing and managing their online and offline Files folders.

Updates:

Community customization capabilities can help to make a Community more useful and engaging for the Community members. Doing so can lead to greater Community participation and provides a more effective collaboration experience for the Community members.
File folders can be taken offline to a PC for local work and then synchronized with the online folders.
Advanced analytics provide an optional personalized and prioritized home page that will surface information that is most relevant for the individual.

Key prerequisites

For details, refer to the Software requirements section.

Planned availability date

March 31, 2017

Description

Communities are more customizable

Advanced Community customization capabilities provide Community owners additional options for designing their custom Community. These changes allow a Community to be more useful and engaging, leading to increased community vitality. As Community owners build these vibrant communities, they can copy the existing layouts and designs from one Community into a new one.

Community owners can:

Create Community experiences with enhanced rich text content editing, so that Community members can enjoy an engaging experience.
Choose from new modern layouts with a horizontal navigation bar to better use space on Community pages and match the Community's purpose more effectively.
Create new Communities faster by choosing from existing layouts, which can help to save time and establish guidelines for Community design.
Reduce clutter on Community pages by hiding a widget while retaining its link in the navigation menu.

Files delivers added flexibility

Files users can select a top-level folder in their Files and mark it for sync. This permits the users to take the content of entire folders offline to their desktop and keep them synchronized with the files on the server.

Relevant updates are brought front and center

A new optional program, IBM Connections Orient Me, can be used with Connections V6.0 to provide new home page capabilities that apply advanced analytics to surface information and people that are most relevant to an individual.

Individuals can take advantage of new capabilities provided by Connections Orient Me:

See, at a glance, the updates and information most relevant to users, displayed in a new visual layout and prioritized based on their interaction with content and people.
Apply new content and people filters to better control what users see.
More easily view updates grouped by a person, a Community, or content.
Receive suggestions about the people most likely to be important and relevant to their work.
See a snapshot of their day in the Action Center, accessible throughout Connections.

Connections Orient Me is planned for availability on the availability date of Connections V6.0. Connections Orient Me is planned to be made available for download from the Fix Central website by organizations with entitlement to Connections V6.0

IBM Connections Content Manager is an add-on for Connections that can be purchased separately. This add-on provides a rich social networking and content management experience inside Connections Communities.

Connections V6.0 planning documentation is available in IBM® Knowledge Center and contains important details about using Connections V6.0 with Connections Content Manager V5.5.

Program number

Program number	VRM	Program name
5724-S68	6.0	IBM Connections

Offering Information

Product information is available on the IBM Offering Information website.

More information is also available on the Passport Advantage® and Passport Advantage Express® website.

Publications

Connections V6.0 planning documentation is available in IBM Knowledge Center and contains important details about using Connections V6.0 with Connections Content Manager V5.5.

Services

Global Technology Services

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Technical information

Specified operating environment

Software requirements

For more information, see the IBM Support website.

Planning information

Packaging

This offering is delivered through the internet.

This program, when downloaded from a website, contains the applicable IBM license agreement and License Information, if appropriate, and will be presented for acceptance at the time of installation of the program. For future reference, the license and License Information will be stored in a directory such as LICENSE.TXT.

Ordering information

For ordering information, consult your IBM representative or authorized IBM Business Partner, or go to the Passport Advantage website.

This product is only available through Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.

Product group: IBM Connections

Product: 5724-S68

Product category: IBM Connections

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Program name/Description	Part number
IBM Connections	5724-S68
IBM Connections Authorized User
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IBM Connections Extension from a Notes or Domino product with Limited Entitlement to Connections Authorized User Monthly License	D1D0HLL
IBM Connections Extension from a Notes or Domino product with Limited Entitlement to Connections Authorized User Linux on System z License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D0N7TLL
IBM Connections Extension from a Notes or Domino product with Limited Entitlement to Connections Authorized User Linux on System z Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal	E0DA8LL
IBM Connections Extension from a Notes or Domino product with Limited Entitlement to Connections Authorized User Linux on System z SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 Months	D0N7ULL
IBM Connections Extension from a Notes or Domino product with Limited Entitlement to Connections Authorized User Linux on System z Monthly License	D18JGLL
IBM Connections Extension from WebSphere® Portal
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IBM Connections Extension from WS Portal w/Ltd Entitlement to Connections Authorized User Linux on System z SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 Months	D0T6ZLL
IBM Connections Extension from WS Portal w/Ltd Entitlement to Connections Authorized User Linux on System z Monthly License	D18JHLL
IBM Connections Files Authorized User
IBM Connections Files Authorized User License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D1GPCLL
IBM Connections Files Authorized User Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal 12 Months	E0LKQLL
IBM Connections Files Authorized User SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 Months	D1GPDLL
IBM Connections Files Authorized User Monthly License	D1H8CLL
IBM Connections Files Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU)
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IBM Connections Files Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Linux on System z License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D1GPILL
IBM Connections Files Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Linux on System z SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 Months	D1GPJLL
IBM Connections Files Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Linux on System z Monthly License	D1H8FLL
IBM Connections Files Intranet and Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU)
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IBM Connections Files Authorized User Linux on System z
IBM Connections Files Authorized User Linux on System z License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D1GPELL
IBM Connections Files Authorized User Linux on System z Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal 12 Months	E0LKRLL
IBM Connections Files Authorized User Linux on System z SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 Months	D1GPFLL
IBM Connections Files Authorized User Linux on System z Monthly License	D1H8DLL
IBM Connections Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU)
IBM Connections Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D615JLL
IBM Connections Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal	E03VKLL
IBM Connections Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 Months	D615KLL
IBM Connections Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Monthly License	D1D0ILL
IBM Connections Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Linux on System z License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D0C3ILL
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IBM Connections Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Linux on System z SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 Months	D0C3JLL
IBM Connections Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Linux on System z Monthly License	D18JMLL
IBM Connections Intranet and Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU)
IBM Connections Intranet and Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D0QC9LL
IBM Connections Intranet and Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal	E0E0ZLL
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IBM Connections Intranet and Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Monthly License	D1D0JLL
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IBM Connections profiles Authorized User
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IBM Connections profiles Authorized User Linux on System z Annual SW Subscription & Support Renewal	E08CILL
IBM Connections profiles Authorized User Linux on System z SW Subscription & Support Reinstatement 12 Months	D0C3LLL
IBM Connections Profiles Authorized User Linux on System z Monthly License	D18JKLL

Passport Advantage trade up

You must have previously acquired licenses to be eligible to acquire equivalent licenses of the trade-up products.

Trade-up product	Trade-up part number
IBM Connections Authorized User from IBM Connections Files Authorized User Trade Up License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D1GZBLL
IBM Connections Authorized User Monthly License from IBM Connections Files Authorized User Monthly License Trade Up	D1H7WLL
IBM Connections Authorized User from profiles Authorized User Trade Up License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D615BLL
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IBM Connections Authorized User Linux on System z Monthly License from IBM Connections file Authorized User Linux on System z Monthly License Trade Up	D1H7XLL
IBM Connections Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) from IBM Connections Files Extranet Processor Value Unit Trade Up License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D1GZDLL
IBM Connections Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Monthly License from IBM Connections Files Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Monthly License Trade Up	D1H81LL
IBM Connections Extranet for Linux on System Z Processor Value Unit (PVU) from IBM Connections Files Extranet for Linux on System Z Processor Value Unit Trade Up License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D1GZELL
IBM Connections Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Linux on System z Monthly License from IBM Connections Files Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Linux on System z Monthly License Trade Up	D1H80LL
IBM Connections for Intranet and Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) from IBM Connections Files Intranet and Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Trade Up License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D1GZFLL
IBM Connections Intranet and Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Monthly License from IBM Connections Files Intranet and Extrane Processor Value Unit (PVU) Monthly License Trade Up	D1H7YLL
IBM Connections for Intranet and Extranet for Linux on System Z Processor Value Unit (PVU) from IBM Connections Files Intranet and Extranet for Linux on System Z Processor Value Unit (PVU) Trade Up License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months	D1GZGLL
IBM Connections Intranet and Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Linux on System z Monthly License from IBM Connections Files Intranet and Extranet Processor Value Unit (PVU) Linux on System z Monthly License Trade Up	D1H7ZLL

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