The BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Connections and IBM Lotus Quickr extends
the core capabilities of IBM's enterprise collaboration and social software
to end users on their BlackBerry devices
IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Software Announcement ZP10-0041
January 12, 2010
 ENUSZP10-0041.PDF (78KB)
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BlackBerry Client for IBM® Lotus® Connections and IBM Lotus Quickr™ provides:
- An intuitive means of reaching out to discover expertise within an organization
and to securely collaborate and stay connected with the team in real time
even while away from the desk
- A compelling user experience with the Lotus applications being deeply integrated
with core BlackBerry smartphone functions
- Ability to add colleagues to the collaboration applications with one click
and automatic configuration
The key advantages for the IT organization managing the end-user experience
on the BlackBerry are:
- A simple-to-manage, unified control point
- Administrator-friendly manageability and security
- Control and awareness on how the company's data flows
- Ability to optimize the data that social networking services send to BlackBerry
smartphones
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The BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Connections and BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Quickr allows
people to collaborate in real time with their colleagues, maintain their productivity
while away from their desk, and speed up decision making while "on the go".
Users are able to share work items, work on initiatives together, find expertise,
contribute to their communities and leverage their collective knowledge base
to drive better outcomes wherever they are.
BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Connections 2.3:
- Allows mobile knowledge workers in enterprises to access the productivity
and collaboration features (Profiles, Communities, Blogs, Bookmarks, and Activities)
of Lotus Connections
from their BlackBerry smartphones
- Extends Web 2.0-style features with "traditional" BlackBerry strengths
such as integration, security, and manageability
- Integrates tightly with native BlackBerry core applications - e-mail,
contacts, tasks, browser, media player, and camera
- Has a rich client application that enables delivery of information and
updates with increased immediacy compared to browser-based applications
- Is supported in the back end by mechanisms that ensure data pushed to
the user is optimized for mobile viewing
BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Quickr 1.0:
- Helps users share content, collaborate, and work faster online with their
teams - inside or outside of the corporate firewall, wirelessly while away
from their desks
- Allows BlackBerry smartphone users to download, edit and post documents,
add folders and organize their documents
- Supports several Quickr capabilities: navigating and viewing library
content, designating libraries as "Favorites" for fast access, sorting and
filtering folder content, reviewing file and folder details for modification
history, previewing or downloading and checking out documents and checking
in documents to replace older versions
- Allows users to e-mail document authors with questions or send a link
to a document or folder using their smartphone
- Integrates tightly with native BlackBerry core applications: e-mail, browser,
contacts, tasks, media player, menu, camera, and Docs To Go
- Is supported in the back end by mechanisms that ensure data pushed to
the user is optimized for mobile viewing
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Refer to the Hardware requirements section for details.
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January 12, 2010: Electronic software delivery
January 12, 2010: Media and documentation
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IBM Blackberry
Clients for IBM Lotus Connections
and Lotus Quickr allow
you to access your colleagues in real time, share documents, and discover
expertise using the enterprise social software capabilities of IBM Lotus Connections
and IBM Lotus Quickr from
your BlackBerry devices. Together, the IBM Lotus software and the BlackBerry clients
create a connected enterprise where end users can tap into the resources of
their enterprise (find skills, access company information, access their communities,
share documents) through applications that they are already familiar with
on their desktop.
You no longer need to be tethered to the desktop, find a Wi-Fi spot or
fire up your laptop to be able to respond quickly, and actively collaborate
with your team, while on the go.
Road warriors can access business-critical knowledge or contribute to the
knowledge of the enterprise by blogging and participating in communities even
while being away from the office.
You can search for the most extensive skills within the organization, immediately
connect with them, and have access to their expertise all from their mobile
device with a few taps on their BlackBerry device, and even talk live with
just a couple of clicks.
Using Quickr,
you can upload, download, read, and share documents from the BlackBerry devices.
The BlackBerry Clients for Lotus, as an extension of Lotus software,
provide a compelling user experience that:
- Have a common look and feel across the BlackBerry smartphone native applications
and Lotus applications
- Are intuitive and has the key features that users are familiar with on
their desktop and laptop
- Allow you to tap the power of your favorite core BlackBerry applications
(Address Book, Media Manager, Camera, Browser) from within the Lotus applications
The IT departments supporting the end users are able to:
- Have a simple-to-manage, unified control point across its entire user
base
- Leverage the existing administrator-friendly manageability and security
from the BlackBerry administration tools
- Ensure that employees use enterprise tools for enterprise collaboration
and not consumer tools that can expose company confidential information
- Work seamlessly with installations of all or a subset of installed Connections
Services
- Optimize the data that goes to end-user devices resulting in higher responsiveness
of applications on their BlackBerry smartphones
- Get a clear direction on plans around BlackBerry clients for Lotus software
with a roadmap that is synchronized with Lotus' release of major server upgrades
for Connections and Quickr
Specific enhancements built into the BlackBerry clients for IBM Lotus software
for Connections and Quickr
With BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Connections 2.3, there is now support
for Blogs, Activities, Bookmarks, and Communities, and an enhanced Profile
information capability including pictures. The richer integration with BlackBerry
core applications makes the application appear as an integral part of the
BlackBerry device, and is easier to use.
This is the first BlackBerry client for IBM Lotus Quickr in the market and with it the enterprise
users can perform most of the key activities from their BlackBerry devices
that they would wish to do when working with documents.
- Navigate and view library contents
- Designate libraries as "Favorites" for fast access
- Sort and filter folder contents to highlight material the user wants to
find easily
- View file and folder details - when and by whom it was created and modified
- Preview documents via the BlackBerry Attachment Service
- Download and check out documents for editing
- Check in documents, in addition to or to replace older versions
- Organize documents in new folders created from the BlackBerry smartphone
- E-mail document authors with questions
- Send a link to a document or folder rather than sending the entire document
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The two clients extend the capabilities of IBM Lotus software (Connections, Quickr) to BlackBerry
users in the enterprise.
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Program VRM Program name
number
5724-Y93 1.0.0 Blackberry Client for IBM
Lotus Software
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IBM training
provides education to support many IBM offerings. Descriptions of courses for
IT professionals and managers are on the IBM training Web site
- http://www.ibm.com/services/learning/
Contact your IBM representative for course information.
IBM Software
Services for Lotus Education
provides education to support many Lotus offerings. For a complete list of
offerings visit the Web site at:
- http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/training
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Product information is available via the Offering Information Web site
- http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi
Also, visit the Passport Advantage® Web site
- http://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage
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No publications are shipped with this product.
The IBM Publications
Center
- http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order
The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product publications
and marketing material with a catalog of 70,000 items. Extensive search facilities
are provided. Payment options for orders are via credit card (in the U.S.)
or customer number for 20 countries. A large number of publications are available
online in various file formats, and they can all be downloaded by all countries.
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Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
The BlackBerry SNAP server requires Intel® 2.40 GHz dual-core processor (or
greater) and minimum 2 GB of RAM.
For more information, refer to
- http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/server/domino/lotus_software.jsp #tab_tab_connections
- http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/server/domino/lotus_software.jsp #tab_tab_quickr
Software requirements
None.
The program's specifications and specified operating environment information
may be found in documentation accompanying the program, if available, such
as a README file, or other information published by IBM, such as an announcement letter. Documentation
and other program content may be supplied only in the English language.
Planning information
Packaging
None
Security, auditability, and control
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation
of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls
in application systems and communication facilities.
Global Technology Services
Contact your IBM representative
for the list of selected services available in your country, either as standard
or customized offerings for the efficient installation, implementation, or
integration of this product.
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For ordering information, consult your IBM representative
or authorized IBM Business
Partner, or visit
- http://www-306.ibm.com/software/support/pa.html
Product information
Licensed function title Product group Product
category
BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Domino/Notes Domino/Notes
Connections software Advanced Services
Services
BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus Domino/Notes Domino/Notes
Quickr software Advanced Services
Services
Program name PID Charge unit
number description
BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus 5724-Y93 Per Authorized
Connections software User
BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus 5724-Y93 Per Authorized
Quickr software User
Charge metrics definitions
Authorized User
Authorized User is the unit of measure by which this program is licensed.
An Authorized User is an individual (named or unnamed) within or outside of
your enterprise. The program may be installed on one or more computers or
servers and accessed by the number of users authorized by the Proof of Entitlement
(PoE). You must have an entitlement for each Authorized User accessing the
program or any program component in any manner directly or indirectly (for
example, via a multiplexing program, device, or application server) through
any means.
Program licenses
Blackberry Client for IBM Lotus Software
Part description Part number
BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus
Quickr software
BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus D0BG6LL
Quickr sw AU Subscrpt w/o
support 12 Mo
Blackberry Client for IBM Lotus Software
Part description Part number
BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus
Connections software
BlackBerry Client for IBM Lotus D0BG8LL
Connections sw AU Subscr w/o
suprt 12 Mo
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Licensing
Supplier's license terms apply.
Limited warranty
Not warranted by IBM. Warranty, if any, provided by supplier.
Volume orders
Not applicable
Educational allowance
No. Special education prices are available
through Passport
Advantage.
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IBM has
transformed its delivery of hardware and software support services to help
you achieve higher system availability. Electronic Services is a Web-enabled
solution that offers an exclusive, no-additional-charge enhancement to the
service and support available for IBM servers. These services are designed
to provide the opportunity for greater system availability with faster problem
resolution and preemptive monitoring. Electronic Services comprises two separate,
but complementary, elements: Electronic Services news page and Electronic
Services Agent.
The Electronic Services news page is a single Internet entry point that
replaces the multiple entry points traditionally used to access IBM Internet services
and support. The news page enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources
for assistance in resolving technical problems.
The Electronic
Service Agent™ is no-additional-charge software that resides on your server.
It monitors events and transmits system inventory information to IBM on a periodic,
client-defined timetable. The Electronic Service Agent automatically
reports hardware problems to IBM. Early knowledge about potential problems enables IBM to
deliver proactive service that may result in higher system availability and
performance. In addition, information collected through the Service Agent
is made available to IBM service support representatives when they help answer
your questions or diagnose problems. Installation and use of IBM Electronic
Service Agent for problem reporting enables IBM to provide better support and service
for your IBM server.
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For additional information and current
prices, contact your local IBM representative.
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