Online communities and team workspace vendor profile: IBM

Published: 14 Apr 2011 / 9 pages

Author(s): Angela Ashenden

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synopsis

Through its on-premise solutions Lotus Quickr and Lotus Connections, and its SaaS-based services LotusLive Connections and LotusLive Engage, IBM's portfolio spans the breadth of the online communities and team workspaces software markets, supported by its extensive professional services capability.

This vendor profile forms part of a series of reports from MWD Advisors examining the key vendors targeting the online communities and team workspace areas of the collaboration software market. For background on the analysis contained in this report and an explanation of the scoring, please refer to the accompanying report Understanding your requirements: online communities and team workspaces.

key messages

Key IBM differentiators are breadth and richness of capability, integration, extensive services capability, international support and presence
Key considerations include overlaps between products, product suite clarity and positioning.

Company background
Market positioning
Channel and partner strategy
Technology profile
Product overview
Key differentiators
Key considerations.

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Vendors: IBM

Tags: communities, saas, social_software, team_workspace

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