The wait is over. If you are subscribed to Mac Guidera's blog, you probably know that this morning the annoucement letter for Lotus Connections 2.5 was made public in ibm.com.
A description of all the features is included in the announcement letter. So that I don't spoil the surprise, I'm not going to include the release date here, however, here's an excerpt of some of the new features:
Files: A new personal file sharing service
- Upload files and securely share them with others
- Tag files so they can be found more quickly
- Add recommendations and comments to files
Wikis: A new wiki service allows you to collaboratively edit content
- Create wikis that are standalone or associated with a community
- Create wiki pages; enter and edit content
- Compare wiki page versions to see what was changed
Profiles: Quickly find the people and expertise you need
- Post a status message informing your network of what you are doing
- Locate people and expertise using a tag cloud
- Post messages for your colleagues on their profile page
Home page: Remain informed of social data updates from across the Lotus Connections services
- Stay up-to-date by scanning the new list format for displaying updates from across your professional network
- Subscribe to people or tags in the watchlist to focus on the updates that are most important to you
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