IBM Promotes Global via Online Collaboration

At its PartnerWorld 2007 Conference, IBM announced initiatives to promotes global expansion for its business partners through online collaboration and networking.

For instance, the Lotus Connections program represents what IBM claims is the industry’s first platform for enterprise social software. Lotus Connections for Partners provides a secure, online platform designed exclusively for business partners to share information and work together by sharing profile information that describes their business; finding subject matter experts; exchanging online information through social bookmarking; engaging in collaborative business planning; and joining communities of interest. Lotus Connections for Partners is now available through the IBM Value Nets Connections Program to IBM Lotus Partners and other IBM Business Partners who are interested in experiencing technology that lets them engage in the nascent and dynamic market of social software for business.

Business Partners and developers can also tap into a new Web venue called IBM developerWorks community spaces. This business channel provides an open platform for developers to build communities around a range of technology topics and business trends, including Software as a Service (SaaS). By tapping into developerWorks Spaces, users will gain access to a global network of developer brainpower and educational sources as well as gain the opportunity to participate in online forums, collaborate on joint business opportunities, and build new applications, at no charge.

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