14 reasons you will upgrade to IBM Lotus Quickr 8 - and they're all free
Category NoneWell it's time for some big news.
After six months of secret behind-the-scenes contract and specifications work, I'm pleased to announce that when IBM ships Lotus Quickr 8, you'll have the ability to jump-start your company's advanced collaboration with a series of fourteen business-focused templates for immediate productivity. They won't just be "look and feel" either, these are full-blown applications, each designed to add unique and focused value for Lotus Quickr users.
IBM has contracted with Design Partner SNAPPS to accelerate the development of eleven new templates ("placetypes" in Lotus Quickr terms) that will be available free to licensed Lotus Quickr users. Each of them has a different purpose, is being designed with modularity in mind, and makes use of the latest in Web 2.0 technologies. In addition, IBM has acquired the rights to incorporate SNAPPS' open-source templates developed a few months ago for QuickPlace 7 into Lotus Quickr 8. So out of the box, you will see IBM Lotus Quickr versions of QDoc, QBlog, and QWiki. The team here and at IBM are hard at work on both the integration and the new templates. To get the current versions that work with QuickPlace 7, go here.
The eleven new templates will be distributed by both IBM and SNAPPS as open-source and free under the Apache open source license, version 2.0. They encompass a variety of functions you might want to perform with web-based team collaboration:
- Project Management
- Ideas and Innovation
- Image Repository
- Meeting and Agenda Management
- Activities Integration
- Contact Management
- Dynamic Surveys
- Corporate Communications Management
- Collaborative Presentation Development
- Issues Escalation, Workflow and Management
- J2EE Document Library Integration
SNAPPS has been building high-value applications for QuickPlace since 2000, and is bringing those years of experience to bear on this exciting new project for IBM Lotus Quickr customers. The templates above will be developed using the latest web development techniques. We're incorporating the Dojo Toolkit just as IBM is, in line with the giant leap you'll see in the out-of-the-box enhancements in core Lotus Quickr 8. As well, we've developed a brand new, dynamic workflow engine for Lotus Quickr to support four of the templates.
Personally I am thrilled that our hard work and dedication to the QuickPlace platform has turned into something this great for so many users. Offering the type of development often associated with a skilled, focused consulting team in an open-source community, simultaneously adding value to the IBM offering, is pretty much a dream scenario - win/win/win I believe it's called!
While we are in development in Q2, I will be posting more information about each of the templates. How they're being designed, how they will work, and what the use cases are for each one. Feel free to ask questions here, send me email, or come see me at one of the upcoming conferences for much more detail!
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Posted by Carl Tyler At 05:07:34 PM On 03/29/2007 | - Website - |
Posted by Clay Goforth At 06:50:26 PM On 03/29/2007 | - Website - |
Posted by Rob McDonagh At 08:33:06 PM On 03/29/2007 | - Website - |
Posted by Mark Galvin At 04:48:49 AM On 03/30/2007 | - Website - |
These are definitely great news for Quickr customers.
Posted by Vitor Pereira At 05:25:08 AM On 03/30/2007 | - Website - |
I just hope poor Victor has time to see his family...!
Nice work.
---* Bill
Posted by Wild Bill At 08:17:38 AM On 03/30/2007 | - Website - |
Posted by Graham Tucker At 09:09:40 AM On 03/30/2007 | - Website - |
Posted by Daniel Lieber At 11:06:42 AM On 04/01/2007 | - Website - |
Posted by Stuart McIntyre At 12:06:02 AM On 04/02/2007 | - Website - |
Excellent news, Rob!
Posted by Gerco Wolfswinkel At 03:24:07 AM On 04/02/2007 | - Website - |
And if you need some beta testers....... I'm sure you will have many volunteers!
Posted by Paul Mooney At 04:53:53 AM On 04/02/2007 | - Website - |
Posted by Andy At 05:05:10 AM On 04/03/2007 | - Website - |
Posted by Ricardo At 04:35:06 PM On 05/18/2007 | - Website - |
Looking forward these new templates and features
Ivan
Posted by Ivan Zamula At 09:31:34 AM On 06/01/2007 | - Website - |
I´m looking for them but untill now I´d just found the innovation place screenshot.
Thanks!
Posted by Gustavo Taveira At 01:09:36 PM On 06/08/2007 | - Website - |