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IBM Connections Cloud enhancements for January 2016


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IBM has released what's new for IBM Connections Cloud for January 2016. Here is some of the updates:




Verse



Verse Mobile Updates (available on or after Jan 8)

While in other iOS applications, Verse is now a selectable mail application for sending pictures, file attachments, URL links, and more.  

On Android, calendar events processed when using the application offline are now immediately reflected in the Verse application calendar. No more waiting for a sync to complete.


Social



Real-time alerts help you focus on items that need your attention

Stay up to date with things that require your attention and response. The new notification center in the navigation bar increases your awareness less disruptively. See alerts with a single click - no matter where you are in the service. Allows you stay on track or swiftly shift gears depending on what is required at the moment.


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Leverage third-party apps to maximize the value of Communities

Community owners can add third-party apps to Communities. A new extension point opens up the possibilities for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to create apps for Communities. Developers can now write custom responsive apps that can be surfaced within Communities. Community owners don't have to do anything different from what they do today. As soon as a new third party app has been approved by the administrator, it'll be available for all community owners of that organization

Organize your files with nested folders

Now you can create nested folders to organize your content in a familiar hierarchy. You can create sub-folders within folders to give your content a structure that makes it easier for you and other users to manage content. For both My Files and Community Files, you can build a hierarchy of folders with tree-navigation on the side of the Connections Files page.


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Nested folders are also supported in the Connections Mobile app and in the IBM Connections Desktop Plugins for Microsoft Windows and the IBM Connections Plugin for Microsoft Outlook when syncing your offline files with Connections Files in the cloud. Note: Syncing of folders is coming in the future


Drag and drop support added on Microsoft Windows (available now)


Also new in January is the ability to drag and drop files from the Windows desktop directly to an IBM Connections folder in the IBM Connections Desktop Plugins for Microsoft Windows.

Improved user experience working with files


The sidebar is now resizable and labels have replaced the icons on the tabs making it easier to navigate and view information and comments.

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Docs



Enablement to help new users get started

A guided tour for new users has also been added to provide an overview of Connections Docs.

Additional browser support and other enhancements

Enhancements have been made to the editors including adding support for Apple Safari 9 and Microsoft Windows 10.  A guided tour for new users has also been added to help them get up to speed quickly.


Meetings and Chat



New browser and operating system support

Connections Meeting and Chat are now supported on Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Firefox on Microsoft Windows 10.  For the complete list of browsers and operating systems supported, see IBM Connections Cloud system requirements.







Read more about these enhancements right here

See the previous IBM Connections Cloud enhancement posts right here (and previous SmartCloud naming ones) on IdoNotes