IBM social business software

Introducing IBM social business software

Social businesses are more agile, more responsive, and more successful than others. IBM social business software can help you become a social business.

IBM social business software includes a core platform of social business applications as well as business applications that extend that platform to suit your specific business needs.

With social business software, you can empower people with social networks, engage with experts and clients, and cultivate trust using people-centric experiences.

The social business core platform

IBM social business software has a core platform that consists of the following products:

IBM Connections
Social software designed for business

IBM Lotus Quickr
Team collaboration and content management software

IBM Sametime
Integrated, real-time communication services

Business applications that integrate with social business

You can extend the social business platform with the following IBM solutions:

IBM Connections Content Edition
A social software and content management bundle

IBM Connections Enterprise Content Edition
A social software and enterprise content management bundle

IBM Case Manager
Advanced case management to drive optimized case outcomes

IBM Cognos 10
Business intelligence plus planning, scenario modeling, real-time monitoring, and predictive analytics

IBM Customer Experience Suite
Capabilities that enable you to deliver engaging, personalized web experiences for customers

IBM Enterprise Content Management
Social Content Management offerings for enterprise-level content management with social business and collaboration tools

IBM LotusLive
Collaboration tools, email, and social networking services working together in the cloud

IBM Lotus Notes and Domino
Enterprise software that brings together social collaboration and business applications

IBM Rational Team Concert
A technology preview that integrates Rational Team Concert with IBM Connections

Services for social business

IBM offers services to help you get started.

IBM Global Business Services
Services to help your organization become a Social Business

IBM Software Services for Lotus
Technical services to pilot and deploy the Social Business platform

IBM Announces Its Next Generation Platform; IBM PureSystems 24/04/2012

With the introduction of IBM...

• The compelling returns from IBM Connections in support of social business (PDF)