Thursday, April 07, 2011

IBM Connections 3.0.1 Plug-in for Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows


With the recent update to Connections, comes some updated plug-ins. This is a great add on to your Microsoft based clients. Here is a quick run down:

The IBM Connections 3.0.1 Plug-in for Microsoft Office provides the following features:
  • Add a Microsoft Office document to a Connections activity
  • Create a To Do list from a Microsoft Word document for a Connections activity
  • Add a Microsoft Word document to a Connections blog
  • Search on a person's name to view their Connections profile and insert their profile data into a Microsoft Word document
  • Add a Microsoft Word document to a Connections wiki
  • Add a link from a Microsoft Word document to Connections Bookmarks, or insert a link from Bookmarks into a Word document
The IBM Connections 3.0.1 Plug-in for Microsoft Outlook provides the following features:
  • Add an Microsoft Outlook e-mail to an activity
  • Create an e-mail as a To Do for an activity
  • Search on a person's name to view their business card, which lists a person's contact information as well as expertise and interests
  • Search for content in other Connections services such as Bookmarks, Communities, Blogs, and Activities
  • Enhanced menu and ribbon support
  • Extend the Microsoft Outlook Social Connector to provide the following Connections social capabilities:
    • Add people to your network and sync with Outlook contacts (e.g., photo, profile details)
    • View your network from your Outlook client
    • View all interaction you share with a colleague in your network, including e-mail, attachments, meetings, and feeds
It's free on our Solutions Catalog. Enjoy!