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Yes, that's right - IBM Press is publishing a book on Lotus Connections:

IBM Lotus Connections: Planning and Implementing Social Software for Your Enterprise (Paperback)
by Stephen Hardison (Author), David Brooks (Author), David Byrd (Author), Gary Wood (Author), Saurabh Calla (Author), Tim Speed (Author), Michael Martin (Author), Suzanne O. Minassian (Author)

Product Description
Straight from IBM: the practical, complete guide to leveraging the power of social networks with Lotus Connections - The first book to cover the next breakthrough product from IBM Lotus: a product with a built-in audience of 150,000,000 Lotus Notes users worldwide - Practical techniques for building dynamic networks of coworkers, partners and customers that promote innovation and business agility - Authoritative guidance for business and technical planning, deployment, integration, and much more. Social networking is the newest frontier in business collaboration, and IBM's Lotus Connections gives businesses the tools they need to make the most of it - easily, securely, and cost-effectively.

In this book, a team of IBM Lotus Connections experts thoroughly introduces the product, and covers every facet of planning, deploying, and using it successfully. The authors cover both business and technical issues, and present IBM's proven, best-practices methodology for successful implementation. The authors begin by helping managers and technical professionals identify opportunities to use social networking for competitive advantage -- and by explaining how Lotus Connections places full-fledged social networking tools at their fingertips. IBM Lotus Connections carefully describes each component of the product - including profiles, activities, blogs, communities, easy "dogear" bookmarking, personal home pages, and more. The book contains practical coverage of administering Lotus Connections, as well as detailed guidance of integrating and extending Lotus Connections - including a full chapter on plug-ins and widgets, and another on Lotus Connections' REST-based API, which provides full, secure access to Lotus Connections features and data.

About the Author
Stephen Hardison, an IBM Certified I/T Specialist with IBM Software Services for Lotus, designs, implements, operates, and assesses large collaborative Lotus Connections solutions. David Brooks is a key contributor to the IBM Lotus Connections Technical Leadership team. David Byrd, an IBM Senior Certified Executive IT Architect with IBM Software Services for Lotus. Gary Wood, Field Support Engineer with Lotus Field Support Services (FSS), has been responsible for troubleshooting some of the world's largest Notes/Domino environments. Saurabh Calla, Advisory IT Specialist with IBM Software Services, builds applications for Lotus Connections. Tim Speed is an IBM Certified Systems Architect with IBM Software Services for Lotus (ISSL) and is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting various client engagements. Michael Martin is a certified Senior Managing Consultant in the Messaging & Collaboration Practice for IBM's Software Services for Lotus (ISSL) group focusing on organizational development, change management and social software adoption. Suzanne O Minassian has held a variety of roles within software development, including development, design, user research, and is currently the product manager for Lotus Connections.

Written by Suzanne Minassian and David Brooks amongst others, this is sure to be worth acquiring.  I'm not sure when it will be available via Amazon etc, but I'll post when I hear more.

Link: IBM Lotus Connections: Planning and Implementing Social Software for Your Enterprise

By: Stuart McIntyre - Connections | 2 Comments | On: 22 June 2009 11:45:00 | Tags:  connections  lotus  amazon  book 

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