Client Profile:
International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation® is a global provider of enterprise computer hardware, and software and business consulting services and software. IBM has been known through most of its recent history as the world's largest computer company; with over 400,000 employees worldwide, IBM is the largest information technology employer in the world. IBM Lotus® Connections is social software for business that empowers you with the collective knowledge of your organization, your partners and your customers by dynamically building new connections between people you may not know, the expertise they have and the tasks they are executing. Lotus Connections provides a suite of services (Profiles, Activities, Blogs, Communities, Wikis, Files and Bookmarks) that can be used individually or together.

Project Opportunity:
People and teams want to be more productive and to interact more effectively. Businesses need to respond to customer issues, market developments, and new business opportunities faster than ever before. When people can discover information, tap knowledge networks, and share ideas, innovation blooms and business practices flourish. IBM social software helps discover experts, expand personal networks, and makes it a snap to share -- so teams can function better and "out maneuver" their competition. As a result there is an expanding need to make this information available anytime, anywhere -- desktop or mobile.

Project Solution:
The Raikes School Design Studio team will work to extend the mobile functionality currently available to Lotus Connections customers. This will require making enhancements to the currently supported services as well as the creation of additional services. The solution will be a micro-browser implementation targeted for the iPhone and Nokia S60 devices.

Technologies:

• Lotus Connections 2.5
• JavaTM EE
• WebSphere® Application Server (WAS)
• DB2®
• Web 2.0

iPhone is a registered trademark of Apple Corporation
Nokia S60 is a registered trademark of Nokia Corporation