AIM:- Collaboration of LotusLive services on lotuslive.

com Lotuslive:LotusLive is a series of online office tools from IBM to help businesses collaborate simply and

effectively in a security rich environment. Introduction:LotusLive is a set of tools that help people work together. With LotusLive, you can do the following tasks:

Combine your business social network with Web meetings Store files and share files with anyone who has an email address Invite guests into LotusLive to collaborate and share Chat online Exchange ideas in Communities Manage projects with Activities

LotusLive cloud-based tools are secure and managed by IBM. There are no servers or software to install and setup. LotusLive Connections is just like LotusLive Engage without the ability to host a Web meeting. LotusLive offers professional grade e-mail, networking and collaboration tools and online meetings - all designed to let you work seamlessly with people inside and outside of your organization. You can meet online, share files, chat, manage projects, network with potential clients and send and receive e-mail anywhere, anytime. Whether you work remotely, manage remote teams or just need one simple place to bring colleagues together, LotusLive delivers collaboration solutions, all in a securely designed environment. LotusLive knows one size does not fit all. Like your business, your needs are unique. You can choose to sign up for the LotusLive collaboration suite of services, combining all of our collaboration services in one specially priced package or choose from our list of award-winning e-mail, networking or online meeting services.

Features:1. Sign Up 2. Account Management 3. Instant Messaging 4. Mail Storage 5. E-mail 6. Mobile 7. Calendaring 8. Calendar Group Scheduling 9. Dashboard 10. File sharing 11. Personal Profile 12. Networking 13. Contact Management 14. Communities 15. Project Management 16. Guest Accounts 17. Surveys 18. Charts 19. Instant Messaging 20. Online Storage

21. Desktop Sharing 22. Application Sharing 23. Slide Presentation 24. Participant Roster 25. Video & Polling 26. Mobile 27. Manage registration 28. Event Management 29. Collaboration Tools LotusLive products:-

LotusLive Engage LotusLive Connections LotusLive iNotes LotusLive Notes LotusLive Meetings and Events

1. LotusLive Engage AND 2. LotusLive Connection :1. Many features have been implemented that enhance productivity and give users additional capabilities. Integrated Applications A new integrated application is available: Fresh TL TeamPoint. TeamPoint is used for writing, approving, and publishing company policies and procedures..

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Personal Settings is now called My Account Settings A new menu item called Downloads has been added to the Apps menu. U Meetings

You can password protect your meetings.

Activities You have greater control over activity membership. For example, you can create activities that are restricted to members of your organization, and you can invite guests from outside of your organization to join an activity. Files

You can see if a file can be shared outside or your organization. You can view a list of people who have access to your shared files. Communities Instant Messaging Forms

3. LotusLive iNotes:Additional browser support and automatic configuration for IMAP, CardDAV, and CalDAV has been added. Internet Explorer Version 9 and Firefox Version 5 are now supported. The LotusLive iNotes Consumer profile is now available. This allows you to set up IMAP, CardDAV, and CalDAV in one operation on your iPhone. 4. LotusLive Notes: Using message disclaimers in a hybrid environment

In a hybrid environment, the LotusLive Notes service supports adding message disclaimers to outgoing LotusLive Notes mail sent from a LotusLive Notes SMTP server. Message disclaimers are notices -- usually short text blocks -- that are added to outgoing email messages

Menu path for client configuration

The menu path in the LotusLive dashboard used to download the Lotus Notes client configuration tool and to configure LotusLive Notes BlackBerry and Traveler accounts has changed. The new menu path is Apps -> Downloads and Setup -> LotusLive Notes -> View LotusLive Notes Options.

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Hybrid environment

5. LotusLive Events and Meetings:The published files limit is increased, and you can protect your meetings with a password.

The published files limit has been increased to 30 files. You can password protect your meetings.

Advantages:

improved functionality, stability fixes, LotusLive Notes specific improvements. From a LotusLive Notes perspective can also improve messaging responsiveness by leveraging network optimizations and managed local replica information.

In addition, if LotusLive Notes users also subscribe to LotusLive Engage they can leverage the SSO capability for those LotusLive services.

Compare:-

1. Zoho Meeting vs IBM Lotus Live

APPLICATION Software Required

Zoho Meeting No downloads. Will run through Firefox and Internet Explorer with plug-ins.

IBM Lotus Live No downloads, supports instant web conferencing for any Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system. Instant or planned meetings. Link to registration page, email sent through IBM, or instant meeting Desktop and Application Yes

Invitation Tools

Invitations from the Zoho Meeting web page or conference in from the presenter.

Screen Sharing Multiple Presenters Mobile Access Videoconferencing Other Product Offerings

Desktop Yes No No Use with Zoho Chat and Zoho Show

Yes - only presenters can video IBM Lotus Live Meetings, Events, Connections, Engage, Notes and iNotes Yes Participant roster and polling 30-day Lotus Live Meetings $39 per

Polling and Survey Post-Meeting Reports Trial Version

No Session Reports Free Edition - one host and one participant and 30 day free trial

Subscription $12 per month per host (up to 5 participants) through $49 per month per host (up to 100 participants)

month (15 participants), and $59 per month (200 participants), or Lotus Live Events $79 per month (1,000) and other options.

2. YuuGuu vs IBM Lotus Live APPLICATION IBM Lotus Live No downloads, supports instant web conferencing for any Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system. Instant or planned meetings. Invitation Tools Link to registration page, email sent through IBM, or instant meeting Mobile Access Videoconferencing Yes - only presenters can video IBM Lotus Live Meetings, Events, Connections, Engage, Notes and iNotes Post-Meeting Reports Trial Version Participant roster and polling 30-day Lotus Live Meetings $39 per month (15 participants), and Subscription $59 per month (200 participants), or Lotus Live Events $79 per month (1,000) and other options. Yes No Yuuguu Plus and upgrades available. Customizable Entry level is free - up to 5 participants Free for up to 5 participants. Single user $15 per month unlimited use with 30 participants or packages for larger groups YuuGuu No downloads for participants, will run on any internet server or smart phone mobile device. Instant Meetings or Automatic Email Templates.

Software Required

Other Product Offerings

Conclusion:Lotus live is providing no of collaborating service. Like activity management, event-handling, meetings, file sharing, community, Instant Messaging, etc in a well defind and properly distributed environment with great user interface.

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