iWildfire interview on Synch.rono.us

Luis Benitez has post an interview about iWildfire on Synch.rono.us. He has also provided a great review on his blog.

Thanks for the covereage Luis.

We are very excited about the uptake of iWildfire to date. We are even more excited about our soon to be released iWildfire Pro that is going to have a heap more features.

iWildfire for IBM Connections Files integration with other Apps

In the current version of iWildfire (http://iWildfire.isw.com.au) you can access, search for, download, view, and make comment on Files. In iWildfire Next we will be adding the ability to also edit and upload files as well as create new files.

The first step in achieving this is to get iWildfire to identify which other Apps on the device can be used to edit Files. In the first screen shot I opened a .doc file and as I have GoodReader, Dropbox, and Pages installed I can use these Apps to view or edit the documents. In the second image I opened a .xls file and it knows that I can open it in GoodReader, Dropbox. However in this instance it knows I need to use Pages. Neat!

So the next steps is now to get iWildfire so it is recognized by the other Apps such as Pages and Numbers so we can upload the documents we create and edit!

This will make my iPad so much more useful by being able to use Connections Files as my store for files rather than other Apps such as Dropbox. I can't wait to get it done!

IBM Web Experience Factory 7.0.1

IBM has announced the release of the IBM Web Experience Factory 7.0.1 (Formally know as IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory):

IBM® Web Experience Factory 7.0.1, formerly IBM WebSphere® Portlet Factory, delivers the fastest and easiest way to develop multichannel exceptional web experiences across desktop, mobile, and tablet platforms.

Enhancements

• New builders
  • Builders for mobile, multichannel solution development including desktop browsers, smartphones, and tablets
  • Builders to incorporate analytics into applications to ensure the feedback loop is closed, allowing business owners to track and adjust success based on application usage
  • Builders for IBM Web Content Manager allows easy integration of content and authoring capabilities in custom portlets

• Increased developer productivity, with many new features and improvements to make it easier and faster for developers to build exceptional web experiences
• New production code and samples with full source code providing a robust library of both learning and production examples

My take on this:

• The trend of dropping the brand names from products is now becoming consistent across more than just Lotus.
• The enhancements reflect the move to support more than just Portlets. The IBM Web Experience Factory can be used (and has for a while) to build widgets and web applications that go broader than just Portlets. In particular is the support now for Mobile Application Builders that can use the same code base  across a range of devices.
• This move to more Mobile capabilities is in addition to the upcoming WebSphere Portal Mobile Theme that is in beta (I will post about this soon I promise)
• Also new builders for analytics applications. Business Analytics is a very fast growing space (hence why ISW has invested so much becoming an IBM Business Analytics/Cognos partner this last year) and IBM is smart to enable this capability in the Web Experience Factory.
• I am glad they didn't call it the IBM Exceptional Web Experience Factory;)

More information here

Update on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 12:50PM by Adam Brown

Following from yesterday's post on the release of the IBM Web Experience Factory 7.0.1 here is a presentation that IBM produced with further details of what is new.

iWildfire 1.1 for IBM Connections is available on AppStore

We have just published to the AppStore iWildfire 1.1 for IBM Connections. This minor release fixes a few bugs as well as has some minor improvements to some features. It also "teases" some of the upcoming features in iWildfire Pro.

We have had a great start to iWildfire. I will post in the next day or so some interesting stats around the download of iWildfire to date.

IBM LotusLive Notes 1.4 service update

IBM has announced the release of IBM LotusLive Notes 1.4 service update.

Updates include:

LotusLive Notes service

• Flexible routing options for Internet-based mail messages
• Additional features designed to enhance data protection with enhanced Disaster Recovery capability
• Faster Recovery Time Objective (12 hours) and Recovery Point Objective (8 hours)
• Supportability improvements for customers utilizing the Hybrid configuration
• Expanded monitoring capabilities

LotusLive Notes and LotusLive Notes web

• Comes coupled with the new "Domino® Utility Server for LotusLive" license model, customers now have a simple path for moving Domino applications into a cloud model via either the IBM Cloud or cloud models hosted by either partners or Amazon
• Includes access to both LotusLive Notes services and Domino applications - via a web browser or Notes® client and usability enhancements
• Includes G2 and G3 language support for Android-based mobile devices using Traveler for IBM LotusLive Notes
• Delivers additional serviceability enhancements to IBM LotusLive Notes Hosted BlackBerry Service

The main take away I have is the inclusion now of the Domino Utility Server for LotusLive. This provides an option for organisations to also host Domino applications with hosting provides such as ISW. ISW has been hosting Domino for many years for our clients so this option is great for those clients who have taken up the LotusLive Notes for messaging but still need hosted applications.

More information here