Recent by Ed Brill 

IBM Verse for IBMers, target achieved, finish line in site at Connect 2016  

By Ed Brill | 12/4/15 7:57 AM | - | Added by John Oldenburger

It has only been eight months since we announced the rollout of IBM Verse inside IBM. In that time we have exceeded our initial target - over 416,000 mailboxes were moved to IBM Verse and cloud email in 2015. About 40,000 IBMers remain in queue.

Verse and social at IBM, now at 150K users...MWLUG update  

By Ed Brill | 8/27/15 5:24 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by John Oldenburger

Last week I had the opportunity to speak at the MWLUG event in Atlanta. It was a very well-run event and a great opportunity to catch up with some friends and colleagues. Unfortunately, I was slotted in a Friday morning time up against some very popular topics.

20,000 IBMers using IBM Verse in production  

By Ed Brill | 6/9/15 1:03 AM | - | Added by John Oldenburger

About three months ago, my role within the IBM organization morphed from being focused on driving social business adoption internally, to an IT leadership role where I now also own the responsibility to deploy the social business platform. In our case, we are well underway with a major initiative to move all of IBM's email to IBM Verse.

IBM ConnectED 2015 recap and recollection  

By Ed Brill | 2/4/15 8:24 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Johnny Oldenburger

I just returned from my 19th IBM-related January trip to Orlando in the last 20 years. Was this trip to IBM ConnectED 2015 the last one? I don't know. I'm no longer in the product organization connected to the event; this year, now that I report to the IBM CIO office, I was more client than vendor. It was nice to have my brand everywhere. During the week, I delivered an updated version of my IBM Social Business Transformation presentation.

IBM Verse: A New Way to Work  

By Ed Brill | 11/18/14 11:18 AM | - | Added by Oliver Busse

Today in New York, IBM is launching A New Way To Work, featuring IBM Verse, the next generation of enterprise email. The announcement of IBM Verse is the culmination of a significant amount of IBM research, design, and client and marketplace understanding that answers the question - what if we could reinvent the way that people interact with other people in the enterprise?

IBM Connect 2014, PartnerWorld Leadership Conference, Mobile World Congress  

By Ed Brill | 1/16/14 12:49 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

What a difference a year makes. It's just over a week away from the start of IBM Connect 2014.

IBM a leader in new Gartner Mobile Application Development Platforms Magic Quadrant  

By Ed Brill | 8/13/13 1:05 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Does your organization have a mobile strategy in place? Have you chosen a mobile application platform? These are the key questions facing organizations on their journey to become a mobile enterprise.

Debrief: IBM at MobileBeat 2013  

By Ed Brill | 7/12/13 1:10 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

I'm just headed off from San Francisco after a successful two days at MobileBeat 2013. This conference brought together a few hundred people from across the mobile market spectrum - startups, venture capitalists, established vendors, and corporate customers.

Ed Brill - IBM Worklight 6 is now available!  

By Ed Brill | 6/24/13 8:46 AM | - | Added by Per Henrik Lausten

Last week, IBM released the latest version of our mobile application development platform, IBM Worklight 6. Worklight 6, available as a no-charge download for developers, is a leading mobile app plaform for building apps on the full range of mobile devices and interfaces - native, HTML5, or hybrid. The new release includes key innovations and enhancements such as a new approach to geo-location in apps, integrated functional testing, and insight into application usage.

IBM MobileFirst partner voices  

By Ed Brill | 6/18/13 4:01 PM | - | Added by Cn=Bruce Elgort/O=Notesoss

At IBM's Impact 2013, we captured thoughts from some of the leading business partners and alliances who have embraced the opportunity for building mobile enterprise solutions. I wanted to highlight the video here specifically because part of my daily effort is to help expand the IBM MobileFirst ecosystem...whether through our messages, programs, or partnerships.

Forrester Total Economic Impact of IBM Worklight: 363% five-year ROI  

By Ed Brill | 5/15/13 11:53 PM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Earlier this month, Forrester released a new Total Economic Impact study, "The Total Economic Impact Of IBM’s Worklight Platform: Cost Savings In The Development And Maintenance Of Multiplatform Mobile Apps."

News from IBM Impact 2013  

By Ed Brill | 4/30/13 12:23 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

This morning at Impact 2013, IBM has announced several updates to our MobileFirst initiative. The first is the announcement of IBM MessageSight, a high-volume transactional message delivery appliance, designed to enable/accelerate M2M (machine-to-machine) communications for the Internet of Things.

Three topics in mobile that come up in conversations so far  

By Ed Brill | 4/25/13 12:29 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

ext week will mark three months in for my new role as head of market management for IBM MobileFirst. As mentioned yesterday, I'll spend that 90th day among thousands of IBM clients, partners, and employees at Impact 2013.

IBM Worklight...with a B2E application center  

By Ed Brill | 3/7/13 9:55 PM | - | Added by Cn=Bruce Elgort/O=Notesoss

Two weeks ago we launched IBM MobileFirst -- a set of six solution portfolios unifying IBM's market-leading mobile enterprise story. One of the portfolios is an application platform, and the centerpiece of that is IBM Worklight. In my first month with the team, what I've learned is that Worklight addresses the need for reusability in mobile apps better than any other approach. While we offer many ways to deliver mobile web applications, Worklight is designed for web, hybrid, and native apps, across the entire spectrum of mobile devices.

Opting In, a month in  

By Ed Brill | 3/3/13 5:17 PM | - | Added by Cn=Bruce Elgort/O=Notesoss

OK technically it has been about six weeks since the book really shipped, but a month since launch at IBM Connect 2013. Close enough either way. My first book, Opting In: Lessons in Social Business has already hit many of my personal goals. Just having a book in print checked it off the bucket list. Some of the more memorable moments since publication have included making various Amazon "hot seller" and bestseller lists, the book signing at IBM Connect, and presenting a session about the book with Marcia Conner. We tried to have a book release party here in Chicago, but it turned out to be the then-snowiest night of the year. Still it was wonderful that 20+ friends and family showed up; for the other 30-40 of you who couldn't make it, I think a spring barbecue will be in order.

Announcing IBM MobileFirst, the industry’s leading solutions and services for the mobile enterprise  

By Ed Brill | 2/21/13 2:13 AM | - | Added by Per Henrik Lausten

Today, IBM is announcing IBM MobileFirst -- the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of mobile solutions: software, services, partners, and expertise. The news, which I will highlight in a series of blog posts this week and next, showcases IBM's investments and expertise in mobile enterprise solutions, and how only IBM is poised to help businesses capitalize on the next wave -- the business of mobile. To deliver on this vision, we are doubling our investment in mobile, building on the strength of 10+ acquisitions in the mobile space, and leveraging over 270 patents in the mobile space.

IBM Connect 2013: Messaging and Collaboration Roadmap  

By Ed Brill | 1/30/13 2:06 PM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

It has been noticed that I didn't have the opportunity to blog anything yet from IBM Connect 2013. The conference has been going great and there is a ton of activity. My Twitter followers have certainly seen many updates from the conference, but I haven't had a chance to put any real thoughts together in writing.

SmartCloud for Social Business: Trust and Security  

By Ed Brill | 1/15/13 12:09 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

One of the most common lines of questioning for IBM's SmartCloud for Social Business is, how secure is the service and in turn, my data? In an effort to address that question, the SC4SB website now features a library page focused on trust and security.

Domino XPages and mobile apps at IBM Connect 2013  

By Ed Brill | 1/13/13 5:29 PM | - | Added by Cn=Bruce Elgort/O=Notesoss

With IBM Connect 2013 only two weeks away, I have been spending a lot of time staring at the session grid. One impression that struck me as I surveyed the grid was this: there are a lot of Domino XPages and mobile sessions on the agenda.

"Opting In: Lessons in Social Business" ebook now available! Kindle and Nook too  

By Ed Brill | 1/10/13 8:56 AM | - | Added by Cn=Bruce Elgort/O=Notesoss

I was a little unprepared yesterday morning when Jim Casale emailed me and said, "Ed, your ebook is out!" Sure enough, IBM Press Books had released the ebook download of Opting In: Lessons in Social Business from a Fortune 500 Product Manager.

Resemble Systems is doing it right  

By Ed Brill | 1/2/13 1:06 AM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Niklas Heidloff

I'm not sure I know anyone at Resemble Systems, an Indian and Saudi Arabian business partner, but I like their marketing department.

IBM XWork Server, chanages for 2013 underway  

By Ed Brill | 12/18/12 6:54 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

IBM XWork Server is offered with a fixed term license (FTL). An FTL bills annually, versus the more typical model of buying a software license one time and simply renewing subscription and support. An FTL is also fixed as to version number.

Updated IBM Notes and Domino roadmap presentation, including Notes/Domino 9.0 Social Edition  

By Ed Brill | 12/17/12 12:19 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Now that we are in public beta, I thought it was a good time to publish an updated copy of the IBM Messaging and Collaboration Roadmap presentation which I have been using on the road at user groups and events. Some highlights from IBM Notes and Domino 9.0 Social Edition beta and other updates are included.

IBM Notes and Domino 9.0 Social Edition public beta now available!  

By Ed Brill | 12/13/12 12:53 PM | - | Added by Per Henrik Lausten

It's the holiday season, and I brought you a present a little early. This morning, we posted the public release of IBM Notes and Domino 9.0 Social Edition beta. I've been running this build for a couple of weeks, and it's singing to me.

Notes Traveler 8.5.3 Upgrade Pack 2 available today...iOS app coming...  

By Ed Brill | 12/11/12 8:31 AM | - | Added by Cn=Bruce Elgort/O=Notesoss

This morning, IBM has released Lotus Notes Traveler 8.5.3 Upgrade Pack 2. The new release includes some fixes, especially for Android "Jelly Bean" and a rollup of fixes since UP1. There is also an update to the version of DB2 that is entitled as part of the Traveler HA configuration. The new server version provides support for to-dos/tasks on Android. We also expect to release an iOS client for to-dos/tasks in the app store..."soon, very soon."

Maybe we could do this kind of survey at IBM Connect 2013  

By Ed Brill | 12/10/12 12:10 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

For the last couple of weeks, my inbox has been flooded with copies of an email that salesforce.com sent to IBM customers depicting how one organization moved their Domino applications to force.com and supposedly benefitted from the move. I rarely comment on the specifics of such examples, as there often is a lot of missing data -- what version of Notes, what kind of apps, etc.

Endorsements for "Opting In: Lessons in Social Business"  

By Ed Brill | 12/8/12 11:43 AM | - | Added by Cn=Bruce Elgort/O=Notesoss

This might be the last blog post on the topic of the book prior to its release! Earlier this week, I finished up edits on the "proof" copy of Opting In: Lessons in Social Business from a Fortune 500 Product Manager. One final look coming on December 17, and then it's off to print/ebook production. Availability date is on track for just before IBM Connect 2013. Answering an FAQ: Yes, I will be doing a couple of signing sessions for the book during Connect. I also will be doing a session on the topic of "Opting In: Social Business to get Smarter Work Done" at the conference, an interactive discussion with Marcia Conner, who also wrote the book's foreword.

IBM Docs now available in SmartCloud for Social Business  

By Ed Brill | 12/4/12 9:28 AM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

This morning, IBM SmartCloud for Social Business offers a number of new enhancements. The service now offers blogs, including ideation blogs, and wikis. SmartCloud Notes has some administrative updates. The overall service now has Safe Harbor certification, both for the European Union and for Switzerland.

A perfect IBM Connections Mail demonstration  

By Ed Brill | 11/29/12 11:47 PM | - | Added by Niklas Heidloff

This morning, I presented an updated messaging and collaboration roadmap. I realize I need to post these slides, now that we are out of stealth mode on IBM Notes/Domino Social Edition. One topic I cover is IBM Connections Mail, and the demonstration today was perfect.

IBM Mobile Connect 6.1.5 now available  

By Ed Brill | 11/26/12 9:54 PM | Infrastructure - Notes / Domino | Added by Cn=Bruce Elgort/O=Notesoss

Missed this during the US holidays last week...a new release of IBM Mobile Connect is now available. Mobile Connect is a VPN solution, very resilient and has the added advantage of a client-less approach (e.g. for iOS). The client access license is included in the Domino Enterprise Client Access license along with the IBM Lotus Communications CEO bundle.