IBM Lotusphere 2009 - The power of community is closer than you think

I attended IBM Lotusphere 2009 in Singapore last wednesday. The tagline "The power of community is closer than you think" was really apt because after the event, I feel that a lot of organizations are aware and actively embracing Enterprise 2.0. It is an interesting event to meet up with local champions on Enterprise 2.0 and to find out why and how did they embraced Enterprise 2.0. The presentation slides are still not available on their site. For those who did not manage to attend, here is the the agenda and highlights I have taken down.

Truth happens

This video produced by Redhat Linux is my favourite video of the day. People used to think Enteprise 2.0 is a fade, but it is here to stay now.


Another video to highlight the benefits of virtualization with Redhat Linux

Social Software in the Enterprise

A presentation that shows 3 users doing their day to day jobs in the company and how they use different software to accomplish their tasks.

Social Software in the Enterprise

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Alloy By IBM and SAP - A Product Tour

With Alloy, business users can easily access SAP software and information from within the IBM Lotus Notes environment, both online and offline.

Boeing Mashup using IBM Mashup Center

A video containing the demonstration to explain the benefits of using Mashup through an example of a disaster relief mashup for Boeing.

Key learnings from the seminar

• "Not chasing technology for the sake of technology but to look at the REAL business needs"
  - Kwong Yuk Wah, CIO, Info Techology, NTUC
• Enterprise 2.0 is not like the software on a shelf. It takes much more to realize the full benefits. One good example will be the Microsoft Powerpoint program versus a well-designed set of slides.
• Web 2.0 enables connection with a bigger audience. This is evident by comparing the number of people at the Speakers' Corner versus the number of blog discussions
• Web 2.0 is a double edged sword. Need to take care of governance, change management and engaging people
• Content is King
• A new media study platform
• Encourage culture of participation