IBM unveils LotusLive Connections

IBM launched LotusLive Connections, porting its Lotus Connections social networking suite as a SAAS offering. Launched in 2007 as an enterprise collaboration suite geared to capitalize on the popularity of social networks such as Facebook, Lotus Connections includes apps for employee profiles, blogging, bookmarks and community and activities. With LotusLive Connections, a follow-up to the LotusLive Engage, the first SAAS social networking and collaboration app IBM introduced in April, IBM represents the latest break from that hosted software tradition.
Out of the chute, LotusLive Connections will enable users to leverage the Connections Activities app, sharing files and chatting via instant messaging.