<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Web	O
2.0	O
enterprise	B-Protocol
social	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
application	B-Application
developed	O
originally	O
by	O
IBM	O
and	O
acquired	O
by	O
HCL	O
Technologies	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connections	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
HCL	O
collaboration	O
suite	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
Notes	O
/	O
Domino	B-Operating_System
,	O
Sametime	B-Protocol
,	O
Portal	O
and	O
Connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
v1.02	O
6	O
November	O
2007	O
New	O
plugins	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
,	O
PowerPoint	O
,	O
Word	O
,	O
and	O
Excel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
v2.5	O
28	O
August	O
2009	O
Added	O
functionality	O
:	O
Wikis	B-Protocol
,	O
Files	B-Operating_System
,	O
Microblogging	B-Application
,	O
and	O
social	O
search	O
/	O
analytics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
v3.0	O
24	O
November	O
2010	O
Added	O
"	O
wizards	O
"	O
for	O
database	O
creation	O
and	O
profile	O
population	O
,	O
cluster	O
functionality	O
installed	O
out	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
the	I-General_Concept
box	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
v3.0.1	O
5	O
April	O
2011	O
Name	O
change	O
from	O
IBM	B-Protocol
Lotus	I-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
to	O
IBM	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
,	O
Media	O
library	O
functionality	O
,	O
Ideation	O
,	O
Enterprise	O
Content	O
Manager	O
(	O
ECM	O
)	O
integration	O
and	O
advanced	O
mobility	O
possibilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
v3.0.1.1	O
17	O
March	O
2012	O
Forums	B-Application
content	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
by	O
non-forum	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forums	B-Application
question	O
can	O
be	O
filtered	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
v4.5	O
12	O
March	O
2013	O
Content	O
Manager	O
,	O
@	O
-mentions	O
in	O
mobile	O
,	O
two	O
factor	O
authentication	O
in	O
mobile	O
,	O
enhanced	O
ideation	O
,	O
enhanced	O
rich	O
text	O
editing	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
Sidebar	O
Plug-in	O
,	O
Activity	O
Stream	O
,	O
Embedded	O
Experience	O
,	O
Integrated	O
Mail	O
and	O
Calendar	O
,	O
Social	O
Analytics	O
,	O
Mobility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
v5.0	O
26	O
June	O
2014	O
File	O
sync	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
share	O
content	O
with	O
external	O
users	O
from	O
inside	O
the	O
firewall	O
,	O
smart	O
expertise	O
type	O
ahead	O
search	O
,	O
attention	O
management	O
indicators	O
,	O
updated	O
user	O
experience/look	O
-n-feel	O
,	O
push	O
notifications	O
to	O
mobile	O
,	O
redesigned	O
mobile	O
experience	O
,	O
activity	O
stream	O
search	O
,	O
enhanced	O
file	O
viewing	O
and	O
management	O
,	O
community	O
landing	O
,	O
page	O
,	O
new	O
Gallery	O
app	O
for	O
Communities	O
,	O
wiki	B-Protocol
macros	O
,	O
@	O
-mentions	O
everywhere	O
,	O
copy/paste	O
everywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
has	O
the	O
following	O
components	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
page	O
,	O
microblogs	B-Application
,	O
and	O
tags	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Communities	O
-	O
a	O
collaborative	O
space	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
discussion	B-Application
forum	I-Application
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bookmarks	O
-	O
a	O
social	B-General_Concept
bookmarking	I-General_Concept
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	B-Operating_System
-	O
a	O
content	O
library	O
for	O
storing	O
,	O
sharing	O
and	O
revision	B-Architecture
management	I-Architecture
of	O
computer	B-Operating_System
files	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wikis	B-Protocol
-	O
a	O
Wiki	B-Protocol
system	O
for	O
publishing	O
and	O
editing	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forums	B-Application
-	O
an	O
Internet	B-Application
forum	I-Application
system	O
where	O
people	O
can	O
ask	O
questions	O
,	O
share	O
their	O
experiences	O
,	O
and	O
discuss	O
topics	O
of	O
common	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Search	O
-	O
for	O
searching	O
across	O
IBM	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
uses	O
open	O
standards	O
including	O
ATOM	B-Application
and	O
RSS	O
to	O
integrate	O
with	O
other	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
provides	O
a	O
REST-like	O
API	O
for	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Widgets	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
into	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
those	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Gadgets	I-Application
and	O
other	O
services	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
custom	O
developed	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
leading	O
product	O
in	O
enterprise	B-Protocol
social	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
market	O
and	O
the	O
worldwide	O
leader	O
in	O
marketshare	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ten	O
HCL	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
components	O
are	O
built	O
on	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
services	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
service-oriented	O
architecture	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
components	O
take	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
J2EE	B-Language
applications	O
which	O
are	O
hosted	O
on	O
IBM	B-Language
WebSphere	I-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
the	I-General_Concept
box	I-General_Concept
HCL	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
provides	O
20	O
widgets	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Homepage	O
module	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
'	O
recent	O
updates	O
 '	O
display	O
which	O
shows	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
content	O
posts	O
and	O
status	B-Application
updates	I-Application
which	O
are	O
relevant	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
system	O
to	O
update	O
the	O
users	O
status	O
via	O
microblogging	B-Application
is	O
also	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
can	O
be	O
located	O
by	O
criteria	O
such	O
as	O
keywords	O
,	O
names	O
,	O
responsibilities	O
,	O
interests	O
,	O
projects	O
they	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
,	O
expertise	O
,	O
business	O
relationships	O
,	O
tags	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
their	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bookmarks	O
is	O
a	O
social	B-General_Concept
bookmarking	I-General_Concept
service	O
which	O
allows	O
people	O
to	O
bookmark	O
web-content	O
,	O
tag	B-General_Concept
it	O
,	O
and	O
share	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bookmarks	O
can	O
be	O
located	O
via	O
keyword	O
,	O
tags	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
person	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
bookmark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
simple	O
searching	O
,	O
Bookmarks	O
can	O
dynamically	O
refine	O
search	O
results	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
identifying	O
users	O
or	O
other	O
tags	B-General_Concept
of	O
interest	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bookmarks	O
can	O
output	O
bookmarks	O
via	O
standard	O
feeds	B-Application
and	O
provides	O
an	O
API	O
so	O
that	O
third-party	O
tools	O
can	O
integrate	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activities	O
are	O
structured	O
in	O
a	O
nested	O
tree	B-Data_Structure
hierarchy	O
where	O
entries	O
,	O
to-do	O
items	O
and	O
sections	O
branch	O
off	O
from	O
the	O
root	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
non-section	O
entity	O
in	O
an	O
activity	O
can	O
contain	O
rich-text	O
and	O
custom	O
fields	O
for	O
files	B-Operating_System
,	O
links	O
,	O
text	O
,	O
people	O
and	O
dates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wikis	B-Protocol
are	O
a	O
new	O
capability	O
added	O
to	O
IBM	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
2.5	O
which	O
facilitate	O
the	O
collaborative	O
creation	O
of	O
web	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wikis	B-Protocol
are	O
collections	O
of	O
pages	O
about	O
a	O
particular	O
subject	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wiki	B-Protocol
members	O
can	O
edit	O
or	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
pages	O
,	O
or	O
add	O
their	O
own	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teams	O
can	O
use	O
wikis	B-Protocol
to	O
create	O
a	O
central	O
place	O
to	O
collaborate	O
on	O
a	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
personal	O
file-sharing	O
service	O
that	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
IBM	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
2.5	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
upload	O
,	O
share	O
,	O
tag	B-General_Concept
,	O
recommend	O
,	O
and	O
comment	O
on	O
files	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Connections	O
Community	O
can	O
have	O
its	O
own	O
media	O
gallery	O
,	O
event	O
calendar	O
,	O
ideation	O
,	O
microblogging	B-Application
,	O
blog	O
,	O
forums	B-Application
,	O
bookmarks	O
,	O
activities	O
,	O
feeds	B-Application
,	O
member	O
list	O
,	O
Wiki	B-Protocol
and	O
Files	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forums	B-Application
is	O
used	O
for	O
discussions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCL	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
integrates	O
into	O
existing	O
applications	O
via	O
plug-ins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
integration	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
SharePoint	I-Protocol
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
Communications	O
Server	O
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ISVs	O
have	O
also	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
IBM	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
platform	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Trilog	O
Group	O
to	O
add	O
Social	O
Project	O
Management	O
for	O
complex	O
projects	O
,	O
ISW	O
&	O
Bunchball	B-Application
to	O
add	O
a	O
gamification	O
layer	O
,	O
Blogsy	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
native	O
iPad	B-Device
blogging	O
app	O
for	O
IBM	B-Protocol
Connections	I-Protocol
,	O
</s>
