Enterprise Atom/RSS Information distribution with IBM Lotus Not

Enterprise Atom/RSS Information distribution with IBM Lotus Notes/Domino

Going Beyond Information

Dr. Rolf Kremer- Director Product Development -

Topics

What is Atom/RSS?

RSS Reader

Enterprise RSS

Benefits to Individual Users and Organizations

Conclusion and Outlook

About PAVONE AG

Questions

What is Atom/RSS?

RSS is a short term for Really Simple Syndication

Atom (Syndication Format) is a further development of RSS.

Enables access to web contents from a variety of sources:

News sites

Online publications

Discussion forums, Blogs

Provided by feeds (channels)

Example sites offer Atom and/or RSS services:

vowe.net, edbrill.com (Blogs)

cnn.com, computerwoche.de (News Provider)

pavone.com (Company Information)

Atom/RSS Formats

Atom and RSS is based on XML

Available formats:

RSS 0.91 (published in 2000)

RSS 1.0 (published in 2000)

RSS 2.0 (published in 2002)

Atom (published in 2005)

Formats to exchange feeds (channels): OPML

Some icons represented RSS:

RSS Readers

RSS Readers read contents of feeds and display information to the user

Many RSS Readers are available:

Google Reader

NewsGator Online, FeedDemon

Feed Reader integrated in IBM Lotus Notes 8.x

PAVONE NewsReader

Integrated in browsers (e. g. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox)

Integrated in Microsoft Outlook

Content:

Text

Websites

Podcasts (audio, video)

Example: Feed Reader (IBM Lotus Notes 8.x)

Eclipse-based RSS Reader for the Notes 8 sidebar

Single-user RSS Reader

Data will be stored in an IBM Lotus Notes application (= Offline content)

New feeds can be subscripted

View to manage feeds

Example: PAVONE NewsReader 9.5

IBM Lotus Notes/Domino-based RSS Reader

First released in 2004

Manual and automatic collection of news items from websites or from IBM Lotus Notes/Domino applications

Multitude of functions to administrate channels and news

Filters and email notification

Local or server installation

Central administration of channels and access control

Example: PAVONE NewsReader 9.5

Components

NewsReader application

NewsReader plugin (since version 9)

System requirements (Server):

IBM Lotus Domino 6.x (or higher)

For usage of plugin: IBM Lotus Domino 7.x (or higher)

System requirements (Client):

IBM Lotus Notes 7.x (or higher)

For usage of plugin: IBM Lotus Notes 8.x or IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5.1 (or higher)

Freeware for personal usage

Example: PAVONE NewsReader 9.5

NewsReader Application:

Collects news from the feeds

User can define feeds and filters

Different views for feeds and news

Newspaper mode

NewsReader Plugin:

Optional

Shows news in IBM Lotus Notes sidebar or IBM Lotus Sametime client

Collects news from the NewsReader Application (not from the feeds)

Different views to sorting the news

Html-based Preview area

Shows last news in offline mode

News with Preview (in Application)

News with Preview (in Plugin)

NewsPreview

Plugin Features

Automatically refresh

Use local applications

Right click menu

News Feed

Reads RSS- or Atom-based contents

Scheduled retrieval

Administration of feeds (channels)

Categorization of news and feeds

Display of news summaries

Search functions

Import and export of OPML files

Access to individual channels can be restricted

Retrieves HTML pages

Retrieves podcasts

Filtering of news by using keywords

Automatic email notification

Deletion marks

More than 20 Events for programmable add-ons

Features

Installation & Deployment

Installation

Put application on client or server

Install plugin by click

Deployment

Put application on server

Create policy to distribute plugin to several clients

Enterprise RSS

Company-wide approach to use RSS technology to distribute information in the company

Reduce overall bandwidth usage

Reduce e-mail volume through information distribution with RSS

Reduce time spent searching for information

Improve employee collaboration and knowledge sharing

Central administration of feeds and access

(Traditional) Individual Usage

RSS Feed 1RSS Feed 2Stored locally with IBM Lotus Notes ClientClientIBM Lotus NotesIntra-/Internet

Enterprise Approach

Intra-/InternetRSS Feed 1RSS Feed 2User Bailey Forqum

User Tracy Monroe

User Will BarberIBM Lotus NotesIBM Lotus Domino Server(Stored centrally)

Comparison

Individual Feed ReaderEnterprise RSSCompare: http://www.computerwoche.de/knowledge_center/software/594339/index.html

Part of Knowledge Management

Transfer important news

from the RSS reader into

other personal or

company applications,

such as:

news database

CRM

project management

discussion forum

-> You can use PAVONE KnowledgeGateway for this.

Use tools to automate email notifications of important news.

-> You can use PAVONE nsfWatch for this.

Easy transfer to Enterprise applications
with PAVONE KnowledgeGateway

Step 1: Open news from pluginStep 2: Click on TransferStep 3: Select target applicationUserBailey ForqumUserWill BarberResult:All users can read and discuss the news

Benefits

Complete integration within IBM Lotus Notes client reduces learning curve

Internal feeds lead to greater transparency and greater exchange of ideas

Central administration of feeds and access

Reduced extranet network traffic through server installation

Control over the distribution of information and news

News can be replicated and read offline

User-friendly plugin for an IBM Lotus Notes client or IBM Sametime client

Conclusion & Outlook

RSS readers are becoming a corporate standard

Integrate your RSS reader into the knowledge management of your company

Additional information: http://www.pavone.com/newsreader_en

About the Company

Independent Software Vendor (ISV)

Service provider

Located in Paderborn, Germany

Operating worldwide

Long-term and successful relations to our customers and partners

Low employee turnover

Current research projects

We are:Our qualifications:

PAVONE Ltd, UK
School House, Hackforth
BEDALE, N. Yorks. DL8 1PE
United KingdomPhone: +44 (0) 1748 811527
E-Mail: info@pavone.com PAVONE Inc.13 NW 13th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97209
USAPhone: +1.503.754.3144
E-Mail: info@pavone.com

PAVONE AGTechnologiepark 933100 PaderbornTel.: +49 52 51 / 31 02-0Fax: +49 52 51 / 31 02-99E-Mail: info@pavone.de

Contact

For more information please visit our homepage http://www.pavone.comand http://www.pavonelive.com

InstallationInstallation by the userCentral installation, sometimes customization by the user.

FeedsUser has to add or delete feeds manually.Feeds will be provided by an administrator.

NewsEach user has collect the news from the feeds.News will only collected once, on the server.

SecurityCompany has no impact which feeds are used by the users.Company can determine which feeds should be used.

TaggingTagging is only visible for the user.Tagging is visible for all users.

AdministrationEach user has to administer his client.Central administration.