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"The most valuable feature is the Activity flow that is used to catch new activities.""Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."

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"I can view the status and availability of colleagues or team members, which makes it easy to approach them when they are available."

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"The support is an area where the product can improve...If you are having an issue on a Monday, the support personnel will contact you next Monday.""The inclusion of a file plugin for Windows Explorer would make it easier to use."

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"The webinar should be integrated into Sametime for a larger number of participants."

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Top Answer:Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Top Answer:The support is an area where the product can improve. My company faces some support-related issues because whenever we create or generate a ticket, it takes two days for the product's support team to… more »
Top Answer:I use HCL Connections for marketing purposes. The IBM product in our company already provides us with direct links to the marketing and HR sides.
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9.0
26th
out of 62 in Virtual Meetings
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Also Known As
IBM Connections, Lotus Connections
Lotus Sametime, IBM Lotus Sametime
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Overview

IBM Connections™ is a leading unified collaboration and social networking solution that helps you filter out the noise to get work done. Connections empowers your teams and organization to engage with the right experts, accelerate innovation, and deliver results. All the collaboration tools you need to be productive are united under a single sign-on so you can reduce time spent switching between disparate tools and focus on the people and work that matters most. Experience a security-rich and business-compliant environment sanctioned by IT. Confidently share knowledge within your teams and your organization, and extend collaboration beyond traditional boundaries. Connections can enable you to improve decision-making, increase productivity, and accelerate time-to-market. Shift from being merely productive, to truly effective with Connections today.

IBM Connections can help you: Engage experts. People-centric platform enables you to easily locate the expertise you need, right now. Accelerate innovation. Illuminate and promote new ideas within a thriving social network of teams and communities. Empower teams. Get work done together and take action; anywhere—from any device. Deliver results. Leverage cognitive insights to prioritize results and arrive at better outcomes. Extend collaboration. Safely collaborate with customers and partners, bringing them into the conversation.

HCL Sametime. Secure Conversations Across Any Device ​

Your company can’t afford to take any data risks, but your teams still need to be able to interact and react quickly, wherever they are working. Sametime offers modern instant messaging, file-sharing, and online meetings with the proven security your business can trust.

Sample Customers
Yamato Financial Co. Ltd., University of Zurich, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., Telus, Rabobank, Christian Brothers Services, Grupo Financiero Banorte, The Loft Group, Dow Water & Process Solutions, JGC Corporation, College of Medicine, Swansea University, solvito GmbH, Loft Group, Hamm-Reno Group GmbH, Geno SA
Connect2Cloud, Superior Group, Daifuku Co. Ltd., Seaward, The City of Fort Worth, Christian Brothers Services, Berlitz, Deutsche Notes User Group, Danske Fysioterapeuter, Slumberland, La Vacanza, Rheinmetall AG
Top Industries
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Financial Services Firm15%
Transportation Company12%
Government8%
Healthcare Company8%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Educational Organization31%
Financial Services Firm13%
Computer Software Company10%
Insurance Company6%
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Company Size
REVIEWERS
Small Business36%
Midsize Enterprise19%
Large Enterprise45%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Small Business18%
Midsize Enterprise42%
Large Enterprise40%
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HCL Connections is ranked 6th in Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) with 55 reviews while HCL Sametime is ranked 26th in Virtual Meetings. HCL Connections is rated 8.2, while HCL Sametime is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of HCL Connections writes "Provides potent document sharing with good integration with the Microsoft desktop and smartphones". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HCL Sametime writes "Easily communicate and share files with colleagues". HCL Connections is most compared with Skype for Business, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Yammer, whereas HCL Sametime is most compared with Zoom.

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