Enterprise Atom/RSS Information distribution with IBM Lotus Notes/Domino
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The document discusses the integration of Atom/RSS technology with IBM Lotus Notes/Domino for enterprise information distribution. It highlights the benefits of using RSS for individual users and organizations, including reduced bandwidth usage and improved collaboration. Additionally, it details various RSS reader applications, including the Pavone Newsreader, and emphasizes the necessity of integrating RSS into corporate knowledge management systems.
Enterprise Atom/RSS Information distribution with IBM Lotus Notes/Domino
- 1. Enterprise Atom/RSS Information distribution with IBM Lotus Notes/Domino Going Beyond Information
- 2. Topics What is Atom/RSS? RSS Reader Enterprise RSS Benefits to Individual Users and Organizations Conclusion and Outlook About PAVONE AG Questions
- 3. 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)
- 4. 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:
- 5. 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)
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. 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
- 9. 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
- 10. News with Preview (in Application)
- 11. News with Preview (in Plugin)
- 12. Plugin Features Automatically refresh Use local applications Right click menu
- 13. News Feed
- 14. 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
- 15. 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
- 16. 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
- 18. Enterprise Approach User Bailey Forqum User Tracy Monroe IBM Lotus Domino Server (Stored centrally)
- 19. Comparison
- 20. 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.
- 21. Easy transfer to Enterprise applications with PAVONE KnowledgeGateway
- 22. 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
- 23. 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
- 24. 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
- 25. For more information please visit our homepage http://www.pavone.com and http://www.pavonelive.com Contact PAVONE Ltd, UK School House, Hackforth BEDALE, N. Yorks. DL8 1PE United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1748 811527 E-Mail: info@pavone.com PAVONE Inc. 13 NW 13th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209 USA Phone: +1.503.754.3144 E-Mail: info@pavone.com PAVONE AG Technologiepark 9 33100 Paderborn Tel.: +49 52 51 / 31 02-0 Fax: +49 52 51 / 31 02-99 E-Mail: info@pavone.de