IBM Connections Suite V4.5.1 brings together, in one affordable offering, the capabilities that are designed to help:

• Develop and nurture a network of business colleagues whose expertise can be called upon as business needs evolve
• Work with teammates on shared business objectives in real time using instant messaging and web meetings
• Socialize important documents so that colleagues can find the right content faster

IBM Connections Suite is now further enhanced by adding IBM Sametime Complete V9.0 and IBM Connections V4.5 Interim Feature Release 1 (IFR 1).

IBM Sametime Complete incorporates new capabilities that make it easier and more cost effective to engage your colleagues, partners, and customers.

• Video based on the latest H.264 SVC codec: Layering technology means video can be economically delivered to a range of devices.
• Software multipoint control unit (MCU): Intelligently routes requested SVC layers to clients without expensive, hardware intensive transcoding.
• An all new, streamlined user experience: Access the tools you need in fewer clicks, with less clutter.
• Collaborate with customers or business partners without additional license fees.

IBM Connections V4.5 IFR 1 includes entitlement to IBM Forms Experience Builder V8.5 so you can use Community Surveys feature.

This entitlement adds the following new capabilities:

• Create and conduct surveys and polls among the members of an IBM Connections community
• Use the built-in survey designer and a variety of different question types
• View the results of the above  surveys and polls as a chart or a table

The capabilities provided by the entitlement to IBM Forms Experience Builder V8.5 are accessed within an IBM Connections Community.

Consult the IBM Connections V4.5 IFR 1 product license for the full details of the IBM Forms Experience Builder V8.5 entitlement.

In addition to the new polls and surveys feature and IBM Sametime Complete V9.0, IBM Connections Suite V4.5.1 also includes all the capabilities of IBM Connections V4.5.

If you are an existing IBM Connections and IBM Sametime Complete customer, you can now take advantage of all the capabilities that IBM Connections Suite offers. New trade-up part numbers are available that permit you to leverage your existing investments and purchase a full IBM Connections Suite entitlement at a prorated rate.

Find out more here.