1. © 2008 IBM Lotus Quickr Master Class: Lotus Quickr Master Class: Introduction and Roadmap John F. Schumacher, Director Development Lotus Quickr and Collaborative Content IBM Software Group

2. STORY TITLE 2 About this presentation  This presentation contains information about the current plans for Lotus Quickr  This content is directional in nature and subject to change at any time  For more information, please contact one of the members of the product management team for Lotus Quickr: Diane Loomis, Jelan Heidelberg, David Kajmo, Marc Pagnier  Other legal considerations:  IBM, the IBM logo, Domino, Lotus, Quickr and WebSphere are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.  Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States, other countries, or both.  Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.  Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.  This information is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied, and is based on IBM’s current product plans, intents, and strategy, which are subject to change by IBM without notice. IBM shall not be responsible for any damages arising out of the use of, or otherwise related to, this document. Nothing contained in this document is intended to, nor shall have the effect of, creating any warranties or representations from IBM (or its suppliers or licensors), or altering the terms and conditions of the applicable license agreement governing the use of IBM software.

3. STORY TITLE 3 Welcome Quickr Masterclass Partners

4. STORY TITLE 4 Lotus Quickr and Lotus Connections Partners & Solutions - a Sampling

5. STORY TITLE 5 5  Moving forward Lotus social software, IBM Research and IBM Business Partners will help you to work smarter, gain more insight and establish new advantages  Let's begin to tour the exciting road ahead...

6. STORY TITLE 6 6 Making people more productive in what they do Web 2.0 Collaboration, Social Networking, and Portals

7. STORY TITLE 7 7 “40% of our U.S. employees will be eligible for retirement in the next 4 years.” “30% of our workforce is Gen Y now; by the end of 2010 it will be 50%.” “Groups share within themselves but not across groups. “ “Social tools will change how you think about how people participate and contribute.” Social networks help organizations “optimize people to optimize business results.” “The best ideas come from those closest to the work.” Current world economic situation has increased the need for business to be more efficient, facilitate collaboration without travel… Global Market Forces Require Collaboration More than Ever Collaboration is a must in our Connected, Smarter Planet Source: Burton Group Field Research Study: Getting Started with Enterprise Social Networks, Mike Gotta

8. STORY TITLE 8 8 Common Questions related to Organizational Productivity  How can everybody easily and quickly share content and knowledge ?  How can people create collaborative places on demand for their teams, communities, projects, etc ?  How can people find other colleagues interested in a common topic and start working together ?  How can people find truely relevant, quality information on particular topics amongst lots of information that may distract from the key info ?  How can people easily and quickly share documents and media on topics of broad interest and get it to the right people ?  How can people quickly find experts on a given topic ?  How can people instantly communicate with other people in the context of what they currently do ?  How can people do all of this easily and conveniently from the tools they use everyday ?