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The announcement letter for Lotus Quickr 8.1.1 was released yesterday:

IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1.1 provides enhanced integration
IBM United States Software Announcement 208-386
November 11, 2008

At A Glance
New features of IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1.1 include integration with:

 * IBM FileNet Content Manager
 * IBM Content Manager
 * IBM Lotus Connections

New APIs for customers and independent software vendors can extend IBM Lotus Quickr or integrate it with other applications.

Overview

IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1.1 combined with IBM enterprise content management capability addresses a broad spectrum of collaboration, document sharing, and content management needs. Users can leverage the intuitive user interface of IBM Lotus Quickr to work on projects together and then easily move the final product of their collaboration to the organization's Enterprise Content Management (ECM) repository.

Users can use the IBM Lotus Quickr Web interface or the Quickr connectors for a consolidated view of content in Quickr places and content in their ECM repository. This integration combines the flexibility and ease of use of IBM Lotus Quickr with the structure, discipline, and business-process capabilities of IBM ECM offerings.

IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1.1 integrated with Lotus Connections combines social networking for business with the structure of Quickr places for sharing content and ideas. In addition, the results of a collaboration that begins with a Connections Activity can be published to a more formal Quickr place and combined with other work efforts.

New APIs make new events available for customers and independent software vendors to extend IBM Lotus Quickr:

 * Ability to manipulate and apply document types
 * Ability to manipulate property sheets
 * Ability to edit and retrieve extended metadata
 * Ability to make post custom queries
 * ATOM publishing and syndication of blog/wiki content
 * Ability to replicate document library content

Note:IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1.1 is an update to the base code for IBM Lotus Quickr services for WebSphere Portal only. IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1 must be installed prior to installing the IBM Lotus Quickr 8.1.1 updates. In addition, updates to the IBM Lotus Quickr connectors will be available for download for customers who have IBM Lotus Quickr services for Domino and for customers with IBM ECM software.

So, the key details are that 8.1.1 is an update only for the J2EE version of Quickr, and that the primary updates are for integration with IBM's Content Management solutions.  However, there is also enhanced integration with Lotus Connections as well - that requires both Quickr/J2EE 8.1.1 and Connections 2.0.1.

The good news for Quickr/Domino users is that the new version of the Quickr Connectors (HF7 I believe HF8 - see this post) (supporting Notes 8.0.2) is now available via the FixCentral site.

Lotus Quickr 8.1.1 is scheduled to be available from December 12th 2008.  (That will add some excitement to my Birthday ;-) )

Get the full announcement letter here - thanks to Tony Giles for the tip...

By: Quickr Blog (Stuart McIntyre) | 2 Comments | On: 12 November 2008 10:10:11 | Tags:  quickr  lotus  announcement 

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