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IBM Software Group
© 2006 IBM Corporation
Increase productivity with offline forms Increase productivity with offline forms enabled by IBM Lotus® Forms software and Lotus enabled by IBM Lotus® Forms software and Lotus Expeditor and Lotus Mobile Connect extensionsExpeditor and Lotus Mobile Connect extensions
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Business need
Solution Details
Helpful information
Summary
Agenda
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On the Minds of Top Executives Worldwide
Source: IBM Corporation - July 2005 (Over 1400 Survey’s Worldwide)
CIO Challenges
Aligning IT & business goals
Building responsiveness and agility into the organization through IT
Enable IT staff to be more effective
CEO ChallengesProcess Efficiency
Meeting Customer Expectations
Employee Productivity
Security & Privacy
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“We need to make things more efficient, so we do more business, adding to the bottom line.”
Improve Efficiency and Productivity
“We need to work smarter, using faster performing and easier to use tools.”
Deliver Responsiveness and Reliability at Lower Cost
“It’s about giving certain users the ability to manage content and make changes themselves.”
Accelerate Application and Content Deployment
Existing Realities (“How do I…”)
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Enter SOA – Services Oriented Architecture
… a service?
A repeatable business task – e.g., check customer credit;
open new account
… service oriented architecture (SOA)?
An IT architectural style that supports
integrating your business as linked
services
"SOA impacts every aspect of IT and business.”
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A key element of SOA is to automate Paper-driven Processes
Paper-driven processes
Incur traditional costs… Paper and printing
Unused form disposal
Archival and storage
...as well as hidden costs that can slow business Lengthy completion times
Validation and error checking
Data re-keying
Physical routing time
Complex approval chains
Data aggregation across forms
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IBM Lotus Forms software Automates Forms Processing…Streamlining and Automating Forms Driven Business Processes
Increase IT Flexibility
Grow Customer Loyalty
Accelerate Transactions
Refocus Staff
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But what if….
Users want to increase productivity by securely creating and automatically submitting forms regardless of network connectivity
Users want to improve responsiveness through an interface that integrates Forms with a variety of apps (IT calls it Composite Applications)
Users want to increase productivity by securely creating and automatically submitting forms regardless of network connectivity
Users want to improve responsiveness through an interface that integrates Forms with a variety of apps (IT calls it Composite Applications)
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Mobile Laptop
Desktop
Simple
Lotus Expeditor and Lotus Mobile Connect software extend Lotus Forms applications -- online or offline in managed client environments
role-based
in context
process-
driven
Integrated
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Offline Forms Access
Customer need Create, edit, submit forms offline Create complex forms that require multiple sittings Integrate forms with business processes Use forms in composite apps
Value proposition offered by IBM Accelerate business processes through more flexible forms – anytime, anywhere
Products used Lotus Forms: For Pixel perfect forms completed online or offline Lotus Expeditor: For automated submission of offline forms and
inclusion of e-forms in composite applications. Lotus Mobile Connect: For security-rich connectivity
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Example scenarios in Government – Social Services & Social Security
Sweet Spot
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Sweet Spot
Source for Insurance Info: Insurance Industry LOB SOA Presentation
Example scenarios in Insurance - Claims, Sales & Customer Service, Policy Administration
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Sweet Spot
Source: Scenarios from Banking Industry LOB SOA Presentation
Example Scenarios in Banking - Front Office, Customer Relationship
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Business need
Solution Details
Helpful information
Summary
Agenda
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Enterprise Access Products in the Solution
Lotus Expeditor
• Server-managed client platform for semi-connected apps
urole-based
SOA Based
Process
driven
in context
services
Lotus Mobile Connect
• Mobile VPN for security-rich roaming and access
* Lotus Expeditor: new name for WebSphere Everyplace Deployment, (Nov ’06 release). ** Lotus Mobile Connect: new name for WebSphere Everyplace Connection Manager, (Nov ’06 release)
* Lotus Expeditor: new name for WebSphere Everyplace Deployment, (Nov ’06 release). ** Lotus Mobile Connect: new name for WebSphere Everyplace Connection Manager, (Nov ’06 release)
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IBM Lotus Expeditor
IBM’s strategic server-managed client platform Open standards-based alternative to Microsoft .NET client and Visual Basic
Client integration platform for laptops, desktops, kiosks and mobile Extends composite application (WebSphere Portal, Lotus Forms, etc) Aggregates a variety of application types in a single client view (eg Portlets, ActiveX,
Host terminal apps, Native, Windows, Swing and others)
Provides anytime/anywhere use of applications in semi-connected environment
Strategic to WPLC as standalone product and as the foundation for: Lotus Sametime 7.5 and Lotus Notes 8 software … and more!
Rich Client
Mobile Clients Composite Apps
Managed Eclipse / Web-
app based client
ERP
CRM
Customer Service
Collaboration
Inventory, Logistics
Supply Chain
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Lotus Expeditor: End to end Server Managed Client
Semi-Connected
Support
IT Data CenterDesktops, Laptops, Kiosk’s, PDA’s* …
Back- End Services
to
SOA Managed
Client
ExpeditorServer
Expeditor Client
SOA Managed Client Platform
~
Operates Connected or
Offline
* Portal Administered Client not available on PDAs
PORTAL
SERVER
/
APP
SERVER
Think: “Replication”Think: “Replication”
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Available regardless of connection End users can create, save and edit e-forms locally with Lotus
Forms software and then use Lotus Expeditor software to store them locally on an encrypted database and then automatically submit them once reconnected to a network.
Participate in composite applications Seamless “integration-at-the-glass” with Web, rich, and/or native
applications.
Managed via existing enterprise systems Exploit existing enterprise systems such as relational databases,
Lotus Domino or host systems to manage e-forms - synchronously or asynchronously
Integrate with IT processes Extract important IT data from e-forms for integration into
automated processes
Lotus Forms + Lotus Expeditor = More
Markup based Lotus Forms
Pixel perfect paper replacement
Lotus Forms
Digital signatures Lotus Forms
Composition Expeditor
Disconnection Expeditor
Managed Expeditor
Integration Expeditor
eForm
Lotus Forms + Lotus Expeditor Integration
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Browser
Portlet Factory
IBM Lotus Mobile Connect
Secure Connectivity
User authentication
Data encryption
Security-richVPNs
Optimized access
IBM’s security-rich mobile VPN software
Seamless cross-network roaming Secure wireless & wire line roaming to over 40+ networks Proven ROI - least cost routing & data optimization
Security-rich end-to-end connection to corporate intranets Strong authentication and support for RSA Secure ID End-to-end encryption- DES, Triple DES, RC5 and AES FIPS 140-2 certification
Scalable and Reliable Supports gateway clustering, and can distribute across
multiple sites
Used Worldwide today by IBM mobile workers!!
Sametime
Sametime
Notes 8
Expeditor
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Lotus Mobile Connect: Secure Mobile VPN (Virtual Private Network)
IT Data CenterDesktops, Laptops, Kiosk’s, PDA’s* …
Back- End Services
to
Mobile Connect Clients
Mobile Connect Client
Mobile Connect Clients
PORTAL
SERVER
/
APP
SERVER
Mobile Connect Server
Security-rich VPN
FirewallFirewall
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Competitive Differentiation vs. Microsoft .NET
Lotus Expeditor software helps enable these benefits More sophisticated composite apps -> Greater responsiveness
Aggregate a variety of sources (ActiveX, Swing, Eclipse SWT, Host Access and others..)
Based upon open standards -> No vendor lock in plus reuse of developer skills
Support variety of platforms (Linux, Windows, Windows Mobile etc) –> More flexible
Apps portable between platforms and backward compatible -> Lower maintenance and support cost
Lotus Mobile Connect software World class encryption (FIPS 140-2 certification) Seamless Roaming
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Business need
Solution Details
Helpful information
Summary
Agenda
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Helpful Links
Lotus Expeditor Website: http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/expeditor
Workshops: https://www.ibm.com/jct09002c/isv/spc/events
Lotus Mobile Connect Website: http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/mobileconnect
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Business need
Solution Details
Helpful information
Summary
Agenda
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Improve productivity and increase responsiveness through secure offline access to forms – anytime, anywhere Lotus Forms: Pixel perfect e-forms Lotus Expeditor: Automated submission of offline forms and inclusion of e-forms
in composite applications. Lotus Mobile Connect: Security-rich connectivity
Competitive advantages of IBM’s solution helps enable these benefits More sophisticated composite apps More responsiveness
Aggregate a variety of sources (ActiveX, Swing, Eclipse SWT, Host Access and others..) Based upon open standards No vendor lock in plus reuse of developer skills Support variety of platforms (Linux, Windows, Windows Mobile etc) More flexible Apps portable between platforms and backward compatible Lower maintenance and support
cost World class encryption Security-rich connection
Summary
Please visit the product Web sites... See the demos....
And download the Lotus Expeditor toolkit trial today.
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