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HCL Connections app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 2400 ratings )
Business Social Networking
Developer: IBM Collaboration Solutions
Free
Current version: 8.0.2, last update: 5 months ago
First release : 10 Aug 2011
App size: 160.62 Mb

HCL Connections (formally IBM Connections) is social software for your business. It enables you to build a network of colleagues and subject matter experts, and then leverage that network to further your business goals. You can discuss ideas, work collaboratively on presentations or proposals, share photos or files, plan and track project tasks, and much more. HCL Connections is a server product that is deployed on your company intranet or the IBM Connections Cloud. This HCL Connections mobile app extends access to that server for employees, like yourself, who are on the go directly from their iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. This app can also be securely managed by your company administrator through server side policies.

Features

- Securely drop documents, presentations and photos to your colleagues with Files.
- Find experts in your organization and build a social network with Profiles.
- Join together with others to accomplish business goals thru Communities.
- Influence and share your expertise thru Blogs and Wikis.
- Get everyone on the same page using Bookmarks.
- Track your project progress to success with Activities.
- Share news, links and status across your network at any time.
- View and print documents, presentations, and spreadsheets over AirPrint

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In order to access your company Connections server, you will need a userid and password along with the URL address of the server. The app will prompt you for this information.

If you are an end user and experiencing a problem, please contact your company IT help desk. If you are a Connections administrator experiencing a problem, please open a case at the HCL customer support site. In addition to rating the app here at the App Store, you can tell us what we have done right or what we can do better by emailing HCL mobile software engineering directly at [email protected].

Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Pros and cons of HCL Connections app for iPhone and iPad

HCL Connections app good for

Exellent app !! Easy test with public platform, try it. The new design makes even more simple to use the app with nice simple coachmarks
Hey IBM, thx for this amazing app. Could you please extend this app with these features: - showing tags on user profiles - allow to create a new community via app - replace basic grey, boring buttons on persons profile like "follow" with smarter buttons - add zoom function to the foto of profiles - ability to customize the colour of app (corporate CI). I think this has to be enabled on Connections Server - offline usage of profiles and maybe the possibility to download entire company profiles into local adress book (could be managed/limited also on connections server) and please try to cooperate with 3rd party apps, so connections comes up in this apps as repository (connections files). 3rd party apps like Notability, officeHD, Apple Email (safe attachments to connections), dropbox (share files from dropbox into connections files). that means you have to provide an API and maybe incentive 3rd party developer. thx hamza
Having a mobile experience that is as excellent as the browser experience is a huge benefit. Im productive now wherever I am and whatever device I use. Well done!
Just love the app! It helps me stay connected and find experts in no time! Such a nice extension to the web iBM Connections application!
Nice interface, efficient Blog, wiki, ... Very nice tool to share almost everything.
to keep in contact with my coworkers and to find the info I need to help clients. A must-have for a true collaboration experience.

Some bad moments

The download / update does not work anymore, nothing happens and the application is locked
App has tons of errors and keeps crashing in the user interface where it should not. Also no support for iPhone 6 resolution.
Update: still no support for larger displays (iPhone Plus, iPad Pro) :-( still no iPhone 6 / 6 Plus UI Support! How long are these Phones available!? poor user interface, it may look modern, but much toooo complex. Connections is a powerful platform, the UI is a nightmare. Please hand-over to Apple to get this re-designed. Ever tried to view an Activity with 4 or more members and lots of comments, sections, etc. - forget it! Still no touch-id support. Enterprise class Apps seem to be developed very, very, slow...
There is no way to type new line on post comments. Also, wiki and blog page templates are not mobile friendly. Also, there is no way to issue a big report through the "app support" link on the App Store. Thats why Im complaining here.
Seeing black screen after launch. This is happening after taking update. Everytime even after kill and launch !
Okay but it needs to be a universal app so it can adapt to iPad.