IBM has released detailed information on Lotus Connections, features, pricing and all, see
here for more, maybe check out my past notes and pointers.
IBM Lotus Connections V1.0 empowers users to share and refine innovative ideas and helps you execute tasks more quickly by using dynamic networks of coworkers, partners, and customers. Lotus Connections delivers the following essential components of social software that meet the security, scalability, and integration requirements of a growing business:
* Profiles enable you to quickly find the people you need by searching across your organization using keywords that help identify expertise or current projects.
* Communities allow you to create, find, join, and work with communities of people who share a common responsibility or area of expertise.
* Blogs help you to present your ideas and receive feedback while learning from the experience of others.
* Dogear allows you to save your bookmarks, either as private or shared, so you and others can quickly find information.
* Activities component empowers you to organize your work, plan next steps, and easily tap your expanding professional network to help execute your everyday deliverables faster.