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 HCL Connections | Score9 out of 10 | N/A | Connections from HCL Technologies (formerly from IBM, acquired by HCL in 2018) is a collaboration tool and employee digital workspace with key features like social analytics, blogs, document management, and a social network. | N/A |
HCL Notes | Score3.5 out of 10 | N/A | Notes from HCL (formerly from IBM, acquired by HCL in late 2018) is a collaboration platform based on the Lotus platform. | N/A |
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| Considered Both Products | Chose HCL Connections Better integration points with third party products, most functionality is part of the core product. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose HCL Connections From the few times that I have used MS SharePoint, I can say that it doesn't seem to hold a candle to the robust features of IBM Connections. The out-of-the-box capabilities of IBM Connections are amazing and are more easy to access and use than what I've seen with MS SharePoint. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose HCL Connections IBM Connections Cloud is a strong competitor to Office365. It provides more functionality for users (e.g. web meetings) at a lower price point and tighter integration. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose HCL Connections I have evaluated IBM Connections against MS Sharepoint and IBM Lotus Notes. I would say IBM Connections is beneficial in comparrison to Lotus Notes applications because IBM Connections by default works with browsers vs LN Client and it is easy to use. However with developing … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info | Chose HCL Notes n/a Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose HCL Notes As I stated previously, mail is mail. Notes is a fantastic option as a frontend for mail. On top of that, a business can be built from the custom applications that can be developed in it. We do have gmail as an option, but the vast majority of users are on Notes. We also choose … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose HCL Notes We've looked at Exchange a few times. However, for more costly licensing and about the same amount of administrative support required, Exchange only does mail, calendar and contacts. We do all that with Notes already, plus dozens of custom applications, and for less costly … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 9.0 | 7.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| Usability | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Availability | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Performance | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Support Rating | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Online Training | - | 10.0 |
| Implementation Rating | 7.3 | 9.0 |
| Product Scalability | 7.0 | - |
