Extreme Makeover: Website Edition!

Have you visited Inmagic.com lately? If not, check it out – the site got a major makeover this month and we’re eager to show it off! Here are some of the highlights:

• A cleaner, simpler, more visually appealing look and feel
• New navigation that makes it easier to quickly and directly access the solutions you need
• Dedicated pages for the industries we serve – learn about how Inmagic can help/has helped organizations in your specific market, including Aerospace & Defense, Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, Government and more
• Instant site translations for major global languages, including Spanish, French, German, Italian and Japanese
• Opportunities throughout the site to share your opinions via quick polls
• Fast access to our community and Enterprise 2.0 efforts, including our blog, Twitter feed and Facebook fan page
• The option to register for the site just once for unlimited access to all available content, information and resources

You'll find many other improvements throughout the site, including updated text and graphics, easier navigation from the sidebars and more. So, take a look and let us know what you think!

News and Notes: The Buzz on Information and Knowledge Management

KMWorld Likes Us – They Really, Really Like Us!

For the second year in a row, KMWorld has recognized Inmagic as one of the 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management.

In fact, editor-in-chief Hugh McKellar said, “In today’s knowledge economy, Inmagic does more than simply throw sophisticated technology at its customers. It provides real solutions through inspired planning and execution throughout the entire constituency chain.” Pretty impressive!

Want to see who else made the list? See it here.

Take Social Knowledge Networks to the Next Level: New Releases of Presto and Presto for Social Libraries

We recently announced new versions of our two hottest Social Knowledge Network products: Presto and Presto for Social Libraries.

What are the highlights? Well, the latest version of Presto includes:

• Improved SharePoint compatibility
• Simpler federated search management
• Enhanced community and profiles
• More efficient management and administration

For more features and benefits included in the newest version of Presto, read the full press release.

And because Presto for Social Libraries combines the capabilities of Presto with the rich library management capabilities of Inmagic’s Genie technology, the new version includes all the benefits of the improved Presto, as well as advanced serials functionality and enhanced configurability.

For more details about Presto for Social Libraries, read the full press release here.

To learn more about how Presto and Presto for Social Libraries can benefit your organization, contact us or your local Inmagic partner.

Inmagic in the News

There’s been a ton of activity here at Inmagic – and the industry is sitting up and taking notice. Here’s just a sample of some of the great coverage we’ve been getting lately.

• The AppGap: Inmagic Offers Social Knowledge Networks with Presto 3.3
  
  
• ITWorld: Enterprise 2.0: The case for starting small
  
  
• Information Today: Inmagic Presto 3.3 Strengthens Social Knowledge Network Capabilities

The Latest From the Inmagic Blog

Podcasts: Our Most Popular Feature

If our blog were a high school, podcasts would be captain of the football team and king of the prom. What we’re trying to say is that they’re popular. Really popular.

In this session, media and online community author and expert, Paul Gillin, tells us about the most popular uses of communities for B2B companies. (We’ll give you a hint – product support and education.) Listen to Paul Gillin talk about what makes B2B communities tick.

Social Knowledge Networks: Addressing Your Industry's Challenges

We’ve had lots of good industry-specific posts lately on the Inmagic blog – and we’re planning to continue the trend. Don’t see your industry represented yet? Stay tuned.

Energy, Oil, and Gas:

• What’s fueling the energy industry’s adoption of collaboration and Enterprise 2.0?

Pharmaceuticals:

• Breaking information silos is key for life sciences organizations
• Pharmaceutical industry's KM challenges come to light at Center for Business Intelligence conference

Aerospace and Defense:

• How aerospace is reducing costs and increasing knowledge retention with Social Knowledge Networks

Tackling Trends and Topics

And lastly, the blog is a great source for learning about the trends and solutions out there in Enterprise 2.0 and social libraries.

• Community management becoming strategic enterprise position
  
  
• Controlling a chaotic Microsoft SharePoint environment
  
  
• CIL 2010 notes: SOPAC and OPAC take aways

Tips, Tricks, Tools and Training from Inmagic Support

The Tips, Tricks and Tools

This month, we're covering canned queries for both WebPublisher Pro and Genie. Interested? Keep reading!

If users are frequently running the same searches in WebPublisher Pro, save them time by creating a link to the results they want. These linked searches, called canned queries, enable users to simply click on a link to reach the results page rather than typing in the same search over and over.

For all the details, check out this article in our knowledgebase.

If you’re a Genie user and you’d also like to do canned queries, check out these blog posts from Inmagic superstar Lisa Weiss. She’s got you covered here and here.

The Training

Learning how to properly use, administer and configure Inmagic software to meet your organization’s unique needs is critical to a successful deployment.

Interested in taking one of our training classes? Check out our schedule and contact us at training@inmagic.com to sign up.

On The Road Again

Just as we're getting settled back in after our time down in Washington DC for CIL 2010, we have to start preparing for SLA 2010 in New Orleans. Social Knowledge Networkers never sleep!

Wrap-Up: Computers in Libraries 2010

As usual, it was great to connect with everyone at CIL! It’s always a great mix of long-time customers and folks who are new to the community.

The Inmagic booth was bustling – but we still took a few minutes to snap some pictures. Take a peek!

For us, the highlight of the show was our CTO, Phil Green, getting the opportunity to present with Mark Patrick, the Managing Librarian for the Revs Institute for Automotive Research. The presentation, “From OPAC to SOPAC: Steps to a Social Library,” drew quite a crowd – the keynote hall was bursting!

Two attendees, Paula Hane of Information Today and librarian Matt Phillips provided session feedback on their blogs. Read Paula's insights and reactions and check out Matt's notes if you weren’t able to make it in person.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Inmagic booth and/or attended the presentation – we look forward to seeing you again next year!

Next Up: 2010 SLA Annual Conference

We’re getting ready to hit the Big Easy in style for SLA 2010! When you’re at the show, don’t forget to swing by to visit us in booth #412/414.

In addition to showing off the latest in Social Knowledge Networks, we’ll also be signing folks up to win an Apple iPad. (That’s if we can pry it out of the hands of our marketing team!)

We’re looking forward to a great show in New Orleans – we’ll see you there!

For information on local events featuring Inmagic, visit the site of your local Inmagic partner.

Twitter Round-Up: The Best of What's Around

As always, the Twitterverse is abuzz with talk of what’s happening in KM and Enterprise 2.0. These Tweets caught our attention and we wanted to share them:

• Via Community Roundtable and Blaise Grimes-Viort: The importance of promoting good content from your community
  
  
• Via Daniel Hudson: Early Strategies Provides Useful Enterprise 2.0 Adoption Research by Bill Ives via lamia Ben #E20
  
  
• Via Eric Andersen: "Companies will be transformed. But It will be a quiet, subtle transformation" by Andrew McAfee #E20
  
  
• Via Greg Lloyd: ZDN Blog: E2.0: brace yourself Rodney by Dennis Howlett
  
  
• Via Agah: 10 questions to evaluate your Enterprise 2.0 adoption strategy

Twitter is an excellent resource for making quick connections and staying on top of trends within the knowledge management and Enterprise 2.0 communities.

If you’re not there yet, Scott Kirsner of the Boston Globe recently did a great article on getting started on Twitter. Check it out and get going!

And once you’re up and running, connect with us! The Inmagic Twitter team includes Carolyn MacNeill, Leah Barrett Demers, Mike Cassettari and a feed from the Inmagic blog. We’re informative, but we also promise to be entertaining. Try us – you’ll like us!

And if you really like Inmagic, why not shout it out from the rooftops? Or at least “like” us on Facebook? Our Facebook fan page has it all – a feed from our blog, the latest company news, behind-the-scenes pictures from our travels as well as pointers to industry articles and commentary that we think our community can use.