Wiley IBM Workplace Services Express For Dummies 978-0-471-79131-7 ユーザーズマニュアル

In This Chapter

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Understanding collaboration and portal software

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Introducing IBM Workplace Services Express

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Getting more productive with IBM Workplace Services Express

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BM Workplace Services Express is software that helps you and your teams
work together, collaborate, and share information. In the simplest terms,

WSE provides a team or project with a home page — so that all people, docu-
ments, and information about the team or project are collected and available
in the same place.

WSE has a lot more going for it than just its easy-to-use browser interface; 
it’s a flexible product that can be customized to meet just about any team’s
needs, and it includes built-in tools like instant messaging, document man-
agement, and a portal. With WSE, your team can work together in ways you
probably haven’t even dreamed of yet.

With most new software, there’s always a little bit of a waiting game — you
have to invest a certain amount of time in figuring out how to use the software
and customizing it to suit your needs. And with some types of software — 
portals in particular — you may even need to know a little Java and HTML
before you’re ready to get the most out of your new investment. Fortunately,
that’s not the case with WSE. Even though it is flexible and customizable, this
software comes preloaded with lots of templates and collaborative tools so
that you may not need to customize it at all — you’re ready to roll, right away.

This chapter gives you the lowdown on what this software does, and how it
helps you and your teams work better, faster, and more collaboratively. It
also shows you how to get logged in and ready to get to work.

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