We heard last January at IBM Connect that the IBM Collaboration Solutions would all be rebranded under the IBM Connections name. Â IBM SmartCloud for Social Business is no exception and will be changing later in September.
| Current Name | New Name |
| IBM SmartCloud Engage Advanced | IBM Connections Cloud S1 |
| IBM SmartCloud Engage Standard | IBM Connections Cloud S2 |
| IBM SmartCloud iNotes | IBM Connections Web Mail Cloud |
| IBM SmartCloud Archive Essentials | IBM Connections Archive Essentials Cloud |
| IBM SmartCloud Connections | IBM Connections Social Cloud |
| IBM SmartCloud Docs | IBM Connections Docs Cloud |
| IBM SmartCloud Meetings | IBM Connections Meetings Cloud |
| (New Offering) | IBM Connections Chat Cloud |
Looks like they are holding off on changing the Notes Mail product names until Mail Next launches.
The URLs will not be changing, just the product names.
Well, at least the people at IBM that worked on the rebranding effort now have a job for the next three years… it’s time to start working on the 2017 rebranding of Connections.
Why is there IBM Connections Social Cloud, then IBM Connections Cloud S1 and IBM Connections Cloud S2. Why name one so differently? Why not have 3 variations of IBM Connections Cloud? (S1, S2 and S3)