Tags: case study ideajam




Today we posted a case study about Winn-Dixie Stores which used Elguji's cloud based IdeaJam services. Elguji Partner Simplified-Technology-Solutions worked with Elguji and Winn-Dixie to make their jam a success.

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., a regional grocery chain of nearly 500 stores based in the Southeast United States and headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., rolled out a new strategic frame work called the WINN-ing Way in mid-2011. Through this the company introduced a new company vision and new set of values and promises to key stakeholders. Communication to and feedback from the chain’s 46,000 team members, most in stores scattered across five states, was critical to the campaign’s success.

Winn-Dixie partnered with Elguji Software to establish an online forum to allow team members across the company to come together in a LIVE online discussion to exchange ideas and give feedback on the WINN-ing Way.

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Team member response was very positive. “IdeaJam is one the BEST things I have ever taken part of in my 25 year career with Winn-Dixie!” one Team Member commented. “I am very excited about Winn-Dixie’s future, and proud to be part of it and am ‘In it to Winn It!’ THANK YOU!”

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Winn-Dixie’s leadership has already implemented several of the ideas received and many of the others have been turned into active projects and initiatives.

Read the Winn-Dixie IdeaJam Case Study >

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Tags: awards ideajam ibm ics




At the annual IBM Lotusphere event held last week in Orlando, Florida, Elguji's IdeaJam idea management software was recognized as a Finalist in the "Innovation in Social Business Application Development Utilizing the Social Business Framework" during the Opening General Session. This award recognizes ISV's who:

Provide the best solution for an exceptional Web or "Work Social" experience utilizing IBM Collaboration Solutions (ICS) products, and/or the IBM Web Experience software solutions including the application development tools. The offering must leverage new technology innovations such as the Social Business Toolkit, or XPages Extension Library, Web Experience Factory builders, and Mobile Controls. Submissions for this award should be solutions that leverage these new technologies to address a specific business need by:

• Enabling interactions with customers or employees through online social networks (on-premise, cloud, or public social network sites)
• Enhancing situational awareness through analysis of social data, or
• Supporting contextual collaboration by integrating social capabilities into existing or new business applications leveraging OpenSocial gadgets and creating an embedded experience

IdeaJam has also earned Elguji many other IBM/Lotus awards since it's launch in 2008:

• 2009 Lotus CTO Innovation Award
• 2009 Lotus Breakout Technology Award
• Lotusphere 2009 Best of Product Showcase Finalist Award
• 2009 IBM Beacon Award Innovative Collaboration Solution with Lotus Software Award
• Finalist 2010 IBM Beacon Award Innovative Collaboration Solution with Lotus Software
• Finalist 2010 Best TOTAL Lotus Collaboration Solution Award
• Finalist 2010 Best End-User Solution Award

Congratulations to the Trilog Group for winning the award and to SCSK Corpoation for also being named a Finalist.

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Tags: case study gsx elguji ideajam




IBM recently published a customer case study about GSX's use of Elguji's IdeaJam. Antoine Leboyer, CEO, GSX said “We never set a goal to be ‘social.’ We just focused on what was key to ensuring our success, which I believed was improved collaboration with customers.”

Here's what's in the case study:

The need:

GSX, which provides monitoring and management solutions for collaboration platforms, is in a rapidly evolving marketplace. Like most companies, core internal players had always provided the vision for GSX’s new product development. Given competitive pressures and customer needs, however, GSX sought a way to more rapidly and effectively iterate products based on customer input.

The solution

GSX turned to a platform called IdeaJam, which was developed by Elugi using IBM Lotus® Domino® software. The platform provided an easy way for GSX to open up an ongoing dialogue with key customers about new product features and capabilities that are needed to address key business challenges. IdeaJam also integrates with IBM Connections software, so users can create custom portal pages, share profile information and more.

The benefits:

• Enabled GSX to more rapidly develop new products and services that customers need, helping drive growth and profitability
• Started dialogues between GSX and customers, as well as among GSX customers about common challenges, helping increase customer satisfaction
• Resulted in a better ongoing alignment of product features and capabilities with customer needs, helping improve competitive advantage

Download the GSX IdeaJam case study and other IdeaJam case studies.

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Tags: ideajam iqjam trial evaluation


Just a quick blog entry to let you know that we do offer 14 day trials of IdeaJam and IQJam. Every single feature is available for you to use. You can customize the way it looks, use it in Spanish, French, German or any other languages we offer, you can use the API, and much more. The only thing you don't get with the trial is access to the underlying database design.

And if you decide to purchase either product you won't lose any of your test data. You simply get a new license key and access to the unlocked database template.

Interested? Drop me an email or feel free to fill out this short form.

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Tags: partner ideajam uk reseller




Elguji is proud to annonce that BlueWave Technology is now an authorized IdeaJam reseller.

"As customers strive to improve their business, they also strive to improve their methods of gathering the knowledge required. Bluewave is proud to resell IdeaJam as a forefront product encapsulating the true meaning ot doing business using social tools" says Paul Mooney, Senior Technical Architect at BlueWave.

About Bluewave Technology

BlueWave Technology is an IBM Advanced Business Partner located in the UK. BlueWave is dedicated to providing services focused on IBM Lotus products. BlueWave aim to provide their customers access to the best possible skills and knowledge in this area.

BlueWave Technology core areas of expertise are centred on providing technical knowledge to help businesses make the correct decisions. Using their network of contacts within IBM and the wider industry they provide strategic advice on product roadmaps, new developments and best practice. The range of consultancy services offered may encompass any of BlueWave's core skill areas including: Domino, Sametime, Quickplace, Lotus Notes mobility, load testing, proof of concept investigations, upgrades, consolidations, migrations, implementations, project management, Notes and web development, design and architecture.

Elguji Software Partners >

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Tags: iqjam solutions xpages learn api




We have just completed updating the product pages for our XPages based IQJam application. The pages now include updated screenshots, pricing, documenation, product brochures and more. One surprising fact about IQJam is that many companies are not only using it to share knowledge but also to learn XPages development. Pretty cool.

Let me know if you have any questions about IQJam or would like to schedule a demonstration. We will also soon be posting a demo page showcasing the IQJam API.

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Tags: ios xpages mobile mymusicrx


It's always great to open your mail on a Monday morning to be thanked for a job well done. Here is the text of an email we received today from the CEO of The Children's Cancer Association:

The MyMusicRx app that Bruce, Matt, Ben, Gayle and Elguji developed is a part of a very strategic initiative for the Children's Cancer Association. This app enables music lovers to support and soothe seriously ill kids with the purchase of a song. Bruce and the team were so easy to work with and surpassed our expectations in their ability to execute against our vision. I highly recommend them for their ability to understand their customers needs.

Regina Ellis
CEO/Founder
Children's Cancer Association

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Tags: apps mobile ios ipad iphone ipod touch


Today we added a new page to the Elguji site which covers our iOS native app development offering. It also features three apps that we built which are available in the iTunes App Store. We also want to emphasize that we specialize in integrating IBM Notes and Domino data sources including extensive knowledge of XPages. Not using Notes and Domino - not to worry. Integrating your iOS app with other vendors technolgies is not a problem.

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Tags: ios app iphone xpages community mymusicrx cca


We just completed our second iPhone app that uses IBM XPages to serve up and store content for an iOS app. The first app was TSAzr which was released in January 2011 and our new app is called "MyMusicRx".The MyMusicRx app complements the Children's Cancer Associations MyMusicRx website. MyMusicRx is our fourth app in the App Store.

The app allows you to search and purchase music from iTunes. Up to 5% of each purchase will be donated to the Children's Cancer Association. The app also displays "Music Prescriptions" and "Recommended Playlists" where you can purchase the songs that people subscribed and songs from the recommended playlists. The MyMusicRx prescriptions are pulled from the MyMusicRx Facebook app. IBM XPages stores and manages all of the playlist data. It also uses some nifty SSJS and Java to get song data from iTunes using the iTunes Search API. Appcelerator was used to develop this iOS app.

The app was developed with the help of Ben Poole (Java and SSJS), Matt White (XPages), Gayle Elgort (UI and Testing), the Children's Cancer Association and Bruce Elgort (UI, XPages, Appcelerator). All of the development effort was donated.

Here are some screenshots of the app:

 

 

View all of the apps screens and XPages management interface.

V1.1 is currently being developed which will allow songs to be "prescribed" and shared on Facebook. Some other cool features are also being considered.

You can download the MyMusicRx in the App Store >

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Tags: developers xpages mobile java javascript


Hi this is Gayle from Elguji. We are a four-year old, bootstrapped and very profitable little company. In order to help companies get on the social business software bandwagon, we make three products called IdeaJam, IQJam and LinkJam. We sell them for IBM Notes/Domino environments, as a cloud service and as a set of standalone applicatons. We are looking for some freelance developers who can help with these products as well as some new things that we have in the pipeline. We also have customers who are wanting customizations and wanting them fast.

All freelance developers will work under the leadership of Elguji Lead Developer/Architect Matt White.

So here is what we are specifically looking for:

• XPages developers who know what most of these things mean - SSJS, Custom Controls, JSON, Dojo, XPages Extension Library, MooTools, CSJS, CSS3, Open Social, Activity Streams
• IBM Connections developers familiar with Open Social and Activity Streams
• Mobile application developers who have experience with jQuery, jQuery Mobile, Android, iOS, Appcelerator, XPages Extension Library, Sencha Touch
• Lotus Notes client app developers

IMPORTANT: If you've read so far and are thinking: this isn't for me, please think for a moment about someone else you know who'd be perfect for these jobs and pass them this link! Even if you're not totally sure, we'd be super-grateful if you could send out an email or two, or even a Tweet!

About Elguji

Elguji Software is not a big, anonymous corporate entity. We are a small team of dedicated and talented individuals united by the common passion of creating great software and providing our customers with first class customer support.

Send your resume/CV and cover letter to cooljobs@elguji.com and good luck!

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