In episode 28, Stuart McIntyre speaks with Keith Brooks of Vanessa Brooks Inc (an IBM partner in Florida), about his Lotusphere story, highlights of events past, hopes for Lotusphere 2012 and more...



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In episode 27, Stuart McIntyre speaks with Sharon Bellamy of Applicable Limited (a British IBM partner), about her experiences of Lotusphere 2011, her tips for newcomers, hopes for this year and more...



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Once again we're back during the Lotusphere 2012 period with a series of audio and video podcasts.  We'll be interviewing key individuals, groups and companies that will be at Lotusphere 2012, asking them to share their stories and plans for this year's event.

First up, we have aussie Mat Newman of business partner ISW.  He tells us how he came to want to attend Lotusphere, how the famous yellow suit came into being and some of his favourite moments.  Just a quick 4 minute video, but full of the qualities we associate with Mat - he's an  IBM Champion after all!

Download link: The Lotusphere Podcast 026 - Mat Newman's Lotusphere Story

In episode 25, Stuart McIntyre speaks with Mat Newman of ISW (an Australian IBM partner), about the Lotusphere OGS, their Lotus Award wins and the Wildfire plugin for Lotus Notes...



(This episode was recorded live in the Showcase at Lotusphere 2011, so apologies for the less than perfect audio quality...)

Download link: The Lotusphere Podcast 025 - Lotusphere 2011 with Mat Newman of ISW

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In episode 24, Stuart McIntyre speaks with Yancy Lent of IBM Business Partner Axceler about Lotusphere 2011 and Axceler's products...



(This episode was recorded live at Lotusphere 2011, so apologies for the less than perfect audio quality...)

Download link: The Lotusphere Podcast 024 - Lotusphere 2011 with Yancy Lent of Acxceler

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In episode 23, Stuart McIntyre speaks with Marc Gingras, CEO of Tungle regarding Lotusphere and the Tungle.me service...



(This episode was recorded live at Lotusphere 2011, so apologies for the less than perfect audio quality...)

Download link: The Lotusphere Podcast 023 - Lotusphere 2011 with Marc Gingras of Tungle.me

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In episode 22, Stuart McIntyre speaks with Sandy Carter, VP of Sales and Evangelism at IBM regarding the announcements made at Lotusphere 2011...



Sandy Carter
(blog | twitter) is Vice President, Social Business and Collaboration Solutions Sales and Evangelism, where she is responsible for setting the direction for IBM’s Social Business initiative, working with companies who are becoming Social Businesses, and being the evangelist for the concept and best practices around Social Business.

Topics included:
Does IBM have a leadership position in Social Business?
Is Application Development now back at the core of Lotus offerings?
Will we ever see a return to Lotus product marketing?

(This episode was recorded live at Lotusphere 2011, so apologies for the less than perfect audio quality...)

Download link: The Lotusphere Podcast 022 - Lotusphere 2011 with Sandy Carter

* Please note that all views expressed are the participants' own and do not necessarily represent those of their employer(s).
In episode 21, Stuart McIntyre speaks with Bill Malchisky and Joe Litton regarding the Linux InstallFest...



Topics included:
What is the Linux InstallFest?
Where does it take place, and when?
What activities will be available?

Download link: The Lotusphere Podcast 021 - Bill Malchisky & Joe Litton - The Linux InstallFest

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In episode 20, Stuart McIntyre speaks with IBMer Tim Clark regarding the IBM Collaboration Solutions Development Lab, his XPages-related sessions, the relaunch of The XCast and favourite features of Lotusphere...



Topics included:
What is the IBM Collaboration Solutions Development Lab?
What labs are available?
Who can take part?
Where are the labs found?
When are they available?

We go on to talk about Tim's XPages sessions at #ls11 with Matt White, the relaunch of The Xcast podcast and more...

Download link: The Lotusphere Podcast 020 - Tim Clark - IBM Collaboration Solutions Development Lab 2011

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In episode 19, Stuart McIntyre speaks with IBM Business Partners and Lotusphere speakers Paul Mooney and Bill Buchan about the Lotusphere Hog Ride.



Lotusphere Hog Ride
(Photo via Vowe)

Topics included:
What is the hog ride?
What's involved in taking part?
Do you need to take your leathers?
Do you need to be an experienced biker?
What are Paul and Bill looking forward to at Lotusphere 2011?

Oh and Happy Birthday Bill!

Download link: The Lotusphere Podcast 019 - Paul Mooney and Bill Buchan - The Lotusphere Hog Ride

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