<p>IBM has announced a new version of its IBM Connections software, the company's enterprise social networking platform with support for iPhone 5.</p><p>As part of the announcement, IBM unveiled new software and services that bring the power of big data analytics into the hands of today's social savvy workforce anytime, anywhere. Now, organizations can apply analytics to their social business initiatives, allowing them to gain actionable insight on information generated on networks and put it to work in real-time, IBM said.</p><p>IBM announced the availability of IBM Connections 4, which incorporates analytics capabilities, real-time data monitoring, and faster collaborative networks both inside and outside the organization, whether on premise, in the IBM SmartCloud or using a broad range of mobile devices including the new iPhone 5.</p><p>IBM also announced that leading companies around the globe, including Bayer MaterialScience, Colgate-Palmolive Company, LeasePlan, Primerica and Teach for America, are using its social software to achieve real returns on their social business investments.</p><p><a href="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/IBM-Connections-Merges-Social-Business-with-Big-Data-Analytics-774890/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/Daily-News/IBM-Brings-Analytics-to-Social-Business-Processes-84931.aspx">IBM Brings Analytics to Social Business Processes</a> (Destination CRM)</p><p><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-12/ibm-boosts-social-network-with-feed-for-facebook-twitter">IBM Boosts Social Network With Feed for Facebook, Twitter</a> (Businessweek)</p><p><a href="http://www.4-traders.com/INTERNATIONAL-BUSINESS-MA-4828/news/International-Business-Machines-Corp-IBM-Redefines-Social-Business-with-the-Power-of-Analytics-15192032/">INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. : IBM Redefines Social ...</a> (4-traders)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=d1KqtvKw7j8ZaaMgT1rgiJFPbn1wM">27 additional articles.</a></p>