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Free and freer: Lotus Symphony could be your unsung hero

Free and freer: Lotus Symphony could be your unsung heroWhat is Lotus Thinking?The awkward Lotus Symphony is no improvement over other word processors or spreadsheet programs. In fact, its word processor is several steps backwards from the incredibly easy-to-use and productive Lotus Word Pro which, frankly, I still use despite...

Tags: Word processors, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Word Pro, Lotus Symphony, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-28

Free and freer: Lotus Symphony could be your unsung hero

Everyone knows that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Or is it? With its free productivity tools suite Symphony, IBM/Lotus is looking to shake things up a bit, putting even greater pressure on Microsoft's Office margin and besting Google and Zoho as the lowest-cost alternative....

Tags: Google Inc., IBM Corp., Lotus Symphony, Change Management, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management, Office Suites, Software, Sheri McLeish

Blog posts 2009-01-27

IBM adds Ubuntu, Red Hat support for Lotus Notes-Symphony OpenOffice Client

IBM announced at Lotusphere 2008 plans to offer its Open Collaboration Client -- which consists of Lotus Notes and Domino 8, Lotus Expeditor and Lotus Symphony apps suite -- with support for Ubuntu Linux and in a special marketing bundle with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5....

Tags: Ubuntu, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Lotus Symphony, Beta 4, Lotus Symphony Office Productivity Suite, OpenOffice, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Open Source, Linux, Office Suites, Software, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-01-22

(Photos: Dinosaur sightings: Lotus Symphony 3)

(Photos: Dinosaur sightings: Lotus Symphony 3)By Crapware You Meant Windows Vista Right?Thought so.RE: (Photos: Dinosaur sightings: Lotus Symphony 3)Back when it was created, Lotus Symphony was a great and powerful product for those who managed to master it. It was just too complex for most business users who felt more...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, IBM Corp., Lotus Symphony, Dinosaur Sightings, Lotus Symphony 3, photograph

Discussion threads 2007-11-20

IBM open source strategy becomes clearer

IBM open source strategy becomes clearerFabio?I'm sorry about the error. If you want me to correct it I'll do so gladly.I hope we also end up with lots of OpenOffice "distributions" as well, withas you say is true for Linux, 3 or 4 that almost everybody uses based on CUSTOMER...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OPEN SOURCE, Blogging, strategy, Lotus Symphony, IBM Corp., OOo, OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2007-09-20

Microsoft responds to IBM's free competitor (Lotus Symphony) to MS-Office

Microsoft responds to IBM's free competitor Lotus Symphony to MS-OfficeWhy buy Office?I was content to use Office as long as I didn't have to pay for it. The first time I was faced with the decision, I downloaded Open Office. It does everything I need and more. ...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Office pricing, Microsoft Corp., OOXML, IBM Corp., Lotus Symphony, Microsoft Office, free competitor, Bloatfarm, OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2007-09-18

Additional Resources

Is the IBM Client for Smart Work an alternative to 7 for schools?

Windows 7 looks like a genuinely good OS. Reasonable system requirements, high levels of usability and stability...What's not to like? Well, the price, of course. Volume educational licensing runs around $70 a seat for Windows 7 Professional upgrades. Then there's the actual upgrade process. Major rollouts...

Tags: Ubuntu, IBM Corp., Ubuntu 9.10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Roi/Tco, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Ubuntu, SUSE, Fedora Linux updates prepped as Win7 release nears

As Microsoft gets set to launch Windows 7,  Linux desktop vendors are trying to make some waves. Yesterday, IBM and Canonical announced availability of a cloud and Linux-based business desktop alternative for existing PCs or low cost netbooks. The IBM Client for Smart Work...

Tags: Ubuntu, Fedora Project, SuSE, IBM Corp., Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, E-mail, Web Browsers, Software, Online Communications, Internet, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-10-21

openSUSE 11.2 M8: What a Fine Lookin' Lizard

Sorry. Ubuntu 9.10 is simply put together better. Parts is Parts.ntim looking forward to 9.10 this october ntntWe each have our favorite distro...I have tried many distros over the years and kept gravitating to Mandrake. I followed Texstar to PCLinuxOS and have been there for the past 3...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Ubuntu 9.10, Grey, Mepis, Linux, distro, KDE, SuSE

Discussion threads 2009-10-04

IBM targets Google Apps for business, undercuts pricing and touts reliability

Good newsWhile I'm not a big fan of IBM due to the usual cost associated with their offerings, I like their products overall and the fact that IBM is one of if not the largest proponent of open source software. I've used Lotus Notes and found it not as...

Tags: cloud computing, E-mail servers, pricing strategy, Premier Edition, Louts Notes, Google Inc., Google Apps, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Lotus Symphony 1.3 (Mac)

The IBM Lotus Symphony suite--which is available at no charge--can help you take back control of your IT budget while giving most users the tools they need to excel at their jobs. Designed to handle the tasks that most people perform in a professional setting, IBM Lotus Symphony tools enable...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, OpenDocument Format, Spreadsheet, IBM Corp., OpenDocument Format (ODF), Productivity, Emerging Technologies

Software downloads 2009-08-20

Word ban threatens industry? Not mine

PC World, along with several other sources, reported today on Microsoft's dire warnings that an injunction imposed on Word sales would threaten an entire industry. In particular, the Microsoft statement that made me chuckle was "Even if the injunction will not affect Microsoft's existing Office customers,...

Tags: Google Apps, Industry, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Outcome Based Social Networks: Yet Another CRM at the Speed of Light Excerpt

I'm going to finish the book today. CRM at the Speed of Light, 4th edition will be done by the time that the day ends - though I suspect a lot sooner.  It's going to be a 750 page tome - mostly print, some supplemented electronically, on CRM 2.0 -...

Tags: Network, Outcome, YouTube Inc., CRM, Outcome Based Social Networks, Social Networking, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-06-18

IBM expects Linux to make money

IBM expects Linux to make moneyFuture is Linux devices, appliances & distro'sLinux is modular and it is the future platform it already powers the Internet, the future will be smart appliances not huge monolithic closed source dinosaur operating systems such as 'Windows'...;) A smartphone-like app storeDesktop Linux REALLY needs a...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Canonical/Ubuntu, Linux, IBM Corp., OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

Can your business work smarter?

Today, productivity is at a premium and IT budgets are at a minimum. Work smarter with IBM Lotus Symphony - a suite of applications for creating, editing, and sharing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations - available at no charge.

Tags: IBM Corp., Productivity

Resource centers 2009-06-03

Microsoft Office still owns the desktop, future of StarOffice unclear

Since the Oracle acquisition of Sun, there’s been no official word yet on the road map for Star Office. Oracle says it’s vision is to deliver an integrated system from applications to disk, ostensibly a commitment to an OpenOffice.org productivity suite. Yet, that’s not a foregone conclusion. Star Office was just...

Tags: Desktop, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Sheri McLeish

Blog posts 2009-05-26

Standardizing Office Suites @ PAE Limited

Premier Auto Electric PAE Limited is a marketing and distribution company dealing in lead acid storage batteries, power backup systems and automotive parts. PAE wanted to standardize on a specific industry-standard office suite that would enable them to create complex documents, spreadsheets and presentation software. The office suite had to...

Tags: Office Suites, IBM Corp., Premier Auto Electric, Symphony, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Backups, Emerging Technologies

Case studies 2009-04-28

Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?

Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?Lotus SymphonyWhat about Lotus Symphony? It's multiplatform, free and based in OpenOffice. Altough I'm a happy MS Office 2007 user and haven't used Symphony, it looks like an option in case OO "dies". http://symphony.lotus.comRE: Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?Sun and Oracle...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

More on Sun vs. IBM

More on Sun vs. IBMRip Sun's head off and suck it's guts out!If this goes ahead It will be interesting to see what IBM retains. Adding SPARC to its x86/64 & POWER line up is not really viable. I was sorry when HP axed Alpha for sucky Itanic. Thanks Carly!...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Sales force management, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

WebEx goes mobile on iPhone; Notes 8.5 ships on Macs

MacWorld held two important announcements for collaboration professionals, especially those interested in multidevice future: 1. Lotus announced that Notes 8.5 is shipping on Macintoshes, specifically on the new Leopard version of OS X. And its open source office productivity suite, Symphony will be available in a few...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, WebEx Communications Inc., Collaboration, Mobile, IBM Lotus Notes, Cisco Systems Inc., WebEx Meeting Center, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Ted Schadler

Blog posts 2009-01-07