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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

SharePoint: What are the risks, rewards?

What does it say about SharePoint when a presentation focused on whether you can survive it packs the house? Mark Gilbert's presentation--"Can the CIO survive Microsoft SharePoint?"--at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo filled up an auditorium. There are two ways to read this: There is...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Gilbert, MOSS, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Microsoft: How we'll take on VMware

Microsoft: How we'll take on VMwareFunny how they talk about the importance of interoperability when they donot have a dominant position. But, with Windows and Office, they are strangely not very interested in interoperability, and have to be dragged kicking and screaming to open up things like file formats and...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Corp., Lotus 123, VMware Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Singapore Radio 24 Stations (gadget)

Introducing the Singapore Radio gadget with 24 stations of streaming digital radio. Simply click on the radio station you desire and play the live Internet stream. Don't pay for Web radio, when you can listen for free. BBC Asia, Bollywood, Capitol 95.8, Class 95, Club Play, Cruise, Chinese Evergreens, Gold...

Tags: Radio, Sidebar Gadgets, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-09

IBM and social networking

Once you commit to using Bluehouse, and you can be committed through a business partner, you're in with IBM Lotus Foundations and working in its cloud. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Network, IBM Corp., Bluehouse, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-10-06

IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx

IBM will announce Monday that it is launching a beta of "Bluehouse," a social networking and collaboration service designed to link businesses with various partners. The move, part of a broader effort to define IBM's cloud computing strategy, will put it in direct competition with Cisco's collaboration...

Tags: WebEx Communications Inc., Collaboration, Beta, Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Cloud Computing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-05

iPhone + Lotus Notes = Opportunity + Annoyance

iPhone + Lotus Notes = Opportunity + AnnoyanceApp Store?Ummm, my understanding is that iNotes Ultralight is a WEB app which basically makes this a non-event. This is NOT what enterprise users are looking for...Jeff

Tags: E-mail servers, Groupware, IBM Lotus Notes, Apple iPhone, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

News to know: Cloud wars; Apple; Google; China is watching you

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Amazon launches pre-emptive strike against Microsoft's planned cloud platform. Techmeme A new mystery: What's Microsoft got up its Office Live sleeve? Zack Whittaker:...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., IPO, Robots, Linux, E-mail, Digital Media, Financial Services, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-10-02

iPhone + Lotus Notes = Opportunity + Annoyance

Maybe you saw the IBM announcement or the NY Times blog posting on it. iPhone now can run iNotes, a lightweight application for access to Lotus Notes email, calendaring, and contacts. But why the complex equation? Let me break it down for you: iPhone. IBM Lotus...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, IBM Lotus Notes, IBM Corp., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Ted Schadler

Blog posts 2008-10-01

Accellion Secure File Transfer

Paula Skokowski, VP of Marketing for Accellion, and I had a lovely debate, err, conversation over the need for her company's product, a file transfer "virtualization" product. In the end, she won me over and I was forced through gritted teeth to agree that Accellion's managed file transfer solution could...

Tags: File, Accellion, E-mail, Storage, Online Communications, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-10-01

News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sprint Xohm, Apple Inc., NetGear, WiMAX, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Open Source, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-09-30

The productivity dilemma

Jennifer Leggio asked the question 'Did Oracle burst the enterprise 2.0 startup bubble?' in her post here on ZDNet this week. I think Jennifer is absolutely right that inevitably many of the 'enterprise 2.0' experiments will burn off as they attempt to enter the real world business...

Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Tool, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-09-26

IBM move reopens Open Office XML debate

IBM move reopens Open Office XML debateWhich side attacked?I have the impression that requiring Microsoft to go through the standards process was an attempt to make it more difficult to sell Office. The strategy: governments and perhaps other organizations could mandate that formats used for saving documents had...

Tags: Vertical industries, XML, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., government, Microsoft Office, Open Office XML debate, OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

Cisco unveils collaboration lineup; Enterprise 2.0 on the move?

Cisco on Wednesday rolled out its collaboration portfolio as it targets the enterprise market--and notably the Microsoft SharePoint juggernaut. At least Cisco isn't alone--Oracle earlier this week unveiled Beehive, which is another collaboration effort. Oracle wouldn't say that Beehive is a direct competitor to SharePoint, but it...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Taking a Bott beating

My colleague Ed Bott, who writes the Windows column for ZDNet, takes issue with the problem solving approach that I used when I went about migrating my friend Christine's old PC over to Vista. From the nature of the talkbacks to that original post, I would...

Tags: PC, Ed Bott, USB, Christine, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-23

One Month with Windows Vista

One month and still going strong. I guess. One month ago, I pledged that I would try Windows Vista on my new PC for a month before deciding whether I would keep it or revert back to Windows XP as my primary...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Oracle's Beehive: integrated large scale, secure collaboration

Although Oracle's Beehive (the successor to 'Oracle Collaboration Suite' launched on May the 8th of this year it officially launched at Oracle OpenWorld today. At a price of $120 per user seat this is not a system for most small or medium sized businesses but rather a secure solution...

Tags: Oracle Corp., BEA Beehive, Obviously Integration, E-mail, Java Development Tools, Collaboration, Regulatory Compliance, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-09-22