Lotus Notes 8.5 to fully support Ubuntu Linux 7.0

"IBM believes Linux on the enterprise desktop finally ready for widespread adoption. To meet future demand it is preparing to deliver its next versions of Lotus Notes enterprise collaboration software and Lotus Symphony office productivity applications for the first time with full support for Ubuntu Linux 7.0."

http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/applications/enterprise/news/index.cfm?newsid=7193

IBM revs MS Office challenger, Lotus Symphony

"Lotus Symphony is a suite of software tools for creating text, spreadsheet, and presentation documents - the most frequently used desktop tools - based on OpenOffice code. It supports the OpenDocument format (ODF), Microsoft Office, and Lotus SmartSuite formats."

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1008362/

"For users, the increasing popularity of ODF means it is less necessary to stick to Microsoft Office when seeking to ensure compatibility with other office documents, whether created inside or outside their own organizations"

IBM Translates Lotus Symphony for a Globally Integrated World

" Downloaded for use in English by more than 400,000 individuals at work and at home, IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Lotus Symphony suite (www.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony) of desktop office software is now available in 24 languages serving major markets worldwide."

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0350350.htm

Scheduling a meeting in Lotus Notes

http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/learn/viewlets/notesdomino/notes8/schedulemeetfinal_viewlet_swf.html

And other tutorials here:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/demos/viewlets.html

IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.0.1 : PREVIEW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI-TiEtcYsw

IBM Lotus Symphony - Lotus Symphony Beta 3 Now Available

" We've just posted our Beta 3 release of Lotus Symphony. Why not download it and give it a try today.

If you like Beta 3, you can take advantage of a new function on our website and Invite your friends and family to try it for themselves. Simply click on the invite a friend link and we'll let you create a personal invitation that you can send to anyone.

Thanks for your continued support and feedback .. Happy Holidays from the entire IBM Lotus Symphony team."

http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/buzzentry!default.jspa?threadID=3615

"IBM® Lotus® Symphony™ offers something for everyone – a community-oriented site, a template gallery, and tips and support to help you succeed. Your business can get more control over spiraling upgrade costs while protecting and maintaining documents into the future. If you’re a developer, Lotus Symphony supports Microsoft® Windows® and Office applications, which means you get even more from your current investments."

http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.jspa

Lotus Symphony Video

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Every year, businesses large and small spend hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars per person on Microsoft Office and Enterprise Agreements

http://www.alanlepofsky.net/alepofsky/alanblog.nsf/dx/fun-lotus-symphony-video

The History of Notes and Domino

Notes and Domino began in the work of Ray Ozzie, Tim Halvorsen, and Len Kawell, first on PLATO Notes at the University of Illinois and later on DECNotes. Lotus founder Mitch Kapor saw the potential in Ozzie's collaboration project and the rest is history.

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/ls-NDHistory/