lotus in comment and analysis
What is the future for Lotus?
Comment This week's Lotusphere marks a big shift for IBM's Lotus collaboration software arm. But can a move into corporate social networking and web 2.0 really pay off, asks Mark Kobayashi-Hillary.marks the 15th year of Lotusphere, the annual gathering of... [24 Jan 2008]
The Bloor Perspective: Online healthcare, Lotus rebranding and Amex won over by the net
Comment This month has seen a number of interesting developments, not least a decision to 'simplify' the names of many of the products within the Lotus portfolio. IBM has announced that in future the majority of all Lotus technologies will be known by... [20 Jan 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: Online healthcare, Lotus rebranding and Amex won over by the net
Comment This month has seen a number of interesting developments, not least a decision to 'simplify' the names of many of the products within the Lotus portfolio. IBM has announced that in future the majority of all Lotus technologies will be known by... [20 Jan 2003]
Mitch Kapor
AS Profile Founder of Lotus Development in 1982 and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in 1999, he was instrumental in the creation of the landmark business application Lotus 1-2-3. Mitch Kapor is the sort of tech industry veteran for whom it's hard to single... [23 Sep 2005]
The Ovum View (Part II): Will Microsoft take it all?
Comment IBM/Lotus, Microsoft and Openwave are clear contenders but the way is less certain for specialists such as Mobeon and RIM which have open platforms but little market clout. At present, the two seem to be worlds apart: on one side, a pure hosted... [14 Jan 2002]
The Bloor Perspective: Web content management, ROI reality, and how near is HAL?
Comment The IBM/Lotus package takes advantage of Lotus workflow and a common interface to content engines with Lotus databases, allowing the kind of collaboration that is an intimate part of WCM. Now that IBM/Lotus has joined the bandwagon, don't expect... [15 Oct 2001]
The Ovum View: Will Microsoft win the wireless email war?
Comment Lotus and Microsoft - enterprise messaging vendors that offer wireless extensions to their corporate customers via operators Both Lotus and Microsoft have started the process with Vodafone UK, which now offers a secure, managed wireless email... [15 Feb 2002]
Where the growth of IM will take your business
Comment The progress seen by the leading enterprise IM players, AOL, FaceTime, IMlogic, IBM Lotus, and Yahoo! Although targeted enterprise IM solutions exist, such as those from IBM Lotus and Reuters, many users are still using the public IM networks. [23 Oct 2003]
Into the Big Blue: Informix out of the game
Comment Think of acquisitions such as Lotus, Tivoli and Sequent. Informix is unlikely to get the autonomy of a Lotus (at least the Lotus of pre-2001). Today's $1bn takeover of the core Informix Software database business by IBM marks the end of an era, and... [25 Apr 2001]
Devil's Advocate: That synching feeling
Comment That supports synchronisation with Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes or Lotus Organizer. Black Sheep Research doesn’t need the power of Lotus Notes, and my policy of avoiding market leaders discouraged me from using Outlook. [15 Jul 2003]
PeopleSoft farce: Larry - what were you thinking?
Comment But then-CEO Lou Gerstner essentially bribed Lotus' board by paying a ridiculous premium for a company whose stock was taking a nosedive. IBM similarly pulled off a successful - albeit unwanted - takeover of Lotus Development in 1995. [19 Jul 2004]
IM: Managing the medium, managing the message
Comment Logging is not just for legal reasons," argues Mark Kenyon, regional director IBM Lotus. IBM Lotus' Kenyon also prefers IM to email, particularly for collaborating with disparate colleagues on specific projects. [24 Sep 2003]
Oracle's ASP aggression - a long odds bet?
Comment Neither Microsoft nor Lotus is able to make such a commitment. Both Lotus and Microsoft say they will willingly sell via ASPs but are unwilling to push their customers down any particular route. Alan Scott, e-communities marketing manager at Lotus... [23 Aug 2000]
The Ovum View: Using Oracle to run your email
Comment Lotus and Microsoft have long had enterprise email sewn up. It is also putting additional impetus behind key trends in the collaboration market which neither IBM (owner of Lotus) nor Microsoft is comfortable with. [15 Jan 2003]
Mitch Kapor
AS Profile The creator of Lotus Notes and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Kapor makes the list for his leadership role at the Mozilla Foundation. Why? Adding might to Mozilla Mitch Kapor is a tech industry veteran who continues to set... [25 Sep 2006]
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