Despite the release of a new and improved Lotus Notes 8, it is unlikely that IBM's e-mail software can make any dent in the market dominance of Microsoft Outlook.
After years of watching Microsoft rake in billions of dollars from its desktop software franchise, its competitors are pouncing.
Microsoft used the business launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007 to also tout a third software effort -- Exchange 2007 -- which will be finalised next month.
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IBM's Lotus division has introduced the latest updates to its desktop messaging and collaboration server software.
Organisations considering a change of productivity suites may do well to follow the example of Queensland University of Technology, which has taken a cautious approach to Microsoft Office 2007 and instead focused on sprucing up its back-end messaging environment.
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Given the chance, Office 2003 could indeed have a positive impact on your business. Is it easy? Well, that depends.
Developers and enterprise customers are getting their first glimpse of OneNote, one of two new Office 2003 applications that Microsoft accidentally posted--then quickly removed--from the Web on Wednesday.
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