| Lotus chief defines imminent battle plan Integration of traditional on-premises Notes-based collaboration, new unified communications tools, Symphony productivity applications, content management, Web-based services and the potential to mash it all together with new-fangled development tools and social networking innovations pouring out of IBM's research labs are just a few of the challenges facing IBM's Lotus Software division chief, Bob Picciano. Lotus Notes/iPhone users to get their wish: real-time e-mail access IBM/Lotus for the first time will provide users of the iPhone -- and other mobile devices that support ActiveSync -- with real-time access to their e-mail, calendars and contacts. IBM intros Lotus cloud suite, partners with Skype, SF.com IBM has introduced LotusLive, which it describes as a portfolio of integrated Internet-hosted services for social networking and collaboration in workplaces. IBM growing partner capacity in portal space With social networking and Web 2.0 becoming increasingly relevant and important in the business context, for and more enterprises are turning to portal technology to help employees collaborate or to connect with suppliers or customers. However, there's not always a partner there to help them. Dan Akroyd on collaboration Canadian content abounded on the first day of IBM's Lotusphere conference on Monday, from a keynote appearance by Research in Motion CEO Jim Balsillie to the special guest comedian, Canada's own and Saturday Night Live alumnus Dan Akroyd. IBM Lotus Symphony: An Excellent Free Office Suite Once upon a time, in the deep, dark recesses of computer history past, Lotus Symphony battled Microsoft Office to become the dominant Office suite. Today, of course, Microsoft Office is dominant, while Lotus Symphony has become largely a forgotten footnote to history. And that's too bad, because IBM Lotus Symphony (as it's now called) is quite a powerful office suite--and amazingly enough, anyone can download and use it for free. IBM could face mainframe antitrust investigation in Europe Florida mainframe manufacturer T3 Technologies has filed a formal complaint against IBM with the European Union's antitrust authority, it said Tuesday. In its complaint, T3 accuses IBM of refusing to sell its mainframe operating system to customers wanting to run it on computers made by T3. Real-time access to Notes coming to iPhone, other devices Fontana: IBM/Lotus for the first time ever will provide users of the iPhone and other mobile devices that support ActiveSync with real-time access to their email, calendars and contacts.
More from Lotusphere IBM buying SaaS e-mail to bolster Bluehouse platform IBM is planning to buy the e-mail service assets of Outblaze, a large Hong Kong application service provider, to help beef up its Bluehouse social-networking and collaboration platform, IBM said late Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. IBM acquires stake in China's largest TV maker IBM's Chinese subsidiary last week acquired a stake worth $15.8 million in Chinese television set maker Changhong Electric, according to a company filing at the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Gartner: Exchange's lead over Notes actually getting bigger While IBM argued Thursday that its Lotus Notes collaboration software was turning the tide against the market leader, Microsoft's Exchange, a Gartner analyst said that's not the case. IBM claims momentum for Lotus Notes Ahead of its annual Lotusphere conference next week, IBM claimed that its Lotus Notes collaboration software is starting to turn the tide against its bigger rival, Microsoft 's Exchange. January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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