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- Replace Pricey Microsoft Office with Free Lotus Symphony 1.0
- Lotus Symphony is a free office suite for Windows and Linux. It rivals Microsoft Office, offering business-caliber word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. And it's no longer in beta: IBM just announced Symphony's official 1.0 release. Though built on an OpenOffice core, Symphony bears little...
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- IBM Lotus Symphony Attracts 100,000 Registered Users in First Week
- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Lotus Symphony, IBM's new, free office productivity software, has been downloaded by more than 100,000 registered business and consumer users in its first week. The Lotus Symphony Web site ( www.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony ), which is providing user community feedback for the Symphony beta software,...
- Research articles 2007-09-26
- Five Freeware Gems I Can't Live Without
- A few months ago I listed five freeware gems I use every day. Today I've got five more, and while I don't use all of them on a daily basis, I definitely can't live without them. CrossLoop For remote access to another PC, there's nothing easier than...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
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- ODF Comes of Age: IBM Lotus Symphony Turns 1.0
- Open Document Format ODF comes of age today as IBM (NYSE: IBM) announces the commercial-grade, general availability of Lotus Symphony ( http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony ), a suite of free, ODF-based software tools for creating and sharing documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
- Research articles 2008-06-03
- Replace Pricey Microsoft Office with Free Lotus Symphony 1.0
- Replace Pricey Microsoft Office with Free Lotus Symphony 1.0Symphony EncoreVery interesting - Lotus released Symphony in 1985 or 1986, well before Windows 1.0. It was the first integrated, multiple window spreadsheet. It had a robust command language and a nicer interface than 123. It's interesting that IBM...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-02
- IBM Releases Beta 4 of Free Lotus Symphony Suite
- Remember Lotus Symphony, the free office suite introduced by IBM last September? It's like a kinder, gentler version of OpenOffice (meaning it's nicer-looking and more user-friendly than the popular open-source suite). IBM just took the wraps off a new beta, bringing a host of new features and bug fixes to...
- Blog posts 2008-02-05
- IBM Announces Next Symphony; Quarter-Million Registered Users in Two Months
- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the second version of Lotus Symphony ( www.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony ), its popular, free desktop document software, which has now been downloaded by more than one-quarter million registered users -- 88 percent of which are Microsoft customers -- in its first two months. The new...
- Research articles 2007-11-13
- IBM improves Lotus support on BlackBerry
- BlackBerry users will gain access to a portfolio of IBM's Lotus collaboration software and development tools in Q4 2009. The range of software will include Lotus Symphony, Quickr and Domino Designer. by Jeremy Collum
- Articles 2009-01-21
- IBM, Ubuntu Cloud Collaboration Package Seeks to Cut Down Microsoft Windows 7
- In time for the launch of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system Oct. 22, IBM released an Ubuntu Linux-based hybrid cloud computing and desktop solution for businesses looking to save some money by taking the hosted software and open-source route. IBM said its Client for Smart Work package is geared to...
- News items 2009-10-20
- IBM Unveils Free Office Suite
- IBM gunning for Microsoft? Man, that takes me back. The company just announced IBM Lotus Symphony, a suite of software tools for creating and sharing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. Sound like any other office suite you know? The difference is that while Microsoft Office costs hundreds of...
- Blog posts 2007-09-19
- The Top Freeware of 2008
- It's time to seriously rethink the old adage about free lunches. I mean, 10 punches on my China Queen card and my next visit to the buffet is free. But even better than that, today's SMBs can operate without spending a penny on software, as evidenced by...
- Blog posts 2008-12-29
- Replace Pricey Microsoft Office with Free OpenOffice 2.4
- Before you spend hundreds of dollars on the latest version of Microsoft Office, consider a less-expensive alternative: OpenOffice, which offers business-caliber word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, and drawing. Because it's open-source software, it doesn't cost a penny. The latest version, 2.4, adds a host of minor fixes...
- Blog posts 2008-03-27
- IBM announces IBM Lotus Symphony document sharing / creation suite
- CORPORATE IT UPDATE-C1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
- Research articles 2007-09-21
- How to Open Open-Document (ODF) Files in Microsoft Office
- Users of open-source office suites like Lotus Symphony and OpenOffice know that those programs can open Microsoft Office documents, but what if you're an Office user who needs to open an Open Document Format ODF file? You're outta luck, unless you install the OpenXML/ODF Translator add-ins for Office. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-13
- The Netbook Diaries: Day 2
- The Netbook Diaries chronicles our day-to-day experiences with the Acer Aspire One. Click here to read the first installment. I love that the Aspire One runs Windows XP. The last netbook I tested, the HP Mini 2133, came with Vista, and it was slower than a snail...
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Use Zoho Writer to Open Word 2007 Files
- Need to work on a Word 2007 file but don't have access to Office 2007? Just sign into your Zoho Writer account. The free online word processor is one of the few that supports Word 2007's Docx format. During a recent business trip,...
- Blog posts 2009-02-25
- Is There Life After Office?
- Attempts by several state governments to dump Microsoft Office have died quiet deaths because of internecine squabbles within the open source community, a testament to vendor greed and a depressing reminder that the public interest often takes a back seat to moneyed interests. In 2005, the Commonwealth...
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- ThinkFree Mobile Office Suite Targets Netbooks
- Netbooks are slowpokes. Ergo, netbook users need nimble, lightweight applications. Enter ThinkFree Mobile Netbook Edition, an Office-compatible suite designed for netbooks. In addition to word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations, ThinkFree Mobile offers a netbook-friendly document viewer, two-way synchronization with your desktop or laptop, and 2GB of cloud...
- Blog posts 2009-06-16
- IBM Should Buy Zoho (Updated)
- Last week I mentioned how risible the idea of IBM trying to match Google Apps could be. Acknowledging all of IBM's strengths in the enterprise market, it's ludicrous because they're trying to offer a lot less in function for not that much less per user. And when was the last...
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- IBM and Ubuntu roll Linux for U.S desktops vs Windows 7
- From the 'First in Africa, now in the U.S' files:A few weeks, back IBM and Canonical the lead sponsor of Ubuntu Linux announced a plan to deliver Linux desktops and software to Africa. At the time, I questioned why the offer wasn't being made available in the U.S.That changes today...
- News items 2009-10-20
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