IBM takes aim at Office with free productivity apps; IBM adds Lotus Notes hosting service

Opinion
Sep 20, 20071 min

Latest IBM news.

IBM takes aim at Office with free productivity apps, 09/18/07: A week after formally joining the effort to develop the productivity applications OpenOffice.org, IBM Tuesday released into beta its own implementation called IBM Lotus Symphony and took direct aim at Microsoft Office.

IBM adds Lotus Notes hosting service, 09/18/07: IBM Tuesday unveiled a hosting service focused on Lotus Notes and said that it would ship in January mobile, Web access and other enhancements to Notes 8.

SCO says there is ‘substantial doubt’ it will survive, 09/18/07: With its cash reserves running out and its legal case against IBM unraveling, the SCO Group now says there is doubt that it will remain afloat.