IBM Kills Drops and Uses Other Words about Lotus in articles around the web
Tags :Domino 7
- PCWorld - IBM Kills Lotus Brand, readies Notes/Domino Social Edition (they use the wrong logo in this article)
- ITBusiness.ca - IBM quietly kills its Lotus brand
- NetworkWorld - IBM kills Lotus brand, readies beta of Notes/Domino Social Edition
- eWeek - IBM Drops Lotus Brand, Takes Notes and Domino Forward
- Techweek Europe - IBM Drops Lotus Brand (IBM is to axe the Lotus brand.....)
Luckily in many of these headline grabbers I found decent quotes from Ed Brill and sometimes just an unnamed IBM executive. With the purchase in 1995 of Lotus for over $3 billion it has had a long foothold in enterprises. I know many outsiders to our blogs always think 1-2-3 when we mention Lotus or shake in fear of their remembrance the client due to bad deployments. Hopefully the name will still sit somewhere in the catalog.
I personally feel that the name change was needed quite some time ago but it is hard to let go of a legacy that does carry weight in some circles. Yes IBM may be the second most recognized name in the world, but it is the Notes and Domino product that must be trusted. IBM Notes and Domino Social Edition is hopefully a building block of enhancements to come to both the server and client.
I am not simply speaking of merging Notes and Domino Social Edition with IBM Connections, but a redo of the client allowing flexibility in deployment options. Imagine a mail client with Connections hooks only for those enterprises that are not running apps but want to be social. Small and quick installs that are fully provisionable. Reducing overhead and improving performance.
All of this is possible. With IBM placing it's name entirely behind the product now we hope to see another 20 years of growth.
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On Monday, November 19th, 2012 by Chris Miller
