Normally, I skip out on the opening general session of any conference, as well I did for LotusSphere this year (as well as the rest of the conference for that matter). Usually, they are filled with ooey-gooey marketing speak, and this technophile just does not care for such drivel. I want to see results and … Read more
This year, I am sadly missing LotusSphere, IBM’s annual collaboration conference due to some prior commitments. Sigh. I am, however, very intently, watching the blogosphere and the twittersphere for updates, and it appears Lotus is making a LOT of new strides and releasing a dizzying array of new features for their software portfolio. Among those, … Read more
I’ve taken notice of the number of Macs at this year’s LotusSphere conference. Lots of IBM’ers now have them as well as customers and partners. Several presenters were switching between their Mac desktop and their Windoze virtual machines. Another nicety is the strong presence of Canonical and Ubuntu here. There is such an irony in … Read more
I’m blogging from LotusSphere today in the Opening Session. Here are some of the key highlights. Lotus Notes celebrates 20 years this week. IBM announced that Bluehouse is now LotusLive, a SaaS solution for Lotus Notes and Domino. RIM announced new Blackberry Application. The new app for Lotus Connections features access to all of Connections’ … Read more
Tomorrow begins the first day of IBM’s LotusSphere at Disney’s Swan and Dolphin resort in Orlando. Looks like I’ll be driving it each day. Its about 55 miles one way. I’m not looking forward to the drive, but its good to know that with gas prices coming down it won’t be that expensive. There’s just … Read more
IBM Announced in the opening session of Lotusphere today that they will begin supporting Lotus Notes on Ubuntu Linux. The official press release from CNN Money. From the article: “IBM’s plans to deliver the IBM Open Collaboration Client Solution with Lotus Notes on the Ubuntu platform is a win for customers everywhere,” said Mark Murphy, … Read more
This is now my second trip to SFO for JavaOne. After being at LotusSphere in March (where IBM announced Notes 8 Beta), I’ll have to say this is the better conference to attend. I’m also going to the Rational Software Developer Conference in Orlando in June, and I have my doubts about it. JavaOne has … Read more