Lotusphere 2012: IBM Docs beta
January 16 2012
Today at Lotusphere 2012, IBM unveiled the beta release of IBM Docs, formerly known as LotusLive Symphony. The beta release is available now on Greenhouse, http://greenhouse.lotus.com . IBM Docs is a completely cloud-based set of social document editors -- word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool -- that are focused on the needs of teams to share and improve productivity, both inside and outside the firewall. IBM Docs authors will be able to store documents in IBM SmartCloud Engage (formerly LotusLive Engage) co-edit documents in real time or assign users sections of the document so they can work privately easing the management of multiple revisions from multiple authors in team-based documents.
The progress on IBM Docs -- beyond the snappy, simple name -- over the last year has been incredible. If you have not been checking out the technical preview releases on Greenhouse, you've missed some very rapid evolution. The tools are very feature-rich, yet simple to use. The are fast and lightweight. And as part of the IBM SmartCloud, they are easy to deploy both within your enterprise and to work with customers/partners/suppliers. We also recognize that there is interest in private cloud deployment of such tools, in conjunction with IBM Connections. IBM is working with key design customers to deploy private cloud implementations this year as well, and we expect to broaden that approach in the next year.
During the Lotusphere keynote, German banking organization GAD spoke about their Bank21 project, which will incorporate IBM Docs and other IBM collaboration solutions in a private cloud environment. GAD is our design partner for the private cloud approach, while the first widely-available market release of IBM Docs will be part of the IBM SmartCloud for Social Business later in 2012.
We are excited to be progressing IBM Docs rapidly towards release. Sign up for beta today on Greenhouse and help move this exciting project forward.
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Matteo Bisi http://www.msbiro.net | 1/16/2012 5:15:35 PM
Hello Ed, great news IBM DOCS! It will be available also for local intranet installation or will be available only in the IBM CLOUD ?
Thanks
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Henning Heinz | 1/17/2012 2:05:27 PM
It looks great but to me it feels a bit like this product has been in beta forever.Already a topic last year, still in beta this year. I hope you can ship soon.
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Peter Wilson | 1/17/2012 5:31:26 PM
Great idea leveraging the IBM brand instead... IBM should do more of this across all products.
Pete
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Rodney Hughes | 1/19/2012 12:08:03 PM
Any update on Lotus Symphony? When and how much of the Symphony code will be merged with OpenOffice? Will there be interoperability with IBM Docs? Will its name change also(IBM Docs Suite/PC Edition/Client)?
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Natalie Wharton | 8/14/2012 9:18:07 AM
I don't know if it is appropriate to post on this blog but just read the article on new Lotus/IBM Collaboration products and am excited to see the attention to growing green initiatives! I am an IT Recruiter that started my career recruting Lotus Notes talent. I wanted to educate myself on what is new and would love to recruit in the green space.
I have a FT/Salaried opportunity to share also for a Lotus Technical Analyst in N.J. that has Collaborative Suite and Lotus knolwedge that would like to direct the expansion of IBM products within a Global organization. Natalie Wharton
I'd be very interested in seeing how this offering would eventually save costs of ownership to the enterprise.
The major sell for this will not be features, but rather cost and agility.