Lotus Notes, one of the collaborative software mainstays for nearly two decades, is now going to be released for the iPhone and the iPod. While I can’t say that I’ve ever used Lotus Notes, I do know that a lot of other people do.
Plus, this move may mark Apple’s being taken seriously on the enterprise and more business-y side.
Here’s The Associated Press’ take:
The iPhone already can connect users to Web-based e-mail services and to corporate e-mail sent over Microsoft’s Exchange e-mail platform, though businesses rarely enable the setting that makes it possible.
If IBM, which counts 135 million Lotus users worldwide, can get companies to let their employees check Lotus e-mail on iPhones, the partnership could make Apple’s gadget more competitive with Research in Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry and other business-targeted smart phones.
Every company I've worked for has used Lotus Notes. This marks a huge evolutionary point for integrating Macintosh into the corporate world. Now the iPhone will be a bigger draw for companies to purchase for employees.