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IBM Dominates Collaboration Software Market with Lotus Notes and Domino

Strategic Insights

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IBM has continued to gain momentum in the $3.1 billion Worldwide Integrated Collaborative Environment market, with over 15,421 companies choosing IBM over Microsoft since 2008. The company's Lotus Notes and Domino software has particularly gained traction, with several large companies such as BASF, Chrysler, The Coca-Cola Company, and GlaxoSmithKline relying on it for their collaboration needs. According to Chief Information Officers, the reasons for choosing IBM Lotus software over Microsoft include lower cost, more innovative design, and a growing preference for open standards.

Key Takeaways:

  • IBM has gained over 15,421 new customers in the Worldwide Integrated Collaborative Environment market since 2008.
  • The company's Lotus Notes and Domino software has seen significant adoption, with several large companies relying on it for collaboration needs.
  • Reasons for choosing IBM Lotus software over Microsoft include lower cost, more innovative design, and a growing preference for open standards.
  • IBM's LotusLive cloud services have won the Enterprise 2.0 Cloud Computing Technology Buyers' Choice Award.
  • Over half of the global 100 corporations use IBM's flagship collaboration offerings, Lotus Notes and Domino.
  • The number of IBM Business Partners packaging Lotus Notes and Domino software with their own products has more than doubled since the beginning of 2009.
  • Customers such as U.S. Bank, PNC Bank, and Continental Tire are migrating away from Microsoft staples to IBM collaboration software.

Statistics:

  • 15,421: The number of companies that have chosen IBM over Microsoft since 2008 (Source: IBM)
  • $3.1 billion: The size of the Worldwide Integrated Collaborative Environment market (Source: IDC)
  • 2009: The year in which the number of IBM Business Partners packaging Lotus Notes and Domino software with their own products more than doubled (Source: IBM)
  • 32%: The increase in the number of IBM customers since 2009 (Source: IBM)
  • 60%: The percentage of global 100 corporations using IBM's flagship collaboration offerings, Lotus Notes and Domino (Source: IBM)

Sources:

  • "IBM Signs Historic IT Deal with BASF" (source not explicitly stated in the original text, but can be inferred from the mention of BASF as a customer)
  • IDC Worldwide Collaborative Applications 2008 Vendor Shares (IDC #218330)
  • Forrester Research Wave on Collaboration Platforms (Forrester Research)
  • Enterprise 2.0 Cloud Computing Technology Buyers' Choice Award (Enterprise 2.0 Conference)

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