Lotus and IBM Announce Partnership for OS/2 Warp and Lotus Notes Express

Strategic Insights -

Lotus Development Corp. and IBM have announced an agreement to ship Lotus Notes Express with IBM OS/2 Warp, expected to accelerate the growth of the OS/2 Warp and Notes user base. This combined offering is set to provide OS/2 customers with a multi-tasking, multi-threaded operating system paired with a suite of communication and collaboration applications. The partnership aims to expand the market for both Lotus and IBM, leveraging the strengths of their respective platforms. The announcement highlights the companies' commitment to delivering innovative solutions for businesses and organizations worldwide.

Key Takeaways:

  • The partnership between Lotus and IBM involves shipping Lotus Notes Express with IBM OS/2 Warp, a combined product offering expected to further accelerate the growth of the OS/2 Warp and Notes user base.
  • The agreement is expected to benefit OS/2 customers by providing a multi-tasking, multi-threaded operating system, paired with a suite of communication and collaboration applications.
  • Lotus Notes Express for OS/2 Warp combines seven communication and collaboration applications designed to be immediately useful to any business worker who wants to access, track, share and organize critical business information.
  • These applications include client/server-based electronic mail, discussion databases, news and references databases, a shared phone book, customer tracking and service request.
  • Notes Express reference databases can be used to publish information such as price lists, policy manuals or product information.
  • More than 5,000 companies and 1.35 million people use Lotus Notes to improve business processes, including customer service, sales and account management, and product development.
  • OS/2 Warp has shipped over a million copies worldwide in its first three months of release, with IBM's award-winning 32-bit operating system featuring impressive new usability features and slimmed-down memory requirements.

Statistics:

  • Over 5,000 companies utilize Lotus Notes to improve business processes.
  • More than 1.35 million people use Lotus Notes globally.
  • OS/2 Warp has shipped over a million copies worldwide in its first three months of release.
  • Lotus Development Corp. markets its products in more than 80 countries worldwide.
  • Over a dozen exploitive OS/2 applications are included with OS/2 Warp, including easy access to Internet and CompuServe.

Sources:

  • Lotus Development Corp. and IBM press release, "Lotus and IBM Announce Partnership for OS/2 Warp and Lotus Notes Express".
  • Lotus Development Corp. press release, "Lotus Notes Express for OS/2 Warp".