The Story of Lotus Symphony

The story of IBM Lotus Symphony highlights the advantages of a global development model. This video shows how the value of a globally integrated enterprise taps into the creativity and wisdom across cultural boundaries to achieve something special that can provide benefits to everyone.

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Science & Technology

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• productivity tools
• productivity suite
• tools
• office applications
• word processing
• word processing software
• spreadsheets
• spreadsheet software
• presentations
• presentation software

[rearden215]

@LotusGeek Manzi's orphaned 1-2-3 for OS/2 goes to China and we are suppsed to clap our hands with glee?

There were Ozzie Lotus Geeks (Symphony, Agenda, Notes, Improv) and then are others.

[rearden215]

@topflightgraphics Coordinate, Collaborate, Communicate.

One day my team was hot and the next afternoon we were 'on the beach' when the coding was moved to India and the V&V went to London. Only the architects remained in North America.

Been there, seen it and done it.

[rearden215]

Yeah, whenever pushing a dog product one must do either of two things: dredge up the name of a defunct product which actually did break new ground in 1984 (Lotus Symphony) and toss the word 'global' in as many times as you can in the time allotted. We are supposed to be impressed.

If these people drag out the word collaboration one more time, I think that I will heave.

[brainkillaKG]

I am sorry that you lost your job, I really am. Yet, do not blame commies in China, blame your own government. If the US haven't displayed such imperialistic behaviour in the 20th century - trying to maximise profits in all parts of the globe and minimise, well, everything else - there would be no third world countries as we know it and no cheap labour to eventually outsource high paid jobs. China, India, Eastern Europe... a quarter of your pay will make very smart & competent people feel lucky.

[topflightgraphics]

I just lost my job due to outsourcing, so this video lost me in the first 5 seconds at "China Takes the Lead"

I've worked at IBM for 4 years and for the next 2 weeks am training my replacement from Guad. Mexico. Both my project manager and my department manager fought a futile battle to keep me.

My dad worked his way up to field service manager at IBM from 1949-1979. None of this computes to him. Back in those days he had to jump through a bunch of hoops to get an incompetent employee fired.

[LotusGeek]

Fluff piece, but the overall points are very relegant in today's tight IT budget environment.Symphony delivers the functionality that most users need, in a (relative to MS Office) small footprint.

Glad to see the innovation contines. Keep it up, China Dev!

--Rocky Oliver

EX-Lotus Senior Software Engineer

Product Development