Lotus® Symphony™ 3: One Million Reasons to Give it a try

IBM’s statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawalwithout notice at IBM’s sole discretion.Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product directionand it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision.The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, orlegal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. Information about potential futureproducts may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of anyfuture features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion. 2 | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Agenda■ Lotus Symphony Overview■ Whats New in Symphony 3.0.1■ Demo■ Union Pacific Railroad Symphony Deployment■ Apache and the OpenOffice Project■ Demo■ IBM Docs™ and Roadmap■ Questions 3 | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Lotus Symphony 3 software—flexibility and choice Freedom to create Freedom to choose An open, extensible programming model Desktop operating system (Microsoft based on open source code Windows®, Linux®, Mac OS®) Support for multiple file formats and the Content management systems ability to export to Adobe Portable Document Format® (PDF) files Cloud environments Ability to easily interchange documents Programming languages and environment with Microsoft Office® and OpenOffice Collaboration platforms (email, social, users unified communications) File formats (vendor specific vs. open standards based) Dont let a tool that provides commodity function dictate your entire desktop strategy and choice of other applications | © 2012 IBM Corporation

It’s about value Do most of your users use enough of the Does your office suites features to productivity suite justify the license cost? carry a high cost for software licenses? IBM Lotus® Symphony™ 3 software provides the features Does the suite provide most people need high value for your at no charge— organization for the why pay more? amount you are paying? | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Expensive upgrades What new value can Will the new ribbon Microsoft Office 2010® interface in Microsoft software provide for Office 2010 software your organization incur expensive versus the Microsoft retraining costs for Office 2003 suite? your users? The Lotus Symphony 3 user interface will be familiar to many users. Its context-sensitive toolbars and sidebars make it easy to do common tasks. Make the change to Lotus Symphony 3 software—and you can save on software licensing costs at the same time. | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Lotus Symphony 3 software supports many IBM strategic initiativesSupport for open Support for an open Support for open Increased value of IBMstandards/platform choice programming model source software products that include Lotus Symphony software− Lotus Symphony software supports − Lotus Symphony − Lotus Symphony software the Open Document Format software is based on is based on – IBM Lotus Notes® and IBM Java and Eclipse OpenOffice®.org Lotus Domino® software− Lotus Symphony software supports technology Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac − IBM contributes to the – IBM LotusLive™ software OS technology community Lotus Symphony 3 | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Agenda■ Lotus Symphony Overview■ Whats New in Symphony 3.0.1■ Demo■ Union Pacific Railroad Symphony Deployment■ Apache and the OpenOffice Project■ Demo■ IBM Docs and Roadmap■ Questions 10 | © 2012 IBM Corporation

New in Symphony 3.0.1■ Symphony 3.0.1 includes all fixpacks since Symphony 3.0 was released ─ 1 Million row support added to spreadsheets ─ Home page design with active content – recent files ─ Chart types ─ Speaker notes view ─ IBM Connections plugin ─ Updated LotusLive plugin | © 2012 IBM Corporation

The Company-Union Pacific Railroad  Fortune 200 transportation and logistics company  25,000 customers, 43,500 employeesThe Collaboration Team  Support technology, productivity, collaborationThe Goals  Realize cost savings  Discover productivity need 17 | © 2012 IBM Corporation

The Process● Pilot with department representatives● Adjust and enhance Symphony package● Phase I: Fun Symphony install● Phase II: Aggressive MSOffice un-install The Advice ● Engage employee participation during transition ● Identify easy saturation points 18 | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Some Marketplace History Oracle buys Sun IBM Ships IBM working in Attempts to Symphony the community monetize OO Version based on on Apache OO.1st Symphony investments the OO 3.x Announcesrelease ships codestream. donation of100k downloads OO community Major dev Symphony codea day unhappy investment to the project October Apr Nov 2008- 2010 2011 2011 2009 April Nov Jul Sep 2009 2010 2011 2007 Multiple releases LibreOffice FORK Oracle announces IBM contributes of Symphony is formed and shut down of the OO to AOO with based on the OO splits from OO business. Donates expert team in 1.x codebase community the code to the China and Apache Software Germany. Current Foundation focus is Apache 3.4 Release, licensed as AL2. 21 | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Apache OpenOffice New News ■ We intend to stop developing Lotus Symphony as a fork of the OpenOffice.org code ■ We intend to move our resources and Symphony code into the Apache OpenOffice community. ■ We intend to continue our development work on new features, updates and new releases working in the community. ■ As part of this effort we were also fortunate to add some very skilled resources who have been working on the OpenOffice.org code for many years to our team. ■ They are based in Hamburg Germany and are working with our resources in Beijing and the U.S. to advance the Apache OpenOffice Project.The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legalobligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. Information about potential future productsmay not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any futurefeatures or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion. | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Apache OpenOffice the IBM Edition * * Final Naming subject to change. Installer IBM Product Extensions Lotus Notes AOO Quickr Untouched Connections IBM Docs DB2 Others■ Apache OpenOffice the IBM Edition is planned to replace Lotus Symphony standalone ─ We intend to continue support for Symphony 3.0.1 embedded in Notes 8.5.x■ We intend to ship Extensions that integrate AOO with our portfolio that are packaged as “the IBM Edition”■ First release targeted for mid year 2012The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, codeor functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timingof any future features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion. 23 | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Apache OpenOffice the IBM Edition - Value■ IBM resources and code contribute to the Community■ Common Extension model for 3rd parties■ IBM support for Notes customers■ Removes Symphony as competitor to OpenOffice■ Focus on Enterprise customer requirements■ Code Licensed under Apache V2 open source Current Milestone: Apache OpenOffice 3.4 for Developers | © 2012 IBM Corporation

OpenOffice+OpenSocial = Social Documents■ Share your documents with your social network■ Request review and comment■ Integrates your social network with your document authoring process■ Proposed future feature for Apache OpenOffice 25 | © 2012 IBM Corporation

IBM Docs: More than editors through a browser Web-based collaborative editors for creating, sharing and collaboratively authoring word processor documents, spreadsheets and presentations ✔ Real-time co-editing ✔ Author presence awareness ✔ Live sections ✔ Commenting & discussions ✔ Assignment and notifications ✔ Revision management ✔ Task management ✔ Attention managementDesigned to support both IBM SaaS offerings like IBMSmartCloud as well as private cloud implementation incustomers data centers. 31 | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Social Documents ■ Leverage the best of IBM Symphony and the best of community ■ IBM contributes Symphony code base into Apache OpenOffice commits resources ■ IBM Docs targeted for release in 2012 Portfolio addresses broad Portfolio addresses broad spectrum of user needs in spectrum of user needs in organizations organizationsThe information mentioned regarding potential futureproducts is not a commitment, promise, or legalobligation to deliver any material, code or functionality.Information about potential future products may not beincorporated into any contract. The development,release, and timing of any future features orfunctionality described for our products remains at oursole discretion. 32 | © 2012 IBM Corporation Designs subject to change

IBM Docs five year vision ● Social office productivity ● Comprehensive feature set ● Extensive integration into IBM portfolio ● Not documents, but document-driven applications ● Rich data services ● Web 2.0 style composite document architecture ● Access anywhereThe information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legalobligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. Information about potential future productsmay not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any futurefeatures or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion. | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Symphony 3 Desktop – Roadmap 1H 2012 2H 2012 1H 2013 2H 2013Symphony 3.0.1 LS Jan 2012 1 hr experience st 1M rows New Charts Speaker notes Symphony Symphony Symphony 3.0.1 3.0.1 3.0.1 FP FP FP The information on the new product is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information on the new product is for informational purposes only and may not be incorporated into any contract. The information on the new product is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion 34 | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Lotus Symphony 3 Quickstart Is a worldwide services offering from IBM Software Services for Lotus (ISSL) Provides five days of onsite assistance over a four-week period Helps enables a small team of up to 20 business users to evaluate the benefits and features of Lotus Symphony software within the customer’s organization Provides the tools, techniques and approaches to help successfully run a pilot leading to enterprise adoption Helps gain an understanding of how existing files you use across your business will continue to work in Lotus Symphony software Includes Lotus Symphony multimedia library for use in the Quickstart Planned Extensions to support Apache OpenOffice | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Make your move today! Determine your actual software licensing costs for Microsoft Office applications Decide which users are not getting maximum value from Microsoft Office technology Determine your potential savings with the Lotus Symphony cost savings calculator Take advantage of a Lotus Symphony Quickstart solution from IBM Software Services for Lotus Go download the code and try—its available at no charge at http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony/ ! | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Legal disclaimer© IBM Corporation 2012. All Rights Reserved. The information contained in this publication is provided for informational purposes only. While efforts were made to verify the completeness and accuracy of the information contained in this publication, it is provided AS IS without warranty of any kind, express or implied. In addition, this information is based on IBM’s current product plans and strategy, which are subject to change by IBM without notice. IBM shall not be responsible for any damages arising out of the use of, or otherwise related to, this publication or any other materials. Nothing contained in this publication is intended to, nor shall have the effect of, creating any warranties or representations from IBM or its suppliers or licensors, or altering the terms and conditions of the applicable license agreement governing the use of IBM software. References in this presentation to IBM products, programs, or services do not imply that they will be available in all countries in which IBM operates. Product release dates and/or capabilities referenced in this presentation may change at any time at IBM’s sole discretion based on market opportunities or other factors, and are not intended to be a commitment to future product or feature availability in any way. Nothing contained in these materials is intended to, nor shall have the effect of, stating or implying that any activities undertaken by you will result in any specific sales, revenue growth or other results. Performance is based on measurements and projections using standard IBM benchmarks in a controlled environment. The actual throughput or performance that any user will experience will vary depending upon many factors, including considerations such as the amount of multiprogramming in the users job stream, the I/O configuration, the storage configuration, and the workload processed. Therefore, no assurance can be given that an individual user will achieve results similar to those stated here. All customer examples described are presented as illustrations of how those customers have used IBM products and the results they may have achieved. Actual environmental costs and performance characteristics may vary by customer. IBM, the IBM logo, Lotus, Lotus Notes, Notes, Domino, Quickr, Sametime, WebSphere, UC2, PartnerWorld and Lotusphere are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Unyte is a trademark of WebDialogs, Inc., in the United States, other countries, or both. Adobe, the Adobe logo, PostScript, and the PostScript logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States, and/or other countries. Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States, other countries, or both. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 39 | © 2012 IBM Corporation

Lotus® Symphony™ 3: One Million Reasons to Give it a try

by dpharbison on Jan 19, 2012

Accessibility

Categories

Tags

Upload Details

Usage Rights

1 Embed 1

Statistics