So is this the start of Lotus “Live“? There were many who wondered when IBM would reach into the collaboration software as a service market. It appears they have with a new offering “Applications on Demand (TM) Lotus Notes and Domino”. Catchy title though, that must have taken a few committees and excluded all the marketing folks 🙂
Is this a response to an emerging new market driven by the consumer focussed Google product which will drive enterprise custom from consumer use and experience? Is it a recognition that many companies don’t want the pain of managing infrastructure and would prefer software as a service models? I can’t see it being a reaction to Microsoft Live services as they have a much more mature offering. Whichever it is its good to see, and we’ll watch with interest as this develops. (Via Ed Brill)
Stu Downes 