IBM Announces Public Beta for Lotus Notes and Domino 8

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that customers, partners and users can now download and try IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8, their next generation email and collaboration platform that helps users streamline daily business tasks that run across a variety of computing platforms and technology software systems. The open beta program gives users a peek at a redesigned interface that includes new time saving features such the ability to quickly view important emails by grouping them into conversation threads, no-cost productivity editors that create open standards-based versions of spreadsheets, word processing and presentations, and search capabilities that let users extend searches beyond email and contacts to Web and file searches without leaving the inbox. Lotus Notes and Domino 8 is expected to be available in mid-2007. Beta code is currently available and can be downloaded. http://www.ibm.com/lotus