April 2, 2009
2:58 am
IBM LotusLive Engage – Social network-inspired business collaboration software
IBM LotusLive Engage is set for April 7 launch, is the latest addition to its new LotusLive line-up of social network-inspired business collaboration software. Engage is aimed at collaboration outside the organization's firewalls, meaning that business partners and customers can also be part of the online loop. Major features of Engage include a Web meeting space, with desktop sharing, recording, and security; instant messaging, with photo and file sharing; online file storage and sharing; and project tracking, to-do lists, and brainstorming. Price Waterhouse Coopers, Nortel Networks, and Penn State University are a few of the early users.
Source:→ BetaNews
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IBM still doesn't get it. Cloud based apps are suppose to be simple, intuitive and easy to use.
Creating a simple data collection form on Lotus Live took me almost 40 mins. First I had to create a template and then use the template to create a form. Why do I have to create a template? I don't know. Compare this to Google Apps - Creating a form in Google Apps is as simple as creating a excel spreadsheet and literally takes minutes. Really. Oh by the way, when I tried to save the form in Lotus Live, the application crashed and my browser exited.
IBM HAS to stop using Java. They gotta make the switch to AJAX, Adobe AIR, and MS Silverlight if they wanna compete with likes of MS Office Workspace or Google Docs.
And now that Silverlight 3 supports off-line mode, using Java to build user interface seems so antiquated....