August 8, 2008
IBM Embedded Software Gives AT&T and Sprint Customers Access to Lotus E-mail
IBM announced expansion of the Lotus Notes Traveler carrier network yesterday...AT&T and Sprint have certified for use by their customers, IBM's Lotus Notes Traveler software which enables wireless replication of Lotus Notes e-mail, calendaring, and personal information management (PIM) data on select smartphones.Link: IBM Embedded Software Gives AT&T and Sprint Customers Access to Lotus E-mail >
IBM's Lotus Notes Traveler software can be loaded with all of the set up information pre-configured. This means it is now "wireless replication-ready" as soon as the customer starts using his new device. Standard data usage charges apply.
The devices from AT&T that have this capability are the AT&T 8525, AT&T Tilt, Moto Q Global, Palm Treo 750, PantechDuo (Mustang C810), Samsung Blackjack, and Samsung Blackjack II (i617). The devices from Sprint to include it are the Touch by HTC™, Samsung ACETM, Palm® Treo™ 700wx and Palm® Treo™ 800w. ...
Additionally, Sprint customers can now get mobile access to their corporate email accounts on select non-PDA Sprint phones such as the new Samsung InstinctTM. Easy access to IBM Lotus Notes and other corporate email accounts is now available through Sprint Mobile Email Work, as an extension of Sprint Mobile Email's existing access to personal email accounts from other companies. For details visit www.sprint.com/mobileemail.
In another significant development, IBM and Research in Motion (RIM) took mobile collaboration to a new level by launching the full line of Lotus collaboration software along with IBM Cognos business intelligence software on BlackBerry® handsets through a seamless interface, for providing a desktop-like experience on a handheld device for the first time.
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You're being modest with your selective quoting. :-)
This is another key milestone in IBM's strategy of making its profit engine -- software -- ubiquitous, whether its presence is apparent to the person using it or not. IBM has revitalized its collaboration business under the Lotus brand with 15 consecutive quarters of revenue growth culminating with a 21 percent surge in the second quarter of 2008.
on 8/8/2008 8:34:56 AM -
"In recent months, IBM launched software support to enable rich new applications for Sprint smartphones by embedding Lotus Expeditor software into the Sprint Titan mobile phone development platform. The open, Eclipse-based Lotus Expeditor enhances technology by extending its use into new capabilities."
"In another significant development, IBM and Research in Motion (RIM) took mobile collaboration to a new level by launching the full line of Lotus collaboration software along with IBM Cognos business intelligence software on BlackBerry® handsets through a seamless interface, for providing a desktop-like experience on a handheld device for the first time."
are you reading this Apple?!?
on 8/8/2008 9:18:14 AM - http://www.rhs.com/poweroftheschwartz
Awwwright Nathan... How'd you do that? It says "No HTML", yet you managed to get italics in your reply.
on 8/8/2008 9:32:16 AM - http://www.leadershipbynumbers.com
Terrific news. It would certainly have eased my future-proofing-heartburn to have an idea that this negotiation was in the works. Mobile e-mail devices are extending the messaging perimeter much faster than most enterprises can re-architect. This is excellent.
on 8/8/2008 10:47:41 AM - http://nathan.lotus911.com
@3 - [ i ] and [ / i ]
But remove the spaces.
on 8/8/2008 11:11:24 AM - http://www.Wiseman.La/cpw
Very good news!
We need to change the mindset from so-early-2000s "neat, you can get email on your phone." to "the stuff I need syncs easily to my phone". "Stuff I need" being defined minimally as email, calendar, contacts, and notes/journal/memo.
on 8/8/2008 9:57:35 PM - http://www.phigsaidwhat.com/
This is really great news for the SMB market. Now, if we can get traveler to work on Foundations, that would be a killer selling point.
on 8/8/2008 11:19:22 PM - http://www.poweroftheschwartz.com
@5 Figured once I saw it. Didn't realize this template allowed it.
Nathan T. Freeman on 8/8/2008 8:19:06 AM - http://nathan.lotus911.com