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Symphony 3.0.1 FIXPACK 2 is Now AVAILABLE

Nov, 29 2012 09:15:40 AM

We've just released Fixpack 2 for Lotus Symphony 3.0.1. You can get the update by following the link on our Home page. For details about this fixpack you can review the release notes using this link Fixpack 2 Release Notes

Apache OpenOffice 3.4 is now available

May, 8 2012 11:21:02 AM

The Apache OpenOffice Project today announced the availability of Apache OpenOffice 3.4, the first release of OpenOffice under the governance of the Apache Software Foundation. “IBM is pleased to contribute to the Apache OpenOffice project licensed under the Apache License v2. This project represents a unique opportunity to innovate and create office productivity documents that meet the needs of ...

Symphony 3.0.1 FIXPACK 1 is Now AVAILABLE

Mar, 27 2012 07:18:17 AM

We've just released Fixpack 1 for Lotus Symphony 3.0.1. You can get the update by following the link on our Home page. For details about this fixpack you can review the release notes on our wiki. You can get them here Lotus Symphony Wiki

IBM's plans for the future of Lotus Symphony combining the best of Lotus Symphony with the new Apache OpenOffice Project.

Feb, 3 2012 20:13:11 PM

Some in the press have erroneously interpreted these changes as IBM "dumping" Lotus Symphony or open office productivity suites. This couldn't be further from the truth. The IBM long-term vision and strategy has been and continues to be to offer full market commitment to an open productivity suite, continuing today with Lotus Symphony and evolving in the near future into Apache OpenOffice IBM edi...

Lotus Symphony 3.0.1 is HERE !!!!!

Jan, 18 2012 09:02:35 AM

Lotus Symphony 3.0.1 is our latest release. There are many enhancements in this release including support for 1 million rows in spreadsheets, bubble charts and a new design for the home page. Download Symphony 3.0.1 today.

IBM Docs Beta Now Available

Jan, 17 2012 08:40:25 AM

IBM Docs is a new office productivity suite for working on documents, spreadsheets and presentations -- together -- in the cloud. IBM Docs only a browser and an account, and you are able to easily create professional looking documents and share them with others. IBM Docs is simple yet powerful – letting you get started quickly, but delivering the advanced features you need. If you'd like to give ...

Symphony Mobile Viewer 1.0 is now available in the Apple AppStore and Android MarketPlace.

Dec, 12 2011 11:53:09 AM

This application displays Open Document Format (ODF) contents on iOS (iPAD/iPhone/iTouch) and Android phones and tablets. You can either browse files loaded to your devices, open files directly from a web link, you can view files shared by others in Lotus Connections, or launch the viewer from an email attachment when using Lotus Traveler. The viewer can display text documents, presentations, and...

Have you been looking for a way to influence future releases of Lotus Symphony ? Now is your chance !!

Oct, 27 2011 09:49:59 AM

IBM is looking for feedback on IBM Symphony from users of the product. As someone who downloaded the product, your opinion counts! Please take a few minutes to complete an Online Survey . Your feedback will be used to make ongoing enhancements. Note: If the above link to the survey does not work, please copy and paste the following UR...

Symphony Usability issues (6): Hard to do accurate image cropping and shape area scaling

Sep, 28 2011 21:45:33 PM

Since Symphony 3.0 had been released almost one year time, there are still usability issues in Symphony. We know that we have a lot of work to do. We also need to hear user’s voice and opinions. Your feedback is really important to our product. From now on, we will continuously post the usability issues improvement ideas to collect your comments and feedback. Please feel free to give us any sugges...

Symphony Usability issues (5): Shapes need to be reintegrated

Sep, 28 2011 21:45:07 PM

Symphony Usability issues (4): Hard to fill or change text and image border

Sep, 28 2011 21:44:43 PM

Symphony Usability issues (3): Hard to change area color for text box and shapes

Sep, 28 2011 21:42:32 PM

Symphony Usability issues (2): Font list

Sep, 28 2011 21:39:27 PM

Symphony Usability issues (1): Can not open multi-files and insert multi-images

Sep, 28 2011 21:33:52 PM

Hear your voice and opinions

Sep, 21 2011 22:42:22 PM

Lotus Symphony 3 FIXPACK 3 is NOW AVAILABLE !!!!

Jul, 20 2011 07:42:17 AM

We've just released Lotus Symphony 3.0 Fixpack 3. This contains a large number of fixes to correct some customer reported issues. You can find more detail on what is included and how to install the Fixpack from this link. Link to Fixpack 3 information To download the Fixp...

IBM Donates Lotus Symphony Source Code to the Apache OpenOffice Project

Jul, 14 2011 14:08:15 PM

IBM has announced that we will be donating IBM Lotus Symphony source code to the Apache OpenOffice project. This is intended to provide this open source community with new capabilities, further accelerating the development of the OpenOffice platform. Lotus Symphony source code includes enhancements in usability, performance and accessibility, ensuring data is easier to view, read and manipulate fr...

Lotus Symphony 3.0 wins PC Magazine Editors Choice Award !!!!!

Jun, 23 2011 13:48:32 PM

Lotus Symphony 3.0 gets 4 out of 5 stars in the latest review from PCMag.com To read the full review click here Lotus Symphony 3.0 Review

Lotus Symphony 3 FIXPACK 2 is now AVAILABLE.

Apr, 20 2011 07:12:55 AM

We've just released Lotus Symphony 3.0 Fixpack 2 . This contains a number of small fixes to correct some customer reported issues. You can find more detail on what is included and how to install the Fixpack from this link. Link to Fixpack 2 information To download the Fixpack: ...

!!!!!!! Symphony Website MAINTENANCE !!!!!!!!!!

Apr, 5 2011 09:12:41 AM

The Symphony website will be UNAVAILABLE starting at approximately 10PM (EDT) on Wednesday April 6 . We expect the website to be available again at approximately 3AM (EDT) on Thursday April 7. We are making some changes to our hosting environment. Please plan accordingly for this outage and we thank you for your understanding.

LotusLive Symphony is HERE !!!!!!

Jan, 31 2011 13:58:42 PM

LotusLive Symphony is new set of social collaboration tools in the cloud that allows you and your customers or colleagues to work on documents, spreadsheets and presentations - together. You can co-edit, organize and manage the creation process in real-time, using LotusLive Symphony's Web-based tools. Click the link below and try it out Link to Fixpack 1 To download the Fixpack...

Lotus Symphony Quickstart services offering now available

Nov, 12 2010 15:46:21 PM

Have you been looking for help to get a pilot up and running using Lotus Symphony in your organization? We now have a fee based services offering from our IBM Lotus Lab Services organization that can help you do just that. The IBM Lotus Symphony 3 QuickStart solution gives you everything you need to evaluate the ROI and feasibility of deploying Symphony in your organization. We provide hands o...

Way to Modern and Smooth User Interface...

Nov, 11 2010 19:46:03 PM

540...that's the number of days we have been working on Symphony 3.0, and finally we got it delivered for you. Symphony 3.0 is one release that not only contains much more new features and enhancements than previous releases, but also improves the UI and usability a lot, including brand new sidebar, more unified look and feel, toolbar customization, new clip-arts, refined thumbnail slider, optimiz...

New Lotus Symphony Video on YouTube ahe server

Nov, 2 2010 15:39:00 PM

Lotus Symphony 3 is brand new from feature/function to look and feel so we thought we needed an updated video as well. This video reflects this new and exciting release. We hope you enjoy watching it. And if you haven't downloaded Symphony 3 yet you should give it a try .. Watch the Video == http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgFE7RETE_o ...

Lotus Symphony Version 3 is NOW AVAILABLE

Oct, 21 2010 07:19:24 AM

After many months of extended testing in beta and great feedback from our community of users we are pleased to officially release Lotus Symphony Version 3. This version is based on the current OpenOffice.org 3 codebase and has many new and enhanced features. You can find all the details about what's new in our release notes. If you haven't taken a look at Lotus Symphony since Version 1 you really...

It's Official ... Lotus Symphony Version 3 is HERE

Oct, 21 2010 07:11:38 AM

Lotus Symphony Version 3 is here. This release has a new look and feel and many of the features you have been asking for. If you've tried an older release of Symphony it's time to take a new look at this version. Check out the release notes to see all the new exciting features. Download Symphony Version 3 TODAY !!!!

Bug Hunt for Lotus Symphony 3 Beta 4

Sep, 14 2010 22:56:45 PM

Lotus Symphony 3 Beta 4 is available now! I am pleased to announce Lotus Symphony 3 Beta 4 competition hosted by Liquid community is being launched! It's only for IBM external customers. Are you familiar with our Lotus Symphony 3 Beta 4 exciting features? Do you want to be the best user of Lotus Symphony? Do you want to be super bug hunter for Lotus Symphony? Join TopCoder community http://www.to...

IBM Lotus Symphony 3 Beta 4 is now available

Aug, 26 2010 11:26:40 AM

Lotus Symphony 3 Beta 4 is now available! Give it a try. Tell us what you think. Lotus Symphony 3 Beta 4 represents a major new advancement for our Lotus Symphony users. Based on current OpenOffice.org 3 code stream. Lotus Symphony 3 Beta 4 offers loads of new features and capabilities and improved file fidelity. The Lotus Symphony team is excited to get it out to you and get your feedback. Lotus ...