Lotus Symphony

Reduces licensing costs and the need for disruptive upgrades

• No-charge software eliminates expensive license costs for proprietary office suites.
• Support for the ODF enables users and organizations to use and maintain their documents over the long term and quickly get no-cost support from an active user and development community. Now you can eliminate end-of-life uncertainties and ongoing software licensing and royalty fees.
• Because you are not limited to one vendor for your office applications, you can mix and match your software according to your needs.

Provides an easy-to-use, intuitive interface

• The intuitive interface is designed for high usability. With a shorter learning curve, you can increase your productivity.
• You can get help from the online Lotus community and Lotus Symphony developers. This reduces the need for IT support.

Simplifies file sharing

• The ODF standard allows you to import, edit and save files in a variety of formats.
• You can quickly convert documents from the default Object Definition File format to other document formats.
• You can export documents to the PDF format without additional software.
• Lotus Symphony provides round-trip compatibility with Microsoft Office.
• You can use Lotus Symphony as a Documents Conversion Service in the server-side application.

Allows you to develop custom applications and plug-ins

• With the Lotus Symphony development toolkit, developers can create applications and extensions for added functionality. You can even customize the user interface.
• You can customize, extend and modify Lotus Symphony to your requirements without dealing with the legal issues associated with proprietary software.
• Eclipse plug-in support allows the development of custom enhancements.
• The Lotus Symphony online community has resources for developers and users, including templates and forums.