IBM introduces Lotus Notes and Domino 8

  After google, now it is IBM's turn to attack Microsoft Office components. IBM recently introduce the Lotus Notes and Domino 8.

According to product overview following are new/key changes in Lotus notes 8:

• "Open" button for fast access to most often used applications.
• Conversation mode that lets you gather and review e-mail threads based on subject headers.
• Sidebar that displays critical information and alerts including IBM Lotus Sametime^® 7.5.1 contacts, day-at-a-glance, RSS, and ATOM Feeds.
• Context sensitive toolbars and customizable view preferences.
• Omnipresent search center for e-mail, calendar, the Web, and your desktop.
• Support for activity-centric computing.
• Word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation applications, which support OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft™ Office, and IBM Lotus SmartSuite^® file formats.
• Ability to export documents to Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
• Collaboration history that lets you search and view your collaboration history with specific people.
• Server-managed provisioning
• Cross-platform support for both client and server.
• Multi-directory integration improvements provided through limited entitlement to IBM Tivoli^® Directory Integrator that accompanies Lotus Domino 8 software.
• Mail recall and new cluster replication technology that helps improve replication performance and can reduce network usage.

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