IBM to contribute Lotus Notes code to OpenOffice.org

by admin September 11, 2007 at 1:13 pm

IBM has joined the OpenOffice.org (OOo) development community and will be contributing source code from Lotus Notes and participating in ongoing efforts to improve the open source office suite. IBM will also be incorporating parts of OOo into Lotus Notes.

“IBM is very pleased to be joining the OpenOffice.org community. We are very optimistic that IBM’s contribution of technology and engineering resources will provide tangible benefits to the community membership and to users of OpenOffice.org technology around the world,” said Mike Rhodin, General Manager of IBM’s Lotus division in a statement.

Full article: Ars Technica