IBM Lotus Symphony (Windows)
First Take
IBM Lotus Symphony is a free productivity software suite for both Windows and Linux users. IBM has resurrected the Symphony name from the early 1990s, but don't confuse the new Symphony with the failed effort of the past. This suite, which remains in beta testing, consists of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications. IBM's Documents, Presentations, and Spreadsheets are foils to Microsoft's Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Our early look at Symphony reveals the package to be closer to that of the free, open-source OpenOffice than Microsoft's nearly ubiquitous and all-encompassing suite. Documents is easy to use, with an interface that takes a slightly different tack than most other word processors. To download the free Lotus Symphony, you must register first with a free ID from IBM, which nicely gives you the option to separate whatever you do on its Web sites from your identity. Make sure to check a box near the ... Read more ...Read first take of the IBM Lotus Symphony (Windows) »
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