Lotus Symphony 1.3 (Mac)

The IBM Lotus Symphony suite--which is available at nocharge--can help you take back control of your IT budget whilegiving most users the tools they need to excel at their jobs.Designed to handle the tasks that most people perform in aprofessional setting, IBM Lotus Symphony tools enable usersto create, edit and share word processing documents, spread-sheets and presentations. IBM Lotus Symphony software supports OpenDocumentFormat (ODF) and is designed for mixed environments. Sousers can share documents, presentations and spreadsheetsthat are in the Microsoft Office format or in ODF-compliantapplications and solutions. That way, you can provide usersthe tools they need with fewer sacrifices. Moreover, powerusers, such as those in the finance department, can continueto rely on Microsoft Excel while those who use spreadsheetsfor simpler tasks can use Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets, forexample. Best of all, you can even make sure that every singlecomputer user has access to office productivity applicationswithout having to invest in costly licenses. Moreover, becauseIBM Lotus Symphony software supports ODF, your organiza-tion can free itself from specific vendors and can access, useand maintain documents over the long term without concernfor ongoing licensing and royalty fees.