Emerging Management Paradigms, Spring 11

I had always thought of Lotus Notes as the good ol’ email and database software that big consultancies and professional services firms use. It seems to have stellar access control tools and traceability and that’s why auditors and consultants love (and hate) it.

Well, today received and email that made me change my mind. IBM is re-positioning Lotus as a “network for communities” to “work, share and innovate”. It’d be interested to see how this plays out. The folks that tend to use Lotus aren’t the most forward-thinking ones and I’m not sure if this will be a stretch for them. I guess I’ll watch their webcast and see if this is true.