As we reported, Lotus' dominance has been slipping ever since Microsoft introduced its groupware product, Exchange, in 1996.

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Even so, the firm has yet to take advantage of groupware that would allow salesmen to devise fancy new financial products.

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American groupware programs such as Lotus Notes are eventually adapted for Japanese use, but long after they have appeared in the English-speaking world.

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Lotus position IBM'S LOTUS DEVELOPMENT subsidiary cried foul when we wrote that Microsoft was gaining momentum in the e-mail and groupware market (Aug. 10, 1998).

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While businesses using Microsoft 's Exchange will be able to pour calendar information and e-mail directly into iPhones, companies built around Lotus Notes or Novell Groupware systems are out of luck.

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E-mail and groupware are Novell's staple products today.

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The model of a group of people armed with mobile devices in front of a large central screen is very promising for collaborative ventures, whether they be games, groupware for business, interactive learning programs for schools or solving the curation problem.

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While businesses using Microsoft 's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) Exchange will be able to pour calendar information and e-mail directly into iPhones, companies built around Lotus Notes or Novell Groupware systems are out of luck.

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