Thetermgroupware (which eventually grew virtuallysynonymous with LotusNotes) refers toapplications that enhancecommunication, collaboration, andcoordinationamonggroups of people.
American groupware programs such as LotusNotes are eventually adapted for Japanese use, but long after they have appeared in the English-speaking world.
While businesses using Microsoft 's Exchange will be able to pour calendar information and e-mail directly into iPhones, companies built around LotusNotes or Novell Groupware systems are out of luck.
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 LotusNotes or Novell Groupware systems are out of luck.