nemo equipment , inc. is a company based in dover , new hampshire , that designs and manufactures outdoor equipment , tents , and shelters .

nemo was founded by cam brensinger in 2002 , while studying industrial design at the rhode island school of design .

nemo equipment

nemo equipment , inc . | outdoor / camping equipment - greater dover chamber of commerce , nh
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nemo equipment - improving your experience of adventure through design and innovation . we believe meaningful adventures are possible for everyone , anywhere
nemo equipment just turned 15 years old . in its relatively short history , the brand made waves with unique designs in sleeping bags , tents , hammocks , camp pillows and more .
designer of outdoor equipment , specialty tents , pads and sleeping bags . distribution via wholesale , international distribution and e - commerce .
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i own the nemo cosmo 25 insulated , strato loft , and galaxi 2p .
the idea of nemo was born one turbulent night on the side of mount washington while cam brensinger spent a sleepless five hours in a poorly designed bivy . that night he realized how much opportunity there was for thoughtful design as part of the equation of enjoying adventure . and , coming down off the mountain the next day , he resolved to tackle that challenge . three days after graduation from rhode island school of design , he founded nemo equipment . the name – new england mountain equipment – is a tribute to our new england roots and home and a nod to jules verne’s captain nemo .
is in excellent condition even after many rounds of elemental abuse . thank you nemo !
ly all . great company , you won ' t go wrong with buying nemo products .
nemo products can be found at selective specialty retail shops across north america as well as their website : urltoken or toll free at ( 800 ) 606 . 9301 . nemo has numerous patents pending .
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nemo equipment’s airsupported technology™ has been recognized among the most significant innovations of 2005 by time magazine’s “coolest inventions of 2005” and popular science magazine’s “best of what’s new . ” the distinctions come as part of each magazine’s annual review of the most significant inventions and breakthroughs of the year , available on newsstands throughout november .
although the team at nemo are working on this . more on that , after the fold : nemo equipment too have a two person three person tent , the oz , on the way for next year . it will sport similar recycled fabrics to the big agnes model , but nemo are going one step further and trialling bamboo tent poles . the prototypes were developed with assistance from a fly fishing rod maker who uses bamboo . if testing shows them to be suitable they might just turn up in 2010 tent models .
nemo representatives participate in oia’s sustainability working group . in 2016 , nemo took its sustainability efforts to the next level , establishing an internal working group and committing to double its efforts by the end of 2017 .
nemo’s hornet 2p is one of two freestanding backpacking tents with two doors and two vestibules in the nemo line - up . it weighs in at two pounds or less , providing low weight , livability , and comfort .
here ' s the intel on two great yellowstone trails and the nemo backpacking gear they used for the treks .
nemo tests gear in some pretty dramatic ways . in its early days , the brand gained attention from the local news by strapping an airbeam - supported tent to the top of a truck to test wind resistance . since then , testing became more sophisticated . the brand has a tensile tester , rain chamber , and heat chamber among other testing equipment in its office .
nemo is a company that rushes a product to market with abysmal quality control . if anyone at nemo would have actually used the chair they sell for one day they would have noticed these issues before releasing them to market . i find it unbelievab
my nemo rave is the best bag ! my very favorite part is the build in snuggly blanket that has the perfect material .
nemo debuted its first generation of airsupported technology® and extreme conditions poled tents at the summer market outdoor retailer show in salt lake city , utah in august of 2004 , the biggest trade show for the outdoor industry in the us . the tents instantly captured the attention of the industry and the media . nemo was published in the “best of show” section of the or daily publication , team nike / balance bar asked nemo to co - develop a tent for adventure racing and officials from the ispo brandnew award committee invited nemo to submit for the winter of 2005 . nemo finished designs of the first line of tents and begin a trial production .
nemo ventures into furniture with the successful launch of the stargaze™ recliner . the first ever swinging and reclining camp chair continues to solidify nemo’s place in the market as a company that brings fresh thinking . stargaze™ wins the prestigious good design award , among others .
tired of fumbling with tent poles as the sun goes down at some campsite in the woods ? nemo equipment ' s inflatable tent has two supporting beams that are virtually pop - proof and are inflated with a foot pump to give the tent a rigid structure without aluminum poles . designed by cam brensinger , a consultant for a nasa project designing spacesuits for mars , the nemo tents bring aerospace technology to the great outdoors . the company says the tents can be erected in less than a minute  in our test it took 48 seconds !
i ' ve been saving up for the nemo nocturne 15 for a while now , and i was hoping to be able to pull the trigger pretty soon . i hate mummy bags and this thing is a perfect fit for me . however , i ' m a little concerned about the quality of nemo ' s gear . i ' ve only owned one of their products and while the design was pretty good , it didn ' t hold up for very long . any of you have any of their equipment and can speak to it ' s quality ?
i know this is old but wanted to show my support for nemo . this place is plagued with ba , thermarest , and msr .
in the summer , nemo was approached by an elite group of navy seals who were impressed by how lightweight , fast and small packing gogo™ was , especially considering its disproportionately spacious interior . after successful testing by naval special warfare of nemo’s tents in the remote wilderness of alaska , nemo developed the tanto and gogo se™ ( similar to gogo ex™ and gogo le ) . that was the beginning of nemo shield™ . with some of the company’s friends and family deployed overseas , the company was and always will be proud to do their part to keep service members safe and well equipped .
ready , set , whittle ! everything you need to saw , shape , and craft your own spoons all rolls up into the latest offering from nemo . read more…
y if you do a little pre - setup before setting out ) but the real reason i have continued using my nemo is because of the customer service . my experience
nemo uses downtek hydrophobic down in its down - filled sleeping bags . this means the down is harder to saturate , making it a better choice for wet and humid adventures .
thank you for being a great company and for having a great customer service team . i have owned several shelters but have used my nemo obi 2p for almost all of my backpackin
sometimes the best part of an adventure is the strangers you meet along the way . nemo ' s brent merriam tells about the unexpected hospitality on his bikepacking trek through the italian alps .
windstorm on the top of a fairly exposed ridge and my tent didnt budge an inch or tear one bit . i also am a very cold sleeper with reynauds syndrome and i was in shorts and a tank top and toasty warm at 7k ft with permanent snow 100yrds away in your 30f spoon bag . these two pieces of equipment have saved many trips from becoming miserable becuase of their amazing performanc
everything i have seen from nemo , i love . i have 2 cosmo insulated sleeping pads , and they are fantastic . comfy , warm , easy to set up and deflate , pack down small , and now come in an ultralight version , since their weight is the only downside ( compared to ul pads ) . their tents are bomber and well - designed . their sleeping bags are really cool , but i have sea to summit for my bags , so i havent used any nemo ones personally . i also haven ' t used the nemo slipcover or memory foam topper . i bought 2 thermarest fitted sheets , size large , and they ( just barely ) fit on my nemo pads , so i use that when i sleep directly against them and not in a bag
this comment is about gsl ' s customer service during a return of the nemo equipment meta 2 - person ultralight trekking tent . the tent itself was a quick set up with plenty of room inside for me and my partner . loved the two ways of access , but it didn ' t quite work out for me . it ' s minor , but i like backpacking a tent strapped to the outside , not carrying it in the inside compartment . gsl was courteous , quick , and flexible . despite the fact that i did not have the original tags to return with the tent , they gave me a full refund . i will definitely consider purchasing their products again .
altogether , nemo is a small company with a big footprint . because of its passion - driven approach to design , and its support of the people and places that make adventure possible , it’s brand customers can stand behind .
nemo began limited sales in 2005 and will be rolling out nationwide retail sales for 2006 . nemo airsupported™ tents are the first and only low - pressure pneumatic backpacking tents . the company promises further refinements to the 2006 product line . “our expertise is growing with every year of development , ” said company president , cam brensinger . “next year’s tents will be lighter , pack smaller , feature higher performance fabrics and debut some slick new design features . ”
in the true definition of an adventure , nemo ' s brent and kate took four days to bikepack through italy . the trip was made so much more fulfilling and enjoyable by the unexpected l’ospitalità di sconosciuti : the hospitality of strangers .
there was nothing that could be done ) and made me feel like she and others at nemo cared . i am retiring my obi 2p now ( but not getting rid of it ) and have recently purchased ( 07 / 10 /
other aspects of the nemo sleep system are brilliant . my advice would be to definitely check it out before you purchase - - or be sure where you purchase from has a good return policy , in case you get a dud .
in the true definition of an adventure , nemo ' s brent and kate took four days to bikepack through italy . the trip was made so much more fulfilling and enjoyable by the l ' ospitalità di sconosciuti : the hospitality of strangers .
nemo is named one of new hampshire’s top 10 best places to work , securing # 8 in the state , and recognizing some of the company’s innovative policies , such as the go far program , which sends employees on trips to use the gear .
the galaxi carries nemo quality into a modest price . the $ 250 tent has lots of mesh for ventilation and strong aluminum poles . this solid car camping option weighs in at 4lbs 15oz . the galaxi 2p tent is also available in a subdued earth brown .
the helio™ pressure shower continues to gain attention with a train of awards , including 50 campfires’s gear of the year . we introduce the galaxi™ to the nemo family , offering a lightweight , budget - friendly shelter with innovations that continue to make it a popular product .
cam brensinger founded nemo just three days after graduating from rhode island school of design in industrial design . he set up an office in an old textile mill in nashua , new hampsire , and began working on the company’s first prototypes . he was 25 years old .
nemo’s airsupported technology™ competed among thousands of new products for the distinction of best innovation . criteria used by the magazines included significance of the innovation , the quality of the design and the finished product , the originality of thought and the ambition and scope of the project .
paddy pallin are committed to bringing you premium quality gear from the world’s leading brands at the best prices . so committed , in fact , that we have negotiated a direct to market price that allows us to offer you the nemo range at a globally competitive price .
use brains and creativity to inspire respect for the planet and a love of adventure . the nemo design team works on three key principles : never bring anything to market that isn’t significantly better than what’s already available ; own every detail ; be proud of everything you do .
i ' ve always liked my losi 3p . it ' s now 6 years old so when the fly began to leak i thought ,
i guess i ' ll need to reseal my seams .
i contacted nemo to purchase the required tape and they said to send
cam is named as one of the 40 under 40 , recognizing the innovation and leadership he has brought to the outdoor industry . concerto™ , wagontop™ , escape™ pod and hornet™ continue to grab attention for their designs . spoon™ shaped bags continue to wildly exceed forecasts , but the nemo team works hard to keep up with demand .
the first airsupported™ prototypes were completed . early ideas explored the possibility of creating an entire tent shape from one compound curved airbeam and welding beams rather than sewing them . the very first successful airbeam cam completed took over 1500 straight pins to hold together during sewing . it was a bear to construct , but proved the viability of the concept . with working prototypes in hand , nemo started developing its inaugural tent line and hired its first employees . nemo began a history of doing specialized consulting work on the side to stimulate creativity and expand its expertise . one of the first projects was to engineer a new architecture for habitat modules for lunar and martian exploration .
nemo designs a kit specifically targeted to bikepacking , introducing the moonwalk™ , escape pod™ bivy , and apollo™ . escape pod™ wins the international outdoor award . tensor™ and vector™ are introduced with game - changing spaceframe™ baffles , which provide insulation and stability . we also introduce the nomad™ , which proves that sleeping outside can be as comfortable as your bed at home .
cam set up operations in a restored textile mill in new hampshire with some fellow designers and engineers , where he worked for months patterning and building prototypes of his first patent - pending airbeam - supported tents . two years later , he launched the brand and it quickly began winning awards for design and innovation . nemo was the overall winner of the ispo brand new award in 2005 and named by time and popular science as among the 100 best inventions of the year . thus began a train of awards and pr that has only accelerated since then .
i have the nemo tango duo sleep system + pads . my lone gripe is a big one . the slipcover , which is what lashes the two pads together , is a total pain in the ass to use and the quailty is shit . parts of the slipcover ' s openings for valves and what not , are not even hemmed . so they slowly fray out after each use . i paid over $ 400 dollars for this sleep system . and i think any company asking those prices , really has to nail the finishes on thier products ( at the very least ) .
the sako ' s air - filled beams are made of a sail - like cloth , which restrains an inner bladder , increasing air pressure and , thus , rigidity ( the tough shell offers protects against sharp objects ) . the waterproof , three - man tent inflates in 45 seconds with a soft , four - ounce foot pump . $ 500
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we’ve had packs , sleeping bags , footwear , apparel , etc , made with recycled content , ( see below ) but no - one has yet stepped up to the plate and served us with a tent made from recycled material . until now , that is . backpacker magazine correspondent , kelly bastone , trawling the aisles of the outdoor retailer show reports for that mag’s blog that two such beasties are in development .
big agnes , who we previously noted were doing interesting things with recycled content sleeping bags , have a a two and three person tent coming in 2009 . the salt creek is said to use recycled polyester floor , inner , mesh and flysheet . according to the reports even the zippers have recycled content zip tape . but not yet so for the tent poles ands clips .
great to see these smaller players showing the big boys of the industry how to do it . we trust that the in - the - field performance is equal to that non - recycled materials and the trend takes off .
( polyester was once considered a better flysheet material than nylon , because it had superior resistance to ultra violet light and it also remained more taut under rainy conditions - - nylon tends to sag , as it absorbs more water . but external silicone proofing of nylon changed that advantage . )
the epa doesn ' t want americans to know how dangerous teflon chemica . . .
we never bring anything to market that doesn ' t provide a better experience than what is already out there .
the sticker in our studio reads , “design like you give a damn , ” and we do . we will never bring anything to market that doesn’t offer a meaningfully better experience than what’s already out there , owning and perfecting every detail of our designs .
our ideas for new products begin with having real adventures . then they get put through the toughest tests to make sure they perform flawlessly so they propel your explorations , near and far , big and small .
less stuff . less waste . less impact . less complexity . we believe in minimizing our impact on the planet and protecting the places that make adventure possible .
from lobbying for public land protection , to leading the industry on adoption of safe chemicals and transparently reporting on our supply chain , we believe in using our business to make the world a better place .
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bought 2 chairs from them that began falling apart after the first weekend . i contacted them and they said they would send me some return labels and boxes . two weeks have passed and they have not sent
le that they did not know about this . seems to me that they knew of the issues but decided to just get some money in their pocket , pay for this first production
run . they are basically having the customer finance the recall of the product and eat the headache .
after using the pillow for only 1 week , it started to deflate and not hold air . i was out of the country on a backpackin
y return the pillow . when i returned home i contacted the company about getting a replacemen
t sent out or a refund . i was told that it would be several weeks before anyone at the company even reviewed or repaired the item . i told them i didn ' t have that long to wait and asked them if they could send out a replacemen
t until looking at the defective item . i then asked them for a refund due to the item being defective and they told me they couldn ' t do that because it had been used . i had initially heard good things about this companies products and their customer service , but this was not my experience
at all . i just wasted $ 50 on a defective travel pillow that i used for a week . i won ' t be buying anything from this company ever again .
y three years now with a losi 2p tent , also use a cosmos sleeping pad . the tent has held up beautifull
love the hornet 2p ( i use it as a roomy 1p ) . modified lower triangulat
to the fly . this is a perfect 3 season shelter at least for me . my winter or extreme weather tent is a tarptent scarp 1 . both are fine tents in their own right . would highly recommend both .
so good that my ex ( who wasn ' t even all that into camping ) wound up stealing my morpho 2 tent because
this is the best tent ever !
( . . . maybe the one thing we agreed on lol ) . highly recommend their tents , sleeping bags , sleeping pads , and honestly anything they make . good company and good people .
r and just pile my bag right in . why didn ' t i think of that ? ! this is saving me a ton of wasted space in my pack and i ' m now confident i ' ll be able to fly with all my essentials
on top of that , my hornet 2p came in the mail a couple weeks ago and it is what my dreams are made of . it was stupidly easy to set up . i forgot about it in my backyard for 4 days , during santa ana winds ( 60 mph + ) and that baby didn ' t budge . it is super tiny , very lightweigh
really well , keeps me nice and toasty warm , and i have so much room . i work in environmen
leeping bag to literally everyone who is looking for a new bag . i can ' t say enough great things about it .
purchased the hornet 2p and a sleeping bag and could not be happier or more impressed .
i use the cosmo 25 and tango quilt with the pad cover . it is an awesome sleep system that is as close to a regular bed as you will find for backpackin
when the problem was user fault and error . jessica was very helpful ( even though ultimately
15 ) the hornet 2p . i look forward to using it . keep up the great work .
you guys are great ! ! i have used my fillo one time . . and after my dog decided to use it as a chew toy and chewed up the valve . i emailed you guys and you gladly sent me a new one , no questions asked f
or free . you guys are rad . the fillo is the best . just wanted to say thank you . much appreciate
hornet 2p , and a helio shower . the latest range of products such as the hornet 2p offer ultralight
purchased a hornet 2p before my trip to the french alps . in the first windy storm the fly ripped at the zipper seam .
the head end of the tent let ' s a lot of moisture in . i wish the fly was extended t
o the ground . heavy rain and lots of wind equal one very wet tent inside . i have had to sleep the opposite way round while the foot end of my sleeping bag gets wet .
i have the asashi 4p tent with garage . we used it for car camping this weekend and it was awesome ! my only feedback is it could use a little more venting for the more humid nights . with one door , we d
after the third use i tried to take the pawprint out to shake out and the the snap broke .
then putting my tent away i notice my rain fly has a tear in it .
you know when you are at high camp , pacific crest , there tends to be wind .
it to them and they would fix it for me ! turns out they ' ve changed the way they make rain flys so i got a new one . well worth the investment
imagine taking a hike through the serene backcountry of yellowstone national park . it’s the beginning of summer , the wildflowers are in full bloom , the animals are active and thriving , and the trail is calling your name . now imagine six of your co - workers joining you on the hike—it makes things . . .
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this tent is awesome . it is lightweight , easy to put up and take down in very little time . i used it several times this summer and it easily fit me and my 75 pound dog comfortably ( granted i am only 5 ' 5
) . it rained hard one of the nights i used it and i stayed completely dry . i highly recommend this tent to anyone .
awesome tent . easy set up , great quality , strong zippers . best tent i ' ve ever had . room enough for 2 and light gear .
easy set - up , fairly compact and lightweight without breaking the bank . i ' ve only done one short trip with it so far and it performed as expected though i was a little disappointed in how thin the footprint is . already have 2 small holes . i guess that ' s the compromise for such a lightweight 2p , just need to be more careful about moving about once inside . its spacious and has good headroom , not like some 2p tents that are more like 1 . 5p or 1 plus dog , and the take - down time is as quick as setup .
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and for fifteen years as our team has grown , we continue to actively live out the belief that intelligently designed gear enables the adventures that make us all our best selves – humans who are conscious , inspired , connected and mindful . the sticker in our conference room captures our ethos : “design like you give a damn . ” and we do just that , driven by a mantra to never bring anything to market that doesn’t offer a meaningfully better experience than what’s already out there .
the old offices in nashua have gotten crowded and it’s time to fulfill a long - time wish to be closer to the seacoast and surfing . beginning in june , the company undertakes the huge but exciting project of relocating to a charming old historic mill in downtown dover , nh . the new office is almost three times the size , with tall ceilings and big windows overlooking the cocheco river . a woodshop is set up in the new office and employees work late nights painting and building all the furniture in the new space . the design team is well underway with development of sleeping bags and the a . p . t . program is launched in the fall to send hundreds of bags into the field for testing and evaluation .
this year we officially launch sleeping bags with modest expectations , but our sales quadruple the initial forecast ! we launch a line of synthetic bags using stratoloft™ that incorporate a sleeping bag and pad , combining two pieces of the outdoor sleep system . the team continues to earn attention for their designs , winning backpacker’s editor’s choice for nocturne , and national geographic adventure’s gear of the year , gear junkie’s best of show , and outdoor retailer’s best of show for canon - 40 .
ditto™ slim , the clever two - sided sleeve wallet , is the newest upcycled piece in the ditto™ line , and we relaunched our entire line of sleeping pads with new colors , weights and features .
through a partnership with at overland , we developed the jk habitat™ , an impressive rooftop system that replaces the stock top on a 4 - door jeep . it gains acclaim throughout the overland community .
the company has outgrown its space again , and this time decides to move within the same refurbished textile mill , designing a new purpose - built space , with room for design collaboration . desks are built from unneeded warehouse rack shelving , and each employee hand - paints murals on their desks . the awards keep coming , with backpacker’s editor’s choice going to the sonic™ , as well as a train of other awards and recognitions .
we produce the first standing - height tent in our line - up , the wagontop , as well as other camp gear for car camping , including the puffin™ and victory™ blankets .
dagger™ series is introduced , and quickly becomes a favorite , offering the most livable space of comparable tents on the market , plus two doors and two vestibules .
we introduce the industry’s first integrated sheet to our sleeping bag line , which adds comfort and temperature regulation . we also introduce insulated quilted mattress tops on concerto™ and symphony™ .
they celebrate their 15th anniversary on april 24 , and commemorate it with a spoon shaper kit , designed by cam and assembled by the team .
the company continues to take a leadership role within the outdoor industry , and commits to double it’s efforts to toward sustainability . cam is named one of the outdoors best & brightest , and the company sets its sites on the next exciting launch .
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fillo is soft and yielding , yet substantial enough for side - sleepers . it is useful in the backcountry , on airplanes , or as lumbar support . it’s big enough for your head but packs surprisingly small .
dubbed “the ultimate bikepacking bag , ” the moonwalk down sleeping bag won a gearjunkie “best in show” award at outdoor retailer’s 2016 summer market . the 30 - degree bag weighs 2lbs 2oz and stuffs down small . the 700 - fill downtek treated resists moisture , keeping you warm even if the weather turns south .
just launched this month , the helio lx shower is a larger version of the helio with a couple new upgrades . unlike conventional gravity - fed systems , the helio system rests on the ground and is pressurized by an integrated foot pump . it delivers water pressure for showering , cleaning dishes , or rinsing off gear . the lx model has a 5 . 8 gallon capacity with a seven - foot hose , providing seven to ten minutes of water pressure .
front porch is a new approach to tent design , with a massive welcoming canopy great for hanging out under shelter . instead of setting up a tarp and tent separately , front porch combines them into one package . there’s a smaller vestibule out back for storing extra gear .
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in the end , airsupported technology™ represented an entirely new realm of possibility for mobile backcountry shelters . the combination of unparalleled ease - of - use , reduced weight and outstanding packability allows a user to venture farther and faster and may even allow new methods of overnight travel . marketing and sales director , chris dickey , remarked , ”airsupported™ tents aren’t limited by poles when they’re packed . this allows the user to stuff the tent in smaller or more awkward places than poled tents . this opens up new possibilities for bicycle touring , paddle sports and other types of backcountry travel where the bulk and weight of overnight gear has made extended travel more difficult . ”
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logitech io 2 pen logitech’s io 2 pen allows you to write in ink on paper while a tiny camera and memory chip stores up to 40 pages for conversion into microsoft word , outlook , and lotus notes . accompanying software “learns” your handwriting and converts it to digital text . the io 2 feels and writes like a slightly larger version of a standard pen and fits into a usb cradle for transferring text or graphics to a computer . a pair of led indicators tells how much battery power and memory remain . “it’s beautifully designed , elegant , and innovative , ” ruggiero said , though the jurors found the cradle a bit too lightweight . ruggiero’s wish for the next generation : a pen with a port on the end that plugs directly into a computer .
origarment shoe is it a prototype or product ? no matter . this shoe has ingenuity—it comes flat and packs easily . you zip the two - dimensional form together to bring it to life . the designer , marie o’connor , added braille lettering to the bottom both as a “hidden message” and as a grip for footing . “it’s really sweet . the functionality , borrowed from origami and translated into a shoe , is unique , ” boym said , adding that she wished the larger shoe companies would sit up and take notice . ruggiero praised the shoe’s elegance , but suspected that they would “kill your feet” and may let water through to the skin . weeks said he could live with the limitations : “i’ll just wear them around the house , ” he said .
fusion snowboard bindings burton’s new fusion bindings merge the structural authority of conventional strap bindings with the ease of step - in versions , which are generally seen as inferior . weeks appreciated that the binding’s complexity was handled with relative economy : an aluminum subframe and ankle straps that affix to the boots engage and disengage quickly from the base plate with the release of a lever—and the subframe’s bottom is designed for maximum traction to steady the wearer . die - hard strap - on fans can loosen the buckles the way they normally do . “the stitched leather detail is nice , ” boym said . “it has so many different visual languages—and all that metal . ”
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initech geologic bow decathlon’s new bow won boym’s heart at first sight . “it’s such an unusual typology , and i love that people are looking at this as a mainstream sport , ” she said . the main material , polyamide , allows molding of the grips as a single piece while furnishing wide openings . it also makes this version less expensive than metal bows . boym believed that the relatively low price of $ 79 pushes the design into the realm of greatness—she proposed it for the best of category award . and though ruggiero suggested that $ 79 constitutes a price point , not a design element , she argued that the design made the price possible . “i’m buying it , ” said boym , who has a thing for archery . and then she changed her mind : “i’m buying two . ”
swift strapless / interchange swim goggle the strap and nose bridge of competition goggles are two of the greatest sources of underwater drag for swimmers . with its swift strapless / interchange swim goggle , nike eliminates the strap and nose completely . swimmers move more rapidly because the goggles streamline the eye socket with lenses of polished polycarbonate , a material that slides through water faster than skin . the goggles stick to the head with a double - sided , medical - grade adhesive that resists the forces of the swimmer’s dive and holds fast during thrusts through the water . and they are shallower than previous versions to reduce the surface area perpendicular to the direction of the water flow . a secondary peripheral lens widens the viewing angle by 40 degrees and promises less optical distortion . “it’s a good marriage of technology and performance , ” ruggiero said .
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magnifik magnetic silicone trivet imagine—a trivet with ears . better yet , a trivet that sticks to the fridge and also to the bottoms of metal cookware . the heat - resistant silicone magnifik trivet has five embedded neodyme magnets that fasten under skillets or saucepans , allowing cookware to be carried from kitchen to table . this innovation was inspired by energy - efficient induction - heated stovetops requiring magnetic metal pans to produce warmth . the ears on either side make the trivet easy to see and grab . “it’s full of goodness and simplicity , ” boym said . “that’s the hallmark i’m always looking for in products . ”
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qualia 010 headphones bucking the trend of miniaturization in personal audio gear , sony’s qualia 010 headphones are larger and more luxurious than most of the popular choices for piping sound to your brain . the set is deceptively lightweight , with a strong magnesium - based frame for the sound shell , a mesh headband stretched across a carbon - fiber armature , and baby - soft sheepskin padding the ear . at first glance , the headphones seemed “a little overdone , ” ruggiero said . but a closer look revealed a superfine synthesis of materials , form , and craft . “see that jack ? ” boym observed . “the detail here is superior to anything i’ve seen today . ” weeks admired the headphones’ handcrafted quality . “that’s very rare in the market , ” he said . and given the sculptural metal stand , you are not going to want to simply listen with these headphones—you’re going to want to look at them , too .
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lotus software ( called lotus development corporation before its acquisition by ibm ) was an american software company based in massachusetts .

lotus is most commonly known for the lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet application , the first feature-heavy , user-friendly , reliable and wysiwyg-enabled product to become widely available in the early days of the ibm pc , when there was no graphical user interface .

much later , in conjunction with ray ozzie 's iris associates , lotus also released a groupware and email system , lotus notes .

ibm purchased the company in 1995 for us$ 3.5 billion , primarily to acquire lotus notes and to establish a presence in the increasingly important client – server computing segment , which was rapidly making host-based products such as ibm 's officevision obsolete .

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lotus software is a software company specialized in lotus 1 - 2 - 3 spreadsheet application .
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some lotus products are still available today such as lotus domino and lotus notes , but others such as lotus 1 - 2 - 3 , lotus organiser are in maintenance mode . lotus jazz , cc : mail etc have been discontinued .
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this helped lotus become the second largest software company in 1983 , just behind microsoft .
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lotus is currently suing mosaic software of cambridge , and paperback software inc . of berkeley , calif . , alleging they both offer products that infringe on the lotus 1 - 2 - 3 copyright .
in 1992 lotus bought the organizer software , a time and contact manager , from threadz , which became became lotus organizer ( an electronic filofax ) .
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lotus software had the opportunity to dominate the office sector for the emerging pc market . what happened ?
in january of 1987 , lotus development filed suit against paperback software and separately against mosaic software claiming they had infinged on the lotus 1 - 2 - 3 spreadsheet software . in a related matter , software arts , the developerof the original visicalc spreadsheet software filed a separate action against lotus claiming that lotus 1 - 2 - 3 was an infringement of visicalc . briefly , lotus won the legal battles , but lost the
market share war
to microsoft . according to russo and nafziger ( 1993 )
the court granted lotus ' motion dismissing the software arts ' action and confirming that lotus had acquired all rights , including all claims , as part of the earlier transaction .
in january of 1987 , lotus development filed suit against paperback software and separately against mosaic software claiming that each defendant had developed an infringing
clone
of the now famous lotus 1 - 2 - 3 spreadsheet software . in a related matter , software arts , the developer of the original visicalc spreadsheet software filed a separate action against lotus claiming that lotus 1 - 2 - 3 was an infringement of visicalc and that such infringement claims could be brought by software arts - - even though software arts had conveyed all right , title , and interest in the visicalc computer program copyrights to lotus in an earlier business transaction . the district court granted lotus ' motion dismissing the software arts ' action and confirming that lotus had acquired all rights , including all claims , as part of the transaction .
with the headline : i . b . m . to dress some software in lotus - products wrappings .
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lotus official history ( urltoken ) , which elides the details on several of its dead - on - arrival products like beanmachine , lotus improv , and lotus symphony .
mr . kapor worked for software arts inc . before it changed its name to sapc . sapc sold lotus the name software arts and rights to visicalc in 1985 .
indeed , long before microsoft dominated the office sector , lotus software had a head start with respected products such as lotus 1 - 2 - 3 ( spreadsheet ) and lotus notes ( groupware ) . so where did it all go wrong ?
software arts sold visicalc and other assets to lotus last year and changed its name to sapc inc . ' significant implications '
lotus symphony products are standalone versions of products that are being bundled in lotus notes 8 , and are built from openoffice technology .
lotus then brought iris associates , whose technology had resulted in lotus notes , and made a number of other acquisitions as well .
ibm has dropped the lotus brand from its collaboration software products as it prepares to release a new version of notes and domino .
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but it was the arrival of lotus notes ( from iris associates ) in december 1989 that had the greatest impact on lotus fortunes .
starting in 1995 with its acquisition of lotus development corp . , ibm built up the software group from one brand , db2 , to five : db2 , lotus , websphere , tivoli , and rational .
lotus software ( called lotus development corporation before its acquisition by ibm ) is a software company with headquarters in westford , massachusetts . lotus is most commonly known for the lotus 1 - 2 - 3 spreadsheet application , the first feature - heavy , user - friendly , reliable and wysiwyg - enabled product to become widely available in the early days of the ibm pc , when there was no graphical user interface .
ibm is shutting the doors on lotus 1 - 2 - 3 , the software program that made the ibm pc and microsoft household names .
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and in april that year , lotus introduced smartsuite for windows , a software package that integrated several separate lotus applications , making it easy for a user to move between ami pro ( word processing ) , lotus 1 - 2 - 3 ( spread sheet ) , and freelance graphics .
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ontio officials tried to initiate discussions about their new spreadsheet with lotus , mr . lange said , but lotus ' s lawyers did not respond .
eager to maintain momentum from its $ 3 . 5 billion purchase of the lotus development corporation , i . b . m . announced yesterday that it would fold several of its existing offerings into lotus products and make the lotus brand name the centerpiece of its desktop and network software business .
ibm is contributing lotus symphony to the apache software foundation , re - uniting this openoffice fork with the
official
version of the project .
most people have probably forgotten the lotus clones , twin and vp planner . twin was designed to work like lotus ' 1 - 2 - 3 and advertising proclaimed it
offers you so much more , for so muchless .
paperback software published a spreadsheet software product called vp planner .
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on may 14 , ibm quietly announced the end of the road for 1 - 2 - 3 , along with lotus organizer and the lotus smartsuite office suite . lotus 1 - 2 - 3 ' s day is done .
an article in business day on tuesday about the recent performance of the lotus development corporation referred incorrectly to the origin of one software product , lotus notes . it was created by iris associates , which was acquired by lotus last year - - not by softswitch inc . , also acquired last year .
in 1985 , lotus development acquired software arts and discontinued the visicalc program . a lotus spokeperson indicated at that time that
1 - 2 - 3 and symphony are much better products so visicalc is no longer necessary .
as a result , lotus was able to land $ 5m in venture capital funding , an incredible amount for a young software company at that time .
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on its surface , this latest alliance looks like a smart one , combining blackberry’s dominance in the corporate market with lotus connections , ibm software’s fastest growing product . this will add to an existing integration between blackberry devices and lotus sametime , another collaboration software from ibm . lotus sametime gives users the ability to see if others are online . it also includes instant messaging and calendar functions .
the acquisition of programs through buyouts was also an option that lotus pursued in diversifying its product base . for example , in early 1985 lotus purchased a weakened software arts for $ 800 , 000 and paid its $ 2 . 2 million in debt . software arts had introduced the first popular spreadsheet , visicalc , which had lost its market share to 1 - 2 - 3 . in addition to visicalc , the acquisition brought lotus a number of other software programs .
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but the success of lotus notes had attracted predators . in 1995 lotus was achieving revenues of $ 1 . 15 billion and had thousands of employees . in june 1995 ibm launched a hostile takeover bid for lotus for $ 3 . 5bn in cash . in the end , ibm succeeded and snapped up the software firm .
lotus 1 - 2 - 3 made it easier to use spreadsheets and it added integrated charting , plotting and database capabilities . lotus 1 - 2 - 3 established spreadsheet software as a major data presentation package as well as a complex calculation tool . lotus was also the first spreadsheet vendor to introduce naming cells , cell ranges and spreadsheet macros . kapor was the visicalc product manager at personal software for about six months in 1980 ; he also designed and programmed visiplot / visitrend which he sold to personal software ( visicorp ) for $ 1 million . part of that money along with funds from venture capitalist ben rosen were used to start lotus development corporation in 1982 . kapor cofounded lotus development corporation with jonathan sachs . before he cofounded lotus , kapor disclosed and offered personal software ( visicorp ) his initial lotus program . supposedly visicorp executives declined the offer because lotus 1 - 2 - 3 ' s functionality was
too limited
. lotus 1 - 2 - 3 is still one of the all - time best selling application software packages in the world ( see email from mitch kapor , 04 / 15 / 1999 ) .
one of these products was symphony ( a software package that included word processing , data management , and networking capabilities ) , but sales were disappointing . it helped matters in 1985 , when lotus bought software arts and discontinued its visicalc program .
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lotus got its start in 1981 . over its life from 1981 to 1995 , the company launched dozens of products , but in the end only two mattered : the lotus 1 - 2 - 3 spreadsheet , which legitimized the personal computer an indispensable business tool , and lotus notes , which pioneered the market for enterprise collaboration software .
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lotus alone among the major software vendors has continued to produce versions of its key programs for i . b . m . ' s os / 2 operating system .
but lotus carried out developing ( and buying ) new packages , and even invested in firms such as sybase ( database ) and rational systems ( programming software ) .
the death of the lotus brand is significant in the history of it , as lotus technology can be counted among the most notable enterprise software brands in the world . however , that brand was and is not nearly as notable as the ibm brand .
lotus software was a much younger company than microsoft , as it was founded in massachusetts in 1982 by 32 - year - old mitchell d . kapor . he came up with the lotus name as kapor was also a teacher of transcendental meditation techniques .
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lotus acquisition may start trend ,
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' s footsteps , lotus has always had a reputation as a progressive company . in
say goodbye to lotus 1 - 2 - 3 . its day is finally done .
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it was a big success , but lotus was not out of the woods yet .
active mail processing requires lotus notes 7 . 0 . 3 or 7 . 0 . 4 , or lotus notes basic ( not eclipse ) 8 . 0 . 0 .
nextstep pioneered advanced rapid development frameworks to make it easier for third parties to deliver software for the new system . when jobs discovered that lotus was working to deliver a new spreadsheet paradigm for os / 2 , he gave the lotus team a next system and got involved in refining the software to show off the features of his new platform .
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and now , if lotus is swallowed up by i . b . m . - - or some other big company - - it will be largely because lotus has been unable to move quickly enough to make money from its latest killer app , lotus notes .
mosaic software , inc . (
mosaic
) designed , developed and marketed a spreadsheet software product called the
twin ,
along with several other related software products . the name
twin
is no coincidence as the product was designed to work like lotus ' 1 - 2 - 3 and mosaic ' s advertising proclaimed that the
twin
software product
offers you so much more , for so much less .
lotus software was one such company , and it had a real opportunity to dominate the office productivity suite market in what was the growing pc era of the 1980s and 1990s .
as expected , the company said it would focus its efforts on expanding the sales of notes , the lotus software that allows people to collaborate over computer networks . i . b . m . said it would kill its own competing product called workgroup as well as electronic mail software that competed with cc : mail , lotus ' s more successful offering .
the program that lotus is accused of copying , visicalc , was developed by the software arts products corporation . it is widely regarded as the first innovative personal computer program , one that more than any other software product fueled the phenomenal growth of the young pc industry .
active mail processing requires a notes client , which must connect to a lotus domino server .
the ingredients of a social software is not limited with these . the key point is that
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within a year lotus had released 26 other programs , including the long - promised spreadsheets for mainframes , minicomputers , and workstations . these products were successful , and lotus ' s income rose to $ 68 million in 1989 . lotus also invested in smaller companies like sybase inc . , a database firm , and rational systems inc . , a manufacturer of programming software .
ibm and research in motion announced a partnership today to sell blackberry devices fully loaded with ibm’s collaboration software . this is the first time ibm has sold blackberry devices into its business channel . lotus quickr , a document sharing application , and lotus connections , a social - software technology that helps users find people with a particular expertise , will now be available on the smartphone .
doug levin is president and ceo of black duck software . prior to founding black duck in 2002 , levin served as ceo of messagemachines ( acquired by nms communications in 2002 ) and x - collaboration software corporation ( acquired by progress software in 2000 ) . from 1995 to 1999 , he worked as an interim executive or consultant to a range of software companies , including cmgi direct , ibm / lotus development corporation , oracle software corporation , solbright software , mosaic telecommunications , bright tiger technologies and best ! software . from 1987 to 1995 , levin held various senior management positions with microsoft corporation , including heading up worldwide licensing for corporate purchases of non - oem microsoft software products . he is a graduate of the university of north carolina at chapel hill and holds a certificate in international economics from the college d ' europe in bruges , belgium .
, lotus was the first major company to offer full benefits to same - sex partners . in
certainly the suit is not without irony for lotus , which has used the same ` ` look and feel ' ' argument to zealously file copyright suits against companies it believes imitate lotus products .
the acquisition of lotus by ibm had raised eyebrows in certain circles , as lotus was actually a relaxed and socially advanced company for its time , compared to the rigid corporate nature of ibm .
but in the end ibm handled the acquisition relatively well and integrated lotus within its corporate structure .
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kapor served as the president and chief executive officer of lotus from 1982 to 1986 and as a director until 1987 . in 1983 , lotus’ first year of operations , the company reported revenues of $ 53 million and had a successful public offering . in 1984 , lotus tripled in revenue to $ 156 million . the number of employees at lotus grew to over a thousand by 1985 . this rapid growth led to a shakeout in the spreadsheet segment of the personal computer software industry .
lotus at this stage was still a one product company and it needed to diversify and develop new products . therefore it began investing in software start - ups and began developing completely new programs .
ibm ' s dropping the lotus brand might be viewed as a historic moment for old - timers , but also as a business - as - usual move by an industry giant . lotus has been around since 1982 , initially as the massachusetts - based lotus development corp . , which released its famed lotus 1 - 2 - 3 spreadsheet in 1983 . ibm acquired lotus in 1995 for $ 3 . 5 billion , primarily to get hold of lotus notes , then a wildly popular groupware system developed by ray ozzie ' s iris associates that was eating into ibm ' s profits .
mr . kapor resigned as chairman of lotus last july to ' ' explore other endeavors . ' ' he could not be reached for comment . a lotus spokesman said yesterday that the sapc lawsuit was ' ' entirely without merit . ' ' lotus has 30 days to respond to the suit .
in lotus development corp . v . borland international , inc . , 799 f . supp . 203 ( d . mass . 1992 ) , judge keeton applied the principles enunciated in lotus v . paperback but in a more detailed manner with respect to lotus ' contention that borland ' s quattro and quattro pro programs infringe its lotus 1 - 2 - 3 spreadsheet program by copying lotus 1 - 2 - 3 ' s menu commands , menu structure , long prompts , and keystroke sequences .
lotus began its diversification from the desktop software business with its 1984 strategic founding investment in ray ozzie ' s iris associates , the creator of its lotus notes groupware platform . as a result of this early speculative move , lotus had gained significant experience in network - based communications years before other competitors in the pc world had even started thinking about networked computing or the internet . lotus initially brought lotus notes to market in 1989 , and later reinforced its market presence with the acquisition of cc : mail in 1991 . in 1994 , lotus acquired iris associates . lotus ' s dominant groupware position attracted ibm , which needed to make a strategic move away from host - based messaging products and to establish a stronger presence in client–server computing , but it also soon attracted stiff competition from microsoft exchange server .
so the lotus which is now on its way out is a dim reflection of its former self . it isn’t the great lotus , or my lotus . truth to tell , i wasn’t even positive it was still extant . even so , i’m sorry to think about the mighty brand disappearing altogether .
when the macintosh came out in 1984 , three third - party software vendors were highlighted : lotus development corp . , microsoft , and software publishing corp . ( which was known for its pfs : file database ) . at that point , a lot of the focus in the industry was on
integrated software ,
with many vendors taking the lesson from 1 - 2 - 3 ' s success that users wanted software programs that performed more of the typical business tasks . even on dos , lotus released a version called symphony , which added word processing and had a pretty good run .
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ibm acquired lotus to move into software and gain a new focus . it succeeded , for the most part . while the lotus product suite itself declined under pressure from microsoft , ibm was able to use the deal to pivot its own business into software and services . ibm divested its mature hardware businesses to focus on the new growth areas ; for example , its pc business was sold to lenovo .
lotus on the other hand had released its lotus 1 - 2 - 3 spreadsheet product back in the heady days of early 1983 , when the impact of the ibm pc first began to be felt .
, lotus never regained its dominance in the desktop applications market . smartsuite still ships by default with some
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i fooled around with xp mode and older version of lotus 123 but needed a better . . .
this did not properly load on my windows 7 professional platform laptop . fortunately , i had another laptop with windows vista that i was successful in loading the lotus software and accessing old lotus files of mine , then re - saving as excel files . so my overall rating of this software is ok - operated fine under vista operating platform and converted to files that i could then work with in excel .
lotus has used the ' ' look and feel ' ' argument in lawsuits against two smaller companies , paperback software international of berkeley , calif . , and mosaic software inc . of cambridge . both make spreadsheets that essentially match the functions of 1 - 2 - 3 but sell at a lower price .
when microsoft excel took over clear first place , lotus was acquired by ibm in a hostile takeover in 1995 . while the expected culture war between the ultra - liberal lotus and the buttoned - down ibm never happened , the acquisition didn ' t breath any new life into lotus 1 - 2 - 3 .
i have used lotus for about 20 years . my old computer died , and i needed a new version of lotus to go with the new one . unfortunately , windows 8 supposedly is not compatible with this version of lotus , but a friend managed to install it anyway , and it works just fine .
in the acquisition of a software company , the main asset is the people and their intellectual capital .
a key event at ibm in 1969 was the decision to
unbundle
software from hardware sales .
but the move that would have the greatest impact on lotus in the long run occurred in december 1989 , when lotus shipped the first version of notes . this was a new category of software called
groupware ,
designed to allow several computer users to collaborate on documents and other projects from distant locations across a network . manzi was the exclusive marketer of the new software , developed by iris associates , inc .
by the late 1980s many companies had introduced spreadsheet products . spreadsheet products and the spreadsheet software industry were maturing . microsoft and bill gates had joined the fray with the innovative excel spreadsheet . lotus had acquired software arts and the rights to visicalc . jim manzi had become ceo at lotus in april 1986 and in july 1986 mitch kapor resigned as chairman of the board . the spreadsheet entrepreneurs were moving on . . .
with computer hardware and software sales no longer growing at the explosive rates of the 1980s , lotus could no longer count on automatic annual sales growth , and it fell far behind microsoft , the number one software company with 1991 sales of $ 1 . 84 billion . with notes , however , lotus finally had succeeded in diversifying and seemed well positioned as the personal computer industry moved into an era of constantly shifting alliances .
in the late spring of 1995 , ibm acquired lotus development and microsoft excel is the spreadsheet market leader .
lotus contends that its menu is precisely the sort of creative expression congress sought to protect in copyright law .
looking for lotus ? we renamed the project and it ' s now called hanami . read the announcement .
i needed a solution to read and convert older lotus wk4 files that would run on windows 7 pro .
even so , apple did little to capitalize upon the discovery that software would indeed sell systems , just as couch had foreseen back in 1979 . apple had a printing press for creating money , but simply left it idling while microsoft delivered low innovation software titles and raked in millions of dollars in mac software revenues .
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mr . bricklin , who remains a shareholder of sapc , now heads his own company , software garden .
microblogging has taken its place among social software components lately . the most important advantage of microblog is to provide
thus today almost any software that supports multiple users can somewhat legitimately say that they are ' groupware ' .
url : the evolution seems to omit early text environments , muds and moos , stories of / from pmc moo , or tribes in the mud worlds . also missing is the work of mathew fuller who presents a compelling definition of social software in behind the blip . where social software also involves a reflection on the relationship between groups and specific software . focusing on accessible low threshold social software environments , constructive environments . . .
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the lotus development corporation has a history of developing the
killer app
- - a software application that creates such a fundamentally new and different use for the personal computer that it spawns a new market . unfortunately for lotus , the company also has a history of failing to fully capitalize on the markets it helps create .
url : one interesting fact is that
groupware
software is often called a
groupware suite
which actually emplies that it is a bundle of related software tools which enable and enhance productivity among and within groups .
matters were not helped when lotus brought a lawsuit against a number of companies including borland and its quattro spreadsheet .
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in the second quarter of 1995 ibm launched a hostile bid for lotus with a $ 60 - per - share tender offer , when lotus ' stock was only trading at $ 32 . jim manzi looked for potential white knights , and forced ibm to increase its bid to $ 64 . 50 per share , for a $ 3 . 5 billion buyout of lotus in july 1995 . on october 11 , 1995 manzi announced his resignation from lotus ( by then known as the lotus development division of ibm ) . he left with stock worth $ 78 million dollars .
, the inevitable assimilation of lotus was almost complete . while the mass employee defections that ibm so feared did not materialize , many long - time lotus employees did complain about the transition to ibm ' s culture ( ibm ' s employee benefits programs , in particular , were singled out as inferior to lotus ' s very progressive programs ) .
over the years lotus has seen its share of scrapes and scuffles , as well as triumphs , including when its hard - charging former ceo jim manzi tried to take on bill gates ' microsoft directly and came out bruised for his efforts . in addition , lotus pioneered some of the it industry ' s big
look and feel
lawsuits , as it charged paperback software , mosaic and borland with copying the lotus 1 - 2 - 3 interface .
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this second time , in the spring of 1983 , i made ray an offer he couldn’t refuse . if he’d come to lotus to help implement version 2 of lotus 1 - 2 - 3 , i’d help make sure he got the resources he needed to get his project off the ground . i thought lotus might well want to fund it , and if not , i now had lots of friends in the venture capital industry owing to lotus’ meteoric rise .
in march 1990 lotus negotiated a merger agreement with novell inc . , the largest computer networking firm . lotus wanted access to novell ' s networking technology and 1 , 500 service - oriented dealers , while novell wanted to tap into lotus ' s 1 - 2 - 3 customer base , which then stood at about five million . the deal would have created the largest personal computer software company in the world , giving lotus a competitive advantage over microsoft at a time when the networking market was growing quickly . the deal also would have gotten lotus into the lucrative operating systems market , since novell ' s netware ran 65 percent of pc networks . the deal fell apart at the last minute , however , when novell backed out , reportedly afraid of becoming lotus ' s junior partner in the merged company .
by examining the many terms used to describe today ' s ' social software ' we can also explore the origins of social software itself , and see how there exists a very real life cycle concerning the use of technical terminology .
one of areas of disagreement about the definition of social software is one of scope . sunir shah host of meatballwiki conceives of social software as being mainly about support for online communities , whereas clay shirky desires for it to also :
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the data acquisition software
kids
is a software package for storing measured data by kr2000 / kr3000 series graphic recorders , al3000 / ah3000 series hybrid recorders and se3000 series field scanners , and for playing back of stored data .
imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery , but a spate of lawsuits shows computer software companies aren ' t the least bit grateful for such adulation . last week , lotus development corporation of cambridge , mass . - one of the nation ' s most well - known software developers - was sued for $ 100 million for alleged copyright infringement .
lotus cc : mail and notes installations exceed 10 million seats ,
pr newswire , august 29 , 1995 .
paperback differentiated itself further by adding function numbers and letters in front of certain commands and twin added an indicator of the amount of internal memory available to the user . both products can , however , read lotus files without modification including lotus macro files and the lotus user will find much familiarity in the overall
look and feel
of these products .
hanami - utils - 0 . 7 . 0 ( equivalent to lotus - utils - 0 . 6 . 1 )
hanami - validations - 0 . 5 . 0 ( equivalent to lotus - validations - 0 . 4 . 0 )
hanami - router - 0 . 6 . 0 ( equivalent to lotus - router - 0 . 5 . 1 )
hanami - helpers - 0 . 3 . 0 ( equivalent to lotus - helpers - 0 . 2 . 6 )
hanami - model - 0 . 6 . 0 ( equivalent to lotus - model - 0 . 5 . 2 )
hanami - view - 0 . 6 . 0 ( equivalent to lotus - view - 0 . 5 . 0 )
hanami - controller - 0 . 6 . 0 ( equivalent to lotus - controller - 0 . 5 . 1 )
hanami - assets - 0 . 2 . 0 ( equivalent to lotus - assets - 0 . 1 . 0 )
hanami - mailer - 0 . 2 . 0 ( equivalent to lotus - mailer - 0 . 1 . 0 )
lotus notes client 7 . 0 . x to 9 . 0 . 1 , installed in single - user mode .
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lotus notes was a new category of software called “groupware , ” and was designed to exploit the growing client - server operating structure , as it allowed several users to collaborate on documents and other projects from distant locations across a network .
that year lotus bought the organizer software , a time and contact manager , from threadz , and in april lotus introduced smartsuite for windows , a software package that integrated several separate lotus applications , making it easy for a user to move between ami pro ( word processing ) , lotus 1 - 2 - 3 ( spread sheet ) , and freelance graphics . with cc : mail , a user could send mail electronically from any of the smartsuite applications . but there still was skepticism about this integrated approach .
i don ' t think the market is ready to buy software this way ,
goldman sachs analyst rick sherlund told pc week in 1993 . this was seconded , in the same article , by david watkins of borland international ,
i don ' t think customers want to sacrifice the capability of one product for the integration . there will always be demand for leading - edge products .
integrated software packages provided another area of competition for lotus with microsoft , whose office suite accounted for more than 60 percent of its application sales in 1993 .
ibm notes and domino v9 . 0 will be distributed via a media package and electronic software distribution ( esd ) .
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part part number product name number 5724 - e71 organizer e1d43ll organizer user none annual sw s & s ; rnwl 5724 - f77 ibm lotus smartsuite 9 . x e1ctull smartsuite user none annual sw s & s ; rnwl lot0 - 204 ibm lotus 123 millennium edition v9 . x e1cf7ll lotus 1 - 2 - 3 user none annual sw s & s ; rnwl
in deciding to acquire the lotus development corporation , louis v . gerstner jr . and his team at i . b . m . had done their due diligence and drawn up a list of the people at lotus who were indispensable . a week after the initial offer for lotus in june 1995 and within a day of the decision by jim manzi , the c . e . o . , to accept the deal , mr . gerstner and john m . thompson , i . b . m . ' s software division vice president , flew to boston to meet lotus employees and then the press .
the lotus development corporation , which has sued rival computer software companies that it said had copied the ' ' look and feel ' ' of its successful 1 - 2 - 3 spreadsheet program , was itself sued yesterday on the same ground .
the company is announcing the desktop software , called i . b . m . lotus symphony , at an event today in new york . the programs will be available as free downloads from the i . b . m . web site .
i used the term ' social software ' because i am concerned with communication and collaboration on all scales , including the whole of society . thus , i see media at the scale of the world wide web as forms of social software .
for those justices who know little about software today , the record in the case includes a full - size personal computer and software illustrating the lotus spreadsheet and borland ' s version . the computer accompanies boxes and boxes of paper documents , which are always part of the record with cases that make it to the supreme court .
the idea was that the court have the opportunity to examine what the parties were talking about , in the hope of demystifying it ,
henry gutman , lead lawyer for lotus , said of the machine that became part of the record when lotus first sued borland in 1990 .
platform . however , lotus ' s dominant groupware position was soon to face stiff competition from microsoft ' s exchange server .
in any event , mr . lange said , a successful suit by sapc against lotus would have adverse effects for ontio .
lotus officials firmly maintain the sapc suit is ` ` totally without merit ' ' and will be proven so in court .
we are seeing partnerships emerge that combine hardware and software technologies . last week , microsoft and hewlett - packard announced a $ 250 million partnership that will feature microsoft software on hewlett - packard hardware to sell into data centers and cloud service providers .
i ' d rather see an emphasis on this dimension of social software than on the origin of the name itself .
“sherpa software is excellent – product , service , responsiveness , support , monthly newsletters , tech notes , moderated forums , webcast , etc . i have been using their software for ten 10 years and their products and their people are wonderful . ”
lotus had pioneered the desktop software market with the groundbreaking 1 - 2 - 3 package in 1982 and notes would become the 4 - 5 - 6 . despite its stumbling in a market increasingly dominated by microsoft , lotus understood the game , the rules and the players . what i . b . m . acquired was not only leadership in what is known as the distributed middleware market , but a presence as a forward - looking , hip player in the hottest part of the software business . with lotus as a spearhead , i . b . m . would shed its stodgy mainframe image and become the new blue .
borland says users continued to support lotus ' s product because they had learned and
invested
in the 1 - 2 - 3 program . lotus ' s competitors consequently believed that 1 - 2 - 3 users would feel compelled to stick with the program , no matter how good a new product might be . and in this case , borland asserts that because users did not want to lose the investment they had already made in spreadsheet software , it needed to include the lotus menu structure in quattro .
i . b . m . , mr . gerstner said , had just tendered an all - cash offer of $ 64 a share for lotus , a storied software maker in cambridge , mass . , and he hoped mr . manzi would come willingly to the deal . shocked and surprised , the combative mr . manzi initially refused , spent two days seeking a white knight to keep lotus independent and then grudgingly accepted the $ 3 . 5 billion buyout , the largest by far in software industry history .
but things were changing at lotus , when in october 1983 it went public . kapor however had recognised that the informal management style at lotus needed more structure , and he brought in jim p . manzi , a former management consultant , as marketing director .
the sapc suit alleges that lotus , and its founder mitchell d . kapor , used confidential information and trade secrets to imitate the ` ` look and feel ' ' of visicalc to develop the highly popular lotus 1 - 2 - 3 computer spreadsheet program .
but i came to understand that it made more sense to go into that as a stand - alone project rather than to try to graft it onto ray’s project . ultimately a different group in lotus produced lotus agenda , about which more at another time .
but it was the groupware product , lotus notes , that kept the home fires burning at lotus towers , thanks to annual maintenance contracts that brought in a steady revenue stream . this was even more so in 1994 , when sales of lotus office suite and spreadsheet packages dropped sharply , due to a combination of its late entry into the windows sector , and fierce competition from microsoft .
fun video introduction to ibm lotus notes and domino v8 - collaboration software that can help people effectively share and manage information , make business decisions quickly , and streamline the way they work . mike chvany , writer / producer / director , alyson schultz , designer
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original expression in the
look and feel
of computer software , when inherently distinctive , can be additionally protected as trade dress under the lanham act ; indeed , lanham act protection may become the next major vehicle for legal protection of published computer software .
“the original echo plan called for implementing the project “bottom - up” , that is , the networking software would be implemented first , followed by the productivity tools . by “inverting” the project , we would attempt to produce the productivity tools before the networking software .
it’s tough to remember now , but in the period before microsoft office came along , it was lotus , not microsoft , that was synonymous with office software . lotus development corporation , which mitch kapor founded in cambridge , massachusetts , had a ginormous cash cow in 1 - 2 - 3 , a product which was so popular that companies bought fleets of ibm pcs just to run it .
i cheerfully confess to having a pro - lotus bias . i lived in boston during the brand’s boom years in the 1980s , an era in which the boston area was as important to the pc revolution as silicon valley was — and lotus was the single most significant boston - based tech company . then in 1994 and 1995 , i was an editor at pc world lotus edition , a special version of pc world with extra pages devoted entirely to lotus products , amounting to a magazine - within - the - magazine .
but the anticipated culture clash did not occur , although jim manzi left lotus three months after the merger and jeff papows , who joined lotus in 1993 as vice - president of the notes division , became president and ceo . ibm made lotus the heart of its personal computer software strategy and let it keep its independence and name brand .
lotus is our desktop people and i don ' t want to hear any more about it ,
said ibm chairman and ceo lou gerstner , according to the boston herald . with access to ibm ' s financial resources , lotus dropped the price of notes three weeks after the merger , and in october 1995 ibm announced an agreement with 11 communications companies , including british telecom and nippon telegraph & telephone , to carry notes on their networks .
eclipse is a platform - independent , java - based software framework . eclipse was originally a proprietary product developed by ibm as a successor of the visualage family of tools . eclipse has subsequently been released as free / open source software under the eclipse public license . it is the foundation of lotus symphony , a microsoft office - compatible productivity suite based on the open - source urltoken project .
i . b . m . made several other crucial decisions at the outset . rather than subsume lotus into the company , i . b . m . decided that lotus would become a wholly owned subsidiary and remain a visible , viable brand . its employees would continue to receive lotus paychecks and benefits and i . b . m . would not impose its corporate regulations or culture on cambridge .
i was aware of the famous ibm ' s office suite , but i thought it was something belonging to the past and would have never expected lotus ( my lotus ) to become known in ruby ecosystem . now , this name collision has caused minor confusion outside of ruby community . hackernews or thoughtwork ' s radar are clear examples . there always been the need to specify lotus for ruby .
by 1995 notes had grown to the point that ibm acquired lotus as a whole for $ 3 . 5 billion , not only for notes itself but for all of the drag - along business it created for ibm in additional hardware , software , and services .