Lotusphere

If you don’t work at IBM, you probably are not aware that this week is Lotusphere.
As an IBM and Lotus Notes newbie, I’m only just beginning to understand the history and culture surrounding the IBM Lotus products. Basically, Lotusphere is like Macworld for Notes users, although admittedly not quite as cool. (Sorry, no iPhone, but we got SameTime 7.5.1!) Because the Lotus software products are focused around collaboration and workplace productivity, these products are the ones most closely related to my research and the research of the other members of the Collaborative User Experience group.

This year’s Lotusphere has generated a lot of press (I don’t think this is usual), but it is fun to see press about the research projects of my colleagues.

InformationWeek has an nice article covering the coolest research that will hopefully become Lotus products:

One of the best things about the IBM Lotusphere conference is always the glimpses it gives you of the future of computing. The various IBM Research labs send representatives who staff a room filled with demo pedestals — two dozen this year — where creators show off their projects. This year, as usual, several projects look like good prospects to become future products, and IBM Lotus has even put one up on the Web so you can get a look at it even though you’re not at the conference.

The article mentions Malibu, Tagging in software development, and Many Eyes, all from CUE.