Lotus division hopes to create more business opportunities for channel

IBM’s Lotus Software division has announced plans to invest further in the mid-market and create more value-add opportunities for the Lotus Business Partner community.

Big Blue has unveiled a range of new products and tools including a new version of IBM Workplace Services Express – version 2.6, which is due to ship next month - and a hosted trial version of IBM Workplace for Business Controls and Reporting.

Mike Rhodin, IBM General Manager Worldplace, Portal and Collaboration Software said: “With more and more small and medium business owners and entrepreneurs worldwide turning to IBM Lotus and IBM Business Partners to help them build industry-specific solutions, our focus in 2006 is on delivering products and services that are affordable to manage but do not compromise on depth of capability.”