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IBM on Friday announced a new version of its Lotus Symphony office suite, with additional features aimed at users of Microsoft Office, as part of the "fierce competition" The company says it is from Microsoft. At the same time, the company said it is phasing out Microsoft Office in there, where it is possible.

"Users can easily drag and drop widgets directly in Lotus Symphony, distinguishing it from the static tools to improve service performance such as Microsoft Word," IBM said in a statement. "This is a drag and drop feature also makes the symphony to stand out from other alternative Microsoft Office, simplifying usage and installation of widgets with just one click.

Виджеты очень легко приложений, которые могут быть объединены и использованы для взаимодействия с основные вычислительные платформы. Symphony is integrated with the gadgets Google, Lotus Sametime, Lotus Quickr, Lotus Connections, Microsoft SharePoint, and MSN, all through widgets.

IBM New widgets include a widget command Marketplace, which allows teams to work together, IBM and Microsoft documents, diagrams share widgets and Symphony-to-Wiki widget, IBM's vice president of messaging and collaboration, Kevin Cavanaugh told ZDNet UK on Friday.

"We were in fierce competition with Microsoft, and they are happy to take any part of our business," said Cavanaugh. "People think that they had no choice in office applications. We're going to provide an alternative (for Microsoft)".

Bob Picciano, general manager of software IBM Lotus, said in a statement: "Today there are more innovative, open alternatives, such as the symphony, which is advantageous for the Microsoft Office Open models of cooperation. Symphony can offer unlimited opportunities for businesses - a cost-effective - at a time when many organizations are increasingly concerned about investment in Microsoft Office ".

Competing technology giant Microsoft is not limited to extend the functionality of Lotus, according to the representative IBM. IBM on Friday said that he is in the process of phasing out Microsoft Office in the company to "encourage users to go to the symphony." However, employees who need to use Microsoft Office can still use the software, it added.

Symphony is a showcase product IBM, and how it works and fits perfectly into our strategy of Web 2.0, we have the initiative to significantly increase its use within IBM ", said the statement by IBM. "This will mean that for some staff, they will no longer need or want to obsolete products. In cases where such tools are still needed, they will continue to be used in support of our business and our customers."