IBM announced at Macworld 2009 Lotus Notes 8.5 and update that features integration with social calendaring Web sites. The company also released a beta version of Lotus Symphony, a free productivity software suite that includes document, presentation, and spreadsheet capabilities.

Symphony supports OpenDocument Format (ODF) and can export files in PDF format as well. The software is based on OpenOffice.org, but uses IBM Lotus technology as well. The software was released initially for the Windows in May 2008.

System requirements for the Lotus Symphony beta call for an Intel-based Mac running OS X 10.5 or later, 540MB free hard drive space, and 512MB RAM. It is available for a free download here.

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