Symphony" of IBM, in release 1 week 10 ten thousand download achievement - - as for 2nd beta edition 6? 8 weeks later, as for general release in begin

The United States IBM September 26th, free office suite "Symphony" of the same company which opposes to "Office" of Microsoft, made that from release 10 ten thousand download are achieved in the first 1 week clear.

The collaboration of IBM/the Lotus software charge general manager and microphone ???? vis-a-vis the collection of data of the IDG News Service, "honesty saying, this much are short, the fact that it was accepted to the user at period is the surprise", you said. As for IBM because it corresponds to unexpected Symphony popularity, you say that the download server for the same suite 2 days later of release was reinforced in 3 times.

The 1st beta edition of Symphony release was done on September 18th, but at the beginning, it downloads, registering IBM ID and the password, it was necessary to input the information of this human identification. But, from the fact that the voice of dissatisfaction rises from the user vis-a-vis such complicated process, IBM modified register process, effective E-mail address just is registered anyone that tried can download simply.

"(With the modification of register process those where it distinguishes whether), it is or the enterprise where those where Symphony is downloaded are the private user became difficult, but as much as possible makes many users use the fact that was preferred"

Symphony has designated "OpenOffice.org" and "the Eclipse" framework as the base, the alternative suite of Microsoft Office is offered not only, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) the XML based document standard "Open Document for XML which is approved (ODF)" it has made important goal in the private user and enterprise that use is urged. "Last purpose is spread of open standard", (the same person)

It has 90% share in the office application market, ODF native it does not support "Microsoft Office 2007,", the same company individual "Open XML (OOXML)" adopts the format, but this format was rejected with the standardization poll of ISO which recently was done (the related article).

The vendor of the ODF support group which begins IBM and Sun Microsystems and Google, aiming toward the spread of the same standard, strengthens the attitude which opposes to Microsoft. Each company for Microsoft not to support ODF of international standard, sees that, it becomes the chance which breaks down the monopolistic position of Microsoft in the office application market.

IBM by the fact that Symphony which is made the OpenOffice.org base is offered, carrying Sun and the like which offers the pay edition suite "StarOffice" of OpenOffice.org and the hand, is the posture which sets the encircling net for Microsoft Office. So far, the OpenOffice.org based suite product includes free edition and pay edition, has not supplied the success of the extent which opposes to Microsoft Office.

IBM so far, participation to the OpenOffice.org community was waived, but finally it finished to step on recently in participation, (the related article). Because as for , as for IBM offering Symphony, the free suite of the same community is neglected, you explain that is not. With say, as for IBM not only aiming toward the spread of ODF, with the reason which is not the feeling that we would like to supply success with suite business, it is improbable.

As for IBM, the 2nd beta edition of Symphony 6? In the schedule which release is done, as for general release you say within 8 weeks that it becomes the beginning in next year. As for the same company it is the intention which offers the charge support for the enterprise, but we have assumed that it is no more than an option because to the last enterprise feeling at rest, that tries can introduce Symphony.