IBM, VMware and NSEC Agree on Partnership for Office Tools

Reported by Softpedia on Wednesday, 18 November 2009 (on November 18, 2009)

The IBM-native Lotus Symphony line of office apps will be offered in its portable version on NSEC products, such as the successful Keepod, the slimmest USB device in the world. IBM, VMWare and NSEC made this announcement on Tuesday, November 19, 2009, through an official press release by IBM.This means that users will be able to buy portable USB devices from NSEC with IBM's Lotus Symphony office tools already installed using VMWare software, like ThinApp (application virtualization software that enables the portable version of Lotus Symphony to work properly).The combined solution will be more secure because every time a user will want to access a document on the USB device, Lotus Symphony will open it for them without installing any permanent or temporary files on the host computer. By keeping all the data on the portable stick, user privacy will not be put into any jeopardy of data theft risks. For now, NSEC's prime product Keepod will benefit from the new partnership.“With this Keepod offering, we are able to extend Symphony benefits to many new users,” said Kevin Cavanaugh, vice president, Messaging and Collaboration, IBM Lotus. “Our goal with Lotus Symphony software is to provide a fully capable alternative to Microsoft Office, giving business and consumers al...

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