How Lotus Notes Changed the Collaboration Landscape

http://readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/09/sheldon-laube.php

I was part of the early days of Lotus Notes (1989-1996) while at Price Waterhouse.  I worked with Sheldon and his team and then later worked for him at a start-up.  There is a great podcast interview with Sheldon Laube linked to from this article, it is very relevant to the conversation today around enterprise collaboration and social interaction.

Enterprise Collaboration/social interaction is almost a back to the future moment.  We had it with Lotus Notes and now people are starting to recognize again the power of collaboration.

Lotus Notes revisited

Peter O'Kelly on the history of Lotus Notes.  Notes being the first commercially succesful and mass adopted collaboration platform, it still holds a fond place in many collaboration and KM experts hearts.  I even co-authored a book on Lotus Notes back in 1997.

http://pbokelly.blogspot.com/2010/06/leaving-notes-personal-perspectives.html