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A suite of Java applets developed by Lotus (subsidiary of IBM) in 1996/7 and intended to be a lightweight network centric alternative to the Lotus SmartSuite and other office suites.

The suite was shipped with the IBM Network Station, Sun JavaStation and Oracle's Network Computer.

Features

Basically the suite included a word processor, a presentation graphics app, a spreadsheet and a database application in addition to a small set of utility and communication programs that allowed the suite to access "legacy" applications and systems ranging from MS Windows PCs to mainframes.

The applications were not intended for power users and had feature sets that were squarely aimed at use on networked equipment such as thin clients, for instance the database application did not contain a database engine but rather had a Lotus Approach like front end that could be used to develop applications for SQL backends running on a server.

Licence

IBM IPLA

Publications

Barry Briggs: Lotus eSuite - IBM Systems Journal Vol 37, No. 3 - Java Technology (G321-0132)

Links

298-065 (1998-02-24) Lotus eSuite WorkPlace for the IBM Network Station

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-A suite of [[Java]] applets developed by the Lotus division of [[IBM]] in 1996/7 and intended to be a lightweight network centric alternative to the [[Lotus Smartsuite]] and other office suites. Basically the suite included a word processor, a presentation graphics app, a spreadsheet and a database application in addition to a small set of utility and communication programs that allowed the suite to access "legacy" applications and systems ranging from [[MS Windows]] PC's to mainframes.
+A suite of [[Java]] applets developed by [[Lotus]] (subsidiary of IBM) in 1996/7 and intended to be a lightweight network centric alternative to the [[Lotus SmartSuite]] and other office suites.
-The applications were not intended for power users and had feature sets that were squarely aimed at use on networked equipment such as thin clients, for instance the database application did not contain a database engine but rather had a [[Lotus Approach]] like front end that could be used to develop applications for SQL backends running on a server. The Lotus Kona applets were not used much on OS/2 as it was difficult to buy them on their own and their availability in late 1997 coincided with a late beta of Lotus Smartsuite which got all the attention of OS/2 users, the suite was shipped with the ''IBM Network Station'' and a similar device from [[Oracle]] called the ''Network Computer''.
+The suite was shipped with the ''IBM Network Station'', Sun JavaStation and [[Oracle]]'s ''Network Computer''.
-==Licence and availability==
+==Features==
-Discontinued commercial software
+Basically the suite included a word processor, a presentation graphics app, a spreadsheet and a database application in addition to a small set of utility and communication programs that allowed the suite to access "legacy" applications and systems ranging from [[MS Windows]] PCs to mainframes.
-==Publisher==
+The applications were not intended for power users and had feature sets that were squarely aimed at use on networked equipment such as thin clients, for instance the database application did not contain a database engine but rather had a [[Lotus Approach]] like front end that could be used to develop applications for SQL backends running on a server.
-* [[IBM]]
+==Licence==
+* IBM IPLA
+==Publications==
+* Barry Briggs: ''Lotus eSuite'' - IBM Systems Journal Vol 37, No. 3 - Java Technology (G321-0132)
+==Links==
+* {{L-IBMAnnUS|298-065}} (1998-02-24) Lotus eSuite WorkPlace for the IBM Network Station
 [[Category:Java office suites]]