IBM acquires Aprix
Saw it over at LotusGeek, that IBM has bought Aprix the popular (and Australian) web content management system for Lotus Domino. This is very interesting indeed; Why would they be investing on a pure Domino-based web content management system since they’ve been shoving WebSphere down our throats for the past year. I also wonder what it will do to other solutions like NetEnable.
Update: it has been re-branded as “Lotus Workplace Content Development”
chris on July 22nd 2003 in Uncategorized
3 Responses to “IBM acquires Aprix”
[jc] responded on 22 Jul 2003 at 10:30 am #
I know someone thats been on the phone last week with IBM/LOTUS about this already. They have some explaining to do. This decision will affect all us Lotus Notes Developers/Business Partners. Why would a client ask us to develop a CMS now that they can get LWCP for free as part of there annual software Licencing agreement? It SUX big time.
chris responded on 23 Jul 2003 at 12:38 am #
Not to mention other products like WebBlocks. I guess it will strengthen IBM’s market position in CMS (as well as in some other integration areas Aprix had, like publishing straight from MS Word) but how do we (BPs) compete with that?
Pc responded on 25 Jul 2003 at 6:05 pm #
Couldn’t agree more with you both. Makes you wonder what strategy IBM is really aiming for…??