IBM Adds Widgets to Symphony Office Suite
"IBM said on Thursday that the latest version of Lotus Symphony now includes support for a variety of popular widgets that let users access Google Gadgets, Lotus Sametime, a wide range of wikis and Microsoft's Sharepoint and MSN from within Symphony.

When IBM (NYSE: IBM) released Lotus Symphony 1.3 in June, it included support for Microsoft Office file formats as well as enhanced DataPilot Table for data mining and organization.

Since the first release of Symphony in 2007, IBM has positioned the free software suite as an alternative to Microsoft Office without the pricey annual licensing fees. It has continued to update the downloadable software at regular intervals, adding more functionality and compatibility with Microsoft's dominant applications ...Internetnews.com