Year: 2002

Lotus today announced that the next version of Lotus Notes, code-named “Rnext,” will offer advanced support for Mac OS X. The company has promised to deliver the “same key capabilities of the Win32 environment” in the Mac OS X client. Mac OS X support in Lotus Notes will first appear in the next beta version of Rnext, which will be available in Q1 2002. Final name, pricing and ship date for Notes Rnext has not been announced.

In a move to make its professional 3D animation software more accessible, Alias|Wavefront has introduced Maya Personal Learning Edition, a full-featured version of the complete Maya package for Mac OS X for use in a non-commercial capacity.

We have posted a number of photos from the Macworld Expo media event that took place after the keynote, where members of the media were able to get a hands-on look at the new iMac and the rest of Apple’s booth.

Microsoft today released Office v.X Test Drive, a 30-day demo version of Office v.X that includes most of the features of the retail version. The 122MB download includes all four Office v.X applications: Word, Excel, Entourage, and PowerPoint. Additionally, Apple and Microsoft have launched a new promotion—”Suite Deal.“—that offers a US$150 rebate to users who purchase a new Mac and Office v.X.

We have posted a number of photos from the Macworld Expo keynote, where Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s new iMac.