PHASE 2 Enhances IBM Lotus Connections with Free iWidgets

IBM SaaS Partner, PHASE 2, Expands Social Networking Platform with Web 2.0 Applications

HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PHASE 2 International announced the integration of thirteen social applications into its new hosted Lotus Connections - a secure corporate social networking application. Now available from www.phase2.com/widgets, Skype, Digg, FaceBook, Flickr, Google Directions and more popular Web 2.0 apps are for use immediately.

“Available to PHASE 2 Lotus Connections subscribers at no additional charge to enhance the user experience”

These new iWidgets make gathering information from multiple internet sources, staying on top of trends and communicating with colleagues easy and seamless.

“Available to PHASE 2 Lotus Connections subscribers at no additional charge to enhance the user experience,” said Adam Smith, PHASE 2’s Marketing Director, “the addition of these iWidgets further demonstrates our commitment to the hosted IBM Lotus product line.”

PHASE 2 Lotus Connections users can choose to add iWidgets by simply dragging-and-dropping them into their workspace. This makes getting directions, accessing current news, sharing photos, creating online chat rooms, and initiating toll-free Skype calls a snap. “We believe very strongly in the service-oriented architecture of Web 2.0, and are committed to providing a broad range of applications that interoperate seamlessly,” added Smith.

PHASE 2’s hosted IBM Lotus offering allows more businesses to take advantage of the power of Lotus’ collaborative applications by reducing IT costs. Licensing costs for software applications are based solely on monthly usage; there are no upfront costs or contract requirements. Monthly charges include data migration, customization, training, and 24x7 support. Applications are provided in a high-availability configuration and come complete with client software.

For more information on the new iWidgets or the on-demand version of the Lotus suite, please visit www.phase2.com/lotus.

About PHASE 2 International

PHASE 2 International delivers affordable and scalable access to high-end business software applications via a Software as a Service—SaaS—model. Ideal for businesses of all sizes, and especially practical for small-to-medium-sized businesses, the hosted applications currently include the IBM Lotus Notes, Sametime, Quickr and Connections, Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange (with support for Blackberry devices), Project Server, CRM, and Team Foundation Server, for software developers; and PHASE 2’s ShareMeeting. The hosted applications are delivered across the web to enable on-demand access to corporate information whenever and wherever in the world the user happens to be. PHASE 2 is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii and operates a secure, state-of-the-art data center. For more information, visit www.phase2.com.