Microsoft zeros in on Lotus

eWeek | at | by Mike

A cadre of former Lotus software employees is leading a reinvigorated push at Microsoft to lure Lotus customers to .Net with new products and services. Over the next six to eight months, the Redmond, Wash., company plans to roll out a series of initiatives, including a tool kit, due this summer, that allows Domino developers to create Notes- and Domino-based Web services using Microsoft development tools such as Visual Studio .Net and Visual Basic.