Based on its commitment to open standards and choice in computing, <A HREF="http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/20563.wss">IBM announced Lotus Expeditor,</A> a development platform for creating Eclipse-based and Web 2.0 applications. Lotus Expeditor's open standards-based programming model enables enterprises to integrate existing and new applications and deliver them to a variety of connected and disconnected devices. Lotus Expeditor provides the underlying programming model for a universal, end user experience across all the Lotus product portfolio including Lotus Sametime 7.5, Websphere Portal 6.0, and the upcoming release of Lotus Notes, code-named Hanover.