<p>IDG News Service - IBM is planning to release on Dec. 14 a public beta of Notes and Domino 9.0 Social Edition that will no longer use the Lotus brand.</p><p>2012 IT graveyard</p><p>IBM has decided to offer a public beta, the first in a long time for Notes and Domino, because of the importance of the release, Ed Brill, director of product line management and in charge of IBM's Collaboration Solutions, said in a blog post.</p><p>This beta also signals the point where Notes and Domino will join IBM's other software products in sporting only the IBM name, which the company feels is a stronger brand than Lotus, according to Brill.</p><p><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/111412-ibm-kills-lotus-brand-readies-264299.html">Keep reading...</a></p>