Editing IBM Lotus SmartSuite (section)

==Status==

SmartSuite is no longer supported or maintained.

SmartSuite used to be in [[maintenance mode]], and supported with fixes and fixpacks on [[Windows 2000]] and [[Windows XP]]. SmartSuite is not officially supported by IBM on versions of Windows after XP, but it does work very well on both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of [[Windows Vista]], [[Windows 7]], [[Windows 8.1]], [[Windows 10]] and [[Windows 11]].

[[eComStation]] 1.0 included the OS/2 version of Smartsuite.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecomstation.com/docs/release1.0/ecs-ga-pdf-a5.pdf|access-date=2020-09-03|title=eComStation 1.0 Manual}}</ref> It was an optional extra in later versions of eComStation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.russharvey.bc.ca/os2/ecs.html|access-date=2020-09-03|title=eComStation — OS/2 Renewed}}</ref> [[ArcaOS]] does not include Smartsuite, but is able to run it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arcanoae.com/wiki/arcaos/post-install-tips-hints/installing-lotus-smartsuite-on-arcaos/|access-date=2020-09-03|title=Installing Lotus SmartSuite on ArcaOS}}</ref>

In 2007, IBM introduced a new office suite called [[IBM Lotus Symphony]], unrelated to the [[Lotus Symphony for DOS|Lotus Symphony]] integrated application suite that Lotus previously released.

In July 2012 the price for a user licence of Lotus SmartSuite 9.8 was US-$342.00 when purchased directly through the IBM website.<ref>IBM Lotus SmartSuite User License + SW Subscription & Support 12 Months (D5CTSLL) per https://www-112.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/buyingtools/paexpress/Express?P0=E1&part_number=D5CTSLL&catalogLocale=en_US&locale=en_US&country=USA&PT=html (31. July 2012))</ref>

In May 2013, IBM announced the withdrawal of SmartSuite. Marketing of the product ended in June 2013, followed by all support ceasing in September 2014. IBM has also announced that there will be no replacement for SmartSuite.<ref>[http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS913-091 Software withdrawal and discontinuance of support: Lotus SmartSuite, Lotus Organizer and Lotus 123]</ref>