FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 30, 2007

Lotus Museum Opens to the Public

Dallas, Texas -- The world's first virtual museum for software, the Lotus Museum, is opening its doors today. The Lotus Museum, located at www.lotusmuseum.com is a website dedicated to Lotus Development Corporation. The grand opening was announced by the museum Founder and Curator, Judi Lazerus. The museum is being launched in conjunction with the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Lotus Development Corporation. Although the company was bought by IBM in June 1995 and now exists only as an IBM brand, the spirit of the company continues to live on in the hearts of its former employees.

The Lotus Museum is the first virtual museum for software and has galleries for Products, Sales & Marketing, Awards & Giveaways, Clothing, Company Culture, Other Stuff and Photos. Special exhibits include a company and product timeline of the first five years and a vaporware exhibit dedicated to Modern Jazz, a Macintosh product that was cancelled in 1988.

Lotus was founded in 1982 by Mitch Kapor and Jonathan Sachs with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It became famous in 1983 when it launched its popular spreadsheet, 1-2-3, which became the industry's best selling business software. The name referred to the three ways the product could be used - as a spreadsheet, graphics package, and database manager. Sales were explosive and Lotus became the largest independent software vendor in the world almost overnight.

The museum is being sponsored and hosted by Camelback Web Architects, publisher of liveSite, a software application that allows for the easy creation of websites and e-newsletters. Camelback Web Architects was founded by Michael Wilson, a former Lotus employee who was a consultant in the Dallas, Texas office.

The idea for the museum was conceived by Judi Lazerus, a former Lotus employee who had a considerable stockpile of Lotus memorabilia and wanted to honor the company because it was a great place to work. She was a software tester in Cambridge, Massachusetts for five years (1987-1992) and a consultant in the Dallas office for seven years (1994-2001). Donations to the museum are encouraged by anyone who has Lotus memorabilia. Making a donation entails uploading a picture of the item and providing information about it. Monetary donations are not accepted. Information about how to donate can be found on the How_to_Donate page.

The museum is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and admission is free. Children under the age of 12 should be accompanied by an adult.

The Lotus Museum is for entertainment purposes only and is not affiliated with IBM or Lotus Development Corporation. For more information, contact lotusmuseum@verizon.net.