IBM has announced the release of Lotus Notes 7.0.2 Client for the Mac OS X (Tiger) users. The release is expected to happen before the end of this year and comes close on the heels of its Lotus Domino Web Access 7.0.2. The release of both the web access client and the rich client in the same year has brought in great excitement among Mac users who have been eagerly waiting for this.

Jason Dumont, IBM Senior Product Manager says Lotus Notes 7.0.2 has several features including “Lotus Notes-based and S/MIME-based encryption, secure log-off and the ability to change their own passwords, as well as everyday productivity enhancers like spell-checking, unread marks, out-of-office agents, alarms and much more”.

This makes Lotus Notes and Domino a more versatile messaging & collaboration tool capable of residing in multiple platforms like Windows, Linux and Mac. Although IBM has made inroads into the Mac users market earlier with its web access client, the release of Lotus Notes 7.0.2 rich client will help IBM penetrate deeper into the market and increase its overall market share in the Messaging & Collaboration space.

For more information visit this page in the IBM website.