Under the signed Letter of Intent, Sherpa Software will license the ToneCheck API to develop a plugin for enterprise e-mail and collaboration software Lotus Notes; future integration is also slated for Sametime, Quickr and other products in IBM's Lotus lineup. The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
Just as with ToneCheck for Outlook, ToneCheck for Lotus will check message content for tone, and alert the sender to words and phrases that could be misinterpreted by the recipient.
The ToneCheck software is meant to prevent professionals from making inadvert textual faux pas, something Lymbix founders Matt Eldridge and Josh Merchant believe is a significant issue for enterprise. Licensing the ToneCheck API to Sherpa Software for Lotus integration is just one of many deals the pair hopes to orchestrate in the year ahead.
As for Outlook end users, a smarter and more streamlined version of ToneCheck for Outlook is scheduled for release later this month.