IBM, its subsidiary Lotus Development and the National Federation of Independent
Business today said they have set a fund to support the development and
deployment of Lotus Domino-based e-business suites for small and midsize
businesses. The e-business Development for
Growing Enterprise (eDGE) fund totals $1 million. Independent software
vendors can apply for a grant of up to
$75,000 each, and in turn use the grant and work with Lotus to help small
and midsize companies conduct business on the Internet.