1. When referring to the computer
company, Lotus was founded in 1982
by Mitch Kapor and Jonathan Sachs. Lotus, which is now a part of IBM, is
the developer of such programs as Lotus notes, Lotus 1-2-3, Lotus
Domino and various other software programs.
When referring to software, the term Lotus commonly
refers to Lotus Notes or Lotus Domino.