'''Iris Associates''' was a [[software development]] company founded in [[Littleton, Massachusetts]] on [[December 7]], [[1984]] by [[Ray Ozzie]] to build the software ultimately known as [[Lotus Notes]]. Tim Halvorsen and Len Kawell, who joined Iris shortly afterwards in January [[1985]], met Ray Ozzie years before when all of them were working on the [[University of Illinois]] [[PLATO]] project. They are widely regarded as the core team behind the creation of Lotus Notes. | '''Iris Associates''' was a [[software development]] company founded in [[Littleton, Massachusetts]] on [[December 7]], [[1984]] by [[Ray Ozzie]] to build the software ultimately known as [[Lotus Notes]]. Tim Halvorsen and Len Kawell, who joined Iris shortly afterwards in January [[1985]], met Ray Ozzie years before when all of them were working on the [[University of Illinois]] [[PLATO]] project. They are widely regarded as the core team behind the creation of Lotus Notes. |