This week, it is introducing a test version of a new online collaboration software suite called Project Bluehouse.

Much of the Bluehouse technology comes from I.B.M.’s Lotus line of products, which include popular e-mail, contact and calendar applications used by large corporations. I.B.M. has now bundled this software along with applications for Web conferencing, instant messaging, document sharing and team management into a single collection that is accessed via the Web.