Lotus Notes/Domino update for Lotus user groups - Q4 2007

Lotus Notes and Domino – A history, a future Ed Brill Business Unit Executive Worldwide Lotus Notes/Domino Sales

Seventeen years, 130 million users, 46,000 organizations 1989 – Lotus Notes R1 1991 –Notes R2 1993 –Notes R3 1996 - Notes R4 & Notes/Domino R4.5 1999 – Notes and Domino R5 2002 – Notes and Domino 6.0 2004 – Notes and Domino 6.5 2006-Notes and Domino 7

The introduction of Notes
Inspired by “PLATO NOTES”
Development began in 1985 with founding of Iris Associates
Ray Ozzie, Steve Beckhardt, Len Kawell, Tim Halvorsen, Alan Eldridge
Date of earliest entry in “Iris Office Notes”: 11 October, 1986 (“Note forwarding works!” / Ray Ozzie)
First ship: 5 December, 1989
Size of combined install floppies, zipped: 2 MB

Notes Version 1 – December, 1989
Cost: US$62,500 for 200 users
35,000 users sold in year 1
Early customers: Price Waterhouse, Arthur Andersen
Platforms: OS/2, DOS 3.1/4.0, Windows 3.0 (Notes 1.1)
Features and capabilities:
A lot of the basics we still use today! (Directory, security/ACLs, doclinks, OLE rich text objects, replication)
Out of the box group mail, group phone book, and group discussion templates
@function development environment

Notes Version 2 – 1991
Designed for scalability for large customers
Introduction of APIs
Focus of Esther Dyson’s PC Forum, March 1991
Bill Gates referred to “Iris Notes” 
Tradition of working on next release before shipping current effort began (V2 efforts started in 1989, V3 discussion started in 1991, etc.)

Notes V3 – May, 1993
At time of release, ½ million users, 2000 organizations
V3 the first “mainstream” Notes release:
Designed for scalability (though OS/2 / Netbios origins limited…)
Added:
Mac client
Threading
Document hierarchy
Windows server

Notes R4 – 1995 The first re-invention of Notes
Evolution into client/server messaging product
New UI, new messaging capabilities
First “professional programmer” release
Lotuscript introduced, new APIs, new tools (ViP)
Pressure to evolve more quickly
“ Internet time”
Introduction of major features in point releases
Introduction of “QMR” process

Notes R4.5 and 4.6 – 1996
First feature release since 1.1 within a major release
Introduction of calendaring & scheduling
Separate download of “Domino”, a web application sever add-on, available
Domino shipped as Domino 4.6
Added support for emerging internet standards: POP, IMAP, LDAP, NNTP, HTTP, Java, Javascript
Added support for many new platforms: UNIX, iSeries, Novell

Notes R5 – March, 1999
First major renovation of the Notes user interface
Introduction of CORBA/IIOP, native SMTP/MIME
Introduction of separate Domino Administrator tool
Features released in interim MRs:
5.0.2: Linux server
5.05: “Bluejay”
iNotes Access for MS-Outlook, OLE/DB connector, DNFS
5.0.8: iNotes Web Access (now DWA)

Notes 6/Domino 6 – October, 2002
Three years of development results in…
Substantial user interface improvements
Improved system administration
Policy-based administration
Server/performance monitor
The beginnings of integrating with the rest of the IBM Software portfolio
Focus on mobility
Domino Everyplace, EasySync, etc.
The last “big” release
Future releases faster, more focused

Notes 6.5 / Domino 6.5 – September, 2003
Integration of Sametime instant messaging into Notes client at no additional charge
Awareness, presence capabilities
A dozen “best of breed” end-user features
Mozilla browser support, first foray into supported Linux clients
More integration across IBM Software portfolio
6.5.1 – An aligned server release
QP, ST, Doc 6.5.1 all released within 90 days
All supported on current, concurrent server level for first time

Notes 7 / Domino 7 – Released August, 2005
Major update of Domino server architecture
Massive scalability and performance enhancements
Improvements to system administration and autonomic system management
Activity trends, Domino Domain Monitor, policy-based administration, SmartUpgrade
Introduction of Domino Web Services
Limited introduction of DB2 as alternate data store
Major update to Domino Web Access
New incremental client features
Autosave, multithreaded views, better window state management

Protect Investments Simple upgrade, leverage existing applications, managed desktop Collaboration Beyond Email Calendar, instant messaging, team documents, editors, applications … Increase Business Agility Open, standards-based, extensible, platform flexibility Secure Your Information Control access, encrypt data, high availability

An unmatched commitment to investment protection

Introducing Lotus Notes & Domino 8 Now Available!

Calendering & Scheduling Icon Email/Messaging Icon Enhanced performance Icon “… the most significant release of Notes in the last 10 years.” Peter Kelly, Burton Group " The Notes 8 interface looks really slick" Michael Osterman, Osterman Research “ When I show Notes 8 to people, they say, "Wow! That can't be Notes,'". The software's design, once very clunky, has been updated so that it's clean without being Web 2.0 trendy," John Head, PSC Group LLC / Computerworld Hayden Planetarium

Converging today’s numerous user experiences…

Into the Desktop of the Future Today

Zeta_Mail_Renata Lotus Notes 8
UI and Design Excellence
Innovation in Collaboration
Open, Extensible Platform
Simple Upgrade
Flash demo : ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/lotus/lotusweb/ln8_demo/ln8_demo/IBMLotusNotesDemo.html IBM TV – Customer Reactions : http://www-306.ibm.com/software/info/television/index.jsp?cat= lotus&item =en_sg/lotus/xml/P249612U84065O26.xml

Lotus Notes 8 UI and Design Excellence
New user-friendly look-and-feel driven by your feedback
118 design sessions at Lotusphere 2006
“Users First” initiative launched in March 2006: 1,925 participants
“ Renovations-on-the-Road ” sessions at customer sites
IBM Technology Adoption Program: 1,115 users
Design Blog (Mary Beth Raven)
The result: “ The UI hands down is number 1.” “ This puts an end to the ‘ I like Outlook because it looks good’ statements.”

Ways That ~1,950 Users Were Involved

Platform navigation consistency
Eliminate the perception that “Notes works differently than other Windows applications”
Selection model, user interface cues, menu structure, wording choices
Contextual collaboration
Right click covers person object, not just data object
Sidebar for “Peripheral vision”
Composite applications
Turn all new features “on” by default
Emphasis on improved mail, calendar, contacts core applications
New value in RSS feeds, search
Usability concepts in Notes 8

An Open Applications Foundation
Lotus Notes 8 software is
built on Eclipse.org open standard -- enables composite applications
Extends existing applications
Lotus Domino-based
3 rd party
Fully extensible and customizable
Technical article – Extending the client with Eclipse : http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/notes8-mail/index.html?S_TACT=105AGX13&S_CMP=EDU Online course - Exploring new features in Lotus Domino Designer: https://education.lotus.com/rw/lewwschd.nsf/594045664318da9e80256cae00361321/0c3713cab1c266e9852572e50062eaab?OpenDocument

IBM Education Assistant – 10 lessons on composite applications: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ieduasst/lotv1r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.iea.notes/notes/8.0b2/CompositeApps.html Online course - Developing composite applications: https://education.lotus.com/rw/lewwschd.nsf/594045664318da9e80256cae00361321/1b2076bd1f8a0469852572e500689ba3?OpenDocument Blog - Composite applications: http://www-03.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/CompApps Combines components on-the-glass Think rich-client mashup What is a Composite Application?

All Lotus Domino 8 applications are Composite-App ready
Lotus Domino applications/elements can:
become components of new Composite Applications
be wired to non-Lotus Domino applications via new design features and tools
Lotus Domino application component Java component

Whitepaper - Overview of productivity tools: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/lotus/pub/lotusweb/misc/IBM_productivity_tools_overview.pdf Lotus Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations
Create and edit business content within Lotus Notes
Suports multiple file formats
Microsoft Office
Open Office
Lotus SmartSuite
Embedded in Lotus Notes
No additional charge

September 10, 2007 – IBM JOINS OPENOFFICE.ORG COMMUNITY
“ The OpenOffice.org community today announced that IBM will be joining the community to collaborate on the development of OpenOffice.org software. IBM will be making initial code contributions that it has been developing as part of its Lotus Notes product, including accessibility enhancements, and will be making ongoing contributions to the feature richness and code quality of OpenOffice.org. Besides working with the community on the free productivity suite's software, IBM will also leverage OpenOffice.org technology in its products.”

Be Free. Work Smart. Introducing www.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony
Documents
Spreadsheets
Presentations
Optional, fee based phone support for enterprises
IBM Lotus Symphony ODF-Compatible Editors in Beta Today!

Lotus Domino Web Access 8 Look-and-feel closer to Lotus Notes
Browser based experience
Full collaboration environment
New user interface
New contact management
Works with Lotus Notes 8.0

The new Lotus Domino 8
New and enhanced features
Message recall
Improved out-of-office
Message threads
Improvements in
Administration
Directory
Security features
Performance & Efficiency
Open applications infrastructure
Support for IBM DB2® as alternative data store
All this and no rip-and-replace

Platform versatility
Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Server (Standard & Enterprise Edition)
Microsoft Windows 2003 x64 Edition
x86 Linux®
Novell SUSE Linux (SLES) 10 (32 bit & 64 bit hardware)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 (32 bit & 64 bit hardware)
Sun Solaris 10
IBM System p™: IBM AIX® 5.3 & 5.4
IBM System i™: IBM i5/OS ® (IBM OS/400 ® ) v5R4
IBM System z™
IBM z/OS ® 1.7 and higher
Novell SUSE Linux (SLES) 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
Native 64-bit Lotus Domino
Beta currently planned to be available Q3 2007
GA planned for in 8.0.x maintenance release
32-bit platforms will continue to be supported

Compatibility makes it easy to upgrade
No Rip and Replace -- the Lotus Notes and Domino 8 release is compatible with previous versions:
Same proven infrastructure
Same data stores
Same model for customizing the mail template
Same Security infrastructure
Same Directory
Same Admin tools
Same Replication
Same set of application APIs

Product Entitlements

IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.0.1
New Lotus Domino® Web Access Client
Secondary calendar and time zones
Mail file quota gauge
“ To Do” user interface improvements
Lotus Quickr 8.1 integration into side-shelf
Lower storage costs through increased compression +35%
Lotus Domino native support for 64-bit – Microsoft ® Windows ® and IBM AIX ® systems
FIPS 140-2 support Lotus Notes secure email (US Federal Government standard)
Citrix support for Lotus Notes
IBM Lotus Notes Traveler
Introducing

Introducing Domino Web Access “Next”
Dynamic interactive web client
Modernized user experience
Further exploits our AJAX based capabilities
Web 2.0 design framework
Ideal for travelling users
Low bandwidth UI option
User tools to help manage “email overload”
Initial release planned for 8.0.1 will provide…
Secure mail, Contacts, Day at a glance calendar
More features coming in subsequent releases

Domino Web Access “Next” Day-At-A-Glance Mail, Contacts “ Lite” DWA

* IBM Lotus Notes & Domino Design Partner + Offered for wireless hosting via IBM Global Technology Services Introducing
New basic support from Lotus Notes Traveler
Enhanced support provided by key IBM Business Partners
Enhanced Mobility Solutions for Lotus Domino + * + * + +

Introducing Lotus Notes Traveler
§ Basic wireless mobile replication solution for Lotus Domino email/PIM data
Provides automatic, real-time replication of email (including attachments), calendar, address book, journal, and to do list
Over the air installation
User interface integrates with existing email and PIM applications on the device
Works over all wired / wireless connections (GPRS, GSM, WiFi, etc…)
Communicates over a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection offering 128 bit encryption **
Easily provides mobility support to Lotus Notes and Domino Web Access users
An IBM solution to access Domino email on handheld mobile devices
Runs directly in the Domino server as a task (no additional server necessary)
Integrates with Domino administration and policies that leverage existing Domino admin skills
Initially will support Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 and 6 (Professional and Smartphone)
Current plan is to make available in 2008 to IBM Lotus Notes users at no additional charge

Lotus Domino “Next” Plans
Reduce complexity of managing Lotus Notes identities
Eliminate need for Lotus Notes password for authentication
Simplify Lotus Notes ID management
Allow names to be managed in Microsoft Active Directory/LDAP
Address storage costs
Reduce duplicate attachment storage
Reduce database size via new compression algorithms
Address I/O bandwidth
Improve quality of service
Come to IBM Lotusphere 2008 for more news !
Note: Current plans. Information is subject to change

Roadmap for Lotus Notes & Domino: 2008 and Beyond Note: Information is subject to change Today 2008/2009 Lotus Notes “Next” Lotus Domino “Next” Lotus Notes “Beyond” Lotus Domino “Beyond” 2009/2010 Lotus Domino 8.0 Lotus Notes 8.0 Q1 2008 Lotus Domino 8.0.1 Lotus Notes 8.0.1

IBM Applications on Demand Lotus Notes 8
Service simplifies hosting and management
Alternative to internal implementation and support
ALL current Lotus Notes versions are supported
Pay-as-you-go application management and hosting services:
Helps reduce up-front project costs
Removes operational staffing needs
Eliminates the complexity of IT and compliance
Improves budgeting and planning
Introducing hosted Lotus Notes 8 as a service available NOW!

Real Business Value Used by Real Businesses
More than half of the FORTUNE Global 100 corporations use Lotus Notes and Domino software 1
8 of the top 10 banks
4 of the top 5 consumer products corps
7 of the top 10 electronics corps
More than half of America’s largest 100 corporations use Lotus Notes and Domino software 2
As a market share leader, Lotus Notes and Domino ranks second in the integrated collaborative environments market based on worldwide total revenue 3
1 FORTUNE 500, April 30, 2007 2 FORTUNE Global 500, July 24, 2006 3 IDC, Doc #207999, Aug 2007
8 of the top 10 insurance corps
8 of the top 12 pharmaceutical corps
9 of the top 12 telecommunications corps

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