This document compares the email, calendar, contacts, productivity, personalization, and collaboration features of Lotus Notes, Lotus iNotes, and Lotus Notes Traveler. It provides a feature comparison chart that indicates whether each feature is available in each client. The key differences are that Lotus Notes provides the richest desktop experience, Lotus iNotes provides a web-based experience, and Lotus Notes Traveler provides mobile access to email, calendars and contacts. Each client is suited to different usage scenarios depending on user needs and environment.

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Lotus Domino V8.5 Client Comparison
Lotus Notes, Lotus iNotes, Lotus Notes Traveler
April 2009
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The traditional boundaries around work are dissolving....
No longer is work confined to a single office location, team environment,
and application suite...
More and more, work needs to be done from all points around the
globe...
With people and information located
throughout the enterprise and
across the Internet...
Successful organizations embrace and
support this new model of work.
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Users need different client experiences at different times....
Access to widest range of information and people, allowing highly
collaborative teams to create, share, and discover knowledge
Remote access to web-based messaging and business applications
in environments where client devices are shared (e.g. Internet
Cafes, Business Centers)
Mobile connectivity from virtually any mobile device, platform, and
network
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IBM Lotus Notes
Highly productive desktop environment
providing a single point of access to a
people, business data, and resources
across the enterprise and the Internet.
Lotus Notes for Messaging is an
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integrated package of messaging
software functions that includes, email,
calendar and personal information
management.
Lotus Notes for Collaboration is
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integrated, full-function collaboration
client software for access to the full
range of IBM Lotus Domino® messaging
and collaboration capabilities.
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IBM Lotus Notes
 Connect
✔ Instant messaging and presence awareness
✔ Calendar overlays
✔ vCards
 Discover
✔ Conversations
✔ Integrated search center
✔ Profiles searching and document tagging
✔ Widgets and Live Text
 Collaborate
✔ Office productivity tools
✔ Teamrooms
✔ Blogs and discussion forums
✔ Document sharing
 Access
✔ Offline productivity
✔ Workflow and enterprise integration
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IBM Lotus iNotes
Zero footprint, web client for access to
email and web applications - even over
slow connections.
Lotus iNotes for Messaging is an
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integrated package of messaging
software functions that includes, email,
calendar and personal information
management.
Lotus iNotes for Collaboration is
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integrated, full-function collaboration
client software for access to the full
range of IBM Lotus Domino® messaging
and collaboration capabilities.
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IBM Lotus iNotes Lotus iNotes software enables different
modes of operation for an optimal user
experience in the office, at home, or on
the road.
Full mode provides access to the full array of
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integrated collaboration tools available in Lotus
iNotes software. Ideal for environments with
full broadband connections
Lite mode offers a focused and rich Lotus
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iNotes feature experience for mail, contacts,
and calendars. Ideal for low speed connections
or bandwidth constrained network
environments.
Ultra-light mode brings browser-based email
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and calendars to Apple iPhone and Apple iPod
Touch devices
Users can additionally work offline within
Lotus iNotes Full mode with Domino
Offline Services (DOLS) installed on the
client
Note: See complementary presentation that compares features available across Lotus iNotes operating modes
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IBM Lotus Notes Traveler
Push email solution that provides access to
email, calendars, and contacts on Microsoft
Windows Mobile and Nokia S60 platforms.
Additional mobile offerings for Lotus Domino
software are available from IBM Partners
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A complete solution
Lotus Notes
Lotus iNotes
Lotus iNotes
Lotus Notes
Lotus Notes
Traveler
Traveler
Develop the right client mix for your user community
Each Lotus Notes license includes a Lotus iNotes license. Lotus iNotes licenses may also be
purchased individually.
All Lotus Notes and Lotus iNotes users (on active Software and Support) are entitled to Lotus
Notes Traveler software at no additional charge.
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The right client at the right time...
Use Lotus Notes software to...
✔ Create and edit all your information, and enable maximum collaboration
across teams
✔ Discover and access information and people from the broadest range of
sources (e.g. integrated search center, email conversations, Dogear,
LiveText)
✔ Execute workflows through integration with enterprise systems (e.g.
AlloyTM by IBM® and SAP®)
✔ Work most productively when offline
Use Lotus iNotes software to...
✔ Access email and calendars through non-managed (non-controlled)
clients (e.g. Internet cafe, hotel business center)
✔ Support work done exclusively with web-based applications (e.g. Help
Desks)
✔ Access corporate email over slow connections
Use Lotus Notes Traveler software to...
✔ Access information easily read on mobile device displays (e.g. short
email messages, daily schedule, phone numbers)
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The right client at the right time...
The following slides compare selected features across Lotus Notes,
Lotus iNotes, and Lotus Notes Traveler software as delivered in the
these areas:
– Email
– Calendar and scheduling
– Contact Management
– Productivity
– Personalization
– Collaboration
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Lotus Domino Clients – Email Features
Lotus Notes
Lotus iNotes 8.5 Lotus Notes 8.5
Traveler 8.5
For For For For
Messaging Collaboration Messaging Collaboration
√ √ √ √ √
Send and receive email with attachments
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Create and read encrypted mail 1
√ √ √ √
Set follow-up flags with action items
√ √ √ √
Show email in a vertical preview pane
Show mail threads that group related
√ √ √ √
email for quick access to needed
information
√ √ √ √
Recall email sent in error
Manage mail rules enforced on the server
√ √ √ √
for all clients
Manage white and black sender lists
√ √ √ √
enforced by the server for all clients
Manage email offline and synchronize
√ √ √ √
3 3
changes when reconnected to the network
√ √
Quickly address email with recent contacts
Display conversations, whereby a folder
√ √
only lists the latest email within a thread
in the selected folder for easier access
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Lotus Domino Clients – Calendar Features
Lotus Notes
Lotus iNotes 8.5 Lotus Notes 8.5
Traveler 8.5
For For
F or For
Collaboration Collaboration
Messaging Messaging
√ √ √ √ √
Day-at-a-glance calendar view
√ √ √ √ √
Weekly and monthly calendar views
Schedule meetings, appointments, and
√ √ √ √ √
reminders
√ √ √ √
View unprocessed meeting invitations
Schedule rooms and resources with
√ √ √ √
meeting invitations
Overlay personal, external calendars so
√ √ √ √
that all calendars display in a single view.
Work with calendar and schedule meetings
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offline and synchronize changes when
reconnected to the network
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Lotus Domino Clients - Contact Management Features
Lotus Notes
Lotus iNotes 8.5 Lotus Notes 8.5
Traveler 8.5
For For For For
Messaging Collaboration Messaging Collaboration
Display information on a contact from the
√ √ √ √ √
name and address book
√ √ √ √ √
Create new contact
√ √
Display photo with contact data
Display contact information in vertical
√ √
preview pane
Display contacts as a set of business cards
√ √
for easier access
√ √
View contact data in a vCard attachment
Import contact information in vCard
√ √
format into the name and address book
√ √
Forward contacts as a vCard
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Lotus Domino Clients – Productivity Features
Lotus Notes
Lotus iNotes 8.5 Lotus Notes 8.5
Traveler 8.5
F or For
For F or
Collaboration Collaboration
Messaging Messaging
Setup automatic notifications when out of
√ √ √ √
the office and unable to collaborate
√ √ √ √
Multilevel undo within rich text editor
Welcome Page that provides
√ √ √ √
customizable, central access to
information users need
Save attachments directly into an IBM
√ √ √ √
Lotus QuickrTM library, and send a link
within the library instead
Work with collaborative and business
√ √
applications offline and synchronize
changes when reconnected to the network
Deploy Web widgets to a widgets folder
that provide integration to Web services
√ √
and can be used to pass selected text as
data to such a service.
Drag and drop emails with attachments
√ √
into a Lotus Quickr place through always
available sidebar plug-in
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Lotus Domino Clients – Productivity Features (cont.)
Lotus Notes
Lotus iNotes 8.5 Lotus Notes 8.5
Traveler 8.5
For For For For
Collaboration
Messaging Collaboration Messaging
√ √
Real time spell checking as you type
Deploy widgets to an always available
√ √
sidebar that provide productive function
Live Text – text automatically recognized
√ √
and highlighted by Widgets, that take a
context sensitive action when clicked
Create and edit open standards documents
√ √
with integrated Lotus Symphony software
Integrated search center for basic
searches of email, contacts, calendars and
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the Internet (using popular search
engines) from a single location
Mash together existing business
√
applications and data to help streamline
business processes
Deploy custom plug-ins into an always
√
available sidebar that provides quick
access to business data
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Lotus Domino Clients – Personalization Features
Lotus Notes
Lotus iNotes 8.5 Lotus Notes 8.5
Traveler 8.5
F or For F or For
Collaboration
Messaging Collaboration Messaging
√ √ √ √ √
Personal to-do lists with status and alarms
Personal notebooks from integrated
√ √ √ √
template, electronic diary where users can
write and store private documents
Quick access to subscribed news feeds
√ √
through always available sidebar
plug-in
Specify look-and-feel theme for windows
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and how they open
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Lotus Domino Clients – Collaboration Features
Lotus Notes
Lotus iNotes Lotus Notes 8.5
Traveler 8.5
For For F or F or
Collaboration
Messaging Collaboration Messaging
Connect with people through integrated
√ √ √ √
IBM Lotus Sametime® instant messaging
and presence awareness
Collaborate with colleagues across a wide
√ √ √ √
set of business topics in a forum through
Discussion application
Access custom and 3rd party collaboration
√ √
and business applications
Manage and store team content through
√ √
team room application
Find recent collaborations with a selected
√ √
contact
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Lotus Domino Clients – Collaboration Features (cont.)
Lotus Notes
Lotus iNotes 8.5 Lotus Notes 8.5
Traveler 8.5
For For For For
Messaging Collaboration Messaging Collaboration
Create personal blogs from integrated
√ √
template
Discover information on people, found in
email and documents, that have common
√ √
interests and expertise through
integration with Lotus Connections
software
Share and discover Lotus Domino
documents of interest through
√ √
integration with Lotus Connections
software
Manage team activities – work
associated with a projects - via always
√ √
available sidebar plug-in integration with
Lotus Connections software
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Footnotes
1.Available only on the Microsoft W indows Mobile platform
2.Feature only allows for reading, not sending, of encrypted mail in
Lotus Notes lite and ultra-light modes
3.Requires installation of Lotus Domino Offline Services (DOLS)
feature on the client
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