June 24th, 2005
What are Lotus Notes/Domino?
Last updated: September 1, 2006
What is Lotus Notes, and what is Lotus Domino? In this entry I introduce some of the basic concepts of Lotus Notes and Domino. Please look at the blog entries in the category "Lotus Notes/Domino 101" for more information about clients, servers, forms, views, mail, applications, security, etc.
Lotus Notes/Domino explained in Wikipedia.
< span style="text-decoration:underline">History of Lotus Notes/Domino: Notes and Domino began in the work of Ray Ozzie, Tim Halvorsen, and Len Kawell, first on PLATO Notes at the University of Illinois and later on DECNotes. Lotus founder Mitch Kapor saw the potential in Ozzie's collaboration project and the rest is history. As you might expect of such complex and successful software, Lotus Notes and Domino share a long and rich history. In some respects, this history mirrors the evolution of the computing industry itself-the development and widespread adoption of PCs, networks, graphical user interfaces, communication and collaboration software, and the Web. Notes and Domino have been there nearly every step of the way, influencing (and being influenced by) all these critical developments. This article briefly retraces the history of Notes and Domino, starting with the earliest conceptual and development stages and continuing through major feature releases.
IBM Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino roadmap. - Continued innovation without migration
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/lotus/lotusweb/product/domino/Notes_and_Domi no_Roadmap_brief.pdf
- Seamless upgrades
- Taking team collaboration to a new level
- More than messaging: collaboration tools and the foundation for a security-rich infrastructure
- Greater innovation and interoperability
- Announcing even more powerful Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino software
- Get ready to enrich and extend your world-class collaboration infrastructure
A preview of the next release of IBM Lotus Notes software— code name: "Hannover"
- A new user experience and a seamless step forward
- Providing investment protection
- Offering more choices with extended multiplatform support
- Benefits of a server-managed client architecture
- “Hannover” and Lotus Domino server
- Moving your business forward with “Hannover”
Are you getting the most out of your Domino investment? - Webcast - Whether you are a current Domino customer or are looking to migrate from a competitive system, this webcast will help you learn about the major features and benefits of the Lotus Notes and Domino family. For users, this presentation will provide a high level overview of the Notes client, Domino Web Access, Domino Access for Microsoft Outlook, and using Domino applications. For System Administrators, you'll hear about Domino security and an overview of the many features you should be using to help optimize your infrastructure. Finally, Application Developers will hear about new features, and ways of extending applications to include more data sources and reach more users.
What are the strongest aspects of Lotus Domino : IBM Business Partner Stephan Wissel talks about why he feels Domino's greatest strengths are: Self-containment, Robustness, Scalability and platform choice, Security, Extensibility, and Low cost of ownership and IBM's commitment.
Technical Information
Inside Notes: Documentation About Notes Architecture
Inside Notes: The Architecture of Notes and the Domino Server
The Architecture of Lotus Notes - IBM Support Document
Basics of the Lotus Notes/Domino Architecture - session JMP101 at Lotusphere 2003 jmp101BW.pdf
The ABC's of using the ACL - This primer explains why and how the ACL evolved into its present key role in the Notes/Domino architecture. It reviews ACL components and the ACL dialog box and offers tips for developers and users on using ACLs.
Introduction to Administering IBM® Lotus® Domino® 6/6.5: Operating Fundamentals - If you are new to Domino administration, here is a self-paced, e-learning tutorial to help you get started. "Introduction to Administering IBM Lotus Domino 6/6.5: Operating Fundamentals" introduces you to basic concepts that provide the foundation for Lotus Domino and Lotus Notes.
