Collaboration, technology, travel, and more http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/en-usFri, 3 Jul 2009 05:37:08 PM -0500 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 05:37:08 PM -0500 Ed Brill Off for a few days http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/off-for-a-few-days?opendocument&comments#07032009053708PMPSCUJ9.htm Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:35:47 AM -0500 Christian Off for a few days
I must have missed something really important within the past few months. Didn't you state in one of your previous posts:

"wait, let me be bolder, we will not call it Notes 9."

So why contain all more recent posts references to "Notes 9"?

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I must have missed something really important within the past few months. Didn't you state in one of your previous posts:

"wait, let me be bolder, we will not call it Notes 9."

So why contain all more recent posts references to "Notes 9"?

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It is true that the next major release of Symphony will be based on the OpenOffice 3.x codestream, but I do not feel like there is a major deficiency until that time. We have won numerous awards and are seeing deployment or pilot in a large number of organizations worldwide, both those using Notes today and non-Notes customers. All IBMers have Symphony today and we are turning off MS Office licenses internally.

There's a very long-term commitment here and one which I've written about more than once (check the Lotus Symphony category on the blog { Link } ). Happy to discuss further.]]>
It is true that the next major release of Symphony will be based on the OpenOffice 3.x codestream, but I do not feel like there is a major deficiency until that time. We have won numerous awards and are seeing deployment or pilot in a large number of organizations worldwide, both those using Notes today and non-Notes customers. All IBMers have Symphony today and we are turning off MS Office licenses internally.

There's a very long-term commitment here and one which I've written about more than once (check the Lotus Symphony category on the blog { Link } ). Happy to discuss further.]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/off-for-a-few-days?opendocument&comments#07022009092524PMPSC4UX.htm Thu, 2 Jul 2009 05:00:38 PM -0500 peter b Off for a few days
I like to sound of "Notes 9"

Kinda rolls of the tongue nicely]]>
I like to sound of "Notes 9"

Kinda rolls of the tongue nicely]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/off-for-a-few-days?opendocument&comments#02072009170038PSCTTF.htm Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:14:55 PM -0500 Charles Robinson Off for a few days Link } ? :-)]]> Link } ? :-)]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/off-for-a-few-days?opendocument&comments#07022009021455PMPSCQKV.htm Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:31:57 AM -0500 Dvir Reznik Off for a few days
And happy 4th of July weekend :-))]]>
And happy 4th of July weekend :-))]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/off-for-a-few-days?opendocument&comments#07022009103157AMPSCL8J.htm Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:02:47 AM -0500 Joachim Haller Off for a few days
Just a note about Symphony 1.3 where we tried it and also learned from IBM colleagues that have used previous versions. It seems like a longer way to the finish line by doing your own version of Symphony instead of just using the "real thing". The end result is that things like file conversions etc.do not work properly and the user community really struggle.

I really like the idea of having an integrated IBM platform with all the office tools (remember that from the good old Lotus days :) and to give the "Evil Empire" som real competition is always a treat - but why go the long way round?

Word has it that you will be using the OpenOffice 3.x source code and that this should benefit the platform so that Symphony is no longer stuck in the back waters of office tools.

With Microsoft making things more difficult for companies to both stay compliant but also to integrate their products with others the prospect of an open software at a much lower price becomes much more interresting. It is quite reasonable to assume that the companies can step down a bit in functionality for the regular users since most of them never use much more than "OESPC" (Open-Edit-Save-Print-Close)

We have seen that at least 80% of the user community could do just fine with a more basic client and then the rest could have the full MS version.

However to venture out on any such migration demands reassurance and long term strategy - very much so from IBM - before a big company can go down this path. The effort of changing/training support staff, rolling out the new platform, etc.

Anyhow - we will need to do a business case and a proof of concept when the time is right... until now this has not been the case.

Any news or feedback on this topic is very interresting.

Thank you

//Joachim]]>
Just a note about Symphony 1.3 where we tried it and also learned from IBM colleagues that have used previous versions. It seems like a longer way to the finish line by doing your own version of Symphony instead of just using the "real thing". The end result is that things like file conversions etc.do not work properly and the user community really struggle.

I really like the idea of having an integrated IBM platform with all the office tools (remember that from the good old Lotus days :) and to give the "Evil Empire" som real competition is always a treat - but why go the long way round?

Word has it that you will be using the OpenOffice 3.x source code and that this should benefit the platform so that Symphony is no longer stuck in the back waters of office tools.

With Microsoft making things more difficult for companies to both stay compliant but also to integrate their products with others the prospect of an open software at a much lower price becomes much more interresting. It is quite reasonable to assume that the companies can step down a bit in functionality for the regular users since most of them never use much more than "OESPC" (Open-Edit-Save-Print-Close)

We have seen that at least 80% of the user community could do just fine with a more basic client and then the rest could have the full MS version.

However to venture out on any such migration demands reassurance and long term strategy - very much so from IBM - before a big company can go down this path. The effort of changing/training support staff, rolling out the new platform, etc.

Anyhow - we will need to do a business case and a proof of concept when the time is right... until now this has not been the case.

Any news or feedback on this topic is very interresting.

Thank you

//Joachim]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/off-for-a-few-days?opendocument&comments#02072009100247PSCKNA.htm Thu, 2 Jul 2009 04:20:53 AM -0500 Michael de Haas Lotus Mobile Connect
@20, thanks for the feedback, good to know. I vote for an iNotes passthru, included with the server !?! Would be a dedicated server in the larger accounts anyway?]]>
@20, thanks for the feedback, good to know. I vote for an iNotes passthru, included with the server !?! Would be a dedicated server in the larger accounts anyway?]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotus-mobile-connect?opendocument&comments#02072009042053PSCCYL.htm Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:57:47 AM -0500 Martin Mail recall in Domino 8 http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/mail-recall-in-domino-8?opendocument&comments#02.07.2009015747PSCA76.htm Wed, 1 Jul 2009 05:59:48 PM -0500 Djalma Britto Lotus Mobile Connect http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotus-mobile-connect?opendocument&comments#07012009055948PMPSCUYF.htm Wed, 1 Jul 2009 04:25:37 PM -0500 John Rowland What kind of applications do you run on the Notes client stand-alone? http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/what-kind-of-applications-do-you-run-on-the-notes-client-stand-alone?opendocument&comments#07012009042537PMPSCT5K.htm Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:17:57 AM -0500 David Bell Lotus Mobile Connect http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotus-mobile-connect?opendocument&comments#07012009111757AMPSCM5A.htm Wed, 1 Jul 2009 03:40:50 AM -0500 Edwin Kanis Lotus Mobile Connect
At LS2009 i talked to the Lotus Protector guys and told them to built in a HTTP rev proxy and Passthru for Notes clients. If they do so, that product is instantly usefull.]]>
At LS2009 i talked to the Lotus Protector guys and told them to built in a HTTP rev proxy and Passthru for Notes clients. If they do so, that product is instantly usefull.]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotus-mobile-connect?opendocument&comments#01-07-2009034050PSCC7K.htm Wed, 1 Jul 2009 02:10:44 AM -0500 Emido Giuseppetti What kind of applications do you run on the Notes client stand-alone?
I don't know if this is itended stand alone.

Please about client application,we need view with joined data. We must replicate many document field to use in view.

Good Job with lotus notes....]]>
I don't know if this is itended stand alone.

Please about client application,we need view with joined data. We must replicate many document field to use in view.

Good Job with lotus notes....]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/what-kind-of-applications-do-you-run-on-the-notes-client-stand-alone?opendocument&comments#0107200902.10.44PSCAF9.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:52:29 PM -0500 nicky Lotus Mobile Connect Link } Shox Electric]]> Link } Shox Electric]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotus-mobile-connect?opendocument&comments#2009-06-30225229PSC6KE.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:31:54 PM -0500 Peter Wilson Lotus Mobile Connect Link }

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Pete]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotus-mobile-connect?opendocument&comments#06302009073154PMPSC2MZ.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:27:27 PM -0500 GarryL Lotus Mobile Connect
Most SME I know simply use the VPN capabilities built into their firewall appliances - and they start at a few hundred quid.

We still run a Net6 VPN (now owned by Citrix). I think it cost us a couple of grand for the 20 concurrent user appliance - and that was a few years ago. Still going strong! (also has persistence). Not sure what we would use next.

Can't IBM package this us as an appliance in the same way?]]>
Most SME I know simply use the VPN capabilities built into their firewall appliances - and they start at a few hundred quid.

We still run a Net6 VPN (now owned by Citrix). I think it cost us a couple of grand for the 20 concurrent user appliance - and that was a few years ago. Still going strong! (also has persistence). Not sure what we would use next.

Can't IBM package this us as an appliance in the same way?]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotus-mobile-connect?opendocument&comments#30062009172727PSCUC9.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:35:04 PM -0500 Flemming Riis Lotus Mobile Connect
and if its PVU based stay away from 55xx series cpu's]]>
and if its PVU based stay away from 55xx series cpu's]]> http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotus-mobile-connect?opendocument&comments#30-06-2009163504PSCTBG.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:13:36 PM -0500 Deleted A week left to go in Microsoft’s FUDscal year is when the lies come out http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/a-week-left-to-go-in-microsofts-fudscal-year-is-when-the-lies-come-out?opendocument&comments#06302009011336PMPSCPDM.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:07:09 AM -0500 Deleted A week left to go in Microsoft’s FUDscal year is when the lies come out http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/a-week-left-to-go-in-microsofts-fudscal-year-is-when-the-lies-come-out?opendocument&comments#06302009110709AMPSCLWJ.htm