TechWeb: IBM: Notes Domino Express ’Our Microsoft Killer’

July 12 2004

IBM on Monday shipped the newest member in its Express family, a messaging and scheduling version of Notes that the Armonk, N.Y.-based computer maker says is its answer to Exchange for small- and mid-sized businesses..."It's our Microsoft killer," Fontaine boasted. One of the ways IBM expects to beat up on Exchange, said Fontaine, is with Notes Domino Express' aggressive pricing. Although the standard per-license price is $98, Big Blue's offering it for $48 per user when trading up from competing e-mail products. And the definition of "competing" is about as broad as it gets. "Any commercial competitive e-mail product qualifies, even Linux and freeware," said Fontaine.
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Ed Brill | Highland Park, IL USA Category:  Lotus  Add/View Comments [9]

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  1. 1  Ron King  | 7/13/2004 7:46:11 AM

    Ed,

    In regards to a June 11, 2003 post, I thought I would introduce myself. I am the Ron King you were wondering about. If you will send me an email, I will update you as to what was going on then, as well as some other info.

    Ron

  1. 2  Kevin http://ndp.mtl.cgi.com/DominoPreacher.nsf/ | 7/13/2004 8:17:25 AM

    Now... I haven't had my coffee yet today so I may be a little slow...

    If I understand what I've read this morning on lotus.com, Domino Express is the same software as Domino... just with different licensing setups and admin settings geared towards SMBs...

    So there isn't a new software to download to start learning, right?

  1. 3  Alan Lepofsky  | 7/13/2004 10:04:06 AM

    You don't have a new product to learn, but you do have an amazing new offering to sell!

  1. 4  Danny Lawrence  | 7/13/2004 10:33:09 AM

    Ed, who used the phrase "Microsoft killer"? That is such a bad idea, for so many reasons. Firstly Even if Domino in its various incarnations were to totally obliterate Exchanged/lookOut it woud probably help MSFT's bottom line, the only products they sell that are remotely profitable are Office and Windows. Secondly, how many times have we in the Domino Comunity heard about the "Notes Killer" coming down the road from Redmond? Hasn't happened yet, has it?

    I appreciate the sentiment, but don't use that phrase!

  1. 5  David Racicot  | 7/13/2004 10:40:40 AM

    Linux + Domino Express = Microsoft Killer.

    It's going to be a fun year.

  1. 6  Ed Brill www.edbrill.com | 7/13/2004 11:24:12 AM

    I think the quote is an interesting way to get the press's attention. This is just one piece of the story.

  1. 7  Christopher Byrne http://www.controlscaddy.com/ | 7/13/2004 3:21:54 PM

    Linux + Domino Express + Domino Utility Server Express = WMD?*

    Weapons of Microsoft Destruction:-)

  1. 8  Douglas Himmler  | 7/14/2004 7:57:02 AM

    However, changing market perception will be difficult unless IBM spends some money on advertising Lotus Notes specifically.

  1. 9  Ed Brill www.edbrill.com | 7/14/2004 9:28:26 AM

    with more to come.