Outstanding comments, it goes to show how many of you are just plain ignorant to what Lotus Notes is, what it does and how it dominates the collaboration industry. Don't spew misinformation about Notes, we are talking about Notes 8.x not Notes 6 or 7, it's a completely different ball game.
"Big four accounting firms" serious? Are you really that stupid? Man, whoever wrote this article is smoking from the wrong pipe. Do some research on where Notes is being used.
As to Notes on the iPhone. Yes, its coming, it will be announced and officially shown soon. Symphony and Notes client are coming to the mac as well.
To the comments regarding ability to wipe the device remotely, etc, please, step away from the ledge. Its a software package, not a device management solution. If you install it, you can't magically go to your Domino server and pull your mail from work. You can't just somehow leap through the magical Internet and land on your corporate server. C'mon, are you for real?
Notes 8 which features the rich client platform was released on Linux and Windows at the same time. Mac support is with Notes 8.01. Notes 8 brings Activities, Sametime, RSS feeds, and a flexible platform to integrate your eclipse framework apps into it. It's a lot more than email.
Coke uses it The UN uses it The Bank of NY uses it Kroger uses it Raytheon uses it Gap uses it GM uses it State Farm uses it Protective Life Insurance uses it Epson uses it
It's interface is historically ugly and has a learning curve, but it really does make Outlook/Exchange look like a play thing when it comes to enterprise use. For Billy Bob's Shipping Supply Co, you wouldn't see the benefits.
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Outstanding comments, it goes to show how many of you are just plain ignorant to what Lotus Notes is, what it does and how it dominates the collaboration industry. Don't spew misinformation about Notes, we are talking about Notes 8.x not Notes 6 or 7, it's a completely different ball game.
"Big four accounting firms" serious? Are you really that stupid? Man, whoever wrote this article is smoking from the wrong pipe. Do some research on where Notes is being used.
As to Notes on the iPhone. Yes, its coming, it will be announced and officially shown soon. Symphony and Notes client are coming to the mac as well.
To the comments regarding ability to wipe the device remotely, etc, please, step away from the ledge. Its a software package, not a device management solution. If you install it, you can't magically go to your Domino server and pull your mail from work. You can't just somehow leap through the magical Internet and land on your corporate server. C'mon, are you for real?
Notes 8 which features the rich client platform was released on Linux and Windows at the same time. Mac support is with Notes 8.01. Notes 8 brings Activities, Sametime, RSS feeds, and a flexible platform to integrate your eclipse framework apps into it. It's a lot more than email.
Coke uses it
The UN uses it
The Bank of NY uses it
Kroger uses it
Raytheon uses it
Gap uses it
GM uses it
State Farm uses it
Protective Life Insurance uses it
Epson uses it
just to name a few...
@B - right on and a lot more that i'm sure you've worked on too ;-)
ExxonMobil uses it.
It's interface is historically ugly and has a learning curve, but it really does make Outlook/Exchange look like a play thing when it comes to enterprise use. For Billy Bob's Shipping Supply Co, you wouldn't see the benefits.
PWC uses it....
Apple doesn't use Notes or Outlook, and they seem to do just fine.
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