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Upgrading to Notes/Domino 8.5.1
Session 1
November 11, 2009
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Agenda
Session 1 - 11/11/09
1. Quality from the Outside-In: Upgrading to Notes/Domino 8.5.1
2. Notes/Domino 8.5.1 Content Review
Session 2 - 11/12/09
3. Upgrading
4. Supporting our Customers
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Agenda – Session 1
1. Quality from the Outside-In: Upgrading to Notes/Domino 8.5.1
▬ Beta and Design Partner Feedback▬ ROI and the TCO Benefits
Beta and Design Partner Feedback
Jan Kenney | Product Manager Lotus Notes Traveler, Notes/Domino Design Partner and Beta Programs
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Agenda● 8.5.1 Beta Highlights
● Beta and Design Partner Feedback
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8.5.1 Beta Highlights● Eight agile code drops (in 9 months), with increasing functionality,
polish and enthusiastic momentum along the way!▬ 252 Design Partners - highly active, committed beta reviewers:
▬ Started Dec 2008 - over 16K forum postings to date▬ 490 Managed Beta - highly active, 'kick the tires' beta reviewers:
▬ Started June 2009 - over 2K forum postings to date▬ Held weekly calls with Design Partners▬ DP and MB forums (~20K postings)
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Beta and Design Partner Feedback● Trailfinders The strongest release for Notes/Domino in 20 years.● Christian Henseler 8.5.1 is a typical fix and finish release. While 8.5 introduces major new features,
things are fixed in 8.5.1, so that we will deploy 8.5.1 in all our customer projects● Connectria Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1 will become the go to version internally and for all hosted
and managed customers without any hesitations in recommendations● Danske Bank Still a great product.● ACAMAYA Using 8.5.1 since early betas, I could no longer go back to 8.5 !● YouAtNotes GmbH Domino is back as world class web application server. For the first time ever it's
possible to create great apps with nearly the same UI for web and client.● SIT GmbH Great Job ! ● ASI A serious challenger For PIM !● Pioneer Petroleums We are eagerly awaiting the release of 8.5.1 and are planning to roll-out the new
client shortly after it ships.● Prudential UK It's so much faster especially to start the client!!● Chrysler Lotus Notes 8.5.1 is not just email and applications anymore. With integrated sametime,
connections, roaming users, quickr all of your collaboration needs can be met in one spot.
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Beta and Design Partner Feedback (continued)
● Johnson Controls Ease of use features and product speed are the two greatest gains for V8.5.1● ebf I really love the new Lotus Notes Client 8.5.1 with big performance improvements - specially on
the Mac OS X platform with the standard (eclipse) client and the robust product we've got.● ChryslerVery impressed! Each release gets better!● ebf much more performance better mac support iPhone support is the key ● Clear IT Consulting The best Collaboration client environment ever.● e-office This is a real productivity accelerator● iEnterprises This release is much quicker than before.● SP Integration GmbH The 8.5.x codestream seems finally ready for production use.● Mindoo GmbH Please keep up the good work! Great job!● Longana Consulting AB The product is looking forward, yet still not forgetting the past● Nash!Com Notes Domino 8.5.1 is a fit and finish of functionality introduced in 8.5 and provides
additional important functionality we have waited for.● US Courts Very happy that IBM has provided a way to use push-based email for the iPhone.● Prudential UK Lotus Traveler: "quick, easy, better than Blackberry for mail/calendar sync"A big
improvement on 8.5, finally 8.5 is getting mature!
ROI and TCO Benefits Customers Get Out of the Box with 8.5.1
Shawne Robinson | Senior Product Manager – Lotus Notes
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● Integrated Lotus Sametime benefit
● ID Vault
● DAOS
● Lotus Notes Traveler
● Compatibility and Open Standards
● Lotus Symphony
● Investment Protection
Agenda
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Lotus Sametime Meeting Integration With Calendar Enhanced to include Sametime 8.5 Meetings and improved overall experience
DominoID Vault
NotesDomino Notes IDNotes IDs
Helpdesk
Self service
password change application
Eliminates expensive error-prone manual operations
Automates Lotus Notes ID file provisioning to Notes desktops
Central Notes ID Vault
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Domino 8.0
Domino Attachment and Object Storage (DAOS)
Lotus Notes Traveler: Out of the box push email
New! Support for Apple iPhone over-the-air synchronization– Mail/calendar/contacts– Directory lookup
Nokia Symbian system updates– Encrypted mail, remote wipe, password
management
RIM Blackberry continues strong support with BES 5
Compatibility and Open Standards
Maintaining compatibility with applications and infrastructure protects customer investments, and avoids additional cost
Lotus Notes & Domino leverages existing hardware in many cases– Avoids 'rip & replace' unlike Microsoft Exchange 2007
Lotus Notes & Domino applications built years ago continue to run– Build once, significant ROI!
“...the commitment Lotus puts into backwards compatibility is a huge cost savings—we haven’t had to rewrite anything. We have applications I wrote ten years ago that we still use today.”- Troy Fulkerson, Director of Information Technology, Kentucky Baptist Convention
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Projected upgrade savings for one 70K user organization$1,430,206 in annual TCO savings (a 30% reduction) through centralization, server reduction and modernization of Lotus Notes and Domino Software.
Investment protection
Platform currency– Windows 7 support (due with 8.5.1.1)– Snow Leopard support (due with 8.5.1.1)
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Agenda – Session 1 (con't)
2. Notes/Domino 8.5.1 Content Review
▬ Information Quality Improvements▬ Enablement Materials for End Users and Admins▬ New Features and Enhancement
Information Quality Improvements
Amy Smith | Information Architect, IDC
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Community: Reach out and help grow the community
Wikis: Provide tools and applications to the community so they can contribute and share experiences
Learning: Educate the community and they will become SMEs
Streamlining Documentation: Focus our deliverables on the needs of the community
Lotus knows that technical content is so much more than the manuals.
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Lotus Technical Information and Education Community
Notes 8.5.1 Preview Guide
Learning Widget for Notes 8.5
Notes and Domino Wiki
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Lotus Learning Widget
Bringing learning to the desktop
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Discover for yourself (live links)
Lotus Technical Information and Education CommunityNotes and Domino Wiki Learning Widget Preview guide
Questions and feedback: [email protected]
Enablement Materials for End Users and Admins
Sonia Malik | WPLC Education Offering Manager
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Agenda● Training the end users
● Training the System Administrators
● Flexible training options
IBM® Multimedia Library for Lotus®
Notes® Learning made fast and easy. Anytime. Anywhere.
OverviewA comprehensive collection of Lotus tutorials and video clips showing users how to perform essential tasks.
The Lotus Multimedia Library can be delivered as a web-based solution or packaged on a disk to be integrated into a customer’s existing LMS. This Library is the largest multimedia solution library in the industry with 15,000 tutorials!
To see an example, visit: http://lotus.level0help.com/multilanguage/demo/index.html
Target Audience: End users Business Partners
Benefits for customers Affordable solution for Lotus customers
migrating to Notes 8.x Support for English, French, Italian, Spanish,
German, Japanese, Chinese Traditional and Chinese Simplified
Offered as a site license bundle or per user from a web portal
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Objectives for this offering● Provide Lotus customers with a comprehensive suite of training tools in
an affordable package. ● Create an easy-to-implement product to address the training needs for:
▬ Administrative assistants▬ Mobile users▬ Managers▬ End users▬ Help Desk Staff▬ Tech Support
● Create an affordable offering for our customers; training is delivered as a product site license reducing printing, shipping costs
● Deliver a training solution that will ensure successful change management, provide authorized product training and reduce tech support costs.
● Embed training right into the Notes client using an Eclipse plug-in!
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Key benefits for Lotus customers● Affordable packaged offering delivered as a site license● Consistent, high quality training tools and content. ● “Lotus Authorized” means best-of-breed training currently available● Flexible delivery options – self-paced or instructor-led● Customization capabilities - source files are included for the relevant/
appropriate materials● Easy access/distribution - per user license entitles each user to access all
materials● Minimal administrative burdens - no need to identify how many of each
product will be needed, or keep track of who uses what● Reduced tech support costs as students can learn at their desktop● Ensures successful rollouts and change management. ● The ability to leverage existing resources and relationships; materials can be
self-serve on the customer’s server or delivered by the company’s training group● A simple purchasing model – easy to administer one purchase order for the
entire enterprise
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What's included ?● Two comprehensive courses
▬ Getting started with Lotus Notes▬ Learning Lotus Notes (perfect for admin assistants / power users
● Ten lessons▬ Each contains about a dozen tutorials
● 1,000 video tutorials▬ 11 languages▬ Each clip includes a step-by-step text transcription
All content is delivered as a Help File that can be embedded into Lotus Notes or loaded onto a server
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Additional services available from ISSL● Installation services● Integration with existing Learning Management Systems● Custom content
▬ Custom courses▬ Custom languages
● Hosting services
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System Administration Training for Lotus Notes
● D8730 - Exploring new features in IBM Lotus Domino 8.5 System Administration● D8L75 - IBM Lotus Domino 8.5 System Administration Fundamentals● D8L76 - Building the IBM Lotus Domino 8.5 Infrastructure● D8L77 - Managing IBM Lotus Domino 8.5 Servers and Users● D8L89 - IBM Lotus Domino 8.5 System Administration Bootcamp
Resources :● Education Offerings for IBM Lotus Domino 8/8.x● IBM Lotus Training Paths● IBM Lotus Certification Paths
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Overall Flexible Training Options
Lotus knows that training should be personalized to give you fast answers – with flexible pricing options. That's why we have created a portfolio of affordable offerings that make it easy for you to get the training you need anywhere, anytime.
● Public classes
● On-site Training
● Instructor-led Online
● Self-paced Virtual Classroom
● Certification
● MultiMedia Library for Lotus Software
New Features and Enhancements
Jim Marsden | Program Director Notes Client
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Agenda
● Domino Enhancements
● Application Development Enhancements
● Notes Enhancements
● iNotes Enhancements
8.5.1 Enhancements - Domino● DCT Maintenance and Rule updates● DAOS exploitation - reply/forward with attachments, replication● SPNEGO Authentication for Domino Web Apps with Domino Directory● ID vault for mail file based id files● API to Allow users to access OOO Service from Mobile devices
8.5.1 Enhancements – Application DevelopmentDomino Designer Eclipse based LotusScript editor for Script Library and Agents Eclipse based Java editor for Script Library and Agents New design element for building iWidgets Designer extension API
XPages Extend XPage runtime to support iWidgets XPages on the Client (includes comp app support) Composite Applications Complete containers from 8.5: Notes views, PIM views, Symphony Currency support for Portal 6.1
AppDev Content – Notes client Java APIs for Notes User Interface classes
8.5.1 Enhancements - Mail● Drag email to calendar to create new meeting invitation
● Right click “Empty Trash” context menu in navigator
● Better visual indicators when working in an archive or with archived mail● Background color difference in navigator and reduced nodes● Access to archived docs from the active mail file (preview pane)
● Address issues with large fonts
● Expanded number of colors for sender mail color coding
● Choose between bold and red for unread email (Preferences\Fonts and Colors)
● Quota indicator reflects DAOS (shared attachments)
● Open mail/cal/contacts apps in new tabs
● Integration with Lotus Protector for Spam control
● Management of block/allow list within Notes● Access to quarantined mail within Notes
8.5.1 Enhancements - Calendar● Invitee actions (accept, decline, etc) available in preview● Drag calendar entry to date picker to reschedule● Date picker advances automatically overnight● Additional colors for color coding● Federated calendar improvements
● Offline access to federated calendar entries with existing mobile devices (Blackberry,etc)● Performance improvements opening a calendar with federation● Offline duration for federated subscriptions now customizable
● Integration with new Sametime 8.5 eMeeting framework● iCal interoperability improvements
● New policy to autodetect “compatibility mode”● Improved handling of ics and vcs files● Fixes in workflow and invitee status
● Resource Reservations db improvements● Freeing reservations when deleting a person● Show room size in views
8.5.1 Enhancements - Contacts● “Add Sender” promotes recent contact to full contact, avoiding ambiguous name dialog
● Easily add vcard to signature
● Hover over name in typeahead shows business card● Enable/disable “synchronize contacts” by policy● New “unified” business card – consistent format throughout the client
● Hover over live names in mail/cal/contacts, chat or buddy list● Contacts business card view● Offline (uses recent contact info)● Fast access to a user's Activities, Profile, Bookmarks, Communities, Files, Wikis,
Blogs if Connections is installed
8.5.1 Enhancements – Notes general● Roaming
● Ability to roam desktop/bookmarks● Mac and Linux support for file server roaming● Performance improvements
● Editor● Table improvements – drag column width, keyboard shortcuts● Toolbar – add font color picker● Unified spell check engine – extensible dictionaries
● Search● Contribute other search engines to Search Center● Add custom context menus for search results
● Security● Push administrative trust defaults by policy or media kit● Enable Java security manager for Xpages on client
8.5.1 Enhancements – Notes general● Xpages on client
● Runtime environment using web container (XulRunner)
● General● Remove blocking of ST chats in cases where Notes is busy● Multi-user install on Citrix● Widgets available in stand-alone Symphony● Support open in new window for views and dbs
● Enhanced Macintosh support● Support Apple Bundles● FT index of attachments● Better font support● Embedded Symphony integration improvements
8.5.1 - Additional Notes Enhancements● Notes client performance improvements:
● Memory (working set) reduced by over 5%● Warm start reduced by over 25%● Cold start reduced by 2%
● Upgradeable embedded ST, Symphony, Connections● Viewers support Lotus Symphony (ODF) docs● Import Office 2007 docs in Lotus Symphony● Embedded Sametime parity (e.g. Add emoticon)● APIs for accessing Notes data from Eclipse● Notes client extended OS support with Notes 8.5.1 + FP1
● Windows 7 (32 bit native and 32 bit running on 64 bit) ● Mac OS 10.6.2 (Snow Leopard)● RHEL 5.4
8.5.1 – the foundation for future Sametime updates
● Sametime Unified Telephony add-on● Requires 8.5.1 FP1
● Sametime 8.5 embedded client upgrade▬ Key features:
▬ New, modern online meeting experience▬ New Sametime web browser and mobile IM clients, including iPhone ▬ Improved video quality and interoperability
● Inbox folder unread counts and auto refresh● Synchronize iNotes notebook with Notes notebook● “Full Mode” features:
▬ Scroll hints▬ Read/edit forms enhancements▬ Preview pane actions
● “Ultra-light mode” features:▬ Address picker ▬ Chair can view participant status▬ Accept & Decline Meeting invite▬ Quick contacts▬ Auto-timezone support on mobile
● ACF hackers.org enhancements ● Support for iNotes ID Vault● Support SPNEGO with iNotes● Notes Client HTML Signatures compatibility● IE8 and Safari 4 Browser Support
8.5.1 Enhancements – iNotes
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