Unveiled at LotusSphere in Orlando, Florida, last week, IBM`s Lotus Development has launched a family of software solutions that extends critical business information to mobile devices.
Lesego Tlhabanelo, marketing communications manager, Lotus Development SA, describes the product line as the next step in Lotus` strategy to extend the collaborative power of Lotus Domino to business users anytime, anywhere, on any device. "Domino Everyplace will enable mobile workers to move beyond wireless e-mail, providing full-service collaborative functions and content thereby improving the effectiveness of business applications, including sales force automation, customer relationship management and supply chain management systems."
"Lotus and IBM are working to deliver wireless content, connectivity and infrastructure solutions that enable organisations to achieve the maximum impact and ROI from wireless devices," he adds.
By so doing, says Tlhabanelo, the Domino Everyplace server family complements the IBM WebSphere Everyplace portfolio and enables businesses to optimise the investment in mobile technology by offering access to business applications from a variety of wireless devices. The new product line delivers secure, reliable and easy-to-administer mobile and wireless servers.
The new server offerings include:
Domino Everyplace Access
- makes use of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and extends Domino`s messaging and personal information management (PIM) capabilities to micro-browser devices based on the Wireless Markup Language (WML), including WAP phones, pagers and short messaging service (SMS) devices;
Domino Everyplace Sync
- provides synchronisation of e-mail, calendar, directories and to-do lists between wireless devices and Domino-based messaging and PIM applications; and
Domino Everyplace Enterprise
- provides an application development environment for creating and securely extending enterprise business applications to mobile and wireless devices. Included is Mobile Domino Designer, a new development tool enabling Domino-based business applications to be rapidly extended and new applications for PDAs and smartphones created using Lotus` development environment, Domino Designer.
Mobile Notes is the bundled application that delivers Lotus Notes application functionality to various handheld devices.
Tlhabanelo says Domino Everyplace will be available in the first half of this year - at which time pricing will be announced.
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Lotus Development Corporation, founded in 1982, is a subsidiary of IBM Corporation. Lotus sets the standard for truly innovative software products and services that reflect the company`s unique understanding of the new ways in which individuals and businesses must work together to achieve success. Lotus is redefining the concept of conducting business through practical knowledge management, e-business and other ways of connecting the world`s ideas, thinkers, buyers, sellers and communities via the Internet. Lotus markets its products in more than 80 countries world-wide through direct and extensive Business Partner channels. The company also provides numerous professional consulting, support and education services through the Lotus Professional Services organisation.
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