IBM Lotus iNotes

IBM Lotus iNotes offers a full-featured web-based version of the IBM Lotus Notes client. Formerly known as IBM Lotus Domino Web Access, Lotus iNotes provides IBM Lotus Notes users with browser-based access to their Notes mail, calendar, and contacts. The software combines with IBM Lotus Domino software to provide a client interface that is available both online and offline. It provides access to collaboration tools using a variety of Web browsers across multiple platforms.

Lotus iNotes comes as a feature in Lotus Domino. The administrator can turn this feature on to allow access of mails via browser. Domino administrators can maintain and control a standard and consistent experience for users through centralized Lotus Domino administrative policies that set or enforce mail settings for Lotus iNotes users. In addition, Lotus iNotes has full offline support via Domino Off-Line Services (DOLS), integrated instant messaging, and can be configured to integrate Lotus Quickr support.

Lotus iNotes includes three modes for users accessing their Notes mail:-

• Full Mode – Provides integrated collaboration tools for environments that provide full broadband connections. For users that need full access to all of the iNotes features.

• Lite mode - This mode includes mail, contacts, and calendar and is best suited for slow connections or bandwidth constrained networks. For users that need to access mail in a public place, such as at a kiosk.

• Ultra-light mode - This mode is available either on a mobile device (initially available on the Apple iPhone or iPod Touch using Apple Safari), or on your desktop (using Mozilla Firefox) as the accessible mode of iNotes.

Functionality

Lotus iNotes allows users of IBM Lotus Domino to access their Domino-based mail, calendar, schedule, to-do list, contacts, and notebook (Notes Journal) from any computer which has a certified web browser and an Internet connection. It uses dynamic HTML and Ajax to provide a rich user experience while minimizing the number of full-page refreshes and transactions interacting with the Domino web server. It also integrates with the IBM Lotus Sametime instant-messaging platform and offers offline support through IBM Lotus Domino Off-Line Services (DOLS).

History

• A client called "Lotus Notes Webmail" provided limited web access to web-enabled Lotus Notes email systems (versions 4 and 5) from the late 1990s.

• Lotus Software referred to iNotes as "Shimmer" in its beta version.

• Release 5.0.8 (2001) of Lotus Notes introduced iNotes, which featured a fuller interface than the Webmail client. That year, Network Computing gave a "Well-Connected Award" to iNotes for "Best Web-based Application".^[1]

• Release 6.5 of Lotus Domino (September 2003) renamed iNotes to Domino Web Access.

• Release 7.0.2 of Lotus Domino (September 2006) introduced support for the Macintosh.

• Release 8.5 of Lotus Domino (January 2009) renamed Domino Web Access back to iNotes.^[2]

Supported Browsers

iNotes 6 Template

• Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows
• Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows (in Domino 6.5.5 with HotFix)
• Mozilla 1.4.1 and 1.7.x for Linux clients

Domino Web Access 7 Template

• Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows
• Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows (in Domino 7.0.2 with HotFix)
• Mozilla 1.4.1 and 1.7.x for Linux clients
• Mozilla Firefox 1.0 for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X (in Domino 7.0.2)
• Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2 for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X (in Domino 7.0.2)
• Mozilla Firefox 2.x for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X (in Domino 7.0.3)

See also

• IBM Lotus Notes
• IBM Lotus Notes Traveler
• IBM Lotus Domino
• Outlook Web Access

Notes

External links

• Lotus iNotes home page
• Lotus Notes and Domino home page
• Lotus iNotes 8.5.1 system requirements
• IBM Lotus iNotes Ultralite for the Apple iPhone
• Article: Getting Started with Lotus iNotes 8.5.1
• Feature comparison in Lotus iNotes 8.5.1 full, lite and ultra-light modes