Lotus Notes
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| Developer(s) | IBM |
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| Initial release | 1989 |
| Stable release |
9.0.1 FP7 / September 13, 2016
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| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Java/Eclipse (9.x Standard) & C++ (9.x Basic and previous versions) |
| Operating system | Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Available in | 28 user-interface and mail template languages, 64 variants available for spelling dictionary |
| Type | Collaborative software, Personal information manager, Email client |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www-03 |
IBM Notes (formerly Lotus Notes; see branding, below) and IBM Domino (formerly Lotus Domino) are the client and server, respectively, of a collaborative client-server software platform sold by IBM.
IBM Notes provides business collaboration functions, such as email, calendars, to-do lists, contacts management, teamrooms, discussion forums, file sharing, microblogging, instant messaging, blogs, and user directories. IBM Notes can also be used with other IBM Domino applications and databases. IBM Notes 9 Social Edition removed integration with the office software package IBM Lotus Symphony, which had been integrated with the IBM Lotus Notes client in versions 8.x.
Lotus Development Corporation originally developed "Lotus Notes" in 1989. IBM bought the Lotus corporation in 1995 and it became known as the Lotus Development division of IBM. As of 2015[update] it forms part of the IBM Software and Systems Group under the name "IBM Collaboration Solutions".
IBM Notes is a desktop workflow application, commonly used in corporate environments for email but can also be used to access databases such as document libraries and custom applications.
IBM Notes is a client-server cross-platform application runtime environment that provides an interface to the IBM Notes and Domino software. IBM Notes can be used as an email client without an IBM Domino server, for example, as an client.
IBM Notes and Domino provide email, calendars, instant messaging (with additional IBM software voice- and video-conferencing and web-collaboration), discussions/forums, blogs, and an inbuilt personnel/user directory. In addition to these standard applications, an organization may use the IBM Domino Designer development environment and other tools to develop additional integrated applications such as request approval / workflow and document management.
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