[luau] LotusNotes on Linux

[Stan Baptista]

> I do not think a native Linux will be available. It
> was mentioned
> at Lotus World that a Linux Notes client will be
> available when
> iNotes supports Mozilla. (By the end of the year,
> maybe?)

The "no native Linux" is correct except that an iNotes
client is available (see 2 below).

1. Here's an article about using Wine to emulate a
Windows client on Linux.  This was also mentioned at
Lotusphere Hawaii.

http://www.developer.ibm.com/tech/faq/individual/0,,2:25424,00.html

2. "We've got mail for Linux users"
 
22 January 2003

IBM Lotus software today announced Linux client
support for Lotus iNotes Web Access software, helping
to bring the flexibility and lower costs of
browser-based messaging to Linux users. Lotus iNotes
Web Access will be available with the Lotus Domino 6.5
release.

The announcement that Lotus iNotes for Web Access will
be available on the Linux platform is noteworthy for
two reasons. First, it reinforces IBM support of
Linux. And it also reinforces the long-term Lotus
commitment to serving a multi-platform community.

"We've had a Linux offering for the Domino server now
for over two years, and it's been very successful,"
says Ken Bisconti, Vice President of Messaging and
Advanced Collaboration Solutions, IBM Lotus Software.

"Now with Lotus iNotes Web Access we have a great
offering for Linux client environments."  
 
iNotes Web Access will now support the Linux version
of the Netscape 7.0 browser based on Mozilla 1.0.1 to
give customers the ability to manage e-mail and
calendaring through a first-class Web experience.

Bringing rich e-mail and calendaring to new markets
For the first time Linux desktop users will have a
rich, business-oriented e-mail and group scheduling
offering. This offering is especially valuable to
industries like government and education -- and
Linux-oriented markets like Germany, India, China,
Eastern Europe and other emerging markets.

Bisconti says, "This market is suited to Lotus
software because most other browser-based messaging
solutions do not have the security, performance and
reliability necessary for the corporate market." 

A rich experience with a light client
"iNotes Web Access is also especially suited to Linux
users," says Bisconti. "Lotus iNotes Web Access
provides a rich user experience without requiring
desktop code -- unless you want special services such
as offline support and replication capability. With
iNotes Web Access you simply access your e-mail from
the browser. Lotus iNotes Web Access helps reduce the
cost of ownership through rapid, low cost deployment,
with a minimal need for training."

-Stan



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