I think some in the Apple community aren't up to speed with what has been happening in the Notes world lately. Their impressions of Notes are stuck somewhere back at R4.
Even if Lotus is up to something (i.e. a native iPhone app. to access Notes Mail/Calendar) I'm not sure they'd release it on the Apple App Store. More likely on the Passport site, unless iPhone users find loading apps from the App Store preferable to traditional methods.
UPDATE: Not owning an iPhone myself, I have been informed that currently the Apple iTunes App Store is the only method to procure software. At the moment, I find it difficult to picture corporate IT departments deploying applications from this consumer-oriented channel when they are used to getting their Lotus downloads from Passport. I imagine this will be something that slows the adoption of the iPhone in corporations. On the other hand, sales of handy iPhone apps built by ISVs to access Notes databases through the App Store probably wouldn't appear too unusual.
Good news for IBM Lotus users, Big Blue will bring an iPhone-compatible version of its Lotus Domino Web Access suite to the App Store later this year. The software, dubbed "Lotus iNotes," will allow businesses that utilize Lotus Domino Server to provide their users access to contacts, e-mail and calendars.
No firm release date has been set, though screenshots (which are not final and subject to change) and tentative information is available at IBM's Lotus Domino Web Access site.
Lotus iNotes is just one of the new mobile strategies IBM will be deploying in the coming months, as it looks to stave off competition from Microsoft.
And while Lotus might not be the sexiest collaboration software around, it is used by millions upon millions of people worldwide. IBM's support of the iPhone could really propel corporations to adopt, or at least consider supporting, the iPhone in IT environments.
Even if Lotus is up to something (i.e. a native iPhone app. to access Notes Mail/Calendar) I'm not sure they'd release it on the Apple App Store. More likely on the Passport site, unless iPhone users find loading apps from the App Store preferable to traditional methods.
UPDATE: Not owning an iPhone myself, I have been informed that currently the Apple iTunes App Store is the only method to procure software. At the moment, I find it difficult to picture corporate IT departments deploying applications from this consumer-oriented channel when they are used to getting their Lotus downloads from Passport. I imagine this will be something that slows the adoption of the iPhone in corporations. On the other hand, sales of handy iPhone apps built by ISVs to access Notes databases through the App Store probably wouldn't appear too unusual.
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Christina Warren on 8/8/08
Filed under: Enterprise, iPhone
No firm release date has been set, though screenshots (which are not final and subject to change) and tentative information is available at IBM's Lotus Domino Web Access site.
Lotus iNotes is just one of the new mobile strategies IBM will be deploying in the coming months, as it looks to stave off competition from Microsoft.
And while Lotus might not be the sexiest collaboration software around, it is used by millions upon millions of people worldwide. IBM's support of the iPhone could really propel corporations to adopt, or at least consider supporting, the iPhone in IT environments.
1 comments:
Inotes is still web access... I believe every one is hoping on a physical app on the iphone...
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