25 years of the most revolutionary desktop application ever created condensed into 25 "Notes". We'll panel our way through the good, the interesting and the controversial, as we take a trip down memory lane, you'll laugh, you'll cry, but one thing is for certain, you'll fall in love with Notes all over again!

1. @IF("It's Really Good";
"It MUST Be Notes";
"Must Be Something Else")
25 Notes on 25 Years of Notes!
Carl Tyler, Epilio
Mat Newman, IBM
Alan Lepofsky, Constellation Research

2. Who are we
 Carl (1991 v1)
– @flyboytyler
 Mat (1992 v2)
– @matnewman
 Alan (1993 2.1)
– @alanlepo

3. Summary
25 years of the most revolutionary desktop application ever
created condensed into 25 "Notes". We'll panel our way
through the good, the interesting and the controversial, as
we take a trip down memory lane, you'll laugh, you'll cry, but
one thing is for certain, you'll fall in love with Notes all over
again!

4. Social Collaboration
 What is social collaboration? You could argue, as many marketing people do implicitly,
that it is any software that supports social interaction (such as a multi-user database or at a
higher level a graphics package which aids communication). We prefer to think of social
collaboration as software that does something to information rather than just store it or
pass it along. That is, social collaboration is active in behalf of a group, as opposed to
agents, which are active in behalf of a person. (social collaboration, of course, can
coordinate agents and resources, such as schedules or data or access to physical objects
such as meeting space.)

5. Groupware: a Definition
 This is the description of groupware from a sample file that shipped with the Magellan Bonus Viewer Pack (circa mid 1980's).
 GROUPWARE: A FRAMEWORK
 The "purpose" of computers is to automate work; for that, the work must be defined explicitly and routine processes and data structures must be
identified. In the beginning, we discovered the routine tasks underlying accounting, transaction processing, and the like. With the advent of the
personal computer, we progressed to financial model-building (Lotus 1-2-3) and text-processing (database management had already been addressed
on mainframes). With the current world of networked pcs and departmental servers, we are beginning to understand the processes of people working
together well enough to automate them, using tools and structures loosely classed as "groupware."
 What is groupware? You could argue, as many marketing people do implicitly, that it is any software that supports group work (such as a multi-user
database or at a higher level a graphics package which aids communication). We prefer to think of groupware as software that does something to
information rather than just store it or pass it along. That is, groupware is active in behalf of a group, as opposed to agents, which are active in behalf
of a person. (Groupware, of course, can coordinate agents and resources, such as schedules or data or access to physical objects such as meeting
space.)

6. Cloud IBM Connections Cloud
Outblaze
1989 1998 2003 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 20142002 2007
LotusLive/Smartcloud iNotes
IBM SmartcloudLotusLive
IBM Connections Mail Cloud
2015 >>>
On Premises
Lotus Connections IBM Connections
Lotus Notes Server
Lotus Notes
IBM Lotus iNotes
IBM Lotus Notes IBM Notes
IBM iNotes
Domino IBM Lotus Domino IBM Domino
Solr Search IBM Verse
1 2 5 64 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Analytics
1996
IBM Sametime
3 15
IBM Lotus SametimeSametime

7. The timeline at the bottom of the graphic is explained here:
 1 1989
– Lotus Development Corporation release the first version of the Lotus Notes Client and the Lotus Notes Server on the
27th of November
 2 1996
– To recognise the expanding capabilities of the Lotus Notes Server with it's ability to host applications accessed by a
growing number of clients and protocols, Lotus rename the server component "Lotus Domino".
 3 1998
– The convergence between Messaging, Chat and Presence begins with the introduction of Lotus Sametime
 4 2002
– The first version of Notes/Domino and Sametime to officially carry the IBM brand "IBM Lotus Notes", "IBM Lotus
Domino" and "IBM Lotus Sametime"
 5 2003
– Introduction of the Domino based iNotes browser client, a new way to access Domino hosted mail through a
Browser
 6 2007
– IBM launches Lotus Connections, an enterprise social platform that would begin to dramatically transform interaction
and communication within the enterprise.
 7 2008
– The launch of IBM's hosted cloud service for Messaging and Collaboration - LotusLive
 8 2009
– IBM acquires 'Outblaze' a web based SAAS offering providing mail, calendar and contacts
 9 2010
 Outblaze is incorporated into LotusLive and offered as "LotusLive iNotes" as an entry level cloud based messaging system which
should not to be confused with Domino based iNotes, which on IBM's cloud is called "Notes Web Access"
 10 2011
– IBM announces the re-branding of LotusLive to IBM Smartcloud
 11 2011
– Rebranding of Lotus Connections to IBM Connections
 12 2013
– IBM begins removing individual 'brand' names from all of it's offerings, releasing IBM Notes, IBM iNotes and IBM
Domino, version 9: "Social Edition" signifying the closer integration of IBM's Messaging & Collaboration and Social
Business platforms.
 13 2014
– IBM's entry level SAAS mail offering (originally Outblaze) is renamed under the IBM Connections Cloud portfolio
 14 2014
– IBM Smartcloud rebranded as IBM Connections Cloud
 15 2015
– The convergence of Messaging & Collaboration and Enterprise Social platforms, backed by powerful Analytics
capabilities, and tightly integrated Search, IBM's Verse interface is released for General Availability.

8. Lotus Notes 1.0 - 1989
 The first release of Notes shipped in 1989.
During the first year it was on the market,
more than 35,000 copies of Notes were
sold. The Notes client required DOS 3.1 or
OS/2. The Notes server required either
DOS 3.1, 4.0, or OS/2.

9. Helping people work together is what Lotus
does best.
Notes from Lotus
Until now, most PC software was designed for individuals using individual PCs. But
today, more and more people are working in teams on networked PCs that require a
new kind of software. Software that lets them quickly share ideas and information
no matter where, when or how they work.
Enter Lotus Notes.
The first software than actually thrives on the fact that people need to work together
to be effective. Lotus Notes creates a new communications environment where users
can develop applications - for sales tracking, project management, customer service,
and free form discussions of all kinds - and routinely access and share this
information from their desktop to anyone, anywhere in the world. In fact, no other
software maximizes your investments in networked PCs like Lotus Notes.
After all, helping people work together is what Lotus does best.

10. User Interface
Hall of Shame

11. Tiles
Tabs
Twisties

12. ID files
 2 Factor Authentication
 "Escrow Agent"
 ID Recovery
 ID Vault

13. Replication
 Synchronise data
 Server-Server
 Client-Server
 Only replicates CHANGES
 FIELD level!
Database
Document
Field
Field
Field
Database
Document
Field
Field
Field

14. Offline
 Amazing Architecture
– Properties
– Security
– Design (Interface)
– Data

15. ACL's & ECL's
 ACL (Access Control List)
– Access to a Database
 ECL (Execution Control List)
– Who is trusted to run what
– Allows/Prevents the Notes client from
running code

16. Live DEMO!!!!

17. Lotus Agenda

18. Actioneer

19. Lotus Notes 2.0 - 1991
 C Applications Programming Interface (API)
 Column totals in views
 Tables and paragraph styles
 Rich text support
 Additional formula language @functions
 Address look-up in mail
 Multiple Name and Address books
 Return receipt for mail memos
 Forwarding documents via mail
 Larger databases and desktop files

20. Lotus Notes 3 - 1993
 Full-text search
 Hierarchical names, views, forms, and filters
 Additional mobile features, including background replication
 Enhanced scalability
 Alternate mail capability
 Development of common API strategies for cross-platform Notes
applications
 Selective replication
 Support for AppleTalk networks
 Deployment and administrative improvements
 Support for the Macintosh client
 A server for the Windows operating system

21. 1995 IBM acquires Lotus Development Corporation

22. Lotus Notes 4 - 1996
 LotusScript, a programming language built into Notes
 A three-paned UI for mail and other applications with document preview ability
 Pass-thru servers
 A new graphical user interface for server administrators
 Built-in Internet integration, including Web browser accessible Notes databases
 Upward mobility, including locations and stacked icons
 An enhanced replicator page
 Rapid application development and programmability as a result of an Integrated Development Environment
(IDE), infoboxes, and redesigned templates
 View, folder, and design features, including the ability to create action bars, the ability to create navigators
that allowed easy graphical navigation among views, and improved table support
 Search features, such as the ability to search a database without indexing it, and the ability to add
conditions to a search with the Search Builder without writing a formula
 Security features, such as the ability to keep local databases secure and the ability to restrict who can read
selected documents
 Internet server improvements, including SOCKS support, HTTP proxy support, and Notes RPC proxy
support

23. 1996 Notes gets LotusScript
 Object Oriented Scripting Language
 Originally appeared in VIP (VB Competitor)
 Introduced with Notes 4
 Classes added to the Language to cater for Notes DB's and UI

24. Lotus Components
 Word Processor
 Spreadsheet
 Presentation
 Graphs/Charts
 Project Schedule
 Draw/Diagram
 Programmable and extensible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyOs3mnj5_I

25. Dennis Leary Commercials: "Work the Web!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3bbwDa308

26. Learningspace

27. Domino.Doc
 Document Management
 Workflow
 Checkin-Checkout
 Editors/Readers
 Notifications

28. Notes Reporter
 Essentially "Lotus Approach"
– (first help files still mentioned "Approach")
 Access Server or Local Databases
 Use Views and Folders as "Table Sources"
 Normalized Notes Multi-Value fields
 Generate reports/charts from Notes data

29. SwiftFile
 "Intelligent assistant for filing mail"
 Available on CD's with the client
 Only for Windows
 Intelligently learns folder patterns
 Makes recommendations of folders

30. The I AM Campaign
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRAhCCGb7BY

31. Lotus Notes 5 - 1999
 Internet messaging and directories, including full-fidelity messaging, native MIME
and SMTP support, the new Directory Catalog, and LDAP features
 Expanded Web application services, including CORBA-standard distributed
objects, Java, JavaScript, Web clusters, and Microsoft Internet Information
Server (IIS) HTTP services
 Database improvements, such as transaction logging and a new on-disk
structure (ODS)
 Release 5.0. was available on Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, OS/2,
Netware, and UNIX. This wide availability, combined with its ability to entwine
Lotus Notes with the Internet, set a new standard for:
 Easy access to all the information that is important to you, be it personal or public
 Server independence because of the ability to use Lotus Notes with Lotus
Domino Release 5 as well as other Internet-standard servers
 The ability to read and send messages to any Internet mail server without
needing to know about Internet standards, thanks to one, consistent interface
 The latest innovations in Internet messaging with native support for all the major
Internet standards

32. Mobile - 2001

33. Mobile Notes

34. Lotus Notes 6 - 2002
 Customize views with your mouse, rearranging or hiding columns, and setting colors to
identify senders. Notes remembers your sorting and color preferences
 Display your bookmarks as a grid like the workspace
 Locate a document, view, database, or Web page you visited several days ago
 Reorder window tabs by dragging
 Identify and mark languages within a document
 Drag and drop files within Notes and between your operating system and Notes
 Rearrange a list by moving items up or down
 Copy a view as a table
 Lock a document to prevent replication and save conflicts
 Drag and Drop of Folders
 Replication of unread marks between servers
 Follow-up flags
 Reply and forward indicators on emails
 Ability to edit an attachment and save the changes back to a document

35. Workplace

36. Lotus Notes 7 - 2005
 Action bar commands in views are now
available in right-click menus
– eg:Mail Right-Click Commands are no
longer generic Notes Document options
 Web Services
 Numerous Feature improvements in
Mail/Calendar/Address/To-Do
 Tighter Sametime integration throughout
the Notes client
http://youtu.be/aRWmgSxXVII

37. Quickplace/QuickR
 Domino.Doc.Next
 Templates
 Themes
 Extensible

38. Lotus Notes 8 - 2007
 Eclipse Framework
 Composite Applications
 Live Text
 Widgets
 Actions
 Plugins

39. Widgets
 Easy way to access information from:
– Web Sites
– Notes Databases
– Feeds (both RSS and iCAL)

40. Live Text and Actions

41. Plugins
 Java Applications
 Built within Eclipse framework
 Extend the Notes client
 Leverage/Integrate
ANYTHING

42. IBM Notes 9 - 2013
 Rebranding across IBM's software
portfolio removes names such as
"Lotus" "Tivoli", etc
 Delivery of "OneUI" (aka "Vulcan")
 Tight integration of the ICS platform
– Domino
– Connections
– Sametime
 Embedded Experiences deliver
actionable content directly within an
email:
– "focus on your work, not your inbox!"

43. Embedded Experiences
 Wired Widgets: The Next Generation!
 Action information without leaving your inbox

44. IBM Verse
 "A New Way to Work!"

45. Thank You
Questions?

46. Engage Online
 SocialBiz User Group socialbizug.org
–Join the epicenter of Notes and Collaboration user groups
 Social Business Insights blog ibm.com/blogs/socialbusiness
–Read and engage with our bloggers
 Follow us on Twitter
–@IBMConnect and @IBMSocialBiz
 LinkedIn http://bit.ly/SBComm
–Participate in the IBM Social Business group on LinkedIn
 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IBMConnected
–Like IBM Social Business on Facebook

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