IBM Lotus Domino

Lotus Domino

Developer(s)	IBM
Initial release	1989
Written in	C, C++, Java
Platform	Cross-platform
Available in	multilanguage
Type	Collaborative software
License	Proprietary
Website	Lotus Domino

Lotus Domino is an IBM server product that provides enterprise-grade e-mail, collaboration capabilities, and custom application platform. Domino began life as Lotus Notes Server, the server component of Lotus Development Corporation's client-server messaging technology. It can be used as an application server for Lotus Notes applications and/or as a web server. It also has a built-in database system in the format of NSF. From release 7, Domino server can use IBM DB2 system as its backend database.

Lotus Domino products

• Lotus Domino
  • Collaboration Express
  • Enterprise Server
  • Messaging Express
  • Messaging Server
  • Utility Express
  • Utility Server
• Lotus Domino Access for Microsoft Outlook
• Lotus Domino Administrator Client
• Lotus Domino Designer Client
• Lotus Domino Document Manager (formerly Domino.Doc)
• Lotus Domino Everyplace
• IBM Lotus iNotes (IBM Lotus Domino Web Access before 2008)
  • Full Mode
  • Lite Mode (for slow connections, available since 8.0.1)
  • Ultralite Mode (for Safari browser on Apple iPhone, available since 8.0.2)
• Lotus Domino Unified Communications
• Lotus Notes Traveler

Lotus Domino services

The Lotus Domino server can provide multiple services. The core services include:

• Email server (supporting Lotus Notes, POP3, IMAP, web browser and Outlook clients and SMTP support)
• Applications server (the Lotus Notes client provides the runtime)
• Web server (Lotus Notes data or other surfaced via a web browser)
• Database server (Notes Storage Facility)
• Directory server (LDAP)

Add-ins to the Lotus Domino server can provide the following details:

• Data integration (LEI)
• Instant messaging and Web conferencing (IBM Sametime)
• Document management (Domino Document Manager)
• Collaboration space (Domino Quickplace)
• Mobile application server (Domino Everyplace)
• Mobile "Push" synchronization to Handheld devices - Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks (Lotus Notes Traveler)

Versions

Lotus Domino products are released simultaneously with Lotus Notes client products of the same version. Refer to Lotus Notes Versions.

See also

• DIIOP, protocol to access Lotus Domino servers
• List of collaborative software
• IBM Lotus Notes, client collaborative software for Lotus Domino server
• IBM Lotus Notes Traveler, realtime replication of Lotus Domino email and calendars to supported mobile devices
• IBM Lotus iNotes, web-based client for Lotus Domino server
• XPages, XPages
• Regroup.com, SaaS Enterprise Intranet provider

External links

• Lotus Notes and Domino home page
• Lotus Notes and Domino Wiki
• Lotus Domino home page
• The History of Notes and Domino
• IBM (Turkish)

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