IBM/Lotus on Monday celebrated the future of its Notes platform telling customers that their investments are protected while
at the same time touting the benefits and advancements of the company’s emerging Java-based line of next generation Workplace
collaboration tools.
"Two years ago, the big question was what is the future of Lotus software," said Ambuj Goyal, general manager of Lotus Software,
kicking off the opening of the company's annual Lotusphere conference. Goyal said the future was bright and that he "couldn't
be more pleased."
The company Monday posted Beta 3 of Notes/Domino 7.0 and plans to ship the final code in the third quarter. The final release
will include technology that allows the Notes client to work within IBM's Workplace Client Technology, a framework built on
Eclipse and Java. Lotus previously said the Notes client plug-in would ship with Version 8.
That version, along with its predecessor 7.5, is in the works including the integration of the Notes client directly into
the code-base of the Workplace Client Technology.
Lotus also unveiled enhancements to its developer tools, including a limited beta of Workplace Designer, a script-based development
tool for creating application components for the Workplace platform much the same way Domino Designer is used to create Notes-based
applications. The tool is a bridge between the Domino and Workplace development environments.
"What you will see is that the skeleton that holds Notes together will fade over time," says Mike Gotta, an analyst with Meta
Group. But he said it is clear users can continue to go down the road with Notes 7 and the follow-on versions IBM/Lotus has
committed to develop. "It's all about modularity."
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