Lotus iNotes coming to the iPhone 3G
- 08 August, 2008 14:28
- Comments 1
IBM's Lotus Domino Web Access software, also known as IBM Lotus iNotes, will bring your Lotus e-mail, calendar and contact details to the Apple iPhone 3G.
IBM says the Lotus functionality is planned for delivery to the iPhone sometime in 2008, although no official announcement has yet been made and the company is stating that Lotus iNotes on the iPhone represents "current IBM plans and directions, which are subject to change".
The Web page touting Lotus functionality on the iPhone states that Lotus Notes data "will combine with the flexibility and connectivity of the Apple iPhone. To be built on the time tested IBM Lotus Domino Web Access infrastructure, users will be able to quickly access e-mail, calendars, and contacts through the rich Apple iPhone user experience".
The new iPhone 3G has earned praise as an enterprise mobile device and platform that holds its own against the likes of the Nokia E-Series, RIM BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile 6 devices.
(See Deploying the iPhone 3G for business, part 1).
But not everyone is convinced, with the new iPhone 2.0 software drawing criticism for being less competent and less tested than its BlackBerry and Windows Mobile counterparts.
Global analyst firm Gartner, after three weeks of testing and reviewing Apple's new iPhone 2.0 firmware and the iPhone 3G for use in large businesses, said the device can be supported by IT shops -- but only for a narrow set of uses such as voice, e-mail, Web browsing and the storage of personal information, citing security concerns as the reason for its restriction to limited use cases.
Nevertheless vendors including Oracle, NetSuite and others have or are releasing enterprise business intelligence applications for the iPhone 3G.
Computerworld is currently awaiting further detail from IBM Australia.
According to IBM's Web site, access to Lotus iNotes e-mail, calendars and contacts on the new iPhone will include the following features:
- Easy viewing of Lotus inbox
- Read e-mail with details either hidden or shown
- The ability to quickly compose or reply to e-mail
- The ability to attach and send files
- View day-at-a-glance calendar
- View details on meetings, all day events, reminders, and anniversaries
- View an organized view of your contacts
- View information on contacts and groups, and
- Quickly create new contact entries
Recommended
Join the Computerworld Australia group on Linkedin. The group is open to IT Directors, IT Managers, Infrastructure Managers, Network Managers, Security Managers, Communications Managers.
- Bookmark this page
- Share this article
- Got more on this story? Email Computerworld
- Follow Computerworld on twitter
- The low-down on the iPhone 3G down-under
- Lotus functionality on the iPhone
- Apple gets iPhone 3G right for business
- Deploying the iPhone 3G for business, part 1
- Why iPhone 2.0 won't yet rule the enterprise roost
- 5 ways the iPhone 3G still lags in enterprise
- Gartner: 'Caveats apply' for enterprise iPhone use
- Oracle pushes BI to the iPhone
- St. Vincent’s Hospital - Finding Visibility, Flexibility and Control with MaaS360
- Detecting APT Activity with Network Traffic Analysis
- CSO Spotlight: Security-as-a-Service Gaining Popularity
- Vodafone Ireland Implements World-Class Service Excellence with HP BSM
- Clearing the Clouds for Midmarket Businesses
-
Google adds more retailers for Chromebook
-
Mobile app data protection not our responsibility, say Australians
-
Opposition calls for inquiry on 457 visas
-
Mobile app data protection not our responsibility, say Australians
-
A year on, Assange still a divisive issue
Comments
jin
1
Apple macs rocks http://www.mac-gear.co.uk