Monday, August 11, 2008

Lotus Notes Compare Chart

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B

C

D

E

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1. Mail

2

2. Calendar and Scheduling

3

3. To Do's

4

4. Personal Contacts

5

5. Attachments/Miscellaneous/Other Features

6

7

Table 1: Mail

8

Feature

Lotus Notes Client

Lotus Domino Web Access

Common PIM Portlets -
Lotus Domino

Common PIM Portlets -
Microsoft Exchange

9

Views and Folders

10

File type used

NSF (Server, Local)

NSF (server)

NSF

Exchange repository

11

In-box View

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

12

Drafts View

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

13

All Documents View

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

14

Discussion Thread View

Yes

Yes (New in 7.0)

No

No

15

Folders

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

16

Nested Folders

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

17

Create and delete folders

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

18

Drag & drop messages into folders

Yes

Yes

Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

19

Copy & Move to folder

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

20

Discover folder

Yes (New in 7.0)

No

No

No

21

Unread count within folders

Yes

No

No

No

22

Soft Deletes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

23

Restore a Message

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

24

From the action bar, open mail into specific view (ie. inbox, sent, drafts, etc)

No

Yes

No

No

25

Support displaying columns defined in mail template

Yes

Yes

No

No

26

Support resizing various column widths

Yes

Yes

No

No

27

Forwarding multiple selected documents

Yes

Yes

No

No

28

Printing multiple selected documents

Yes

Yes

No

No

29

Displaying Attention indicator

Yes

Yes

No

No

30

Color coding view lines based on Sender

Yes

No

No

No

31

Allow individual users to show/hide various columns

Yes

No

Yes

No

32

Message Creation and Addressing

33

Create New Memo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

34

Type-ahead addressing

Yes

Yes, Automatic name resolution provides this function

Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

35

Support File Attachments

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

36

View file attachments from within message

Yes

No, third party products are available for this

Yes

Yes

37

Spell checking

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

38

Alternate Name Support

Yes

Yes

No

No

39

Sametime Integration

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

40

Perform Name & Address Book lookup

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

41

Display contacts sorted by Organizational Unit

Yes

Yes

No

No

42

Perform Integrated Address Book lookup when sending a message

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

43

Name lookups to LDAP directories

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

44

Personal Contacts Address Book

Yes

Yes

No

No

45

Delivery Options (Importance, Delivery priority, delivery report)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

46

Forward message

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

47

Save Message Draft

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

48

Create a Serial Route Memo

Yes

Yes (New in 6.5.3)

No

No

49

Forward web pages and documents from any Notes application

Yes

No

N/A

N/A

50

Forward document as bookmark link message

Yes

No

N/A

N/A

51

Copy Into - convert item to Task, Calendar Entry or New Memo

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

52

Return Receipt

Yes

Yes

No

No

53

Prevent Copying

Yes

No

No

No

54

Apply Mood Stamps to messages

Yes

No

No

No

55

Create/use stationery

Yes

Yes (New in 7.0)

No

No

56

Choose a Letterhead

Yes

No

No

No

57

Create a message containing a signature file

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

58

Type-ahead within "Move to Folder" dialog

Yes

No

No

No

59

Specify outbound message with a "reply by" date

Yes

No

No

No

60

Specify message expiration date

Yes

No

No

No

61

Utilize Plain Text or Rich Text editor

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

62

Internet Message format

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

63

Viewing and Responding to Message items

64

Support for Read/Unread marks

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

65

Navigate to next document without returning to view

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

66

Delete current document and navigate to next document without returning to view

Yes

Yes (New in 7.0)

Yes

Yes

67

Perform mail file delegation

Yes

Yes

No

No

68

Reply w/ history

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

69

Reply to memo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

70

Reply to All

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

71

Reply without Attachments

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

72

View Rich text within a message

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

73

Support for Doc Links, View Links, and Database Links

Yes

Yes

Some

No

74

View tables within messages

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

75

Create tables within messages

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

76

Resend documents from within a delivery failure

Yes

Yes

No

No

77

View sections

Yes

Yes

Some

No

78

Action Bar

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

79

Add Sender of message to Personal Contacts List

Yes

Yes

No

No

80

Modify/View the file's ACL from client

Yes

No

No

No

81

Display of Importance/Type icons in Views

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

82

Read encrypted mail and verify signature of signed mail

Yes

Yes

No

No

83

Verify signature of signed mail

Yes

Yes

No

No

84

Next/previous navigation within an open mail message

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

85

Preference setting for new mail on top/botton

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

86

Automatically checking for new messages

Yes

Yes

No

No

87

Follow Up flags

Yes

Yes

No

No

88

Column Sort in general

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

89

Sort by subject

Yes (New in 7.0)

Yes (New in 7.0)

Yes (New in 7.0)

No

90

Display mail thread for current message

Yes

Yes

No

No

91

Light weight view navigation for low bandwidth connections

N/A

Yes (New in 7.0)

N/A

N/A

92

Advanced Editing features in Rich Text field

93

Left, Right & Center, indent, outdent Text justification

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

94

Tables - Simple tables, not all complex.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

95

View Sections

Yes

Yes

Some

N/A

96

Support for embedded OLE objects

Yes

No

No

No

97

Java applet support

Yes

No

N/A

N/A

98

Page break

Yes

Yes

No

No

99

Horizontal line

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

100

Hotspots

Yes

No

No

No

101

Insert image resources

Yes

Yes

No

No

102

Create Sections

Yes

No

No

No

103

Ability to switch language dictionaries for spell checking

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

104

Support for both Bullets and Number lists

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

105

Undo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

106

User Preferences

107

New mail notification

Yes

Yes

No

No

108

Default Mail Send/Save setting

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

109

Ability to archive mail and C&S documents

Yes

Yes

No

No

110

Lookup across multiple Address Books

Yes

Yes

Some (Corporate)

Some (Corporate)

111

Automatically create a reply message by clicking on the From field

No

Yes

No

No

112

Security

113

Send signed and/or encrypted mail

Yes

Yes

No

No

114

S/MIME

Yes

Yes (New in 7.0)

No

No

115

Read encrypted mail

Yes

Yes

No

No

116

Field, form, view, document, section level security

Yes

No

No

No

117

User roles

Yes

No

No

No

118

Local Encryption of Mail database

Yes

Yes

No

No

119

Other Features

120

Control of Database properties/design (refresh, replace, etc)

Yes

No

N/A

N/A

121

Support for alternate editors for mail messages

Yes

No

No

No

122

Built-in news reader, POP mail, IMAP mail

Yes

No

Yes (no news reader)

Yes (no news reader)

123

Support for Notes/Domino database subscriptions

Yes

No

No

No

124

Extended Search (w/in databases, attachments, messages,etc)control of search - refinement of search with form, etc.

Yes

No

No

No

125

Drag and drop documents between frames

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

126

User can change their own password from client

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

127

Support for mail rules

Yes

Yes

No

No

128

Integrated Instant Messaging

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

129

Usage Indicator (Quota)

No

Yes (New in 7.0)

Yes

No

130

Out Of Office

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

131

Ability to launch External Client

N/A

No

Yes

No

132

Auto discover user configuration

N/A

Yes

Yes

No

133

Quick Find

Yes

Yes

Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

134

Support setting as default mail client on Win32 system

Yes

Yes

No

No

135

Send current document from Microsoft Office applications

Yes

Yes

No

No

Calendar

A

B

C

D

E

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2

Table 2: Calendar

3

Feature

Lotus Notes Client

Lotus Domino Web Access

Common PIM Portlets -
Lotus Domino

Common PIM Portlets - Microsoft Exchange

4

Views

5

From the Action bar, open Calendar into specific view ( ie. 1-day, 1 week, 1-month, etc)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

6

Calendar Views

1day, 2 day, 5 day, 1 week, 2 week, 1 month

1 day, 2 day, 5 day, 1 week, 2 week, 1 month, 1 year

2 day, 1 week, 2 week, 1 month, 1 day-(Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal)

2 day, 1 week, 2 week,1 month, 1 day-(Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal)

7

Summarized calendar views

Yes

Yes

Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

8

Display unprocessed invites in calendar

Yes

Yes

No

No

9

Unaccepted meetings displayed within calendar

No

Yes

No

No

10

Meeting view

Yes

Yes

No

No

11

Calendar Print Preview

No

Yes

Some (Event & HTML view print)

Some (Event & HTML view print)

12

Inline calendar view editing

Yes

Yes

No

No

13

Work / non-work hour differentiation

Yes

Yes

Planned for future release of WebSphere Portal

No

14

Ability for Chairperson to see status of invitees from the view level

Yes

Yes

No

No

15

Calendar Entries and Group Scheduling

16

Double-click within the calendar view to create an entry

Yes

Yes

No

No

17

Create Appointment

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

18

Create All Day Event

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

19

Create Reminder

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

20

Create Anniversary

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

21

Create Meeting Invitation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

22

Save calendar entry as draft

Yes

Yes (New in 7.0)

No

No

23

Forward a calendar entry

Yes

Yes (New in 7.0)

No

No

24

Create rich text in detailed description field

Yes

Yes

No

No

25

Automatic date (calendar picture) and time selector controls

Yes

Yes

No

No

26

Centrally managed rooms & resources

Yes

Yes

No

No

27

Create repeating entries

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

28

Add alarms to entries

Yes

Yes

No

No

29

Attach a file to invitation forms

Yes

Yes

No

No

30

Pencil in a meeting / tentatively schedule

Yes

Yes

No

No

31

Mark an entry private/"not for public viewing"

Yes

Yes

No

No

32

Delivery options on calendar entries

Yes

Yes

No

No

33

Address lookup for inviting people

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

34

Check freetime availability for invitees

Yes

Yes

Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

No

35

Support for counter-proposal

Yes

Yes

No

No

36

Freetime search within a counter-proposal

Yes

Yes (New in 7.0)

No

No

37

Respond with comments within a counter-proposal

Yes

Yes

No

No

38

Edit calendar entries

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

39

Send a reschedule notice

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

40

Add additional invitees after invitation is sent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

41

Send "broadcast" invitation (no RSVPs/responses)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

42

Send meeting confirmation

Yes

Yes

No

No

43

Display invitee responses in invitation

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

44

Accept invitation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

45

Decline invitation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

46

Counter propose an alternative time

Yes

Yes

No

No

47

Accept/decline with comments

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

48

Delegate an invitation

Yes

Yes

No

No

49

Check calendar from invitation page

Yes

Yes

No

No

50

Create and maintain group calendar

Yes

Yes

Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

No

51

Create meeting invitation from group calendar view populating group members in invitation

No

Yes

Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

No

52

Accept counter proposal

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

53

Support for meetings spanning midnight

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

54

C&S entry support for online Sametime meetings

Yes

Yes

No

No

55

Ability to specify time zones in C&S entries

Yes

Yes

No

No

56

Users in different time zones can share the same server and still see meeting times with respect to their own zone

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

57

Generate PDF calendar printouts

No

Yes

No

No

58

Drag and drop to reschedule a calendar entry

Yes

Yes

No

No

59

Display unprocessed meeting notices within calendar

No

Yes

No

No

60

Import corporate holidays

Yes

Yes (New in 7.0)

No

No

61

User Preferences

62

Set global default appointment duration

Yes

Yes

No

No

63

Set global default calendar entry type

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

64

Option to make freetime available to only certain users

Yes

Yes

No

No

65

Options to set allowable freetime

Yes

Yes

No

No

66

Enable conflict checking for calendar entries

Yes

Yes

No

No

67

Allow another user to manage Calendar without allowing access to email

Yes

Yes

No

No

68

Mark default calendar entry as 'not for public viewing'

Yes

Yes

No

No

69

Autoprocessing of Calendar information

70

Option to remove invitations from Inbox after processing

Yes

Yes

No

No

71

Ability to autoprocess invitations

Yes

Yes

No

No

To Do

A

B

C

D

1

2

Table 3: To Do's

3

Feature

Lotus Notes Client

Lotus Domino Web Access

Common PIM Portlets

4

To Do's

5

To Do's follow day-to-day in calendar view

Yes

Yes

6

Display To Do in Calendar View

Yes

Yes

7

Delegate a To Do to another person

Yes

Yes

8

Create To Do's (With Start & End Dates)

Yes

Yes

9

Categorize new To Do entries

Yes

Yes

10

Alarm notification on To Do's

Yes

Yes

11

Mark To Do's complete or uncompleted

Yes

Yes

12

Create Group To Do's

Yes

Yes

13

Ability to set time on To Do's

Yes

Yes

14

Display To Do's in Gantt chart format

No

Yes

15

Priorities for To Do's (High, Medium, & Low)

Yes

Yes

16

Create personal To Do's

Yes

Yes

17

Owner and Participant actions

Yes

Yes

18

Create mail message or meeting invitation while selecting a contact and automatically populate email address of contact in message/invitation

No

Yes

19

Forward a to do item

Yes

Yes (New in 7.0)

Personal Contac

A

B

C

D

1

2

Table 4: Personal Contacts

3

4

Feature

Lotus Notes Client

Lotus Domino Web Access

Common PIM Portlets

5

Personal Contacts

6

Sort contacts by Last Name, Company, Email, Address etc

Yes

Yes

Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

7

Add users in Domino Directory to Personal contact list

Yes

Yes

Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

8

Select multiple contacts and send message

Yes

Yes

Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

9

Select multiple contacts and schedule a meeting

Yes

Yes

Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

10

Business Card Summary view

Yes

Yes

Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

11

Categorization of contacts

Yes

Yes

Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

12

Automatically add email sender to Personal contact list

Yes

Yes

Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

13

Forward a contact

Yes

Yes (New in 7.0)

Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal

Attachment & Misc.

A

B

C

D

1

2

Table 5: Attachments/Miscellaneous

3

Feature

Lotus Notes Client

Lotus Domino Web Access

Common PIM Portlets

4

Unlimited Attachments

Yes

Yes

Yes

5

Drag and drop attachments from desktop/file system

Yes

Yes

No

6

Ability to rename attachments on download

Yes

Yes

No

7

Miscellaneous

8

Browser Support

N/A

6.5.x = Win32 Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher Linux / Mozilla 1.3.1+

7.0x= IE 6.0+ (Win32), Mozilla 1.7x (Linux), FireFox 1.0.x (Linux & Win32)

Upcoming maintenance release to 7.0 code stream= Plan to add support for Mac clients w/ FireFox

Win32 = IE 5.5, IE 6.0 & FireFox 1.0.x;

Linux = Mozilla 1.4 & FireFox 1.0.x








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Advanced Search (contextual by text, author, or date)

Yes

Yes

No

10

Journal integrated in mail file

No

Yes

No

11

Contacts integrated in mail file

No

Yes

No

12

Ability to snooze alarms across multiple sessions / logins

No

Yes

No

13

Context sensitive help

Yes

Yes

Yes

14

Multilingual template support

Yes

Yes

Yes

15

Support for all Domino server platforms

Yes

Yes

16

Offline support for Messaging, PIM and Collaborative Applications

Yes

Messaging, PIM (same DOLS code used for apps)

No

17

Welcome Page Support

Yes

Yes

No

18

Mail view filter for unread messages

No

Yes

No

19

Mail view filter for high priority messages

No

Yes

No

20

Mail view filter for last 10 messages

No

Yes

No

21

Schedule replication

Yes

Yes (New in 7.0)

No

22

Secure Logoff

Yes

Yes

No

23

Cache Cleaning

N/A

Yes (with more enhancements in 7.0)

No

24

Auto Save

Yes (New in 7.0)

No

No

25

Message Disclaimers

No

Yes

No

26

Archiving

Yes

Yes

No

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