> I do not think a native Linux will be available. It > was mentioned > at Lotus World that a Linux Notes client will be > available when > iNotes supports Mozilla. (By the end of the year, > maybe?)
The "no native Linux" is correct except that an iNotes client is available (see 2 below). 1. Here's an article about using Wine to emulate a Windows client on Linux. This was also mentioned at Lotusphere Hawaii. http://www.developer.ibm.com/tech/faq/individual/0,,2:25424,00.html 2. "We've got mail for Linux users" 22 January 2003 IBM Lotus software today announced Linux client support for Lotus iNotes Web Access software, helping to bring the flexibility and lower costs of browser-based messaging to Linux users. Lotus iNotes Web Access will be available with the Lotus Domino 6.5 release. The announcement that Lotus iNotes for Web Access will be available on the Linux platform is noteworthy for two reasons. First, it reinforces IBM support of Linux. And it also reinforces the long-term Lotus commitment to serving a multi-platform community. "We've had a Linux offering for the Domino server now for over two years, and it's been very successful," says Ken Bisconti, Vice President of Messaging and Advanced Collaboration Solutions, IBM Lotus Software. "Now with Lotus iNotes Web Access we have a great offering for Linux client environments." iNotes Web Access will now support the Linux version of the Netscape 7.0 browser based on Mozilla 1.0.1 to give customers the ability to manage e-mail and calendaring through a first-class Web experience. Bringing rich e-mail and calendaring to new markets For the first time Linux desktop users will have a rich, business-oriented e-mail and group scheduling offering. This offering is especially valuable to industries like government and education -- and Linux-oriented markets like Germany, India, China, Eastern Europe and other emerging markets. Bisconti says, "This market is suited to Lotus software because most other browser-based messaging solutions do not have the security, performance and reliability necessary for the corporate market." A rich experience with a light client "iNotes Web Access is also especially suited to Linux users," says Bisconti. "Lotus iNotes Web Access provides a rich user experience without requiring desktop code -- unless you want special services such as offline support and replication capability. With iNotes Web Access you simply access your e-mail from the browser. Lotus iNotes Web Access helps reduce the cost of ownership through rapid, low cost deployment, with a minimal need for training." -Stan __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com
