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Introduction
This wiki provides information, guidance and pointers to additional information related to the
planning and deployment for IBM Lotus Notes Version 8.5 and Domino Server Version 8.5. As
this content was being developed, Version 8.5.1 was being released. We have included some
information about the enhancements and functions found in Version 8.5.1.
These introductory pages provide:
• An overview of some of the new features and enhancements in version 8.5
,
• Planned enhancements for the new version 8.5.1
, and
• An overview of some upgrade considerations for existing environments
.
More detail on these topics is provided throughout the rest of this wiki.
New Features Overview
In version 8.5 of IBM Lotus Notes and Domino Server there have been several enhancements
incorporated over previous releases. This page provides and overview of some of these changes.
In some cases, we will simply link to other pages in this wiki that provide more detail on these
enhancements within the context of the specific component.
Lotus Notes Client Enhancements
Please refer to the Notes Client Enhancements page of the Lotus Notes Client section.
Domino Server Enhancements
Please refer to the Domino New Features
page of the Domino Server section.
Lotus iNotes Enhancements
Refer to the iNotes Enhancements
page.
Administration Enhancements
Please refer to the Administration pages for a description of the various enhancements.
New Messaging feature
Router optimizations is a series of enhancements and changes to the Domino mail router
designed and implemented to reduce latency, that is, to reduce the amount of time between when