User`s guide

IBM Lotus Notes, Domino, Domino Designer 8 Release Notes
About this release
Lotus Notes, Domino Designer, Domino Server, Domino Web Access, Domino Access for Outlook, Domino Offline Services (DOLS),
Domino for System i, Domino for System z
Welcome to IBM Lotus Notes , Domino, and Domino Designer
Welcome to the IBM® Lotus® Notes® and IBM Lotus Domino® Server family of software products. Lotus
Notes 8 Beta and Lotus Domino 8 Beta are the latest releases of the world's leading products for
information management, messaging, collaboration and application development.
These Release Notes contain information on the many new features and enhancements included in the
Notes and Domino software products. For an overview of the features in this release, see the "About this
release" chapter, "New in this release" section, of these release notes. For more detailed information on
the features, see the online help for each product, as well as the "Documentation Updates" chapter of
these release notes.
Before installing, please review the "Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information"
chapter of these Release Notes.
Note: These release notes represent an overview of new features and platforms that are available in IBM
Lotus Notes and IBM Lotus Domino 8 Beta. These release notes apply only to the current Beta release of
Notes and Domino 8, and may not accurately represent the features or platforms available in the final
release. Features are subject to change.
To ensure that you have the very latest version of these Lotus Notes and Domino 8 Beta 2 Release
Notes, please visit the following website:
http://www.elink.ibmlink.ibm.com/public/applications/publications/cgibin/pbi.cgi?CTY=CA&FNC=SRX
&PBL=GC23597600
Lotus Notes
Lotus Notes 8 Beta: Client overview
IBM Lotus Notes 8 offers major enhancements to the core functionality of Lotus Notes, and adds
innovative new features which represent a major shift in the way people communicate and collaborate.
Lotus Notes 8 presents the end user with a dynamic work environment which can be tailored to the user's
roles and responsibilities. Built on IBM's version of the Eclipse Rich Client Platform, Lotus Notes 8 was
developed on a componentized service-oriented architecture (SOA). As a result, Lotus Notes 8 is more
extensible and, as a server-managed client, less time-consuming to administer.
The core functions of Lotus Notes - Mail, Calendaring, and Contacts - have been enhanced in a variety of
ways to increase personal productivity and effectiveness. Lotus Notes 8 includes new ways to sort, filter,
and preview e-mail; tools for managing personal calendars and interactions with others have been
improved; and persistent access to collaborative tools helps keep critical information and frequently used
applications at the user's fingertips.
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