The next generation of Lotus Notes and Domino, both in Beta 1 of Release 5, promises to shake up the drab groupware scene with a flashy new Notes client and a feature-rich Domino server. The new Notes client is now fully compliant with Internet standards, working with mail, discussion and content protocols.
Domino is a combination of three different core servers.
In Domino, you get the Domino Mail Server, Domino Application Server and the Domino Enterprise Server. The combination of these three servers covers all of your messaging, Web and collaboration needs, as well as load-balancing and failover protection. Aimed toward companies of all sizes, Domino can handle all of your groupware needs in one highly scalable package. Lotus has completely overhauled the Notes client from the familiar workspace of Release 4 to a new, glitzy front end that resembles more a Web browser than a 4.x Notes client. You will find sliding folders, Web links on the desktop and task buttons instead of windows in the new client.