For example, Novell recently started offering a Java client called GroupWise WebAccess to all GroupWise 5.2 customers for a 30-day free trial. The Java version pro vides calendaring, group scheduling, Internet E-mail, voice mail, pager, and fax services. Using GroupWise WebAccess, a user can go to a designated URL through the Web browser and get a Java-generated interface that mimics the traditional GroupWise interface. Through this dynamically generated interface, the user has access to the messaging in-box and documents kept on the GroupWise server. You'll see the day when you don't need a monolithic client.
Users are tired of the monolithic product.
They want to buy the functionality that they need. According to Nelson, providing modular functions will be the next step for GroupWise. He says there's potential to create vertical GroupWise applications for specific industries or stripped-down Java versions tailored to specific users' tastes. Lotus also believes in a componentized approach to desktop groupware applications, made through its Kona products. You can do anything you want, because there's a Java API in Domino.