Lotus Notes Compare Chart A 1 2 3 4 5 6
B
C
D
E
1. Mail 2. Calendar and Scheduling 3. To Do's 4. Personal Contacts 5. Attachments/Miscellaneous/Other Features
7 Table 1: Mail
8 Feature 9 Views and Folders 10 File type used 11 In-box View 12 Drafts View 13 All Documents View 14 Discussion Thread View 15 Folders 16 Nested Folders 17 Create and delete folders
18 Drag & drop messages into folders 19 Copy & Move to folder 20 Discover folder 21 Unread count within folders
Common Common Lotus PIM PIM Lotus Domino Portlets - Portlets Notes Web Lotus Microsoft Client Access Domino Exchange NSF (Server, Local)
NSF (server)
NSF
Exchange repository
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (New in 7.0)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (New in 7.0)
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
22 Soft Deletes 23 Restore a Message From the action bar, open mail into specific view (ie. inbox, sent, drafts, 24 etc)
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Support displaying columns defined
25 in mail template
Support resizing various column
26 widths
Forwarding multiple selected
27 documents
Printing multiple selected
28 documents 29 Displaying Attention indicator Color coding view lines based on
30 Sender
Allow individual users to show/hide
31 various columns
Message Creation and 32 Addressing
33 Create New Memo
34 Type-ahead addressing 35 Support File Attachments
Yes
Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No, third party products are available for this
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
View file attachments from within
36 message 37 Spell checking 38 Alternate Name Support 39 Sametime Integration
Planned for Yes, maintenance Automatic update to name upcoming resolution release of provides WebSphere this function Portal
Perform Name & Address Book
40 lookup
Display contacts sorted by
41 Organizational Unit
Perform Integrated Address Book
42 lookup when sending a message 43 Name lookups to LDAP directories
44 Personal Contacts Address Book
Yes
Yes
No
No
45 Delivery priority, delivery report) 46 Forward message 47 Save Message Draft
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
48 Create a Serial Route Memo
Yes
Yes (New in 6.5.3)
No
No
49 from any Notes application
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
Forward document as bookmark link 50 message
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes (New in 7.0)
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
57 signature file
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Type-ahead within "Move to Folder" 58 dialog
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
65 returning to view
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Delete current document and navigate to next document without 66 returning to view
Yes
Yes (New in 7.0)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Delivery Options (Importance,
Forward web pages and documents
Copy Into - convert item to Task,
51 Calendar Entry or New Memo 52 Return Receipt 53 Prevent Copying 54 Apply Mood Stamps to messages 55 Create/use stationery 56 Choose a Letterhead Create a message containing a
Specify outbound message with a
59 "reply by" date 60 Specify message expiration date 61 Utilize Plain Text or Rich Text editor 62 Internet Message format Viewing and Responding to 63 Message items
64 Support for Read/Unread marks Navigate to next document without
67 Perform mail file delegation 68 Reply w/ history 69 Reply to memo 70 Reply to All 71 Reply without Attachments 72 View Rich text within a message
Support for Doc Links, View Links,
73 and Database Links 74 View tables within messages 75 Create tables within messages
Yes
Yes
Some
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Resend documents from within a 76 delivery failure
Yes
Yes
No
No
77 View sections 78 Action Bar
Yes
Yes
Some
No
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Add Sender of message to Personal
Yes
Yes
No
No
Modify/View the file's ACL from
Yes
No
No
No
Display of Importance/Type icons in
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Read encrypted mail and verify
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Next/previous navigation within an
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Preference setting for new mail on
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Automatically checking for new
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes (New in 7.0)
Yes (New in 7.0)
Yes (New in 7.0)
No
Display mail thread for current
Yes
Yes
No
No
Light weight view navigation for low
N/A
Yes (New in 7.0)
N/A
N/A
Left, Right & Center, indent, outdent
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tables - Simple tables, not all
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Some
N/A
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
79 Contacts List 80 client
81 Views
82 signature of signed mail 83 Verify signature of signed mail 84 open mail message 85 top/botton
86 messages 87 Follow Up flags 88 Column Sort in general 89
Sort by subject
90 message
91 bandwidth connections
Advanced Editing features in
92 Rich Text field
93 Text justification
94 complex. 95 View Sections 96 Support for embedded OLE objects 97 Java applet support 98 Page break 99 Horizontal line 10 Hotspots
0 10 1 Insert image resources 10 2 Create Sections 10 Ability to switch language 3 dictionaries for spell checking 10 Support for both Bullets and 4 Number lists 10 5 Undo 10 6 User Preferences 10 7 New mail notification 10 8 Default Mail Send/Save setting 10 Ability to archive mail and C&S 9 documents 11 Lookup across multiple Address 0 Books
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Some (Corporate)
Some (Corporate)
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes (New in 7.0)
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Automatically create a reply
11 message by clicking on the From 1 field 11 2 Security 11 3 Send signed and/or encrypted mail 11 4 S/MIME 11 5 Read encrypted mail 11 Field, form, view, document, section 6 level security 11 7 User roles 11 8 Local Encryption of Mail database 11 9 Other Features
Control of Database
12 properties/design (refresh, replace, 0 etc) 12 Support for alternate editors for mail 1 messages 12 Built-in news reader, POP mail, 2 IMAP mail 12 Support for Notes/Domino database 3 subscriptions Extended Search (w/in databases, attachments, messages,etc)control 12 of search - refinement of search 4 with form, etc.
12 Drag and drop documents between 5 frames 12 User can change their own 6 password from client 12 7 Support for mail rules 12 8 Integrated Instant Messaging 12 9 Usage Indicator (Quota) 13 0 Out Of Office 13 1 Ability to launch External Client 13 2 Auto discover user configuration
13 3 Quick Find 13 Support setting as default mail client 4 on Win32 system 13 Send current document from 5 Microsoft Office applications
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes (no news reader)
Yes (no news reader)
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes (New in 7.0)
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
No
Yes
No
N/A
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
C
D
E
Calendar A
B
1 2 Table 2: Calendar
3 Feature 4 Views 5
From the Action bar, open Calendar into specific view ( ie. 1-day, 1 week, 1-month, etc)
6 Calendar Views
7 Summarized calendar views
Lotus Notes Client
No
Common Lotus PIM Domino Portlets Web Lotus Access Domino
Yes
Yes
Common PIM Portlets Microsoft Exchange
Yes
2 day, 1 week, 2 week, 1 2 day, 1 week, 2 1 day, 2 day, month, 1 day- week,1 month, 5 day, 1 (Planned for 1 day-(Planned week, 2 upcoming for upcoming 1day, 2 day, 5 week, 1 release of release of day, 1 week, 2 month, 1 WebSphere WebSphere week, 1 month year Portal) Portal)
Yes
Yes
Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Display unprocessed invites in
8 calendar
Unaccepted meetings displayed
9 within calendar 10 Meeting view
11 Calendar Print Preview 12 Inline calendar view editing
Some (Event & Some (Event & HTML view HTML view print) print)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
13 differentiation
Yes
Yes
Planned for future release of WebSphere Portal
Ability for Chairperson to see status of invitees from the view 14 level
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Work / non-work hour
Calendar Entries and Group 15 Scheduling Double-click within the calendar
16 view to create an entry 17 Create Appointment 18 Create All Day Event
19 Create Reminder 20 Create Anniversary 21 Create Meeting Invitation
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
22 Save calendar entry as draft
Yes
Yes (New in 7.0)
No
No
23 Forward a calendar entry
Yes
Yes (New in 7.0)
No
No
24 description field
Yes
Yes
No
No
Automatic date (calendar picture) 25 and time selector controls
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes (New in 7.0)
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
40 invitation is sent
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Send "broadcast" invitation (no 41 RSVPs/responses)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
42 Send meeting confirmation
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Create rich text in detailed
Centrally managed rooms &
26 resources 27 Create repeating entries 28 Add alarms to entries 29 Attach a file to invitation forms Pencil in a meeting / tentatively 30 schedule Mark an entry private/"not for
31 public viewing"
Delivery options on calendar
32 entries
Address lookup for inviting
33 people
Check freetime availability for
34 invitees 35 Support for counter-proposal
Freetime search within a counter-
36 proposal
Respond with comments within a
37 counter-proposal 38 Edit calendar entries 39 Send a reschedule notice
Add additional invitees after
Display invitee responses in
43 invitation
44 Accept invitation 45 Decline invitation
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
No
No
Counter propose an alternative
46 time 47 Accept/decline with comments 48 Delegate an invitation Check calendar from invitation
49 page
Create and maintain group
50 calendar
Yes
Create meeting invitation from group calendar view populating 51 group members in invitation
No
Yes
Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
52 Accept counter proposal
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Support for meetings spanning 53 midnight
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
55 C&S entries
Yes
Yes
No
No
Users in different time zones can share the same server and still see meeting times with respect to 56 their own zone
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
57 Generate PDF calendar printouts
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
59 notices within calendar
No
Yes
No
No
60 Import corporate holidays 61 User Preferences
Yes
Yes (New in 7.0)
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
C&S entry support for online
54 Sametime meetings
Ability to specify time zones in
Drag and drop to reschedule a
58 calendar entry
Display unprocessed meeting
Set global default appointment
62 duration
Set global default calendar entry
63 type
Option to make freetime
64 available to only certain users 65 Options to set allowable freetime Enable conflict checking for
66 calendar entries
Allow another user to manage Calendar without allowing access 67 to email
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Mark default calendar entry as
68 'not for public viewing'
Autoprocessing of Calendar
69 information
Option to remove invitations from
70 Inbox after processing 71 Ability to autoprocess invitations
To Do A
B
C
D
Lotus Notes Client
Lotus Domino Web Access
Common PIM Portlets
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mark To Do's complete or uncompleted
Yes
Yes
Create Group To Do's
Yes
Yes
Ability to set time on To Do's
Yes
Yes
Display To Do's in Gantt chart format
No
Yes
Priorities for To Do's (High, Medium, & Low)
Yes
Yes
Create personal To Do's
Yes
Yes
Owner and Participant actions
Yes
Yes
Create mail message or meeting invitation while selecting a contact and automatically populate email address
No
Yes
1 2 Table 3: To Do's
3 Feature 4 To Do's To Do's follow day-to-day in calendar
5 view 6 Display To Do in Calendar View 7 Delegate a To Do to another person Create To Do's (With Start & End
8 Dates) 9 Categorize new To Do entries 10 Alarm notification on To Do's 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
of contact in message/invitation
19 Forward a to do item
Yes
Yes (New in 7.0)
Personal Contac A
B
C
D
Lotus Notes Client
Lotus Domino Web Access
Common PIM Portlets
Yes
Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Yes
Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Yes
Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Yes
Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Yes
Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
1
Table 4: Personal 2 Contacts 3
4 Feature 5 Personal Contacts
Sort contacts by Last Name,
6 Company, Email, Address etc
Yes
Add users in Domino Directory to
7 Personal contact list
Yes
Select multiple contacts and send
8 message
Yes
Select multiple contacts and schedule
9 a meeting
10 Business Card Summary view
Yes
Yes
11 Categorization of contacts
Yes
Yes
Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Yes
Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Yes (New in 7.0)
Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
Automatically add email sender to
12 Personal contact list
Yes
13 Forward a contact
Yes
Attachment & Misc. A
B
C
D
Lotus Notes Client
Lotus Domino Web Access
Common PIM Portlets
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
1
Table 5: Attachments/Miscellaneou 2 s
3 Feature 4 Unlimited Attachments Drag and drop attachments from
5 desktop/file system
Ability to rename attachments on
6 download 7 Miscellaneous
6.5.x = Win32 Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher Linux / Mozilla 1.3.1+ 7.0x= IE 6.0+ (Win32), Mozilla Win32 = IE 5.5, IE 1.7x (Linux), 6.0 & FireFox 1.0.x; FireFox 1.0.x (Linux & Win32) Linux = Mozilla 1.4 & FireFox 1.0.x
N/A
Upcoming maintenance release to 7.0 code stream= Plan to add support for Mac clients w/ FireFox
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Messaging, PIM (same DOLS code used for apps)
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
19 messages 20 Mail view filter for last 10 messages
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
21 Schedule replication 22 Secure Logoff
Yes
Yes (New in 7.0)
No
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
Yes (with more enhancements in 7.0)
No
Yes (New in 7.0)
No
No
8 Browser Support Advanced Search (contextual by text,
9 author, or date) 10 Journal integrated in mail file 11 Contacts integrated in mail file
Ability to snooze alarms across
12 multiple sessions / logins 13 Context sensitive help 14 Multilingual template support 15 Support for all Domino server platforms Offline support for Messaging, PIM and
16 Collaborative Applications 17 Welcome Page Support 18 Mail view filter for unread messages Mail view filter for high priority
23 Cache Cleaning 24 Auto Save
25 Message Disclaimers 26 Archiving
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No