Comments on: Lotus Notes is available on the Apple iPad http://www.Bilal.ca/lotus-notes-is-available-on-the-apple-ipad/ scribblings about earning influence in the era of social web Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bilal Jaffery http://www.Bilal.ca/lotus-notes-is-available-on-the-apple-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-20636 Bilal Jaffery Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:51:00 +0000 http://www.Bilal.ca/?p=1715#comment-20636 Sean, Apple does not consider iPad to be a extended computing platform. It is suppose to be a simple and streamlined interface to the cloud. Why over-complex it for the target market that Apple has defined for the ipad. It certainly isn't the development crowd. We can only win when we appeal to the masses. Specially, given the business 2.0 models that are emerging now. Sean,

Apple does not consider iPad to be a extended computing platform. It is suppose to be a simple and streamlined interface to the cloud. Why over-complex it for the target market that Apple has defined for the ipad. It certainly isn’t the development crowd. We can only win when we appeal to the masses. Specially, given the business 2.0 models that are emerging now.

]]> By: Sean Cull http://www.Bilal.ca/lotus-notes-is-available-on-the-apple-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-20622 Sean Cull Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:30:00 +0000 http://www.Bilal.ca/?p=1715#comment-20622 This is just sensationalism and plays back into the hands of Microsoft by treating Notes as a mail client - it is a very competent mail client but that in itself is not enough. This is just sensationalism and plays back into the hands of Microsoft by treating Notes as a mail client – it is a very competent mail client but that in itself is not enough.

]]> By: Bilal Jaffery http://www.Bilal.ca/lotus-notes-is-available-on-the-apple-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-20618 Bilal Jaffery Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:46:00 +0000 http://www.Bilal.ca/?p=1715#comment-20618 Just like with any email system, you need a client and a server. This isn't an interface into a webmail. This would allow you to have secure, encrypted, almost military grade email access on your ipad. Easy as that. Just like with any email system, you need a client and a server. This isn’t an interface into a webmail. This would allow you to have secure, encrypted, almost military grade email access on your ipad. Easy as that.

]]> By: Bilal Jaffery http://www.Bilal.ca/lotus-notes-is-available-on-the-apple-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-20617 Bilal Jaffery Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:29:00 +0000 http://www.Bilal.ca/?p=1715#comment-20617 Without going too much into details, the title of this post is based on traffic analysis and whitespace perception. Not targeting our <a href="http://PlanetLotus.org" rel="nofollow">PlanetLotus.org</a> crowd. ;)I agree, Apps are still a different beast and would require a dedicated app which quite honestly, even ipad isn't designed for. It has its place and use in the consumer and enterprise market segment but it is not designed to replace your PC/Mac. Without going too much into details, the title of this post is based on traffic analysis and whitespace perception. Not targeting our PlanetLotus.org crowd. ;)I agree, Apps are still a different beast and would require a dedicated app which quite honestly, even ipad isn’t designed for. It has its place and use in the consumer and enterprise market segment but it is not designed to replace your PC/Mac.

]]> By: IdoNotes http://www.Bilal.ca/lotus-notes-is-available-on-the-apple-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-20616 IdoNotes Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:11:00 +0000 http://www.Bilal.ca/?p=1715#comment-20616 I wouldn't say Lotus Notes is available on the iPad as that leads people to think Lotus Notes is only email. I think the announcement is more access your Lotus Notes email on the iPad with Lotus Traveler. Apps are still a different beast I wouldn’t say Lotus Notes is available on the iPad as that leads people to think Lotus Notes is only email. I think the announcement is more access your Lotus Notes email on the iPad with Lotus Traveler. Apps are still a different beast

]]> By: BothXP http://www.Bilal.ca/lotus-notes-is-available-on-the-apple-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-20615 BothXP Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:05:00 +0000 http://www.Bilal.ca/?p=1715#comment-20615 But it's not really free is it. I still need at least 1 new server + all of the costs associated with setting up and running that server and that Traveler app that you point to only adds the ability to access encrypted mail to what you'd get anyway, is that right ? Before Traveler becomes a real option for me it will need to be able to support clustering. The other big issue here is how do you scale the service in a way that's not going to lead to my users having to reconfigure and resync there devices. Even if only 10% of my user base wants to use Traveler that's still 5000 users and I'd expect many more than 10% to want in. So that seems like a lot of Traveler servers to manage especially when each individual device is tied to an individual Traveler server. But it’s not really free is it. I still need at least 1 new server + all of the costs associated with setting up and running that server and that Traveler app that you point to only adds the ability to access encrypted mail to what you’d get anyway, is that right ?
Before Traveler becomes a real option for me it will need to be able to support clustering.
The other big issue here is how do you scale the service in a way that’s not going to lead to my users having to reconfigure and resync there devices. Even if only 10% of my user base wants to use Traveler that’s still 5000 users and I’d expect many more than 10% to want in. So that seems like a lot of Traveler servers to manage especially when each individual device is tied to an individual Traveler server.

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