Lotus Notes Compare Chart

Lotus Notes Compare Chart

  A B C D E

1 1. Mail        

2  2. Calendar and Scheduling        

3  3. To Do's        

4  4. Personal Contacts        

5 

5. Attachments/Miscellaneous/Other Features        

6           

7  Table 1: Mail        

8  Feature

Lotus Notes Client

Lotus Domino

Web Access

Common PIM

Portlets -  Lotus

Domino

Common PIM

Portlets -  Microsoft Exchange

9 Views and Folders        

10 File type used

NSF (Server, Local)

NSF (server) NSF

Exchange repository

11 In-box View Yes Yes Yes Yes

12 Drafts View Yes Yes Yes Yes

13 All Documents View Yes Yes Yes Yes

14 Discussion Thread View YesYes (New

in  7.0) No No

15 Folders Yes Yes Yes Yes

16 Nested Folders Yes Yes Yes Yes

17 Create and delete folders Yes Yes Yes Yes

18 Drag & drop messages into folders Yes Yes

Planned for upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal

Planned for upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal

19 Copy & Move to folder Yes Yes Yes Yes

20 Discover folderYes (New

in  7.0) No No No

21 Unread count within folders Yes No No No

22 Soft Deletes Yes Yes Yes No

23 Restore a Message Yes Yes Yes No

24

From the action bar, open mail into specific view (ie. inbox, sent, drafts, etc) No Yes No No

25Support displaying columns defined in mail template Yes Yes No No

26Support resizing various column widths Yes Yes No No

27Forwarding multiple selected documents Yes Yes No No

28Printing multiple selected documents Yes Yes No No

29 Displaying Attention indicator Yes Yes No No

30Color coding view lines based on Sender Yes No No No

31Allow individual users to show/hide various columns Yes No Yes No

32Message Creation and Addressing        

33 Create New Memo Yes Yes Yes Yes

34 Type-ahead addressing Yes

Yes, Automatic

name resolution provides

this function

Planned for maintenance

update to upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal

Planned for maintenance

update to upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal

35 Support File Attachments Yes Yes Yes Yes

36View file attachments from within message Yes

No, third party

products are

available for this Yes Yes

37 Spell checking Yes Yes Yes Yes

38 Alternate Name Support Yes Yes No No

39 Sametime Integration Yes Yes Yes Yes

40Perform Name & Address Book lookup Yes Yes Yes Yes

41Display contacts sorted by Organizational Unit Yes Yes No No

42Perform Integrated Address Book lookup when sending a message Yes Yes Yes Yes

43 Name lookups to LDAP directories Yes Yes Yes Yes

44 Personal Contacts Address Book Yes Yes No No

45Delivery Options (Importance, Delivery priority, delivery report) Yes Yes Yes Yes

46 Forward message Yes Yes Yes Yes

47 Save Message Draft Yes Yes Yes Yes

48 Create a Serial Route Memo YesYes (New in 6.5.3) No No

49Forward web pages and documents from any Notes application Yes No N/A N/A

50Forward document as bookmark link message Yes No N/A N/A

51Copy Into - convert item to Task, Calendar Entry or New Memo Yes Yes N/A N/A

52 Return Receipt Yes Yes No No

53 Prevent Copying Yes No No No

54 Apply Mood Stamps to messages Yes No No No

55 Create/use stationery YesYes (New

in  7.0) No No

56 Choose a Letterhead Yes No No No

57Create a message containing a signature file Yes Yes Yes Yes

58Type-ahead within "Move to Folder" dialog Yes No No No

59Specify outbound message with a "reply by" date Yes No No No

60 Specify message expiration date Yes No No No

61 Utilize Plain Text or Rich Text editor No Yes Yes Yes

62 Internet Message format Yes Yes Yes Yes

63Viewing and Responding to Message items        

64 Support for Read/Unread marks Yes Yes Yes No

65Navigate to next document without returning to view Yes Yes Yes Yes

66

Delete current document and navigate to next document without returning to view Yes

Yes (New in  7.0) Yes Yes

67 Perform mail file delegation Yes Yes No No

68 Reply w/ history Yes Yes Yes Yes

69 Reply to memo Yes Yes Yes Yes

70 Reply to All Yes Yes Yes Yes

71 Reply without Attachments Yes Yes Yes Yes

72 View Rich text within a message Yes Yes Yes Yes

73Support for Doc Links, View Links, and Database Links Yes Yes Some No

74 View tables within messages Yes Yes Yes Yes

75 Create tables within messages Yes Yes Yes Yes

76Resend documents from within a delivery failure Yes Yes No No

77 View sections Yes Yes Some No

78 Action Bar Yes Yes N/A N/A

79Add Sender of message to Personal Contacts List Yes Yes No No

80Modify/View the file's ACL from client Yes No No No

81Display of Importance/Type icons in Views Yes Yes Yes Yes

82Read encrypted mail and verify signature of signed mail Yes Yes No No

83 Verify signature of signed mail Yes Yes No No

84Next/previous navigation within an open mail message Yes Yes Yes Yes

85Preference setting for new mail on top/botton No Yes Yes Yes

86Automatically checking for new messages Yes Yes No No

87 Follow Up flags Yes Yes No No

88 Column Sort in general Yes Yes Yes No

89 Sort by subjectYes (New

in  7.0)Yes (New

in  7.0)Yes (New in

7.0) No

90Display mail thread for current message Yes Yes No No

91Light weight view navigation for low bandwidth connections N/A

Yes (New in  7.0) N/A N/A

92Advanced Editing features in Rich Text field        

93 Left, Right & Center, indent, outdent Text justification Yes Yes Yes Yes

94Tables - Simple tables, not all complex. Yes Yes Yes Yes

95 View Sections Yes Yes Some N/A

96 Support for embedded OLE objects Yes No No No

97 Java applet support Yes No N/A N/A

98 Page break Yes Yes No No

99 Horizontal line Yes Yes Yes Yes

100 Hotspots Yes No No No

101 Insert image resources Yes Yes No No

102 Create Sections Yes No No No

103

Ability to switch language dictionaries for spell checking No Yes Yes Yes

104

Support for both Bullets and Number lists Yes Yes Yes Yes

105 Undo Yes Yes Yes Yes

106 User Preferences        

107  New mail notification Yes Yes No No

108 Default Mail Send/Save setting Yes Yes Yes Yes

109

Ability to archive mail and C&S documents Yes Yes No No

110

Lookup across multiple Address Books Yes Yes

Some (Corporate)

Some (Corporate)

111

Automatically create a reply message by clicking on the From field No Yes No No

112 Security        

113  Send signed and/or encrypted mail Yes Yes No No

114 S/MIME Yes

Yes (New in  7.0) No No

115 Read encrypted mail Yes Yes No No

116

Field, form, view, document, section level security Yes No No No

117 User roles Yes No No No

11 Local Encryption of Mail database Yes Yes No No

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119 Other Features        

120 

Control of Database properties/design (refresh, replace, etc) Yes No N/A N/A

121

Support for alternate editors for mail messages Yes No No No

122

Built-in news reader, POP mail, IMAP mail Yes No

Yes (no news reader)

Yes (no news reader)

123

Support for Notes/Domino database subscriptions Yes No No No

124

Extended Search (w/in databases, attachments, messages,etc)control of search - refinement of search with form, etc. Yes No No No

125

Drag and drop documents between frames Yes Yes N/A N/A

126

User can change their own password from client Yes Yes Yes Yes

127 Support for mail rules Yes Yes No No

128 Integrated Instant Messaging Yes Yes Yes Yes

129 Usage Indicator (Quota) No

Yes (New in  7.0) Yes No

130 Out Of Office Yes Yes Yes No

131 Ability to launch External Client N/A No Yes No

132 Auto discover user configuration N/A Yes Yes No

133 Quick Find Yes Yes

Planned for upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal

Planned for upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal

134

Support setting as default mail client on Win32 system Yes Yes No No

135

Send current document from Microsoft Office applications Yes Yes No No

Calendar

  A B C D E

1          

2  Table 2: Calendar        

3  Feature

Lotus Notes Client

Lotus Domino

Web Access

Common PIM

Portlets -  Lotus

Domino

Common PIM

Portlets - Microsoft Exchange

4 Views        

5 

From the Action bar, open Calendar into specific view ( ie. 1-day, 1 week, 1-month, etc) No Yes Yes Yes

6 Calendar Views

1day, 2 day, 5 day, 1 week, 2 week, 1 month

1 day, 2 day, 5 day,  1 week, 2 week, 1 month, 1

year

2 day, 1 week,  2 week, 1

month, 1 day-(Planned for

upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal)

2 day, 1 week, 2 week,1

month, 1 day-(Planned for

upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal)

7 Summarized calendar views Yes Yes

Planned for upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal

Planned for upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal

8Display unprocessed invites in calendar Yes Yes No No

9Unaccepted meetings displayed within calendar No Yes No No

10 Meeting view Yes Yes No No

11 Calendar Print Preview No Yes

Some (Event & HTML view

print)

Some (Event & HTML view

print)

12 Inline calendar view editing Yes Yes No No

13Work / non-work hour differentiation Yes Yes

Planned for future release of WebSphere

Portal No

14

Ability for Chairperson to see status of invitees from the view level Yes Yes No No

15Calendar Entries and Group Scheduling        

16 Double-click within the calendar view to create an entry Yes Yes No No

17 Create Appointment Yes Yes Yes Yes

18 Create All Day Event Yes Yes Yes Yes

19 Create Reminder Yes Yes Yes No

20 Create Anniversary Yes Yes Yes No

21 Create Meeting Invitation Yes Yes Yes Yes

22 Save calendar entry as draft YesYes (New in 

7.0) No No

23 Forward a calendar entry YesYes (New in 

7.0) No No

24Create rich text in detailed description field Yes Yes No No

25Automatic date (calendar picture) and time selector controls Yes Yes No No

26Centrally managed rooms & resources Yes Yes No No

27 Create repeating entries Yes Yes Yes Yes

28 Add alarms to entries Yes Yes No No

29 Attach a file to invitation forms Yes Yes No No

30Pencil in a meeting / tentatively schedule Yes Yes No No

31Mark an entry private/"not for public viewing" Yes Yes No No

32Delivery options on calendar entries Yes Yes No No

33Address lookup for inviting people Yes Yes Yes Yes

34Check freetime availability for invitees Yes Yes

Planned for maintenance

update to upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal No

35 Support for counter-proposal Yes Yes No No

36Freetime search within a counter-proposal Yes

Yes (New in  7.0) No No

37Respond with comments within a counter-proposal Yes Yes No No

38 Edit calendar entries Yes Yes Yes Yes

39 Send a reschedule notice Yes Yes Yes Yes

40Add additional invitees after invitation is sent Yes Yes Yes Yes

41Send "broadcast" invitation (no RSVPs/responses) Yes Yes Yes Yes

42 Send meeting confirmation Yes Yes No No

43Display invitee responses in invitation Yes Yes Yes No

44 Accept invitation Yes Yes Yes Yes

45 Decline invitation Yes Yes Yes Yes

46Counter propose an alternative time Yes Yes No No

47 Accept/decline with comments Yes Yes Yes No

48 Delegate an invitation Yes Yes No No

49Check calendar from invitation page Yes Yes No No

50Create and maintain group calendar Yes Yes

Planned for upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal No

51

Create meeting invitation from group calendar view populating group members in invitation No Yes

Planned for upcoming release of

WebSphere Portal No

52 Accept counter proposal Yes Yes Yes Yes

53Support for meetings spanning midnight Yes Yes Yes No

54C&S entry support for online Sametime meetings Yes Yes No No

55Ability to specify time zones in C&S entries Yes Yes No No

56

Users in different time zones can share the same server and still see meeting times with respect to their own zone Yes Yes Yes Yes

57 Generate PDF calendar printouts No Yes No No

58Drag and drop to reschedule a calendar entry Yes Yes No No

59Display unprocessed meeting notices within calendar No Yes No No

60 Import corporate holidays YesYes (New in 

7.0) No No

61 User Preferences        

62 Set global default appointment duration Yes Yes No No

63 Set global default calendar entry Yes Yes Yes Yes

type

64Option to make freetime available to only certain users Yes Yes No No

65 Options to set allowable freetime Yes Yes No No

66Enable conflict checking for calendar entries Yes Yes No No

67

Allow another user to manage Calendar without allowing access to email Yes Yes No No

68Mark default calendar entry as 'not for public viewing' Yes Yes No No

69Autoprocessing of Calendar information        

70 Option to remove invitations from Inbox after processing Yes Yes No No

71 Ability to autoprocess invitations Yes Yes No No

To Do

  A B C D

1        

2  Table 3: To Do's      

3  FeatureLotus Notes

Client

Lotus Domino

Web Access

Common PIM Portlets

4 To Do's      

5 To Do's follow day-to-day in calendar view Yes Yes  

6  Display To Do in Calendar View Yes Yes  

7  Delegate a To Do to another person Yes Yes  

8 Create To Do's (With Start & End Dates) Yes Yes  

9  Categorize new To Do entries Yes Yes  

10 Alarm notification on To Do's Yes Yes  

11 Mark To Do's complete or uncompleted Yes Yes  

12 Create Group To Do's Yes Yes  

13 Ability to set time on To Do's Yes Yes  

14 Display To Do's in Gantt chart format No Yes  

15 Priorities for To Do's (High, Medium, & Low) Yes Yes  

16 Create personal To Do's Yes Yes  

17 Owner and Participant actions Yes Yes  

18 

Create mail message or meeting invitation while selecting a contact and automatically populate email address of contact in message/invitation No Yes  

19 Forward a to do item YesYes (New in 

7.0)  

Personal Contac

  A  B  C  D 

1         

2 Table 4: Personal Contacts      

3         

4  FeatureLotus Notes

Client

Lotus Domino

Web Access

Common PIM Portlets

5 Personal Contacts      

6 Sort contacts by Last Name, Company, Email, Address etc Yes Yes

Planned for maintenance

update to upcoming release

of WebSphere Portal

7Add users in Domino Directory to Personal contact list Yes Yes

Planned for maintenance

update to upcoming release

of WebSphere Portal

8Select multiple contacts and send message Yes Yes

Planned for maintenance

update to upcoming release

of WebSphere Portal

9 Select multiple contacts and schedule a meeting

Yes Yes Planned for maintenance

update to

upcoming release of WebSphere

Portal

10 Business Card Summary view Yes Yes

Planned for maintenance

update to upcoming release

of WebSphere Portal

11 Categorization of contacts Yes Yes

Planned for maintenance

update to upcoming release

of WebSphere Portal

12Automatically add email sender to Personal contact list Yes Yes

Planned for maintenance

update to upcoming release

of WebSphere Portal

13 Forward a contact YesYes (New in 

7.0)

Planned for maintenance

update to upcoming release

of WebSphere Portal

Attachment & Misc.

  A B C D

1        

2 

Table 5: Attachments/Miscellaneous      

3  Feature

Lotus Notes Client

Lotus Domino

Web Access

Common PIM Portlets

4 Unlimited Attachments Yes Yes Yes

5Drag and drop attachments from desktop/file system Yes Yes No

6Ability to rename attachments on download Yes Yes No

7 Miscellaneous      

8  Browser Support N/A

6.5.x = Win32 Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher   Linux / Mozilla 1.3.1+  7.0x=  IE 6.0+ (Win32), Mozilla 1.7x (Linux), FireFox 1.0.x (Linux & Win32)

 Upcoming maintenance release to 7.0 code stream= Plan to add support for Mac clients w/ FireFox

Win32 = IE 5.5, IE 6.0 & FireFox 1.0.x;   Linux = Mozilla 1.4 & FireFox 1.0.x          

9Advanced Search (contextual by text, author, or date) Yes Yes No

10 Journal integrated in mail file No Yes No

11 Contacts integrated in mail file No Yes No

12Ability to snooze alarms across multiple sessions / logins No Yes No

13 Context sensitive help Yes Yes Yes

14 Multilingual template support Yes Yes Yes

15 Support for all Domino server platforms Yes Yes  

16 Offline support for Messaging, PIM and Collaborative Applications Yes

Messaging, PIM (same DOLS code used for

apps) No

17 Welcome Page Support Yes Yes No

18 Mail view filter for unread messages No Yes No

19Mail view filter for high priority messages No Yes No

20 Mail view filter for last 10 messages No Yes No

21 Schedule replication YesYes (New in 

7.0) No

22 Secure Logoff Yes Yes No

23 Cache Cleaning N/A

Yes (with more enhancements

in 7.0) No

24 Auto SaveYes (New in 

7.0) No No

25 Message Disclaimers No Yes No

26 Archiving Yes Yes No