IBM Lotus Mobile Strategy

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Dvir ReznikLotus Software SalesIBM Software Group

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Step 1 - ConnectionStep 1 - Connection

• First you want to connect to your company network…

IBM Lotus Mobile Connect

• What does it do?• Creates a secure (VPN) connection between your device and the company gateway• Selects automatically an available network connection (configured on the device)• Switches between these network connections while maintaining the session: Seamless Roaming

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http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/mobileconnect/

Step 2 - MailStep 2 - Mail

• Then you want to check your mail…

IBM Lotus Notes Traveler

• What does it do?• Push mail solution for Domino to Windows Mobile Clients.• What about other platforms?

• Blackberry – Blackberry Enterprise Server• Nokia – Intellisync• Mixed environments: Excitor, Commontime , etc.

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http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/notes/traveler.html

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Lotus Traveler on Windows Mobile Device

http://cattail.cambridge.ibm.com/cattail/download/9EB58DE041E03DD7A0CDA50B7F000001/1/NotesTravelerDemo.avi

What if your device is not (yet) supported ?What if your device is not (yet) supported ?

• Available to test beta on greenhouse.lotus.com: iNotes- ultra light mode


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IBM Lotus iNotes

https://greenhouse.lotus.com/mymail

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/domino-web-access/ultralite/

Step 3 – SametimeStep 3 – Sametime

• After you have checked your mail you want to get in touch…

IBM Lotus Sametime Mobile

• What does it do?• Sametime on Windows, Symbian and RIM Blackberry OS devices• Comes with IBM Lotus Sametime Standard V8.0

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http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/products/instantmessaging/mobile/

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• Sametime Mobile features– Full Buddy List availability– Quick-search within Buddy List– 2-way chat between users– “N-way group chat– Auto-store/auto-retrieve chat history between chat sessions– Address card integration/lookup – Emoticon support – Buddy List auto-sort– Quick-text (user editable)– External Buddy support - AIM/Yahoo/Google/etc (tentative)

Trusted Domain

Lotus Sametime

DMZ

Initial devices supported

BlackBerry (4.0+)

Nokia series 60

Windows Mobile 2003

Windows Mobile 5 / 6

Managed Virtual Private Network

Lotus Mobile Connect (optional)

ArchitectureArchitecture


What if your device is not (yet) supported ?What if your device is not (yet) supported ?

• Lotus Sametime Web Messenger *

Work in progress*IBM Lotus Software IBM Lotus Software | |

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Step 4 - ApplicationsStep 4 - Applications

• Then you want to start working and access (web)applications…

IBM WebSphere Portal

• What does it do?• Transcoding of the portal navigation structure• Navigation to pages are automatically transformed into dropdown list• The portlets on the pages are accessible by dropdown list

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http://www-306.ibm.com/software/info1/websphere/index.jsp?tab=landings/portalbuzz&S_TACT=103BEW01

Step 4 – Applications on the right sizeStep 4 – Applications on the right size

• Then you have your specific application, but not at the right size… what now?

IBM WebSphere Everyplace Mobile Portal

• What does it do?• On top of WebSphere Portal… Transcodes the portlets • Extends portlets to a wide range of mobile devices• “write once, render many” mobile devices with device-independent authoring• Utilizes a continuously updated device repository and adapts to new devices without any changes to the existing content

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http://www-306.ibm.com/software/pervasive/ws_everyplace_mobile_portal_enable/

Step 5 – Web 2.0 applicationsStep 5 – Web 2.0 applications

• You want to create and deliver web2.0 apps?

IBM Lotus Mashups

• What does it do?• A graphical, browser-based tool tool that will help enable easy, on-the-glass assembly of new applications by Web-savvy business users• A Mashup catalog which will help facilitate the sharing and discovery of mashup components, with planned, built-in community features like ratings, tagging, commenting• An easy-to-use development environment rapid creation of dynamic widgets• A rich set of out-of-the-box, business-ready widgets More…


http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/mashups/features.html

Lotus Mashups*


Not for all mobile webbrowsers*

Step 6 – Keep workingStep 6 – Keep working

• That was the online part, but what if you don’t have connection… what then?

IBM Lotus Expeditor

• What does it do?• universal managed client software (used for Sametime 8, Notes 8 and in future Sametime Mobile)• Client on Windows, Linux, Mac, Symbian, Windows mobile• Synchronizes data and application

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http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/expeditor/

Lotus Expeditor: Connections Lotus Expeditor: Connections

• Enable better responsiveness

– Minimal round trip to server(s)

• Improve end to end scalability

– Locally hosted business logic

• Enable transparent server interaction when server becomes available

– Outgoing - Complete transactions when connected

– Incoming - Refresh/Update local content when connected

• Enable mobility

– “Full” disconnected for long periods of time (i.e.: on an airplane)

Full application support – at the client

BrowserPortal

Web Container

Transaction Container

Server: Portal, WebSphere, Forms, Sametime, Domino

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Response

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• Rich Client or Browser

• Laptop / Desktop or Device

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Traditional Browser ApplicationsAlways on / Always Connected

Expeditor ApplicationsProductive Anytime / Anywhere


Lotus Sametime Mobile client on Expeditor

Work in progress*

Step 7A – IBM Special Product ClientsStep 7A – IBM Special Product ClientsLotus Connections Client

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Screencam…


http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/server/domino/connections.jsp

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/mobileconnect/

http://btvgsa.ibm.com/~tstanton/public/RIM/ConnectionDemo.html

Step 7B – IBM Special Product ClientsStep 7B – IBM Special Product Clients

IBM Cognos 8 Go! Mobile

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Step 8 - Don´t forget to Step 8 - Don´t forget to FeedFeed• Works anyplace anytime anywhere• Online and Offline• The whole Lotus Portfolio is “Feeded”

– Lotus Connections– Lotus Sametime Advanced– Lotus Quickr– Lotus Notes - template to enable DB´s – Domino Blog


Step 9 – When even a PDA is too HeavyStep 9 – When even a PDA is too Heavy

Notes on a (USB) stick -- came in Notes 7.0.2

DescriptionEnables users to take their Notes experience with them on a USB stick.

Customer Profiles / Use Cases:Satellite Office workforce

Workers that do not have laptopsReady backup capability for Notes environmentWorkers that want to take their “Notes” experience to other computers (hotels, customer site, remote office, etc..)

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