Lotus Notes Compare Chart
A 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Mail 2. Calendar and Scheduling 3. To Do's 4. Personal Contacts 5. Attachments/Miscellaneous/Other Features
B
C
D
E
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
Common Common Lotus PIM PIM Lotus Domino Portlets - Portlets Notes Web Lotus Microsoft Client Access Domino Exchange
NSF (Server, Local) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NSF (server) Yes Yes Yes Yes (New in 7.0) Yes Yes Yes
NSF Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal Yes No No
Exchange repository Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal Yes No No
18 Drag & drop messages into folders 19 Copy & Move to folder 20 Discover folder 21 Unread count within folders
Yes Yes Yes (New in 7.0) Yes
Yes Yes 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 Yes
Yes Yes
No No
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
No No No No No No No Yes
No No No No No No No No
25 in mail template 26 widths
Support displaying columns defined Support resizing various column Forwarding multiple selected Printing multiple selected
27 documents
28 documents 29 Displaying Attention indicator 30 Sender
Color coding view lines based on Allow individual users to show/hide
31 various columns
Message Creation and 32 Addressing
33 Create New Memo
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal Yes
34 Type-ahead addressing 35 Support File Attachments
Yes Yes
Planned for Yes, maintenance Automatic update to name upcoming resolution release of provides WebSphere this function Portal Yes No, third party products are available for this Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
36 message 37 Spell checking 38 Alternate Name Support 39 Sametime Integration 40 lookup
View file attachments from within Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Perform Name & Address Book Display contacts sorted by Perform Integrated Address Book
41 Organizational Unit
42 lookup when sending a message 43 Name lookups to LDAP directories
44 Personal Contacts Address Book 45 Delivery priority, delivery report) 46 Forward message 47 Save Message Draft 48 Create a Serial Route Memo 49 from any Notes application
Forward web pages and documents Delivery Options (Importance,
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (New in 6.5.3) No No Yes Yes No No Yes (New in 7.0) No Yes No No No Yes Yes
No Yes Yes Yes No N/A N/A N/A No No No No No Yes No No No Yes Yes
No Yes Yes Yes No N/A N/A N/A No No No No No Yes No No No Yes Yes
Forward document as bookmark link 50 message
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 57 signature file
Create a message containing a
Copy Into - convert item to Task,
Type-ahead within "Move to Folder" 58 dialog
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
Specify outbound message with a
64 Support for Read/Unread marks 65 returning to view
Navigate to next document without
Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes (New in 7.0) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
Delete current document and navigate to next document without 66 returning to view
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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
73 and Database Links 74 View tables within messages 75 Create tables within messages
Support for Doc Links, View Links, Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes (New in 7.0) Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (New in 7.0) Yes Yes (New in 7.0) Some Yes Yes No Some N/A No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes (New in 7.0) No N/A No Yes Yes No No N/A No No Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No N/A
Resend documents from within a 76 delivery failure
77 View sections 78 Action Bar 79 Contacts List 80 client
Add Sender of message to Personal Modify/View the file's ACL from Display of Importance/Type icons in Read encrypted mail and verify
81 Views
82 signature of signed mail 83 Verify signature of signed mail 84 open mail message 85 top/botton
Next/previous navigation within an Preference setting for new mail on Automatically checking for new
86 messages 87 Follow Up flags 88 Column Sort in general 89
Sort by subject
90 message
Display mail thread for current Light weight view navigation for low Advanced Editing features in Left, Right & Center, indent, outdent Tables - Simple tables, not all
91 bandwidth connections 92 Rich Text field
93 Text justification
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No
Yes Yes Some No N/A No Yes No
Yes Yes N/A No N/A No Yes No
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 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
Automatically create a reply
Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Yes No Yes Yes Yes
No No Yes Yes Yes
No No Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes
No Yes No Some (Corporate)
No Yes No Some (Corporate)
No
Yes
No
No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes (New in 7.0) Yes No No Yes
No No No No No No
No No No No No No
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.
Control of Database
Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No
N/A No Yes (no news reader) No
N/A No Yes (no news reader) No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes N/A N/A
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (New in 7.0) Yes No Yes
No N/A Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal No No
No N/A Yes No Yes No No No No Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal No No
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 Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
Calendar
A B C D E
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)
Lotus Notes Client
Common Lotus PIM Domino Portlets Web Lotus Access Domino
Common PIM Portlets Microsoft Exchange
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
6 Calendar Views
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) Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal No No No Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal No No No
7 Summarized calendar views 8 calendar
Display unprocessed invites in
Some (Event & Some (Event & HTML view HTML view print) print) No Planned for future release of WebSphere Portal No
13 differentiation
Yes
Yes
No
Ability for Chairperson to see status of invitees from the view 14 level Calendar Entries and Group 15 Scheduling
Yes
Yes
No
No
16 view to create an entry 17 Create Appointment 18 Create All Day Event
Double-click within the calendar Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
19 Create Reminder 20 Create Anniversary 21 Create Meeting Invitation 22 Save calendar entry as draft 23 Forward a calendar entry 24 description field
Create rich text in detailed
Yes Yes Yes Yes (New in 7.0) Yes (New in 7.0) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
No No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes
Automatic date (calendar picture) 25 and time selector controls
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
Centrally managed rooms &
31 public viewing" 32 entries 33 people
Mark an entry private/"not for Delivery options on calendar Address lookup for inviting
34 invitees 35 Support for counter-proposal 36 proposal
Check freetime availability for Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (New in 7.0) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Freetime search within a counterRespond with comments within a
37 counter-proposal 38 Edit calendar entries 39 Send a reschedule notice 40 invitation is sent
Add additional invitees after
Send "broadcast" invitation (no 41 RSVPs/responses)
42 Send meeting confirmation 43 invitation
Display invitee responses in
44 Accept invitation 45 Decline invitation 46 time 47 Accept/decline with comments 48 Delegate an invitation 49 page
Check calendar from invitation Counter propose an alternative
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes No Yes No No Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal Planned for upcoming release of WebSphere Portal Yes Yes No No
Yes Yes No No No No
50 calendar
Create and maintain group Yes Yes
No
Create meeting invitation from group calendar view populating 51 group members in invitation
No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No Yes No No No
52 Accept counter proposal
Support for meetings spanning 53 midnight
54 Sametime meetings 55 C&S entries
C&S entry support for online Ability to specify time zones in
Users in different time zones can share the same server and still see meeting times with respect to 56 their own zone
Yes No Yes No Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (New in 7.0)
Yes No No No No
Yes No No No No
57 Generate PDF calendar printouts 58 calendar entry
Drag and drop to reschedule a Display unprocessed meeting
59 notices within calendar
60 Import corporate holidays 61 User Preferences 62 duration 63 type
Set global default appointment
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No Yes No No No
No Yes No No No
Set global default calendar entry Option to make freetime
64 available to only certain users 65 Options to set allowable freetime 66 calendar entries
Enable conflict checking for
Allow another user to manage Calendar without allowing access 67 to email
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No No
No No
68 'not for public viewing' 69 information
Mark default calendar entry as Autoprocessing of Calendar Option to remove invitations from Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No
70 Inbox after processing 71 Ability to autoprocess invitations
To Do
A 1 2 Table 3: To Do's B C D
3 Feature 4 To Do's 5 view 6 Display To Do in Calendar View 7 Delegate a To Do to another person 8 Dates) 9 Categorize new To Do entries 10 Alarm notification on To Do's 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Mark To Do's complete or uncompleted Create Group To Do's Ability to set time on To Do's Display To Do's in Gantt chart format Priorities for To Do's (High, Medium, & Low) Create personal To Do's Owner and Participant actions Create mail message or meeting invitation while selecting a contact and automatically populate email address Create To Do's (With Start & End To Do's follow day-to-day in calendar
Lotus Notes Client
Lotus Domino Web Access
Common PIM Portlets
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Common PIM Portlets
Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
6 Company, Email, Address etc
Sort contacts by Last Name,
Yes
Yes
7 Personal contact list
Add users in Domino Directory to Yes Yes
8 message
Select multiple contacts and send Yes Yes
9 a meeting
Select multiple contacts and schedule Yes Yes
10 Business Card Summary view
Yes
Yes
11 Categorization of contacts
Yes
Yes
Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal Planned for maintenance update to upcoming release of WebSphere Portal
3 Feature 4 Unlimited Attachments 5 desktop/file system 6 download 7 Miscellaneous
Drag and drop attachments from
Lotus Domino Web Access
Yes Yes Yes
Common PIM Portlets
Yes No No
Ability to rename attachments on
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 Upcoming maintenance release to 7.0 code stream= Plan to add support for Mac clients w/ FireFox Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Messaging, PIM (same DOLS code used for apps) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (New in 7.0) Yes Yes (with more enhancements in 7.0) No No No No No Yes Yes
8 Browser Support 9 author, or date) 10 Journal integrated in mail file 11 Contacts integrated in mail file
Advanced Search (contextual by text,
N/A Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
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
Ability to snooze alarms across
16 Collaborative Applications 17 Welcome Page Support 18 Mail view filter for unread messages 19 messages 20 Mail view filter for last 10 messages 21 Schedule replication 22 Secure Logoff 23 Cache Cleaning 24 Auto Save
Mail view filter for high priority