Notes 8 is  mainly a client release, so there are not too many new things in the client, but some of them are nice. I’ll list them here.

1. Composite applications

I’ve been playing around with this and it’s still quite a challenge. Some small bugs, but the idea is promising. You can find     more  information here.

2. General new features (the ones I like the most)

->@CopySelectedAsTable
->@CalendarFormat
->Show image as thumbnail in RTLite field
->Agent can be triggered on server start
->Possible to defer Index Creation (e.g. to the time a user sort a column)
->Prevent Simple Search when db is not full text indexed

3. LotusScript

->NotesDirectory(Navigator) class
->view event ‘onSelect’ (mainly needed when building Composite Apps)

4. Web Development

->$$HtmlTagAttributes
->$$HtmlOptions (possible per field)
->readViewEntries (as JSON)

5. Web Services consuming

->it’s built in so you don’t need any additional jar-files deployed on the client

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Iscoord Demo Integration : VOIP (sip compliant) & Lotus Notes/Domino, Sametime

is-phone is an integrated IP softphone that uses SIP 2.0 (Session Initiation Protocol). is-sphone is developed by iscoord ag. is-phone connects to Asterisk (ADDIX, Digium, Fonality), SIP Express Router for example VocalTec and SIP carriers/providers as well as IP PBXs from 3Com, Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Cisco, Nortel or Siemens.

Current versions for Windows OS (XP SP2, Vista):
- is-phone for IBM Lotus Notes 6/7/8
- is-phone for IBM Lotus Sametime
- is-phone Java SDK based on Eclipse

We are using this solution internally and it works excellent.  We use logitech headsets and some of us use also Snom370 hardware phones.  The next step is to use the Java SDK to integrate the solution with our GEDYS 7 CRM solution.

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Last year Alan Lepofsky posted a small trick to integrate Google maps into your Lotus Notes Personal Address Book. By clicking the ‘Google Map This Address’ link, Google Maps will open in your browser and show the address of the contact person.

But Google offers more than just showing the address of a certain person. You can also get directions.
How? Open your contacts form and do the following:

1) Put a description next to the address or title (e.g. Get Google directions)
2) Add a url hotspot containing this formula:

xTo := @ReplaceSubstring(OfficeStreetAddress;” “:”#” ; “+” :”%23″) +
“+” + @ReplaceSubstring(OfficeCity;” ” ; “+”) + “+” +
@ReplaceSubstring(OfficeZip;” ” ; “+”)+ “+” +
@ReplaceSubstring(OfficeCountry;” ” ; “+”);
xFrom := “Provinciale+steenweg+39+2627+Schelle+Belgi%C3%AB”;

“http://www.google.com/maps?saddr=” + xFrom +
“&geocode=&dirflg=&daddr=” + xTo + “&f=d&hl=en&sll=51.255885,4.436806&sspn=0.008272,0.016866&” + “ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1″

3) Change the field names in xTo to the correct names that your form uses.
4) Change the address line in xFrom to your company’s address.

Now open a contact and click on the link ‘Get Google directions’. The result should be a bit like this.

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Registration for Lotusphere 2008 is now possible.

The cost is $1,895 through November 2, 2007. Price jumps to $2,095 after that.
If Belgian users, business partner or IBM employees will go to Lotusphere, please let me know maybe we can have a Belgian user meeting or so at Lotusphere.
Please let me know and we arrange something

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IBM has released the next version of its Lotus Notes platform and Domino applications this Friday.

The release will be by electronic means only, with the physical distribution and documentation slated for September 21.

The release is based on the Eclipse open-source software framework and is built around a new platform called Expeditor. Expeditor enables developers to create Eclipse-based code for use within the client that can function on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.

Version 8 offers a modern Web-like look and feel, with a sidebar that displays contacts, the day at a glance, RSS and Atom feeds. Other features include the ability to export documents to PDF, multidirectory integration enhancements, mail recall and new cluster replication technology.

The standard word-processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications are included, which all support the OpenDocument format. Within the applications, there will be in-line spell-checking and numerous changes to mail, calendar and contact management, according to IBM.

For more information please check the lotus website

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