Lotus Development Corp yesterday unveiled what it calls Lotus Communications Architecture, which builds on three of its existing products: cc:Mail electronic mail, Lotus Notes workgroup applications environment; and DataLens access service for traditional, structured data. The architecture will be the basis for several major product announcements this year, it said. The architecture embraces four major […]
Lotus Development Corp yesterday unveiled what it calls Lotus Communications Architecture, which builds on three of its existing products: cc:Mail electronic mail, Lotus Notes workgroup applications environment; and DataLens access service for traditional, structured data. The architecture will be the basis for several major product announcements this year, it said. The architecture embraces four major components: messaging, distributed document management, and access to structured data and legacy transaction processing systems, delivered to core applications that come with the service, such as electronic mail; applications that rely on the network service, such as workflow; and stand-alone desktop applications, such as spreadsheets, which can be enhanced by becoming mail- or group-enabled; built-in technologies for expanding configurations to large, international messaging and document management networks; and an open environment, including support for all popular networks and desktop computers, published application programming interfaces, and adherence to formal and de facto industry standards, Lotus said.
