(DECS) Domino Enterprise Connection Services
PatSTL
Does anyone know where or when I can get a copy of the new tools for
Notes/Domino? I have not seen it posted at Lotus yet.
Pat
ph...@memc.com
pat....@mci2000.com
Vance Jochim
On Thu, 25 Jun 1998 01:43:38 GMT, "PatSTL" <pat....@mci2000.com> wrote:
&Does anyone know where or when I can get a copy of the new tools for
&Notes/Domino? I have not seen it posted at Lotus yet.
&
&Pat
&ph...@memc.com
&pat....@mci2000.com
&
&
Below is the Press release issued last week - it is also on the Lotus
website. Sorry for the spacing problem - that is how I got it via the
Notes User Group rep.
Vance
Orange County Notes User Group (CA)
From: Karla_Chronopoulos/CAM/Lo...@lotus.com
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To: Karla_Chronopoulos/CAM/Lo...@lotus.com
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 17:51:16 -0400
Subject: HOT OFF THE PRESS...Lotus Announces New Domino Enterprise
Integration Capabilities
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Lotus Announces New Domino Enterprise Integration Capabilities
Domino Enterprise Connection Services and New Classes Advance the
Domino
Web Application Server
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 15, 1998 -- Lotus Development Corp. today
advanced the Lotus Domino Web application server by announcing important
new enterprise integration capabilities that tightly interconnect Domino
Web applications with relational databases, transaction systems and ERP
applications.
The new components announced today include:
Domino Enterprise Connection Services (DECS) - a new forms-based
technology in Domino that provides the capability to integrate live
data from enterprise systems natively into Domino applications;
New Domino classes - a consistent programmatic interface to
enterprise
systems accessed through applications written in LotusScript or
Java
languages;
Domino Connectors - modules which provide native connectivity to
external sources either through the forms-based development tool in
DECS, or through the new Domino classes using LotusScript or Java
languages. In addition, the Domino Connector Toolkit will provide
developers with tools and information to build additional Domino
Connectors.
The new Domino enterprise integration components enhance the
Domino
Web application server by adding to its rich set of services and
application model, allowing developers to create applications that
seamlessly integrate Domino workflow and collaboration processes with
enterprise data.
"Our new enterprise integration capabilities provide a natural
evolution from Lotus' existing offerings, which have given our customers
the ability to integrate Domino with enterprise systems," said Eileen
Rudden, senior vice president of Lotus' Communications Products
Division.
"This new, more strategic approach makes it easier for businesses to
leverage the power of Domino as a Web application server in order to
securely integrate their enterprise applications and data into their
front-end business processes."
These new components expand and enhance the current set of
enterprise
integration offerings, which includes Lotus NotesPump and existing
LotusScript object classes, to connect Domino to SAP, IBM MQSeries and
IBM
CICS. "The new components of Lotus' enterprise integration play an
important part in advancing Domino as a Web application server through
the
more powerful and more direct integration with several different
back-end
systems," said Steve McClure, an analyst with International Data
Corporation. "This adds to the overall set of integrated application
services of Domino that enable users to build applications that tightly
link front-end business processes with back-end data."
New Components Add Unique Enterprise Integration Capabilities for
Domino
DECS provides an integrated, non-programmatic tool for connecting
Web
applications to live data from relational databases, transaction systems
or
ERP applications. These new features also offer unique performance
benefits for accessing external data through the Domino Server Extension
Manager, eliminating requirements to process scripts for back-end data
access. DECS manages persistent and pooled connections from the Domino
server to supported external data sources, providing efficient,
simultaneous access to external data from Domino applications.
Lotus will also provide new classes to programmatically connect
Domino
to additional external enterprise systems through a consistent object
model. The new classes will be available in LotusScript and Java
languages
and will offer developers a choice of development platforms and a single
object model to access a variety of external data sources from Domino
applications. Additionally, a new Domino Connector Toolkit will be made
available to Lotus Business Partners and developers to create additional
Domino Connectors. Domino Connectors are accessible via Domino
application
forms, LotusScript and Java classes presenting an efficient development
environment for Lotus Business Partners and ISVs.
To quickly enable developers to incorporate enterprise data with
Domino applications, Lotus will be providing a set of Connectors with
the
Domino server. These Connectors are modules that extend Domino
functionality with native connections to enterprise systems. Lotus has
developed connectors for DB2/UDB, Oracle, Sybase, ODBC, EDA/SQL, and
file
and text systems which are currently available as part of NotesPump.
These
connectors will be incorporated into Domino at no additional charge. In
addition, in the second half of 1998, Lotus plans to offer Domino
Connectors to other leading enterprise systems including ERP
applications
and transaction processing monitors. These connectors will be available
separately at an additional cost.
Components Extend Existing Enterprise Offerings
The new enterprise integration components announced today
complement
Lotus' NotesPump product and other data integration products from Lotus
Business Partners, such as Percussion Software's Notrix and Casahl
Technology Inc.'s Replic-Action. These products extend the live data
access capabilities of DECS by enabling high-volume data transfer and
synchronization between external data sources and Domino applications on
a
scheduled or event driven basis.
Lotus NotesPump, a data distribution server product, also
complements
the immediate, integrated data access capabilities of DECS by
transferring
and synchronizing large volumes of data between servers such as Domino
and
DB2, on an event or scheduled basis. The NotesPump server supplies
enterprise system management capabilities, including server monitoring
via
SNMP or Java management console, process log control, systems load
balancing, operations scheduling, and e-mail notification of operations
and
business application events.
"Lotus' Domino Enterprise Connection Services allows customers to
use
Domino as a front-end application through seamless integration with
their
enterprise data. These capabilities make Domino the compelling platform
for delivering Web-based applications. We believe this will
dramatically
increase the penetration of Domino and will drive the need for more
complete data integration tools like Percussion Notrix," said Barry
Reynolds, president of Percussion Software, Inc. "Our experience has
shown
that most critical applications require a mix of both real-time access
and
high volume data transfer. Products like Percussion Notrix
intelligently
handle the data mapping and data transformation, and include other
critical
features that ensure data integrity is not compromised and application
performs at the level that an end user expects."
"Lotus' Domino Enterprise Connection Services reinforces the
importance of enterprise data integration for building powerful,
business-critical collaborative applications on the groupware
infrastructure," said Dr. Harry Wong, president and CEO of Casahl
Technology, Inc. "Replic-Action complements DECS by offering a
script-free
way to query enterprise data from the Web or Notes client in real time
as
well as a scalable replication service that features data
transformations,
event triggering and stored requests. DECS and Replic-Action are a
powerful combination."
Pricing and Availability
Domino Enterprise Connection Services, new object classes and
the
DB2/UDB, Oracle, Sybase, ODBC, EDA/SQL, and file and text system
Connectors
will be available at no additional charge in an update to Domino 4.6
later
this year. New premium Domino Connectors for ERP and transaction
applications are planned for shipment in the next year with pricing
announced closer to availability. The Domino server is available for an
estimated retail price of $1,795.
Lotus Domino is Web application server software that provides an
integrated electronic business messaging and application development
environment. Domino provides the platform for developers and
administrators to easily create secure, scalable, customized business
applications that leverage the power and ubiquity of the Internet while
streamlining business processes like E-mail and information management.
Domino is available on Microsoft Windows NT for Intel and Alpha,
Microsoft
Windows 95, Sun Solaris SPARC and Intel Edition, IBM AIX, HP-UX, IBM
OS/2,
IBM OS/400 and IBM OS/390.
Lotus Domino will support the same set of open standards and
Java-based API's as IBM's WebSphere Application Server, while offering
users the additional collaborative services and a framework for
distributed
business process applications and workflow.
Lotus Development Corporation, founded in 1982, is a subsidiary of
IBM. Lotus offers high-quality software products and services that
reflect
the company's unique understanding of the new ways in which individuals
and
businesses must work together to achieve success. Lotus' innovative
approach is evident in a new class of applications that allows users to
access and communicate information in ways never before possible, both
within and beyond organizational boundaries. Lotus now markets its
products in more than 80 countries worldwide and provides numerous
professional consulting, support and education services through the
Lotus
Services Group.
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Vance Jochim
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