Tag: IBM

More on marketshares for Groupware products in The Netherlands

Earlier this week I already posted some information by MarketCap with regards to the marketshare of the major Groupware solutions. This research shows Microsoft leading with 65,1 % marketshare.

The following article is somewhat older (November 2004), but shows a similar picture and also includes the marketshare in the various vertical markets. Although the text in the Article is in Dutch, I think the grpah shows all the relevant information; in particular Microsoft’s position over Lotus Notes and Novell Groupwise.

The source for this article is the Automatiseringgids of November 12, 2004. Source for the research is MarketCap and Computer Profile.

BASE stapt over van Lotus Notes naar Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

Microsoft Belgie & Luxemburg – Executive Circle – Cases: "BASE is de derde grootste en de snelst groeiende gsm-operator in Belgie. Het bedrijf beschikt over een uitgebreid netwerk van BASE-winkels en -verdelers. Vanuit het voormalige moederbedrijf Orange, gebruikte BASE aanvankelijk Lotus Notes voor zijn digitale communicatie. Toen de werknemers steeds vaker op verplaatsing gingen werken, volstond dat systeem niet meer.

Daarom migreerde BASE op een weekend tijd zijn duizend mailboxen naar Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 en MS Outlook. De communicatie loopt nu via een Hosted Exchange-omgeving, die beheerd wordt door HostBasket. De migratie en de uitbesteding levert BASE een tijd- en kostenbesparing en heel wat nieuwe mogelijkheden. Zo kunnen alle medewerkers nu hun e-mail en agenda op elke pc ter wereld bekijken via MS Outlook Web Access. En door de integratie van MS Outlook Mobile Access in het i-mode platform van BASE, kunnen ze dat ook via hun pda of gsm. "

Goed voorbeeld van Lotus Notes Migratie in Belgie …

32% of SearchDomino readers surveyed don’t understand IBM’s Websphere strategy

SearchDomino has some new interesting survey results. A survey on the view of readers on using websphere for application development shows quite a drastic outcome :

  • 21% don’t plan on using Websphere
  • 32% don’t understand IBM’s Websphere strategy

    I got some remarks last year on one of my presentations half a year ago. I used some SearchDomino surveyresults which were said to be old news. Well this is very recent and shows something quite similar. Can I conclude that nothing much happened on the IBM PR front or that a lot of people in the Notes community still don’t understand the strategy ?

    • What is the marketshare of Groupware Solutions in The Netherlands ?

    Marketshare information specificly for The Netherlands is very scarce. The Dutch ICT magazine Computable Automatiseringgids regularly publishes statistics / market researchinformation by MarketCap. The actual artcle is only in Dutch, but I gladly took the time to translate the highlights.

    First the chart, which says it all basicly :

    This research is undertaken by MarketCap in preparation for a new report on th use of Open Source Software and Linux. The initial results of this research show a big difference in markshares for Groupware in the market for Linux users compared to non Linux users.

    This research shows the overall marketshare for Microsoft Exchange at 65,1% which is by far the largest compared to Lotus Notes (16,2%) and Novell GroupWise (18,6).

    The research is done in the business market in 600 companies of 50+ FTE.

    Source : Computable Automatiseringgids, Friday June 3, 2005

    Messaging Pipeline | Nemertes: IBM Announcement Moves Lotus Collaboration Deeper Into Real-Time

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    Messaging Pipeline has some coverage of IBM Real Time adventures by Melanie Truk of Nemertes Research. I though I’d take a look at the highlights of this :


    IBM gave customers a first look at the future of its Lotus Notes client this week, and the software bodes well for both the vendor and its users. Code-name ‘Hannover,’ the application has a dramatically new look, but it also boasts some welcome (nay, required) feature changes, too.


    Need to read more into what ‘Hannover’ actually is. What I do find funny is that the Microsoft RTC Productgroup uses names of cities as codenames for thier solutions (Vienna, Budapest, Istanbul, etc). I think Microsoft’s Real Time Communication solutions have already continued the journey beyond Hannover …


    The key words for IBM are ‘activity-centric collaboration.’ In Hannover, users will get access to collaboration tools regardless of where they’re working within Notes. And the company has caught up with the competition on presence technology, making it pervasive within the application. Whenever Hannover users see a name, they can also see the presence information about the contact, then click to start an IM session, write an e-mail, or call over an IP-enabled phone.


    mmm Presence integration / contextual collaboration, where have I seen that before …


    ‘Activity-centric collaboration’ is IBM’s term, but it boils down to contextual collaboration–a concept Microsoft, Nortel and others have been promoting for some time. The goal in either case is to let users create, manage and share information regardless of type (e-mail, IM, PowerPoint, voice call)–around a particular issue or group.


    … oh that’s it, in the whole of Microsoft Office System. So IBM is following Microsoft’s vision on this more or less


    Frankly, it’s high time IBM got into the real-time collaboration game. The good news is Hannover promises more content-management capabilities than its competitors, which bodes well for collaborative companies whose employees routinely share documents across projects or teams. Hannover will let them store and manage all the information affiliated with a project in one place (one that is decidedly not the user’s inbox).


    ok, so it promises more content management capabilities; lets’s wait and see, afterall the competition is not waiting and doing nothing afterall, it is not 1st half of 2007 yet ..


    The new software also supports composite applications, so developers can integrate Lotus Notes with line-of-business application components to solve specific business problems and create role-based tools for employees. And the vendor hasn’t lost sight of its roots: some of the upgrades are e-mail centric, and include new ways to view, sort and filter e-mail.


    Wonder how this compares to Microsoft’s initiatives like Information Bridge FrameWork and developments like Mendocino, a joint intiative of SAP and Microsoft ? IBF and Mendocino are true examples of a contextual approach, providing information workers with access to relevant information from backend systems directly in their MS Office environment.


    IBM Lotus’ news has the following impacts:

  • For IT executives: IBM users waiting for their version of a real-time communications dashboard should get it soon, and it looks great. The one downside today: no federation with other presence sources, such as Microsoft’s Live Communications Server or AOL.
  • For vendors: IBM has been relatively silent on the presence-driven front. As that situation changes, they will no doubt become more of a threat to both their traditional and non-traditional competitors, especially among their (often loyal) installed base.


    • So seriously lacking federation support, not a strong point for a collaboration solution. Here’s some information of Microsoft’s Live Communications Server 2005 and it’s Federation solutions

    Software Company -Wonderware – Migrates from Domino to Microsoft, Boosts IT Productivity 50 Percent

    Microsoft Customer Evidence: Wonderware: "Wonderware, a business unit of Invensys, offers production and performance management, and supervisory human-machine interface (HMI) solutions that empower plant managers to make intelligent decisions in real time. The Wonderware global sales channel relies on the Team Wonderware extranet site to share information that promotes sales. However, this site (and three others) ran on an aging, expensive Domino platform that provided poor content management functionality. Wonderware migrated all its Web applications from IBM Lotus Domino server software to a connected productivity solution that includes Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 increasing IT productivity by an estimated 50 percent and providing more Web features at less cost. Improved workflow ensures up-to-date content, resulting in a better-equipped sales channel."

    Again a good casestudie around migration from Lotus Notes to the Microsoft platform.

    Grontmij Reduces IT Costs by 55 Percent by Migrating from Notes to Exchange

    Microsoft Customer Evidence: Grontmij

    …Grontmij has been able to centralize and significantly decrease its yearly IT costs and the number of server computers it uses for messaging and collaboration. By migrating from Lotus Notes to Exchange Server 2003, Grontmij has been able to provide its employees with access to remote connections. Therefore, employees can use mobile devices to keep in contact with the office while on the road. Most importantly, Exchange Server 2003 provides the best integration with the Microsoft Office System and other Microsoft products the company plans on implementing in the near future….

    Microsoft Customer Evidence: Sara Lee migrates from Lotus Notes to the Microsoft platform

    Microsoft Customer Evidence: Sara Lee: "To optimize its IT infrastructure, consumer products manufacturer Sara Lee Corporation directed all its divisions worldwide to migrate from Lotus Domino server software to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. For the Sara Lee Household and Body Care (HBC) division in Australia, that move meant finding a replacement for its Lotus Notes based workflow processes. With the help of Dimension Data, the division deployed a solution based on Microsoft Windows Server System integrated server software and Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 that automated workflow and forms management, helped control access, and will create a flexible, secure intranet. This solution helped Sara Lee HBC Australia increase IT efficiency, expedite development, streamline business processes, and integrate more tightly with its customers’ systems."