Deploying Notes on virtual desktops (or VDI) is a great way to achieve a smoother performance and a better user and admin experience for older versions of the software. During the Collabsphere 2020 conference Chris Adler from Panagenda presented how to deploy the latest version of HCL Notes 11.0.1 FP1 for Citrix/VDI.In the case used for this presentation virtual environments meant...

HCL Connections has a module called Activities that was designed as a solution to bring people working together closer whilst not sharing the same office. It’s a great module that unfortunately has not been updated in quite some time. To give it a modern look ISW worked with HCL to get an improved version of the module. During Collabsphere...

Volt MX was introduced at HCL’s Digital Week 2020 as the next step in low code development platforms. Volt MX’s journey started when Temenos and HCL Software signed an agreement to market Temenos’ multi-experience Development Platform for non-banking services. This agreement means an exclusive 7-year license agreement to develop, market and support Temenos MXDP for...

Are you still installing Domino the same way you did 10 years ago? If so, it’s time to refresh some of this, with the help of Prominic’s own Doug Robinson, whose team of Domino admins and tech support pros do this almost daily. Here are our best practices. What’s New in Domino11. Cleared technical debt...

With its continuing investment in growth and development of the Domino platform, HCL has made some updates to Domino licensing, which they shared in detail at Collabsphere 2020. The licensing updates have been focused on highlighting how Domino licensing can be made easier through CCB – Domino Complete Collaboration Business Solutions. This idea came to be mostly because...

During Digital Week, HCL has presented another look at a positive future for the core of the Digital Solutions portfolio, Domino, Connections and Sametime in the coming year. Domino Designer and Notes v12 The main theme of Domino V12 is: Apps that Run Your Business – Domino V12 comes to support Volt and thus seamless...

At this year’s HCL Digital Week, we’ve seen the development roadmaps for all the core HCL products, including Volt, HCL’s low-code solution. While one of the newer projects in HCL’s suite, it’s a very high priority and has been generating a lot of interest, especially with the announcement of Volt MX. The main themes that...

As of December 8th HCL Nomad is in public beta! We can all give it a try and see what great capabilities it has and how it can help make our work so much easier. You can sign up HERE! What is HCL Nomad? HCL Nomad is a mobile client that allows users to work...

HCL keeps up the good work with some great webinars; this time we will talk about some best practices for upgrading to HCL Domino 11. First steps Here are the things you need to keep an eye on when considering upgrading to HCL Domino V11: Baseline monitoring: Understand the current workloads Evaluate your environment: Upgrade-in-place...

HCL wanted to keep us busy last week with two great webinars. The first one was on April 15th and it was focused on Sametime V11, both highlighting what’s new and what will come next for this software. Here are what is new with HCL Sametime 11: Persistent Chat and Multiple Device Support: you’ll have...

Domino v11 is coming in the last quarter of this year, and last week we just got an in-depth overview of what will be new with this coming version, as well as a look at the path of continued future development for this platform. HCL laid a strong foundation for this release with all the...

There has been a lot of talk with the arrival of Domino 10 about Node.js and how it will upgrade Domino apps with ease. One solution that has been suggested, especially for those of us who are not Node.js experts is Node-RED. Let’s see what Node-RED promises to do: it wires together hardware devices APIs...

I received this notice today that IBM has sold Notes & Domino to HCL.  What do you all know about HCL?    What do you think this means for the future of Notes? And although I hate to even think of what it could mean is it time to consider switching to some other platform?...

We have talked extensively about Domino 10 and its capabilities. Now it’s time to approach Verse as well. IBM’s latest webinar had approached the issue of deploying Verse. You might wonder why would you need to deploy Verse on Premises? Well, mostly because it gives you a great user experience, comes with a nicer interface...

You want to upgrade your IBM Domino server to version 10 and you want to make sure it goes smoothly. Notes and Domino has an amazing community of experts who share their time and expertise, including the Penumbra Group, of which we are proud members. Here are a few simple things to consider when...

Last week’s IBM’s webinar concerning Node.js with Domino 10 was full of interesting information. This webinar went more in depth on how Node.js can be used with a Domino server, adding additional app development capabilities to the platform. What Node.js for Domino looks like It comes as a node package (domino-db) which will request access...

Running Domino apps on iPad natively is now officially possible. It’s been one of the most anticipated new features to be released for Domino 10. Last week’s webinar from IBM showcased running different legacy Domino apps on iPad, as well as going over some of the specifics and limitations. Running Domino Mobile Apps on iPad...

If you use IBM Verse you know what a great productivity platform it is. If you have not tried it, or if you are already a user, here are some useful tips on how to increase your efficiency and make the most out of the IBM Verse. Turn an email into an action...

In the latest webinar on the upcoming Domino Version 10 release, Paul Withers from Intec Systems Ltd , John Jardin from Agilit-e and Jason Gary from HCL Technologies focus on the development opportunities of Node.js and Domino. So, why are Node.js and Domino a match? Node.js in V10 Let’s see how Node.js and Domino bring...

The latest in the series of IBM’s webinars on the upcoming Domino 10 took place on May 24th. This third webinar, presented by Gabriela Davis of The Turtle Partnership and Ram Krishnamurthy of HCL, has been dedicated to updates to IBM Notes Mail, Sametime Chat, and Verse On Premises. So, what’s new in Notes, Sametime...