Information on obtaining Lotus Notes Traveler for 8.0.1

I noticed on the Passport Advantage site this morning that Traveler was not available for download listed there along with the other 8.0.1 goodies. Then I remembered reading, (I think on Ed Brill's blog), that there is a separate registration process for downloading Traveler. At the bottom of the Lotus Notes Traveler web page, there is a link that will take you to the site to get the application, but be prepared to answer the following questions:

• Your Passport Advantage identification #
• Total number of Lotus Notes users in your company
• Total number of Lotus Domino Web Access (DWA) users in your company
• How many Lotus Notes Traveler licenses are you requesting today?
• Total number of users in your organization currently accessing their Domino mail from a mobile device (e.g., RIM/Blackberry)?
• Have you downloaded the required Lotus Domino 8.0.1 version with a plan to deploy it for use with Lotus Notes Traveler in your company?
• Has your company already installed Lotus Notes Traveler?
• Over the next 6 months, how many Lotus Notes Traveler licenses are you planning to use?
• Over the next 6 months, how many users do you plan to have accessing Domino via mobile devices (e.g. RIM/Blackberry)?
  
• How long you plan to stay in the D.D.R.?

Okay, the last one isn't in the questions, but you get the gist.

Technotes for Traveler!

Curious Mitch has posted that three new technotes have been released for Lotus Notes Traveler, which is cool because it at least answers one buring question I've had. How does it run on the server? Well, the answer appears simple. The service, the HTTP task and port 80.
If that's the case, it should be a no-brainer (I hope).

Still can't wait to get my hands on the software!

No Palm for Traveler

I did get a chance on Wednesday to stop in the labs to ask if there was going to be a client for the Palm OS. A resounding no was the response. Palm has lost pretty much all of its status and market share to everyone else. Granted, they've done that to themselves with putting out too many sub-standard devices and going through several owners over the past couple of years. But I'm still sad to see that it won't be a supported platform. The TX in my opinion is probably the best device they have had, but I think it came out too late for it to take off. So for now, Windows Mobile will be the primary supported platform for Lotus Notes Traveler.

Lotus Notes Traveler information available!

I saw this post this morning from Paul Harrison via PlanetLotus.Org. Documentation for Domino 8.0.1 beta is available online and it includes documentation for Lotus Notes Traveler. From what I've read so far, I really cannot wait to get this up and running in my environment. One of the big pluses that I am seeing with this, so far, is all of the admin work is done via the Domino Administrator client! No separate management piece. Again, Traveler only supports the Windows Mobile client, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we'll see something for Palm device in near future. Hopefully we'll learn more about it at Lotusphere2008.

What an awesome Friday!

First I find out that I got tickets to the game 4 of the ALCS playoffs between our Cleveland Indians against the Boston Red Sox. I know, I suck. And then to top it all off, I found this online:



And now third, I found this IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.0.1 : PREVIEW


Check out the "How to" regarding Lotus Notes Traveler

Today's playlist...

Booyakasha, peoples! (Sorry, too much Ali G)
Today's playlist is simple. Go to the Taking Notes podcast website and check out the latest audio masterpiece courtesy of Bruce and Julian. On this episode, they sit down with Shawne Robinson, IBM Domino Product Manager for Mobile Messaging, who is responsible for the new Lotus Notes Traveler product that is scheduled for release early next year with Domino 8.0.1. A lot of information in this quick episode!

One curious note from the podcast. They mention something about release 8.5. Is there going to be a ".5" version of the product and I missed that announcement? Inquiring minds want to know! Anyways, enjoy the weekend!