HCL Domino and Notes Version 12 – Key Features and Benefits
The latest version of HCL Domino and Notes is a significant milestone in HCL Software's efforts to enhance application development and the HCL Domino low-code ecosystem. It represents a modern platform for the next generation of business applications.
Business workflows for everyone in the company
Anyone in the company can use forms, company data, and workflows to build a solution with HCL Domino Volt. HCL Domino Volt is the low-code environment for developing powerful, secure, and enterprise-grade applications.
Your business, your data, your cloud
HCL Domino cloud-native comes with the security and automation features any business expects. HCL Domino supports leading container platforms in addition to full on-premises support for all operating system platforms. You can run HCL Domino 12 in any cloud.
Better app and email experiences, on every device
Now you can access emails and apps faster than ever before, securely, across desktop, web, and mobile devices. The new zero-footprint browser-based apps are powered by HCL Nomad Web.
Enhanced features for administrators and developers
Administrators will also find some exciting improvements: Active Directory password synchronization, two-factor authentication, and Domino configuration using a JSON file. And for developers: new mobile features, icons, list display options, field types, Bootstrap 4, and much more.
We have compiled the main features and benefits for you in a clear and concise format:
Key feature: Domino apps and email in a web browser without the Notes client. Advantages:
- Administrators no longer need to worry about updating and maintaining their Desktop Notes clients. Apps run seamlessly on web browsers and mobile devices.
- Business users get their work environment deployed four times faster. Instead of setting up a Notes client, apps can be securely accessed from anywhere and on any device via a web browser.
- Improvements in Domino Designer make it easier for developers to optimize their existing apps or create new mobile apps for mobile devices. With device-specific features and gestures.
Key feature: Business users can build apps 60-70% faster with HCL Domino Volt. Benefits:
- Employees who are closest to the business operations and processes in companies can now develop new solutions even without specific IT or Domino knowledge.
- Domino Volt offers a dual benefit: low-code and integration.
- Competitor offerings often require separate products to create forms or surveys and implement workflows.
- Domino Volt further simplifies real-time integration with HCL Link. Easily connect your Domino Volt apps to a variety of data sources such as SaaS services, databases, and other external sources.
Key features: Cloud-native, simpler deployments, and open backup solutions. Advantages:
- Deploy HCL Domino anywhere – in any cloud or through one of HCL Software's cloud hosting partners. Red Hat OpenShift certification is now included with support for AWS EKS, Google GKE, and Azure AKS Kubernetes services.
- Set up fully configured Domino servers in your environment and automatically deploy them to the cloud in a single step to avoid errors in the process.
- New universal flexibility to integrate HCL Domino with almost any backup solution available on the market, such as Veeam.
- Administrators can now control how and when backups and restores are performed directly in HCL Domino via a user-friendly front-end administration interface.
Key feature: Improved security and Active Directory integration. Benefits:
- Time-based One-time Password (TOTP): TOTP provides an additional layer of security when users authenticate with a Domino web server.
- Certificate management automation: Version 12 introduces a new server task, the Certificate Manager (CertMgr). Together with a new database, the Certificate Store (certstore.nsf), the generation of TLS certificates from the Let's Encrypt Certificate Authority (CA) can be automated.
- Biometric authentication: For iOS mobile devices and Android-compatible devices.
- End users only need to manage one password to access both their Domino server and Active Directory, and can use existing company processes to change their password.
Are you interested, have questions, or would you like a demo of the new features? Contact us and start your journey with Domino and Notes 12 today.
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