HCL Technologies acquires IBM products
IBM announced on December 6, 2018 that all IBM Collaboration products (including Portal, Domino and Notes, as well as Connections) subject to the approval of the US authorities to HCL Technologies (Link: HCL Technologies acquires selected IBM software products) to be sold for 1,8 billion US dollars. A comprehensive Technology partnership between IBM and HCL Technologies had already previously included the further development and maintenance of the products. As of July 1, 2019, HCL Technologies is the full owner of Domino, Notes, and other collaboration products (Link: HCL Technologies announces the completion of the acquisition of selected IBM products)The full scope of the acquired portfolio also includes the IBM Cloud Products in the area of Connections and Domino. HCL Technologies acquired not only the products, but also many experienced managers, product specialists, and developers from IBM in this field. Extensive FAQ for partners and customers was provided on the topic of the takeover. (Link: HCL Frequently Asked Questions )
The acquisition by HCL Technologies was unanimously welcomed in the trade press and the community. Under IBM's umbrella, Domino and Notes had not been able to develop significantly further. Numerous customer requests regarding functionality and architecture were not implemented, and only with the introduction of... Dominoes 10 in October 2018 (#dominoforever) a reliable Roadmap for customers, partners and new prospects In Stock (Link: Domino v10 Roadmap).
HCL Technologies is an Indian IT services company, operating globally in 140 countries and generating annual revenue of almost 9 billion US dollars with over 140.00 employees (Link: About HCL Technologies). Good conditions, therefore, for a A turning point for the Domino, Notes and Connections products to herald.
In the first 30 days since the takeover, Former IBM partners were migrated to the HCL Technologies environment, customers were comprehensively informed, and the important areas of software and support were migrated to new systems.Software download and ticket opening They work without any problems. We found our new Indian colleagues to be very dedicated and helpful. HCL technology is available in German-speaking countries. already extensively present. It calls itself Digital Solutions. new organizational unit under the umbrella of HCL Technologies (includes the products Notes/Domino, Connections, Portal/DX and Leap).
What will happen to the products under the Digital Solutions umbrella? In various webcasts It was made clear that the Development of new products in close collaboration with customers and partners. will be held. Agile development and faster product cycles will make it possible to bring innovation back to the global market in a competitive way.
HCL Technologies has increased the availability of first beta version Domino V11 Announced for September 2019. Final version 11 will be released in Q4/2019 to appear. Domino and Notes V11 will be released. new thin client be available, which in addition to Verse and Sametime also includes regular versions Notes Apps in the browser The Notes client is being renovated and completely redesigned with a modern user interface. Integration of user management with Microsoft Active Directory is enabled, and the... Collaboration with cloud applications such as Office 365 The calendar functions are being redesigned. Storage costs for documents with attachments will be reduced when the new version is used. DAOS integration into AWS S3 compatible storage media is used (Two-tier Storage). With Apps Everywhere, the Nomad technology is connected (Notes applications natively on mobile devices) on ChromeOS, iOS, iPhone and Android (Tablet, and later smartphones) to expand. New application development options include LEAP, a browser-based Rapid App Builder for the straightforward creation of workflow apps without the Domino Designer.
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