HCL Notes

HCL Notes (formerly Lotus Notes then IBM Notes) is a proprietary <a href="/facts/Collaborative_software/YFaMuQdA">collaborative</a> <a href="/facts/Software_platform/DmKwp5Bk">software platform</a> for Unix (<a href="/facts/IBM_AIX/cRWERua2">AIX</a>), <a href="/facts/IBM_i/lsIRAUvn">IBM i</a>, Windows, Linux, and macOS, sold by <a href="/facts/HCLTech/7wBl2uuj">HCLTech</a>. The <a href="/facts/Client%25E2%2580%2593server/FSnf27C5">client</a> application is called Notes while the <a href="/facts/Client-server_architecture/FSnf27C5">server</a> component is branded HCL Domino.
HCL Notes provides business collaboration functions, such as <a href="/facts/Email/6pD9GLtI">email</a>, calendars, <a href="/facts/To_do_list/g2kdl0C8">to-do lists</a>, contact management, discussion forums, file sharing, websites, instant messaging, blogs, document libraries, user directories, and custom applications. It can also be used with other HCL Domino applications and databases. IBM Notes 9 Social Edition removed integration with the office software package <a href="/facts/IBM_Lotus_Symphony/L9y2VkWD">IBM Lotus Symphony</a>, which had been integrated with the Lotus Notes client in versions 8.x.
<a href="/facts/Lotus_Development_Corporation/8k8vj9x2">Lotus Development Corporation</a> originally developed "Lotus Notes" in 1989. <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a> bought Lotus in 1995 and it became known as the Lotus Development division of IBM. On December 6, 2018, IBM announced that it was selling a number of software products to HCLSoftware for $1.8bn, including Notes and Domino. This acquisition was completed in July 2019.

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HCL Notes