What is Lotus Domino?
The Domino™ Server family is an integrated messaging and Web application software platform, for
growing companies that need to improve customer responsiveness, and streamline their business
processes. Domino, the only solution built on an open, unified architecture, is trusted by the world’s
leading companies to deliver secure communication, collaboration and business applications. Domino
R5.0 servers set a new standard for rich Internet messaging, ease of administration, and integration
with back-end systems
Domino Mail Server Domino Mail Server is the newest member of the Lotus® Domino server family.
Domino Mail combines support for the latest Internet mail standards with the advanced messaging
capabilities and enterprise-scale reliability and performance of Lotus Domino. Its integrated, cross-
platform services include Web access, group scheduling, collaborative workspaces, and newsgroups
— all accessible from a Web browser or other standards-based client. Domino Mail Server is used for
messaging only. Customers that want to deploy their own applications on the Domino server should
consider Domino Application Server or Domino Enterprise Server
Services Offered by Domino Servers Lotus Domino Servers offer a wide range of services. We will
briefly describe the most important ones. Object Store Documents in a Domino database can contain
any number of objects and data types, including text, rich text, numerical data, structured data,
images, graphics, sound, video, file attachments, embedded objects, and Java™ and ActiveX applets.
A built-in Full text search engine makes it easy to index and search documents. The object store also
lets your Domino applications dynamically present information based on variables such as user
identity, user preferences, user input, and time. Directory A single directory manages all resource
directory information for server and network configuration, application management, and security.
Domino includes user account synchronization between NT and Domino and is Light Weight
Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) compliant. The directory is the foundation for easily managing
and securing your Internet and intranet applications. Security The Domino security model provides
user authentication, digital signatures, flexible access control, and encryption. Domino security
enables you to extend your intranet applications to customers and business partners. Replication Bi-
directional replication automatically distributes and synchronizes information and applications across
geographically dispersed sites. Replication makes your business applications available to users around
your company or around the world, regardless of time or location
