Domino Wireless Solutions for Mobile Professionals Extends Domino to Handheld Computing Market

Lotus Development Corp. has started shipping the Lotus Pager Gateway Release 2.02 with Wireless Domino Access. This packaged offering extends the reach of Lotus Notes and Domino to millions of users of pagers and voice/data cellular phones, such as those offered though AT&T PocketNet service.

"Growing numbers of mobile professionals who use handheld devices need to access their e-mail, calendars, address books and applications stored on corporate servers," says Eileen Rudden, senior vice president, Lotus' Communications Products Division. "We have always offered great off-the-net capabilities to mobile professionals, and now we are extending that to wireless connectivity, including the ability to access e-mail via a digital cellular phone. Our mobile computing strategy is indicative of our strengths in connecting people and ideas, allowing professionals to be more responsive so they can solve customer problems more quickly and make better decisions faster."

Wireless Domino Access Increases Devices Supported By Domino Lotus Pager Gateway Release 2.02 is a server-based solution that allows Notes users to send e-mail messages directly to one- and two-way pagers. New to Release 2.02 is Wireless Domino Access, a standalone solution included in the Pager Gateway package that enables Notes users to access their Domino server-based Notes Mail, Calendar and Directory directly from their voice/data cellular phones over wireless IP network services. Future support for Pager Gateway with Wireless Domino Access is planned for handheld devices with wireless modems, such as 3Com's PilotPalm and IBM's WordPad.

With the Pager Gateway Release 2.02, individual users can manage how, when and where they receive messages. Users can create agents easily to send messages to pagers when Notes databases are updated or e-mail messages are received. For example, a potential customer can fill in a form on a company's Web site requesting more information on a product or service. Upon submission of the form, the Pager Gateway can send a message automatically to the appropriate salesperson's pager for immediate response. In addition, Pager Gateway creates a Domino-based Web site that allows external, non-Notes users to send messages to pager users from Web browsers. System administrators can easily configure the Pager Gateway to work with multiple local, regional or national paging services.