#Titel Aktuell / Lotus Notes Express And Macintosh #Logo gadget20:pinsel/AG.Aktuell #Font Losse 16 #C31 Lotus Notes Express #Font topaz 8 #C10 Lotus Notes Express Now Offered with Power Macintosh Computers Power Macintosh Advantages Combined with the Notes Groupware Standard #C21 NEW YORK, New York--June 19, 1995-- As part of an ongoing co-marketing and development effort between the two companies, Apple Computer, Inc. and Lotus Development Corp. today jointly announced that customers purchasing Power Macintosh computers as of today are entitled to receive, at no additional cost, Notes Express Release 3.31 for Mac OS. In addition to the standard Notes Express client, the offer includes two additional Notes Express applications and four Macintosh-specific Notes reference databases. The four reference databases have been developed especially for this offer. The Lotus Notes Business Partners catalog is also included. Power Macintosh purchases as of June 19, 1995, contain a coupon redeemable for a CD-ROM disk containing the Notes Express software, online documentation, and additional software listed above. The offer is valid in the United States only. The Power Macintosh/Notes Express offer presents a powerful, easy-to-use solution that is immediately useful to business workers who need to communicate and collaborate on a variety of critical business information even if they are only occasionally connected to a network. The version of Notes Express for Mac OS offered with the Power Macintosh combines client/server electronic mail with six of the most popular Notes applications in a ready-to-use package that enhances enterprise-wide collaboration between all Notes users on Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, IBM OS/2 and UNIX desktops. "The success of the Power Macintosh, with more than 1.4 million units sold to date, proves the attractiveness of the RISC-based Mac platform to a broad range of customers," said Dan Eilers, Apple senior vice president for worldwide marketing and customer solutions. "By offering Notes Express with our Power Macintosh line of products, we are presenting our customers with a strong solution for advancing their communication and collaboration efforts. We are also providing them with a powerful cross-platform solution to better integrate Power Macintosh with the other major desktop and network environments in use today at both large and small organizations." "The Power Macintosh has proven to be a serious player in enterprise computing and complements Notes as an inter-enterprise groupware platform," said Jeff Papows, vice president of the Lotus Communications Business Group. Notes Express provides Power Macintosh customers with a richer set of services for communication and collaboration than simple LANs or e-mail by leveraging the benefits of Notes backend services, including unique database replication technology, robust security and mobile user support." Unique Applications and Databases for Macintosh The Power Macintosh/Notes Express offer combines four of the most popular Notes groupware applications for new users plus two additional applications that increase the value of Notes Express for Power Macintosh customers. The Notes Applications Include: Reference Document Library: View, search, and share product catalogs, technical notes, policy and procedure manuals and more. News Databases: Store and access the latest news, articles and other company and industry information; connect directly to newswire services via Notes. Shared Discussion Databases: Read and collaborate on a wide variety of documents via Notes Express. All team members have simultaneous access to the same information. Company Phone Book: Create a phone book complete with the extension, office location and department of each employee or customer. Customer Tracking Database: Keep close tabs on customers and prospects to improve account management and increase sales. Service Request Tracking: Monitor requests to improve response time and manage service and support department workloads. Along with the two additional applications, customers receive four Macintosh-specific Notes reference databases, developed exclusively for this offer, that can be put to use immediately, as well as the Lotus Business Partners Catalog. The Notes Reference Databases Are: AppleFacts 4.95: A concise guide to Apple products offered worldwide. AppleFacts is a convenient, one-stop reference for basic technical information, such as key product specifications, upgrade paths and accessories. How to Reach Apple: An on-line directory of frequently used Apple phone numbers. Included in this directory are toll-free phone numbers for customer assistance, authorized support, marketing, product information, training and more. Apple Solution Professionals Network: A directory of all of the members of the Apple Solution Professionals Network (ASPN), a nationwide network of hundreds of independent consultants and systems integrators. Macintosh Consultants Network: A directory of all of the members of the Macintosh Consultants Network (MCN), a nonprofit, volunteer-run professional association dedicated to improving the quality of Macintosh computer consulting. The Lotus Business Partners Catalog: A worldwide directory listing the more than 9,000 Lotus Business Partners available to provide users with value-add products, application development and customization, systems integration, and training and support. Additionally, an interactive, multimedia overview of Notes Express, developed by Apple and Lotus, is included to provide Power Macintosh users with an overview of the benefits and uses of Notes. Notes Express is the entry-level Notes client software in the Notes family of groupware solutions for Macintosh. In addition to Notes Express, the Notes product line for the Macintosh includes Notes Desktop, a Notes run-time client that allows Notes users to run any Notes application to which they have access rights; and the Lotus Notes client, providing a proven solution for developing and deploying high-return business process applications. The Power Macintosh/Notes Express combination is a total solution that offers an incremental, high-value way to get started with collaborative computing or to extend Notes within an organization. It also provides a straightforward trade-up path to Lotus Notes Desktop or Lotus Notes. System Requirements, Pricing and Availability Notes Express Release 3.31 for Mac OS works with all Notes Release 3.x servers, although at least one server must be Release 3.3 or later. Notes server platforms include IBM OS/2 Warp, Microsoft Windows and Windows NT, Novell NetWare Loadable Module and UNIX platforms including IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, and SCO OpenServer. The offer, valid in the United States only, covers all Power Macintosh models in the 6100, 7100 and 8100 product lines, and the Power Macintosh 9500 line announced today. The continuing co-marketing and development effort between Apple and Lotus calls for joint product development, marketing and support for both company's complementary collaboration services, including plans by Lotus to deliver Lotus Notes Release 4 for Power Macintosh computers. The initial agreement to offer Notes Express with Power Macintosh computers was previously announced in January at Lotusphere '95, the second annual Lotus worldwide technical and business conference. Availability For the location of the nearest Apple Power Macintosh dealer, contact Apple at 1-800-538-9696. For more information on Lotus Notes, contact Lotus at 1-800-346-1305. Lotus Notes is the leading client-server platform for developing and deploying strategic groupware applications that help organizations communicate, collaborate and coordinate strategic business processes within and beyond their organizational boundaries to achieve improved business results. More than 5,500 companies and 1.57 million people use Notes to improve key business processes such as customer service, sales and account management, and product development. Lotus Notes supports all major operating systems including IBM OS/2 Warp, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows and Windows NT, and UNIX platforms including IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, and SCO OpenServer. Notes is also available as a NetWare loadable module for the Novell environment.