Who here uses Lotus Notes?

[broken1]

I just got issued a company laptop, and it's using Lotus Notes! Wtf?

What does Lotus Notes have that Outlook doesn't? Why would a company use it?

 

[Thestealth]

For one, Domino servers are less prone to hacks. I'm assuming you're using a Lenovo machine?

 

[Fudzy]

I'm ashamed to say I use Lotus Notes, we're owned by an international electronics firm who have databases running on the unfriendly dinosaur platform.

 

[broken1]

For one, Domino servers are less prone to hacks. I'm assuming you're using a Lenovo machine?

Dell

 

[Thestealth]

Dell

Dell? With Lotus Notes?

 

[ebe9]

Also use lotus notes (company decision, not my choice)

Mainly for the supposed security advantage, and the fact that you can create your own databases through it.

 

[bekdik]

Dell? With Lotus Notes?

What on earth would the machine's manufacturer have with the installation of a corporate app?

 

[rsachoc]

What on earth would the machine's manufacturer have with the installation of a corporate app?

Erm, as per the original post, company-supplied laptop? So they installed it?

 

[bekdik]

Erm, as per the original post, company-supplied laptop? So they installed it?

Exactly.

Corporates tend to standardize their apps which are installed on all user's machines, whether laptop or desktop.

 

[Dange--Russ]

Notes is Awesome man. Way more powerful than any microsoft BS released. In fairness if you only use a mail system Notes is not for you, however the fact that it is a cheap and extremely diverse system to use to do pretty much anything makes it massively appealing. I'm still to see a major company without at least one Notes server running in it somewhere.