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Notes, Lotus & IBM, 910625

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0606 - Summary/Objective
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060701 - Follow up ref SDS 6 0001,
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060703 - Scanned article at ref OF 3 0001, from Sep 21, 1993 issue of Computer
060704 - Currents (Vol 11 #9), on page 56, titled:
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060706 -                  Lotus Notes For Managing
060707 -                  Documents on Your Network
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060709 -                  Readers Detail Problems
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060711 -   Author:  Michael Dortch
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060713 - On 920910 we worked on Lotus Notes. ref SDS 1 0001
060714 - ..
060715 - The article today describes Lotus Notes as an...
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060718 -    ...environment for managing information and facilitating
060719 -    collaboration among computer-using colleagues. Since one of Notes'
060720 -    most pervasive uses is for the management of shared databases of
060721 -    documents and other information... ref OF 3 OY4O
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060724 - This article quotes a number of users who say Lotus Notes does not
060725 - "manage" communications to enable collaoboration as well as expected
060726 - and needed, ref OF 3 PPTR and ref OF 3 0202  Evidently there are still
060727 - some details to be worked in the program with respect to its purpose
060728 - and how it is performed. ref OF 3 0174
060729 - ..
060730 - The author feels Notes is not "...worth implementing for
060731 - document and information management on a networked organization." [p.
060732 - 57 para below "NOW, WHAT I THINK"]. ref OF 3 PQWQ
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060734 - This is interesting because Cindy has indicated she is trying to
060735 - sell Lotus Notes as a communications manager on OS2 2.1, see for
060736 - example on 930827, ref SDS 3 0002, later on 930830, ref SDS 4 W79G and
060737 - at on 930907. ref SDS 6 577M
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060739 - My point has been to give customers something that works --
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060742 -                            SDS
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060745 - This article seems to underscore that idea, given that LN does not
060746 - seem to be effective.
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060750 - Experienced Support Required for Effective Collabortion
060751 -
060752 - The author comments that Notes is worth implementing for document and
060753 - information management provided there is a person or team with proven
060754 - experience making Notes work like you need it to work, otherwise use
060755 - software more focused on document management and leaving Notes
060756 - alone-until it gets better or your needs and resources expand, or
060757 - both.
060758 -     ..
060759 -     It would be interesting to find a person or group that uses
060760 -     LN for itself and/or is able to improve work of other people
060761 -     somehow or someway using LN.
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060763 -     Generally, the author is correct that technology to improve
060764 -     management requries an expert to implement it, as we have seen
060765 -     with SDS at DNRC.
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060767 -         [On 940726 PG&E entered into a contract for Welch to use SDS
060768 -         for improving PG&E management. ref SDS 7 5Z3H
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060770 -         [On 960913 USACE entered into a contract for Welch to use SDS
060771 -         for Com Metrics to improve USACE management. ref SDS 8 0001
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