Lotus executives Jeff Papows and Michael Zisman unveiled the new applications, called iNotes and Mobile Notes, during the opening session of the IBM division's Lotusphere conference here.
With iNotes, users will be able to access e-mail and calendar information stored on Domino servers from a Web browser or Microsoft's Corp.'s Outlook messaging software.
iNotes is designed to complement, not replace, the existing Notes mail client, officials stressed.
"The more we ship alternative clients, the more demand we build for the Notes client," said Zisman, Lotus' executive vice president.
Working with Microsoft
Papows, Lotus' outgoing president and CEO, said the decision to work with Microsoft on offering Outlook support for Domino was difficult but "built on mutual respect."
iNotes, Papows said, "is consistent with our long-held belief that we must cooperate with other companies to give customers freedom of choice."
"We have not conceded the client market," he added. "In fact, we believe we have a fundamentally superior offering."
iNotes is due to ship in the first half of the year.
The second application, Mobile Notes, is designed to bring Notes to a range of non-PC devices, including Palm handhelds and smart phones. Due in the fourth quarter, the software will feature a new user interface and will integrate with Lotus' Mobile Services for Domino, software that converts Domino messages into formats that can be transmitted to various mobile devices.
