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Follow UsMILPITAS, USA: Mainsoft Corporation, provider of Microsoft SharePoint-Java Ee interoperability software has announced growing customer demand for SharePoint-Lotus integration software and the release of Mainsoft SharePoint Integrator for Lotus Notes version 2.0.
Mainsoft's client-side software accelerates SharePoint adoption among Lotus Notes users for email and document management by integrating Lotus Notes, Lotus Sametime, and Microsoft SharePoint into an integrated messaging and collaboration platform.
Version 2.0 introduces support for Lotus Notes 8.5, including SharePoint calendar integration; user-friendly enforcement of the SharePoint taxonomy and IT governance; and Microsoft SharePoint Online.
Growing Demand for SharePoint Integration, Lotus Notes 8 Upgrades
In an April 2009 survey of LotusUserGroup.org members, an online community of more than 16,000 Lotus Notes administrators, 78 percent of the respondents said SharePoint content integration with Lotus Notes is a top priority, a high priority, or a priority.
In a follow-on survey of LotusUserGroup.org members that are currently evaluating Lotus-SharePoint integration software:
* 63 percent said they want to integrate SharePoint with Lotus Notes 8.x.
* 45 percent said they are evaluating SharePoint for their team collaboration infrastructure.
* 37 percent said they want to integrate Lotus Notes with Office SharePoint Server 2007.
* 18 percent said they want to integrate Lotus Notes with Windows SharePoint Services.
* 7 percent said they want to integrate Lotus Notes with Microsoft SharePoint Online.
"To cope with the global economic recession, we're seeing a brisk adoption of Microsoft SharePoint among Lotus Notes customers, both at the department level and enterprise wide," said Yaacov Cohen, CEO of Mainsoft.
He added, "Customers rely on Mainsoft software to eliminate IT barriers that separate users' personal and team spaces in order to accelerate SharePoint adoption for managing emails and documents. And, it's a smart investment for enterprises with a tight IT budget."