IBM are now shipping version 8.5.2.1 of Lotus Domino, which adds Lotus Notes Traveler push synchronisation support for Android. Lotus Notes Toolbox (www.lntoolbox.com) has the following write up...

New in Lotus Notes Traveler 8.5.2.1

Lotus Notes Traveler 8.5.2.1 is a full, cross-platform release that includes enhancements for all supported mobile devices.

• Support for mobile devices running the Android 2.x operating system.
• Support for Apple iPhone 4 and iPad with monitoring and control of security settings (including device passwords) for all Apple iOS devices
• Microsoft Windows Mobile and Nokia Symbian Scheduled synchronization and data filtering to optimize device usage
• Search your corporate directory from all supported mobile devices, including Microsoft Windows Mobile and Nokia Symbian devices
• Device Management - From a single point of control administrators can monitor user's mobile devices by device type and version and allow/deny access based on company security policies. Supported features include remote wipe for lost or stolen devices, password length/strength specification, option to deny access to unencrypted devices and prohibit camera usage.
• Deploy Lotus Notes Traveler on your Linux servers
• Lotus Mobile Installer provides seamless installation and upgrades for the client

The BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express Edition offers businesses the ability to enable their staff to use BlackBerry devices to receive push-based email, contact and calendar data from an existing Lotus Domino installation, version 8.0.2 or later.

A free download from the BlackBerry web site, the solution is not limited to any set number of users and requires only that users have a BlackBerry data tariff on their SIM card with their network operator.
A 10,000 user CAL is supplied with the download by default.

RIM have released a version of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express product for Lotus Domino 8.0.2 or later.

This free-to-download product, when installed against an existing Lotus Domino messaging deployment enables users to:

• Wirelessly synchronize email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks
• Manage email folders and search email on the mail server remotely
• Book meetings and appointments, accept meeting requests, check availability and forward calendar attachments
• Set an out-of-office reply
• Access files stored on the company network
• Use mobile applications to access business systems behind the firewall

For IT administrators, BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express includes:

Adding new users to BES 5 is now even easier than in previous versions. Once the user has been added to the BES server by the administrator and assigned an activation password, the user will then be able to activate their handheld in a number of ways:

• Over the cellular network using the Enterprise Activation feature on the handheld device
• Over a local WiFi network using the Enterprise Activation feature on the handheld device by specifying the IP address of the activation server
• Via the BlackBerry Web Desktop by connecting the handheld to their local PC via USB

BES 5.0 is finally here and the Brightpoint GB Tech Blog have installed it in their test lab. In this post I shall run through some of the new features you can expect to find in this release. The solution has been re-engineered considerably 'under the hood', with support for Windows Server 2008 included and all server administration now being web-based.

The Blackberry Web Desktop Manager is a free download from the Blackberry web site and is a bolt-on to the Blackberry Enterprise Server enabling users to manage their handhelds via a web interface without the administrator needing to get involved.

Version 4.0 SP6 or later of the BES software is required, but it can also be used with the BES Express and Blackberry Professional Software versions. It has actually been available for a while now, but somehow slipped under my radar.

Lotus Traveler is IBM’s own mobility solution for the Lotus Domino mail platform, enabling bi-directional ‘push’-based synchronisation of mail and PIM folders (calendar, address book, to do’s and journal entries) with Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 devices.

Since the release of Lotus Domino Server 8.0.1, Domino has natively supported wireless synchronisation of mail and calendar PIM data with devices running Windows Mobile 5 or later via Lotus Traveler, or Lotus iNotes as it has now been renamed, without the need for any third party software or middleware.

Lotus Traveler is a separate component not included in the standard installation of Domino Server, and must be installed separately.

Create a domino user called BesAdmin

Log into the Domino Administrator:

Register a new user account for the BesAdmin user: