Overview
Lotus/IBM made a big point at Lotusphere of discussing the Workplace platform. If you are interested in reading more about it,
here's a link to the website with all the official information about it.
Tutorial
Installing IBM Lotus Workplace 1.1 (by IBM Developerworks)
IBM Lotus Workplace is a new innovation for collaboration and human interaction that uses a single, open platform to integrate people with business processes. Users can access collaborative tools such as messaging, e-meetings, and calendaring and scheduling in the context of the work they're engaged in, rather than as separate applications. The results can include improved responsiveness and business productivity. In this tutorial, we explore how you can install a stand-alone system with the IBM Lotus Workplace V1.1 environment. This environment is a good starting point to get a feel for what version 1.1 offers. The installation can be used as a preview of the technology.
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