Exchange vs. Notes: No Contest

June 1996 / Reviews / Exchange: E-mail on Steroids / Exchange vs. Notes: No Contest

For a time before the product's release, Microsoft was positioning Exchange Server as a possible direct competitor to Lotus Notes, the top-selling groupware program. The version of Exchange that Microsoft finally sh ipped turned out to be more of a beefed-up e-mail program than an entire groupware platform like Notes.

Here Are How the Two Compare in Some Important Categories:
Lotus Notes 4.0

Server operating systems:   All major PC/network/workstation OSes
Client software:            Windows/DOS/Mac
Supported mail protocols:   VIM, MAPI, SMTP, X.400
Internet integration:       Mail, Web use, Web
 publishing
Development languages:      LotusScript
Database support:           Notes DBMS, NotesPump for ODBC-compliant data


Exchange Server 4.0

Server operating systems:   NT 3.51
Client software:            Ditto
Supported mail protocols:   MAPI, SMTP, X.400
Internet integration:       Mail, Web use
Development languages:      Visual Basic
Database support:           None

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