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The Lotus brand within the IBM Software group represents the "people facing" side of the overall IBM product family. This does not necessarily mean the end user uses no other IBM products, but the Lotus brand is the front end of the IBM SOA Interaction Services component.
The following diagram shows the interaction between these components. Each can be deployed as a separate infrastructure piece and provide value. However, when they are leveraged as an integrated solution, the possibilities are nearly endless.
This article does not cover all the products available under the Lotus brand. For additional information on these, visit http://www.lotus.com
The Lotus QuickPlace product has been available for several years. QuickPlace has become recognized as a leader in web-based team collaboration, and it is used in many large corporations throughout the world.
In early 2007, IBM announced two important changes to the QuickPlace product family:
These two versions of Quickr (one based on Domino and one based on WebSphere Portal) form a single product. They do, however, have very different deployment architectures. From an end user's standpoint, they should be viewed as collaboration appliances. They will be presented with a consolidated list of places where they are involved so that the end users can easily navigate. This will be the case regardless of the backend deployment architecture.
The goal of these changes to QuickPlace/Quickr is simplification. IBM wants the product to be so simple that an end user can, with a few clicks, generate productive services. There is also a focus on server deployment simplification.
One of the key components of Quickr is the connector technology that it introduces. These connectors will allow for direct and programmatic interaction with the data stored in the Quickr places. Connectors that will be shipping with Quickr 8.0 are the following:
In this section, we will cover each edition and discuss how it integrates with Domino. We will not be covering how to install the product itself; this is covered in detail within the product documentation.
The Domino-based edition of Quickr should be thought of as a signifcant upgrade to the existing QuickPlace product line. This product has been maturing over many years, and this new release provides many new capabilities. These include native support for wikis and blogs "out of the box".
The basic installation process for Quickr with service for Domino is very simple. It involves installing a base Domino server v7.0.2 FP1. The Quickr product components are then installed on top of this server.
After installation, there is some additional configuration required, depending on the intended usage. They are:
The user/group directory configuration allows you to select one of three directory types:
The directory can be configured by first logging as an administrative user. In the following screenshot, we have logged in as user in Admin from the Domino Directory.
Next, select the User Directory option from Site Administration. The following screen shows the default value of No Directory selected. This is the base setup where the contacts.nsf database for each place will be used as a user directory.
It is possible to change the user directory by clicking the Change Directory button. This lets you choose between No Directory, LDAP Server, and Domino Server.
If LDAP Server is selected, then options for connecting to the directory server will be displayed, as shown in the following screenshot:
This screen contains the following felds: