Today, many employees in organizations – such as manufacturing or retail – do not have access to enterprise mail. Lotus Workplace Messaging 2.0 can give the rest of your employees access to the timely information they need to work productively, as well as a “voice” in your organization. At a fraction of the cost of paper-based communications. It’s easy to use and maintain, and offers special features for “deskless” users who commonly use a shared workspace such as a kiosk. While it continues to offer a low cost, simple messaging experience for "deskless" users, Lotus Workplace Messaging 2.0 also provides server-managed delivery of a rich client experience for those users who can benefit from an extended set of integrated productivity tools such as offline (disconnected) support. With the flexibility and capabilities traditionally found in desktop applications, plus the manageability and cost benefits of Web-based applications, the Lotus Workplace Messaging 2.0 rich client experience provides the best of both worlds.

Running on proven IBM WebSphere(R) and DB2(R) technologies that form the foundation of the Lotus Workplace collaborative environment, IBM Lotus Workplace Messaging 2.0 integrates – out of the box – with existing infrastructures, including Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange, as well as with portals, browsers, standards based email clients and other workplace applications. It can be used for e-mail only, or with other included functions such as calendaring and scheduling and personal address book. Lotus Workplace Messaging 2.0 can be used separately or in combination with other Lotus Workplace products to provide an even richer collaborative workplace environment to meet the needs of users who require more capabilities.

Blending the quality, functionality and expertise that's made Lotus software the world leader in messaging and collaboration, with the security, scalability and ease of integration of IBM solutions, Lotus Workplace Messaging 2.0 enables you to bring all your employees into your circle of communications while driving down costs. A fully connected organization can be more responsive, more flexible, and – ultimately – more competitive. All part of building an e-business on demand environment.

Simple, easy-to-use, Web-browser access to portal-based e-mail provides all the essential features to help end users become more productive.

easy-to-use, Web-browser access to portal-based Personal Calendar enables users to efficiently manage daily tasks and events.

Flexible server administration and configuration activities can be easily managed using a Web browser and WebSphere Administrative Console.

An easy-to-use Web-browser interface provides quick user adoption with little or no training - helping speed the fulfillment of business-critical requests.

You can access Lotus Workplace Messaging through a portal, which offers easy, flexible access to e-mail and calendar information.