Many companies that have already invested in IBM Lotus Domino/Notes for their business communications now look to achieve the business benefits that are delivered by mobility solutions. To address this challenge, CommonTime has partnered with Microsoft® to combine key elements our best-of-breed Lotus Domino/Notes mobility solution for Windows Mobile devices with Microsoft’s System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 (MDM).
mSuite and Systems
Center Mobile Device
Manager 2008 Connector
for Notes/Domino
Whitepaper Version 1.0
Nigel Mackrill 3/24/2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The challenge .................................................................................................................1
The Solution....................................................................................................................2
System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) ...........................................................2
MDM Gateway Server ................................................................................................3
MDM Device Management Server ............................................................................4
MDM Enrollment Server.............................................................................................4
Databases...................................................................................................................4
Standards....................................................................................................................5
Services ......................................................................................................................5
mSuite Domino Connector for MDM .............................................................................6
Mobility Framework ....................................................................................................7
mNotes/mForms Server .............................................................................................8
Chat Server.................................................................................................................8
mNotes........................................................................................................................9
mForms .....................................................................................................................11
Management and Operation........................................................................................12
Policy Enforcement...................................................................................................12
Server Management.................................................................................................13
Client Software Installation.......................................................................................13
Summary.......................................................................................................................13 mSuite Connector for MDM Whitepaper
THE CHALLENGE Many companies that have already invested in IBM Lotus Domino/Notes for their business communications now look to achieve the business benefits that are delivered by mobility solutions. These benefits include:
. Improved profitability
. Substantial return on investment (ROI)
. Competitive advantage
. Improved service delivery, promoting new customer acquisition and customer retention
. Reduced operational costs
. Increased productivity and working flexibility
. Business continuity
. Efficient management of mobile and remote resources
To realize these benefits an organization will need to formulate the right mobility strategy. This will address mobile messaging (push email and PIM) and just as importantly, the growing need for mobile Line of Business (LOB) applications, specific to the needs of the organization. In order to fully realize business goals the solution must also address the key areas of security, manageability, reliability and scalability.
To capitalize on the benefits of mobility, devices must have the capabilities to support growing business requirements, these include:
. The ability to communicate quickly, reliably and cost effectively using the lowest cost medium
. Support for location based services (integration with GPS)
. Scanning - Bar Codes and RFID
. Peripheral integration - cameras are now frequently utilized in inspection applications. Field applications often have printing requirements
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