Woolley created at the University of Illinois in 1973. Its development was inspired by PLATO Notes, which DAVID R. Lotus Notes’ history dates back to the early 1970s. HCL formally acquired the IBM Lotus Notes in July 2019. In early December 2018, IBM announced to sell its Lotus Notes acquisition to an Indian-based firm, HCL, in a $1.8 billion deal.

IBM acquired Lotus Notes back in 1995 and created a new division of IBM called Lotus Notes Development. Now HCL Notes, the Lotus Notes was originally developed by Lotus Development Corporation in 1989.

To store the mailbox items, such as emails, contacts, appointments, documents, attachments, to-do lists, tasks, etc., HCL Notes or IBM Lotus Notes uses the Notes Storage Facility or NSF database file format. It requires HCL Domino (formerly IBM Domino and Lotus Domino) server, which provides business collaboration tools to create microblogging websites, share files, instant messaging, voice or video calls/conferencing, discussion groups, business workflow, applications, and document libraries.īesides Domino Server, one can also add and configure a non-domino IMAP or POP email account in HCL Notes or IBM Lotus Notes application.

HCL Notes, formerly known as IBM Notes and Lotus Notes, is a desktop client application used by businesses and organizations for email and calendaring solutions.

History of IBM Lotus Notes to HCL Notes.

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