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- From: keith@sytex.com (Keith Attenborough)
- Newsgroups: comp.groupware
- Subject: Re: Any experience with L
- Message-ID: <gate.cTNwXB1w165w@sytex.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 93 18:44:47 EST
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- Mr MacKinnon;
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- In article <1993Jan22.183832.21156@bcrka451.bnr.ca> mackinon@bcrkh1d
- you wrote to Art Mansky Internet: awm@vitro.com
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- DM>We are just embarking on a simillar evaluation; We have very little direct
- >experience yet, but would be very interested in hearing any feed-back YOU ge
-
- DM>So far, we have (pre-beta) copies of Lotus Notes v3 installed on Mac's and p
- >Unix version coming soon...
- >Lotus' consulting group has given a number of training sessions here, and we
- >are just starting out prototyping apps and evaluating the systems' admin
- >impact... it looks hairy, but the payoff looks worth it!
-
- DM>--
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- > Doug MacKinnon
- > Bell Northern Research
- > Ottawa Canada
- >email address: mackinon@bnr.ca
- >Standard Disclaimer:
- >'The opinions expressed here are my own, and are not necessarily those of BN
-
- Like you, I saw Mr Mansky's post and expressed an interest in hearing
- of experience gained. We are about to launch off on a NOTES
- installation for my four workgroup, 200 user, organization, with Notes
- being the primary network application -- in fact, its capabilities are
- why we're acquiring the network in the first place. We identified a
- business need to gain control over the disparite document form
- (spreadsheet, graphs, briefings, memo, point papers, correspondance
- etc.), NOTES as the application to meet the need and a network as the
- infrastructure required to support Notes.
-
- I would be very interested in sharing any information you glean from
- your evaluation, especially regarding the level of ongoing support
- needed to maintain Notes usability.
-
- Based on our preliminary review, we intend to place a Notes "guru" in
- every major sub-workgroup, about a ratio of one per 12 to 15 users.
- These folks would be specifically trained, but not dedicated full time
- -- essentially we'd take line analysts, train them up, and expect them
- to devote maybe 25% to 30% of their time to supporting Notes. We
- believe this time will be available due to the savings resulting from
- the use of the application's features.
-
- Again I would appreciate any information you may be willing to share.
- Thanks in advnace.
-
- Keith
- keith@sytex.com
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