IBM Software Group

IBM Software Group | Lotus © 2006 IBM Corporation

Lotus Expeditor

“Accelerate your business with the Universal Client”

IBM Software Group

IBM Software Group © 2006 IBM Corporation

What is Lotus Expeditor?Desktop client platform spanning Win2K, WinXP, and Linux

“Extending SOA beyond the data center to People, Places, and Things”

WEB

DISCONNECTED MANAGED

RICH

COMPOSITION

Expeditor

IBM Software Group

IBM Software Group © 2006 IBM Corporation

Lotus Expeditor: Web Access

Support full featured web content– HTML + CSS + DHTML + JavaScript

– Ajax (JWL, DoJo, Custom, Etc. )

Extensions– “Common” Browser Plugins (e.g. Flash, PDF, etc.)

– Applets

– ActiveX Controls (Win2K, WinXP only)

Lockdown Browser– URL management

– Access Control

Browse any existing web application

WEB

DISCONNECTED MANAGED

RICH

COMPOSITION

Expeditor

Desktop client middleware spanning

Win2K, WinXP, and Linux

“Extending SOAbeyond the data center to

People, Places, and Things”

Web

IBM Software Group

IBM Software Group © 2006 IBM Corporation

Lotus Expeditor: Rich Client

Platform native look and feel …

Drag and Drop Keyboard integration 2D and Vector Graphics Better responsiveness Hardware Device Integration Protection from OS Level Changes

Optimized user experience exploiting native platform look and feel

WEB

DISCONNECTED MANAGED

RICH

COMPOSITION

Expeditor

Desktop client middleware spanning

Win2K, WinXP, and Linux

“Extending SOAbeyond the data center to

People, Places, and Things”

Rich

IBM Software Group

IBM Software Group © 2006 IBM Corporation

Lotus Expeditor: Composite Desktop

Support “Mashup’s” across application types– Swing, AWT, Native, Web, RCP, Etc.

– Local data integration between applications

– Local event integration between applications

– Create new views on existing applications

Enable complete Desktop management– Optimize real estate

– Control overall look and feel

– Custom branding

– Configurable access

Seamless integration enabling “composite applications”

WEB

DISCONNECTED MANAGED

RICH

COMPOSITION

Expeditor

Desktop client middleware spanning

Win2K, WinXP, and Linux

“Extending SOAbeyond the data center to

People, Places, and Things”

Composition

IBM Software Group

IBM Software Group © 2006 IBM Corporation

Lotus Expeditor: Semi-Connected Access

Better responsiveness– Minimal round trip to server(s)

Improve end to end scalability– Locally hosted business logic

Transparent server interaction when the server becomes available– Outgoing - Complete transactions when connected

– Incoming - Refresh/Update local content when connected Enable mobility

– “Full” disconnected for long periods of time (i.e.: on an airplane)

Full application support – at the client

WEB

DISCONNECTED MANAGED

RICH

COMPOSITION

Expeditor

Desktop client middleware spanning

Win2K, WinXP, and Linux

“Extending SOAbeyond the data center to

People, Places, and Things”

Disconnected

IBM Software Group

IBM Software Group © 2006 IBM Corporation

Lotus Expeditor: Managed Client

Flexible points of controlOne time setup; subsequent lockdown desktop

Lockdown browser (URL, Access Control, etc.)

Lockdown composite applications

Dynamic, self managed by end user

Dynamic centrally managed via server

Continue to maintain a lockdown user view of the system

Combinations of end user and central server managed

Central visibilityApplications

Configurations

History, Inventory and Status

Remote accessAdministrator scheduled jobs on the client

Install, configure and maintain both the platform & the applications

WEB

DISCONNECTED MANAGED

RICH

COMPOSITION

Expeditor

Desktop client middleware spanning

Win2K, WinXP, and Linux

“Extending SOAbeyond the data center to

People, Places, and Things”

Managed

IBM Software Group

IBM Software Group | Lotus © 2006 IBM Corporation

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