It used to be said that IBM’s Lotus Domino/Notes was an application platform that happened to provide e-mail, while Microsoft Exchange was an e-mail platform that was trying to become an application platform.
However, since the release of Exchange Server 2000, that perception has been changing, say industry observers. “The gap's narrowed, and both [Exchange and Domino/Notes] are truly application platforms that also do e-mail and collaboration," says Don Montgomery, director of product marketing for United Messaging, Inc., of West Chester, Pa., which provides outsourced messaging and collaboration services to large companies.
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