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Published on: 1/1/2006
Last Visited: 8/6/2006
Mark Willis, VCU's chief information officer for the technology office who led the open forum, told the students Lotus Notes replaced the old Mail 1 and 2 system because it was outdated.Thus, the technology office determined that VCU needed a more secure system.
There were problems with the system, he said, explaining that the old mail system experienced frequent failures including one major 13-day shutdown.
"VCU needed a more secure system - a system sorted by a vendor.Mail 1 and 2 were not.Problems had to be solved in-house," he said.
Lotus Notes, he said, provides a dual server for each user so users experience fewer outages and failures.
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Willis reminded students that Lotus Notes provides services such as instant messaging, Web access and a calendar in addition to e-mail.Administrators began using Lotus Notes in 1997, he said, emphasizing that Lotus Notes has one of the highest numbers of users worldwide.
"There are a number of different ways to access mail," Willis said, identifying cell phones, the Web and Blackberries.