Lotus Delivers NotesView for Managing Today's Notes Enterprises

Provides Systems Administrators with Graphical, Enterprise-Strength Notes
Management Tool

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 19, 1995 -- Lotus Development Corp. today announced
it will begin shipments this week of Lotus NotesView, a graphical product
that allows systems administrators to manage and control their Lotus Notes
environments in a more reliable and cost-effective manner.

Designed for use with today's Notes Release 3.x networks, NotesView
features a Windows-based, graphical management station with a color-coded
display that provides real-time, easy-to-read information about Notes
environments, including server, replication, and mail routing facilities.
The product is based on industry-standard network management platforms and
protocols, and makes use of traditional network management tools, such as
maps, point-and-click operations, and real-time monitoring.

We believe NotesView represents the next major evolution in systems
management, said Jeff Papows, vice president of the Lotus Communications
Business Group. NotesView goes beyond today's device-oriented network
management products to enable management of application-centric services,
such as replication, database server statistics and messaging -- and it
uses the types of tools administrators already know. Beginning with
NotesView, our strategy is to increase the number and quality of tools
available to systems administrators, so that they can more accurately
predict and manage application-oriented services, while decreasing the
need for Notes-specific systems management expertise.

This initial version of NotesView is based on Hewlett-Packard's HP OpenView
integrated network and system management software, and includes optional
agents based on the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Reduced Cost of Ownership

The NotesView product features the Windows-based management station and
agents, which collect comprehensive system, database, replication, mail,
and network information from servers running Notes platforms -- including
Windows NT, OS/2, Novell NetWare Loadable Module and UNIX.

The NotesView management station can store such information locally, then
use it to graphically display changes in the Notes environment as they
occur, as well as create reports or provide alerts and alarms when various
conditions apply.

A single management station can be set up to enable administrators to
oversee an entire Notes enterprise or multiple management stations can be
established to delegate NotesView management tasks. NotesView also allows
servers to be managed remotely, providing further cost savings to
corporations by reducing overall staff and training expenses.

Because NotesView makes use of industry-standard network management
protocols, platforms and conventions, the overall cost of managing the
Notes network can be vastly reduced.

Increased Reliability

NotesView also provides improved reliability in the Notes environment,
allowing administrators to maintain predictable service levels for their
Notes users.Using NotesView's alarms, administrators are alerted to server
issues and fluctuations before they develop. For example, thresholds can
be set for factors such as server disk space, mail volume and user load. A
color-coded map automatically changes to reflect the status of the Notes
environment when an administrator-defined threshold is crossed. NotesView
can be customized to issue an alert via an audible sound or icon color
change, or alternatively, by mail or pager message.

Topological maps can be used to display information such as the replication
paths or messaging routes between servers as well as the health of these
connections. Administrators can create new map views tailored to meet
specific criteria. For example, map views can be created to correspond to
individual workgroups or physical sites.

Administrators also can use NotesView to monitor the health and performance
of servers over time and under different loads, generating historical data
that can be invaluable in management reporting and planning for future
Notes deployments.

For organizations standardized on SNMP, Lotus provides SNMP-based agents,
which reside on Notes servers and collect and pass the information back to
the NotesView management station or other SNMP-based management stations.

Availability, Pricing and Systems Requirements

The NotesView Management station requires HP OpenView for Windows 7.2 or HP
OpenView Workgroup Node Manager 1.0 for Windows. NotesView Agent support
initially includes OS/2, Windows NT, and Novell NetWare. NotesView Agent
support will be available for Sun Solaris 2.3, HP-UX, IBM AIX and SCO
later this year. Support for a UNIX-based NotesView management station is
also planned this year, along with an application programming interface
(API), that will enable Lotus Business Partners and Notes Developers to
monitor their applications via NotesView.

NotesView will be available on June 21, 1995 through Lotus Business
Partners and Lotus Authorized Corporate Resellers. Flexible pricing
options are available, depending on the size of the Notes network. Lotus
NotesView for Workgroups, for managing sites with one to ten servers, is
available at an estimated retail price of $3,500; NotesView for the
Enterprise, which can manage up to 150 Notes servers, is available at an
estimated retail price of $6,000. Trade-ups from workgroups to large sites
are available at an estimated retail price of $3,000.

The NotesView management station requires Lotus NotesView Management
Station Software, Lotus Notes Release 3.31 client software for Windows,
and HP OpenView for Windows Release 7.2, available at a suggested retail
price of $795, or HP OpenView for Windows - Workgroup Node Manager R 1.0,
available at a suggested retail price of $1,495. Notes servers managed by
NotesView do not require any additional software, but administrators may
choose to add the NotesView Agent software for additional capabilities
including SNMP support.

For more information on Lotus Notes or NotesView, in North America, call
Lotus at 1-800-346-1305.

Lotus Notes is the industry standard client-server platform for developing
and deploying groupware applications. It allows people to access, track,
share and organize information in ways never before possible, even if they
are only occasionally connected to a network. More than 5,500 companies
and 1.57 million people use Notes to improve business processes, including
customer service, sales and account management, and product development.

Lotus Development Corp. (NASDAQ: LOTS), founded in 1982, offers high
quality software products and support services that reflect the company's
unique understanding of the new ways in which individuals and businesses
must work together to achieve success. Lotus' innovative approach is
evident in a new class of applications that allows information to be
accessed and communicated in ways never before possible, both within and
beyond organizational boundaries. The company now markets its products in
more than 80 countries worldwide and provides numerous support services,
both from its consulting division and its award-winning 24-hour support
center.

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