Public Beta for Microsoft Transporter Suite 2007 for Domino Released

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There is some exciting news coming out today around tools for transitioning from Lotus to Microsoft that I thought our readers might be interested in. You can find out more about this from a post on the Exchange Server Team Blog "You had me at EHLO...." by Erik Ashby, Program Manager for Exhange.

https://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/01/22/432324.aspx

  Today, Microsoft publicly announced its new set of tools to make the transition from Lotus to Microsoft easier. The announcement details:

  • A new set of coexistence and migration tools (Microsoft's Transporter Suite 2007 for Lotus Domino)
  • Role-Based Templates for SharePoint My Site: Specific application templates based on common roles like sales managers, IT engineer, etc.
  • 40 Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Application Templates: Providing a great starting point for many custom applications.

As part of this we are opening up a public betafor the Transporter Suite for Lotus Domino for anyone interested to download, trial and provide feedback. The beta program is being run through Microsoft Connect at https://connect.microsoft.com . To access the Beta simply signup for Connect and select to apply for ‘Microsoft Transporter Public Beta’ under the programs in ‘Available Connections’.

 

- Kevin Engman

UCG Communities Program Manager