Notes, Release 4.0

In January 1996, Lotus released Notes Release 4.0. This release offered a completely redesigned user interface based on customer feedback. This interface exposed and simplified many Notes features, making it easier to use, program, and administer. When the developers gave a demonstration of the new user interface at Lotusphere, they received a standing ovation from the crowd of customers.

Release 4.0 also offered:
1) LotusScript, a programming language built into Notes
2) A three-paned UI for mail and other applications with document preview ability
3) Pass-thru servers
4) A new graphical user interface for server administrators
5) Built-in Internet integration, including Web browser accessible Notes databases
6) Upward mobility, including locations and stacked icons
7) An enhanced replicator page
8) Rapid application development and programmability as a result of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), infoboxes, and redesigned templates
9) View, folder, and design features, including the ability to create action bars, the ability to create navigators that allowed easy graphical navigation among views, and improved table support
10) Search features, such as the ability to search a database without indexing it, and the ability to add conditions to a search with the Search Builder without writing a formula
11) Security features, such as the ability to keep local databases secure and the ability to restrict who can read selected documents
12) Internet server improvements, including SOCKS support, HTTP proxy support, and Notes RPC proxy support

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Graciously donated to the museum by Ashutosh Agarwal