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How Exchange manages to keep pace (much less catch up) with Lotus in the area of seats deployed continues to shock and amaze--all thanks to decision-making being placed in the hands of short-sighted, non-technical, narrow-focused, overpaid executives that swallow the Microsoft dog-and-pony show hook to sinker. Expose your corporate network to innumerable viruses and access holes exploiting a company just now making security a primary focus, as opposed to a Notes/Domino platform where security was the highest priority from Day One? They still buy Exchange. Force your infrastructure to be ripped and replaced with each new version of Exchange, as opposed to a Notes/Domino platform that leverages what you already have in-house? They still buy Exchange. Change data storage methodologies with each Exchange version, as opposed to maintaining compatibility with each release of Notes/Domino? They still buy Exchange. Mandate that your entire infrastructure be limited to Windows on Intel, as opposed to broadening its options to Unix, Linux, and even mainframes? They still buy Exchange. Expose that Exchange has extremely limited capabilities for collaboration or application development and really only does e-mail well, as opposed to a Notes/Domino platform where collaboration and ease of development are at its core? They still buy Exchange. Mention that any applications actually built on Exchange will have little to no backwards compatibility, as opposed to a Notes/Domino environment where apps created for R3 will still run on R5? They still buy Exchange. Point out that to get advancements in Exchange, you will likely have to wait for new releases of 2000, Active Directory, IIS, and/or SQL Server, as opposed to one release of Notes and Domino? They still buy Exchange. Point out that they can have either at the same TCO? They still buy Exchange. I actually find it difficult to believe Exchange even has a market at all, much less an ability to gain ground. Let's hope these corporate lackeys wake up and see through the thin veil of the Microsoft market demo. Let's hope they realize that by possibly saving a dime they are selling out their company's future in its ability to compete. Let's hope they see the huge potential savings across the board if they were to actually leverage Domino for all it is capable of doing. Because once the eyes are opened, the difference between these two is stunning, and Exchange doesn't even come close. Michael Searcy
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