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Additional software entitlements with your license

Lotus software

Lotus Notes and Domino

Licensees of select IBM® Lotus Notes® and IBM Lotus® Domino® software offerings with Software Subscription and Support* may be eligible for additional entitlements at no additional charge.

Server entitlements
Software offerings
Entitlements included
IBM Lotus Domino Messaging Server
IBM Lotus Domino Messaging Express
IBM Lotus Domino Enterprise Server
IBM Lotus Domino Collaboration Express
IBM Lotus Domino Utility Server
IBM Lotus Domino Utility Server Express


Open the following sections to learn how these software entitlements can enhance your Lotus Notes and Domino environment.

  • - Tivoli Directory Integrator 7.0 limited use entitlement

    Tivoli Directory Integrator 7.0 software provides Lotus Domino customers with an identity management solution that can help get users, systems and applications online and productive quickly. It synchronizes and exchanges information between applications or directory sources, eliminating the need for a centralized data store. For companies that choose to deploy a company-wide directory solution, Tivoli Directory Integrator software can help ease the process by connecting to the identity data from the various repositories throughout the company.

    The limited use entitlement limits synchronization to Lotus Domino data only. A full license of Tivoli Directory Integrator 7.0 software allows you to synchronize data among directories, databases, collaborative systems and corporate applications used for human resources, customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning and more.

  • - DB2 Enterprise Server 9.1 limited use entitlement

    Lotus Domino 8 software and above supports the use of DB2 Enterprise Server 9.1 software as an alternative data store to IBM Lotus Notes® Storage Facility (NSF) on a per-database basis on select Microsoft® Windows, Linux and IBM AIX® operating systems. DB2 Enterprise 9.1 software integration capabilities enable developers to build new applications that blend collaborative services with Structured Query Language (SQL)-based relational data stored in DB2 databases.

    Eligible licenses have a limited use license of DB2 Enterprise Server 9.1 software solely for storage and management of Lotus Domino data. Inbound connections to DB2 Enterprise Server 9.1 software from the Lotus Domino server for administrative tasks, such as for backup via IBM Tivoli Storage Manager software for example, are permitted.

  • - WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 6.1 limited use entitlement

    WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 6.1 software can extend the use of servlets, Java Server Pages (JSPs) and Web services to Lotus Domino applications. Use of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 6.1 software is restricted to the same physical machine as the Lotus Domino server, solely to access Lotus Domino objects and data. Use of Java connector, access to external data or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 6.1 clustering requires a full license of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment software.


Client entitlements
Software offerings
Entitlements included
IBM Lotus Domino Messaging Client Access License
IBM Lotus Domino Enterprise Client Access License


  • - IBM Lotus Connections 3.0.1 limited use entitlement

    IBM Connections is social software for business that lets you access everyone in your professional network, including your colleagues, customers, and partners.

    Entitlement to IBM Connections Files and Profiles, for no additional charge, allows you to tap into the knowledge of networks of professionals with a single click. This helps users to quickly find skills within their organization and to easily share content with other people and remove the need to send large files through email.

  • - IBM Sametime® Entry 8.5.2 IFR 1 software

    To help promote higher return on investment and increased user productivity, you may choose to incorporate presence awareness and instant messaging into your custom Lotus Notes-based applications developed with Lotus Domino Designer software.

    The limited entitlement to IBM Sametime Entry software restricts its use to only select integrated instant messaging and presence awareness functions, and only within the context of Lotus Notes and Domino software.

    The integrated instant messaging and awareness features available from within the client do not eliminate the need to install the IBM Sametime server software in your infrastructure. The server components have not been integrated into Lotus Domino software. However, there is no additional license charge for the entitled IBM Sametime server software when used as indicated above.

    Q. What capabilities are entitled to users of Lotus Notes and Domino without a license for IBM Sametime software?
    A. Qualifying Lotus Notes users have access to select integrated instant messaging and presence capabilities, including one-to-one and group text chat, time stamps, chat history, and the ability to sort contact names, show short names, and show only online users. In addition, the integrated capabilities in Lotus Notes software allows users to exchange messages using rich text, include emoticons (and save emoticons to emoticon palettes), see contact information for their chat partners, and easily find contacts in their contact list with type ahead search. See Table 1 for full details on the capabilities included in the instant messaging entitlement.

    Note: The "Available with IBM Sametime License" column indicates the indicated capabilities available inside of Lotus Notes software are only available for licensed users of IBM Sametime Standard software or IBM Sametime Advanced software.

    Table 1
    Capability Entitled in Lotus Notes software Available with IBM Sametime license
    Presence Yes Yes
    Instant Messaging (IM) chat Yes Yes
    N-way chat Yes Yes
    Sort contact list Yes Yes
    Show short names Yes Yes
    Show online only Yes Yes
    Time stamps Yes Yes
    Chat history Yes Yes
    Rich text Yes Yes
    Emoticons Yes Yes
    Emoticon palettes Yes Yes
    Business card display Yes Yes
    Contact type ahead Yes Yes
    Spell Check Yes Yes
    Full IBM Sametime Connect client or any external clients No Yes
    IBM Sametime Toolkits (including embedded IM through IBM Sametime links) No Yes
    Public IM Federation / IBM Sametime Gateway No Yes
    IBM Sametime Mobile clients No Yes
    Access using 3rd party mobile clients* No Yes
    Selective who can see me No Yes
    Set alerts No Yes
    Send File (File Transfer) No Yes
    3rd party telephony (e.g., click-to-call) or multi-way video* No Yes
    Voice chat No Yes
    Video chat (native point-to-point video) No Yes
    Multiple IBM Sametime communities No Yes
    Set geographic location No Yes
    Screen capture tool No Yes
    Selective DND No Yes
    IM-specific plugins No Yes


    * Requires integration with solutions from third party providers

    Q. If I have licenses for both IBM Sametime Standard software or IBM Sametime Advanced software, and Lotus Notes software, what IM capabilities will I be able to access in Lotus Notes ?
    Users who own licenses for both IBM Sametime Standard software or IBM Sametime Advanced software and Lotus Notes software will be able to access all of the IBM Sametime Connect IM capabilities from inside the Lotus Notes environment. This includes features such as Voice-over-IP (VoIP) within your company, point-to-point video, screen capture, file transfer, geographic location awareness, and selective privacy and do-not-disturb, among other capabilities. Please see Table 1 for the full list of features that would be available to licensed users of IBM Sametime software.

    Q. Only some of the users in my organization own IBM Sametime Standard or IBM Sametime Advanced licenses. Can I enable full instant messaging capabilities inside of Lotus Notes software for just those users?
    Yes. You are able to specify which users are able to access full IBM Sametime capabilities inside of Lotus Notes software through an administrative policy on the IBM Sametime server. This policy will allow you to specify the users with IBM Sametime Standard or IBM Sametime Advanced licenses who are able to access the full capabilities from inside of Lotus Notes software. Unless users have been added to a policy group for this policy, they will only be able to see the entitled capabilities inside of Lotus Notes software. A full IBM Sametime server is required to enable this policy.

    Q. Does "turning on" instant messaging and presence awareness integration with the Lotus Notes and Domino environment require a IBM Sametime server?
    The integrated instant messaging and presence awareness features available from within the Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino environment do not eliminate the need to install the IBM Sametime server software in your infrastructure. The server components have not been integrated into the Lotus Domino server software. However, there is no additional license charge for the necessary IBM Sametime server software when used as indicated above. With release 8 of Lotus Notes and Domino software, you should install "IBM Sametime , Instant Messaging Limited Use" software for the necessary server components for the integrated presence and instant messaging.

    Q. Do I have the option to automatically disable the use of integrated instant messaging?
    Yes. If you choose to disable the integrated instant messaging functionality, the Lotus Domino administrator can set a variable in the notes.ini file, and you have the option to lock down this setting through policy-based administration.

    Q. Does the Lotus Notes instant messaging entitlement also include the right to extend my presence awareness and instant messaging capabilities to a mobile device?
    No. The limited use entitlement allows for the use of a select set of capabilities within the Lotus Notes and Domino environment. If you wish to extend instant messaging and presence awareness outside of the Lotus Notes and Domino environment to wireless devices, licenses for IBM Sametime Standard or IBM Sametime Advanced software are required.

    Q. Does the Lotus Notes instant messaging entitlement also include the right to extend my presence awareness and instant messaging capabilities to a portal or other web site?
    No. The limited use entitlement allows for the use of a select set of capabilities within the Lotus Notes and Domino environment. If you wish to extend instant messaging and presence awareness outside of the Lotus Notes and Domino environment to a portal or any other environment, licenses for IBM Sametime Standard or IBM Sametime Advanced software are required.

    Q. Does the Lotus Notes instant messaging entitlement also include the right to connect with contacts using public IM networks or other enterprise IM networks?
    No. The limited use entitlement does not include permission to install or use IBM Sametime Gateway for federation with supported public IM or other enterprise IM networks. If you wish to provide such capabilities, licenses for IBM Sametime Standard or IBM Sametime Advanced software are required.

    Q. Does the Lotus Notes instant messaging entitlement allow me to deploy plugins built for IBM Sametime software inside of my Lotus Notes client?
    No. Real-time collaboration or unified communications and collaboration related plugins that rely on integration with IBM Sametime functionality (e.g., that take advantage of or are integrated into the contact list, live name functionality, presence status, geographic location information, etc.) would require licenses for IBM Sametime Standard or IBM Sametime Advanced software in order to be deployed inside of the Lotus Notes environment.

  • - Lotus Expeditor 6.2.2 limited use entitlement

    Lotus Notes 8 software and above is built on Lotus Expeditor 6.2.2 technology. Lotus Notes 8 licensees can deploy Eclipse-based composite applications in the Lotus Notes client. These client-based applications may be provisioned from an Lotus Domino 8 and above server. A full license of IBM Lotus Expeditor software allows additional capabilities beyond what is integrated with Lotus Notes 8. For example, you can access Lotus Domino applications from mobile devices such as PDAs and Smartphones, perform advanced provisioning tasks (for example, software inventory),deploy applications that integrate easily with server-based relational data sources other than the use of IBM DB2 as an alternate data store and support a rich client desktop for employees who may not need Lotus Notes software for mail and messaging (for example, bank teller, car rental agents, telesales agents)

  • - Domino Global Workbench 8.5.3

    Domino Global Workbench is a set of software tools which can help you perform the localization (translation) of Domino applications. It automatically extracts terms from your application and stores them in glossaries or properties which are ready for translation. It builds localized versions of applications using the translated glossaries or properties files.