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"The new UI is sweet and the implementation around Eclipse rich client platform is better looking than anything I have seen in Eclipse land so far." James Governor, RedMonk Analyst

"Most significantly, the Notes 8.0 client is a radical improvement in user experience and capabilities....Critically important for IBM, Notes 8.0 is likely to lead to significant information worker demand -- i.e., to result in end users asking their information technology counterparts to upgrade to Notes 8.0 sooner rather than later." Peter O'Kelley, Research Director, Burton Group

"Notes 8 client is, simply put, one of the nicer looking Eclipse RCP based clients I've seen to date, on par with what Microsoft is delivering in its quite attractive new Office release. The look and feel might seem superficial, but it's a much more significant factor than you might think with end user adoption and training. Kudos to the UI design team here." Stephen O'Grady, RedMonk Analyst

"Lotus Notes 8 might be the most important release since Notes 4. The Eclipse based so called "Standard Client" is a major improvement. The user interface is a quantum leap, and I can see no reason why anybody should prefer MS Outlook over Lotus Notes 8 because of the UI." Alexandar Kludge, Das Kludge Blog

"Another one of the many gripes that Notes users have had for years was that the client lacked a modern look with any sort of eye-candy. When Lotus announced the "Hannover" client a year and a half ago, they made a commitment to produce a clean, good-looking interface....And instead of simply looking better, they've improved usability wherever possible." John Roling, Intranet Journal

"Notes 8 was available for the use of attendees at the conference and seemed to function well. The interface is very slick, which should go some way towards combating resistance from users who were previously critical of the interfaces vs. Outlook." Ovum Summit, Lotusphere 2007 Report.

"IBM has fulfilled its promises made over the past two years by shipping the long-awaited new release of its flagship Notes/Domino franchise (originally code-named "Hannover") on time and with the expected functionality. Highlights include: Major improvements in usability, particularly in the Notes client ..." and "Gartner gives a generally positive assessment of this new release. Notes/Domino 8 delivers on IBM's Hannover promises, which should significantly improve customer satisfaction in the Lotus customer base. " Jeffrey Mann, Tom Austin, Gartner, Inc.

"Notes 8 has a clean new look, logical menus, and customizable layouts; for me, this design makes the client easier to use compared to Microsoft Outlook. Still, current Notes users should feel comfortable with the mail client, since it works much as before." Mike Heck, review in InfoWorld, Aug 23, 2007.