IBM has released today VOP 1.0.5 and the related part-nuber is
CNWQ5ML .
I love to talk about this release because in my opinion is a HUGE update with a lot of useful features:
- When a user files an email, Verse On-Premises can suggest folders to use based upon the user's previous selections and content contained in the email.
- When composing an email, a user has the option to mark the email as confidential in the subject line.
- The email compose window has a minimize and restore button that enables users to view other emails while composing a new message. This enhancement eliminates the need for users to save an email being composed as a draft while checking other email.
- The option to empty the trash is readily available at the top of the folder or inbox.
- The calendar can display a second time zone in the right margin, providing quick access to meeting times for two different zones.
- The calendar view can be printed.
- Click to chat capabilities are enhanced with an option to register a custom extension for a user-preferred chat client.
- Extensibility and customization enhancements that enable clients to tailor the experience to meet the needs of the organization include:Color and theme modifications
- Support for adding a submenu in the navigation bar
- Support for optional integration with Gravatar for display pictures in the Important to Me bar, and Business Cards
- Calendar preview capability enables the administrator to configure Verse On-Premises to preview the ongoing enhancements to the calendar experience. This capability is off by default.
My top 3 features of this release are the calendar enhancements, the customization enanchements (css themes and colors) and the integration with
gravatar service. that is a standards service for online avatar images based on email resolution.
To enable gravtar integration you have to enable the following notes.ini
VOP_GK_FEATURE_182=1
and VOP will start to check the service to resolve the pics of the contacts ( below my pics and Wordpress pic resolved from gravatar, without IBM Connections profiles integration)
Another useful notes.ini it's the following to enable the new calendar event design preview
VOP_GK_FEATURE_168=1.
Another awesome new it's customers doesn't needs to upgrade Domino to V10 but 9.0.1 FP9+ could be enough:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® and Windows™ Server 64-bit systems are supported.
The following are required:
- IBM® Domino® V9.01, Feature Pack 9, or later
- IBM Connections™ V5.5, or later
In my opinion if you have a Domino Server supported , this upgrade it's a must have !
P.S This is not all ! VOP 1.0.6 it's planned late in this year and will include the ICS calendar support!
