IBM Notes/Domino 9.0.1 Feature Pack 8 Preliminary Release Notice available

Today IBM has published the preliminary release notice of the first feature pack ever, that will be published soon after a long preliminary beta test.

Some of the most announced features for 9.0.2 will be released like the following:

• Optionally Move Views outside of NSF  for Increased data store in NSF. 

This feature is useful for large databases and provides the following benefits:
- A smaller database file size, to avoid reaching the 64GB limitation.
- Faster database backup and restore.
- Better performance by allowing concurrent access to database and views.

•  Windows Server 2016 Support - (SPR #SVROAEPS4R)

• Java Upgrade to 1.8. 

The Java run time environment provided with Domino has been upgraded to Java JRE version 1.8 to provide you with access to the latest features. 

Something like Notes client on linux or 32 bit servers on *ix platforms will be dropped:

• Notes Client on Linux - There is no Notes client for Linux shipped with 9.0.1 FP8. This client platform has been discontinued and customers are encouraged to move to Windows or Mac.
• Domino Server on Linux32 and AIX32 - There is no Domino Server for Linux32 and AIX32 shipped with 9.0.1 FP8. This server platform has been discontinued and customers are encouraged to move to the 64-bit platforms. Windows 32 bit remains a shipped and support platform.
• NBP replaced with ICAA - There is no NBP (Notes Browser Plugin) shipped with 9.0.1 FP8. This has been replaced with ICAA (IBM Client Application Access). For more information, see IBM Client Application Access V1.0.1 documentation

This was my highlights of the feature pack 8, for the complete list of new features and bug fixed please see the official release notes page .