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UPDATE: After catching up on some reading...a portal entitlement is there for Domino customers!

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Yesterday I posted about getting to know WebSphere Portal to really be able to state the case for a Notes 8 standard client deployment. One of the things I mused about in comments was a Portal entitlement from IBM for Domino customers so they could have that opportunity.
If IBM doesn't have it, IBM should consider a Portal development entitlement for Domino customers that would allow them to effectively research this. I'll ask Sue to look into it.
Reading through Ed's blog from last week, I found that IBM has indeed made that entitlement available. Here's the link, WebSphere Portal Server software - limited use entitlement. Essentially, for every Domino server that has Collaboration licensed users running against it (i.e. not just a messaging server), you are entitled to 20 users of Portal. Those users can:
  • Deploy composite applications to a supported Web browser
  • Use a Lotus Notes 8 client to access composite applications hosted by WebSphere Portal Server software
That's exactly what I was thinking customers needed, a way to explore without having to make a fullscale committment up front to Portal. Well done IBM!

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