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What do you like best about HCL Notes?

So many cool hidden features that many people don't know about. I like how the apps integrate seamlessly with email, calendar and instant messaging. Security is so important these days and Notes is rock solid. And it runs on my iPad and my Samsung phone, so all my apps are instantly available on Mobile without relying on a website browser. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL Notes?

The web conferencing tool isn't as good as others. I can't use it to manage my personal mailbox or other mailboxes. All I can use it for is my work email account. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL Notes solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's fast to develop simple personal productivity tools, especially when starting with the templates that are included. I was able to create them without the aid of the IT department. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HCL Notes Overview

What is HCL Notes?

HCL Notes is an enterprise email client that integrates social collaboration, messaging and business applications into a single workspace

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Product Description

HCL Notes is an enterprise email client that integrates social collaboration, messaging and business applications into a single workspace


Seller Details
Year Founded
1999
HQ Location
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Twitter
@hcltech
445,038 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
244,701 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NSE - National Stock Exchange of India
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$706,760
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HCLSoftware, a division of HCLTech, develops, markets, sells, and supports software for AI and Automation, Data, Analytics and Insights, Digital Transformation, and Enterprise Security. HCLSoftware is the cloud-native solution factory for enterprise software and powers millions of apps at more than 20,000 organizations, including more than half of the Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies. HCLSoftware's mission is to drive ultimate customer success through relentless product innovation.


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Richard P.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
0.0 out of 5
"Absolutely not"
Nothing.I do not like anything about this. Reasons colleagues have told me to use (thick client) for notes instead of verse: 1.) manage a calendar...
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Mickey J.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"HCL Notes is great but its use is declining"
Rock-solid stable. Well integrated email, calendar, and other functions. Enables really easy implementation of company databases that we use every ...
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Suman K.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"Traditional e-mail client software along with business collaboration fuctions"
HCL notes is quite easy to use as the users don't require additional learning to use the software. It offers other tools like Calendar, To-do list,...
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What do you like best about HCL Notes?

HCL notes is quite easy to use as the users don't require additional learning to use the software. It offers other tools like Calendar, To-do list, Contact list, etc. along with the email client, which is quite helpful. We consider it a secure platform to share information among the staff members of the organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL Notes?

The user interface could be more professional and modern as it offers legacy design and features that are quite problematic sometimes. It is not 100% capable of handling modern HTML emails. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL Notes solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use HCL notes in our organization as the primary email client. All of our staff members have been provided an account on the HCL notes so that they can send or receive emails from both internal and external users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about HCL Notes?

Rock-solid stable. Well integrated email, calendar, and other functions. Enables really easy implementation of company databases that we use every day to run our business.

Setup is very easy, and its security features are unparalelled. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL Notes?

Not many IT specialists know how to use Notes - mostly because it wasn't supported for a very long time (treated like an orphan by IBM). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL Notes solving and how is that benefiting you?

Integrated system is our interface for every business application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about HCL Notes?

It is quite easy to understand and does open on both intranet as well as internet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL Notes?

It needs a new UI as soon as possible.

Doesn't work that great on mobile devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL Notes solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use this email client at our organization on daily basis and it is helping us to receive emails from clients as well as for our internal communications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Daniel B.
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What do you like best about HCL Notes?

I've long enjoyed the rapid and flexible "full text" search in Notes. My primary use involves custom applications built in Domino for Notes clients, used in house and distributed to many customers.

It's hard to beat the rapid development possibilities paired with indexed "no-sql" data storage. I've also been impressed with HCL's continued stewardship of the product, pushing thoughtful updates and modernization.

My customers appreciate the all-in-one-place utility of Notes, combining their email access alongside business and operational applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL Notes?

HCL Notes remains strongly connected to its legacy of on-premise and in-house administration. This can present some friction for organizations that have otherwise committed to cloud or distributed (low or no in-house administration) solutions.

There were some initial bumps in the road as HCL took over from IBM, although those appear to have smoothed over. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL Notes solving and how is that benefiting you?

Although this prompt only allows me to choose email client, Notes is much more than just an email client. It's a full featured application platform hosting email, in-house solutions (like support, logs, timesheets, whatever your imagination or consultant / developers can provide). This is the major value for me with HCL Notes; email is simply a cherry on top. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RM
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What do you like best about HCL Notes?

Email is secure and make documentation is easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL Notes?

Some of the mails with HTML contents cause the notes client to crash. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL Notes solving and how is that benefiting you?

easy to use and easy to save data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about HCL Notes?

Easy to use and great for sharing info among the team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL Notes?

A little bit old design and often loses the sync between the unread mail and the counter Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL Notes solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have all that we need in one application and that is great. We save time in usage and support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SB
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What do you like best about HCL Notes?

Security and RAD features. We are able to build new APIs and other features in hours, sometimes minutes. The security and replication allow us to achieve 99.999% uptime for our company. And the licence terms are very reasonable. A top quality product with great support! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL Notes?

Some legacy features are problematic. QA when bringing out new releases can be spotty, with obvious errors that should not have made it into production. Documentation is improving, but still leaved something to be desired. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL Notes solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have been able to provide a complete technical solution to our enterprise with no reliance on alternative technologies. We have significant compliance obligations and Notes' workflow capabilities have been great at implementing high levels of compliance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about HCL Notes?

Security is unrivaled - The email client has NEVER been hacked! We regularly get hacked emails from Exchange/365 customers, I always sing Notes virtues! THE securing in applicatoins is stunning too, the programmers only need to worry about the app; the securing and ACL is all done and waiting to be used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL Notes?

The email formatting is still not 100%. Image rendering is not what it should be. Marketing needs to be better, Schools and Colleges should have Notes and Domino free else all students come out loving Microsoft because they know nothing else! Verse should be free online for domestic users like gmail and hotmail etc then users will get to see the advantages of Verse/Domino Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering HCL Notes:

Forget Security - It's done! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL Notes solving and how is that benefiting you?

Email rendering as above, Nomad is wonderful, we have apps on iphones working perfectly, with that build in security Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about HCL Notes?

Overall ease of use, security, speed, continuity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL Notes?

Missing marketing from Vendor/HCL, not being noticed within the market Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering HCL Notes:

do not really compare with competitors; notes will win anyway Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL Notes solving and how is that benefiting you?

mailing to an from everywhere Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about HCL Notes?

HCL Notes is a powerful tool for skilled administrators with LotusScript knowledge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL Notes?

Like every tool HCL Notes has its quirks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL Notes solving and how is that benefiting you?

We solved the problem of sending information through snail mail :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.