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Be free - The HCL Nomad Advantage
Nomad has been making waves in the Domino community for a while now thanks to its ability to solve many of the admin and other quirks of running the apps in Notes client. Collabsphere 2022 had one session on HCL Nomad which piqued our interest. What is Nomad? HCL Nomad gives you the ability of...
Justin Hill
Feb 6, 20233 min read


Volt MX Curie Release
On January 17th HCL organized a great webinar to tell us all about the new and improved HCL Volt MX Curie. Let’s check what is new with this installment. What is Volt MX HCL Volt MX is HCL’s solution to get your applications up and running as fast as possible. Not only will development time...
Justin Hill
Jan 20, 20237 min read


Email Encryption
Emails are now not only an important part of our daily lives but also one of the most used gateways for cybercriminals into our lives. Let’s explore how we can keep the door shut. The importance of email encryption Email encryption refers to, as the name suggests, encrypting the content of emails in order to...
Justin Hill
Jan 12, 20234 min read


HCL Product Releases to Round Up 2022
This past December was truly the season to be jolly with HCL delivering some exciting product updates to round up 2022 with. Domino v12.0.2 “Danube” Release Domino v12.0.2 has been released. This new installment builds on HCL’s commitment to deliver the richest application development platform available. This new release enables you to run your business...
Justin Hill
Jan 6, 20231 min read


2022: A year in review
Another year has come to its end; I must have blinked! All the “old” people used to warn me about that, and yet now I find myself offering the same advice. It feels like 2022 was a bit calmer than the couple before, though the world certainly still has more than its fair share of...
Justin Hill
Jan 3, 20234 min read


What's new in HCL Domino 12.0.2 Danube
November 17th marked an important milestone in the development of HCL Domino, with the launch of HCL Domino Danube. Let’s dive into what is new with this installment. HCL has established for some time now that it aims to become a resilient platform for any business at the intersection of security, mail and apps built...
Justin Hill
Nov 22, 20223 min read


Great new Domino features since 9.0.1FP8
With the coming of HCL Domino Danube, Darren Duke took the time at the Collabsphere 2022 to do a comprehensive review of all that was already implemented in the latest versions of Domino since v9.He started as was to be expected with version 9.0.1 FP8: Move view indexes out of the NSF (much like DAOS...
Justin Hill
Nov 14, 20223 min read


Top 5 Cybersecurity Tips
Cybersecurity has been a top priority for most companies in recent years, and no wonder. The volume and the sophistication of cyber attacks has been steadily increasing year over year. What we can do to ensure that we keep our organizations safe? Let's take a look at the 5 things that have the most impact...
Justin Hill
Nov 10, 20224 min read


First look at the Genesis Catalog - the App Store for Domino software
During Collabsphere 2022, Prominic’s CTO Justin Hill presented a new tool we’ve made at Prominic that is not only very useful but also has a great potential: Genesis. What is Genesis? Genesis is a directory catalog, an App Store that can be used with Domino 9 and above. It’s free and open-source, it can manage...
Justin Hill
Nov 1, 20223 min read


SMBs and Cybersecurity
Why SMBs are Prime Targets for Cyber Criminals Today You might think that only big companies can have trouble with data security and data breaches. It’s not entirely true. While the big cybersecurity scandals revolve around big corporations, SMBs are just as vulnerable if not even more. Research made by companies like Proofpoint has shown...
Justin Hill
Sep 26, 20225 min read


Notes 12.0.1, Danube and beyond
If you work with Domino, you work with HCL Notes a lot, so let’s explore what’s new with it and what is yet to come with the drop of HCL Domino Danube. What’s New In V12.0 Search CenterHCL Notes v12.0 brings a new and improved Search Center. You get a search history to quickly execute...
Justin Hill
Aug 30, 20223 min read


HCL Digital Solutions Product Strategy
HCL has made a habit of being very proactive about communicating their product development plans. Let’s explore what they have in mind for their Digital Solutions products in the coming months. One thing that comes as no news is that the use of mobile devices for our work has increased a great deal. The days...
Justin Hill
Aug 14, 20225 min read


Domino Danube - Early Access Program 3
A new version of Domino is in the making and we are excited about what it will bring to the table. It's no news that Domino has been around for some time now and that some might say it's not modern enough. It can't be further from the truth as Domino is used on numerous...
Justin Hill
Jul 31, 20226 min read


HCL Sametime Version 12 Launch
HCL launched the new version of HCL Sametime, Version 12 on April 27th. Let’s explore this new version. The fact that each and every company has its eyes focused on digitalization and how it can improve remote or hybrid work is now news. The old-fashioned way of working does not seem to come back anytime...
Justin Hill
Apr 28, 20223 min read


Add Integration To Your Domino Volt Apps with HCL Link v1.1.3
HCL Volt just got better with the coming of HCL Link 1.1.3. As you already know, Volt was designed to offer you a great tool for your low-code-development, while Link comes to lend a hand with all the integrations you might need. HCL Link is: A market leading data integration and transformation capability included in...
Justin Hill
Apr 11, 20222 min read


HCL Domino Volt 1.0.5 - Workflow Wonders
HCL is back with a new version of HCL Volt 1.0.5 and it has a lot of goodies, like some great workflow improvements. A quick recap of what HCL Volt is: A powerful citizen developer capability that is easy to learn and use Let’s business users (and IT) innovate and improve efficiency Provides a broad...
Justin Hill
Mar 22, 20222 min read


Domino 12 Certificate Manager and Let's Encrypt
Domino V12 Certificate Manager is a feature of this latest version that , that works with a new database, Certificate Store (certstore.nsf) to manage TLS certificates in your Domino environment. During CollabSphere 2021 Heather Hottenstein and David Hablewitz did an in-depth review of its capabilities. WHAT IS A CERTIFICATE? Certificates represent a way of giving your...
Justin Hill
Feb 8, 20224 min read


What’s New with Domino Volt 1.0.4
The increasing need for getting applications out as quickly as possible has been driving the pressure to keep low code development tools like HCL Volt rapidly evolving for a number of years now. The latest version of Volt came out in September, with an aggressive update schedule for 2022 as well. HCL Volt is one...
Justin Hill
Jan 13, 20222 min read


Integrating HCL Domino and Microsoft 365
There are times when you need to use multiple technologies and you need them working well together. One example is: Office 365 and Domino. Why would you need them both you ask? Well, maybe you have your email on Domino and also using O365 apps or your email is on Exchange and you have data...
Justin Hill
Dec 7, 20214 min read


HCL Sametime - the road ahead!
With all the great new updates in HCL Sametime this year, it’s very exciting to find out what comes next. At the CollabSphere conference, HCL has laid out a roadmap for the future. We are already familiar by now with how our work environment has changed these past couple of years. We now need to...
Justin Hill
Nov 26, 20213 min read
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