HCL Digital Solutions Product Strategy
- Justin Hill
- Aug 15, 2022
- 5 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
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 when you could only work from your computer at the office are long gone. Flexibility and mobility is what our employees need most.
With that in mind, HCL has made it an objective to offer its customers the tools to give that flexibility to their employees.
Here is HCLs portfolio:

HCL Domino
Domino remains one of the most secure and cost effective platforms when it comes to business-critical workflow, and document-centric applications while keeping costs for enterprise IT resources, hardware, and software in-check.
The Application Development Landscape

HCL Domino Leap v1.0.5 and Leap v9.3
Visual Workflow Design
Visual Design Canvas – click to add workflow stages and actions directly to the visual canvas
Drag and Rearrange – directly manipulate the workflow diagram for achieve the presentation you are after
Edit In-Place – add titles and make changes without going to the properties panel
Improved Workflow Usability
Make Assignments – easier settings for assignments and permissions for each workflow stage
Send Notifications – clearer set up for sending emails
Specify Actions – with fewer click that occur for each transition of the workflow
No Code Data Grid Filters
New Filter Setting – which allows you point to fields on the page that drive filtering of the Data Grid
Combine Multiple Fields – for sorting with and / or conditions without writing JavaScript
Early access to Danube has been granted since May 25th. It’s entitled to all Domino CCB and CEO customers (non-Federal). Available on FlexNet in a prepacked, ready-to-use Docker container.
The app development landscape also has some other great tools:

HCL Volt MX Go:
An enhanced Volt MX edition that uniquely unlocks the power of existing Domino Apps:
Enhance Domino apps into next-gen, MX apps
Maximize your years of app & skill investment
No rewrite of business logic necessary
Your choice of deployment: Cloud, on-Premises or Hybrid

When it comes to application development HCL has a solution for every level of development proficiency:

When keeping in touch with your customers you need to make sure that you have covered every channel. In that respect:
80% of companies prioritize improving customer engagement 80% touchpoints by enabling mobile access to services;
38% worry they are not investing fast enough…they report slow pipeline for content development
40% of organizations will be adding 25% more digital sites over the next 2 years to handle their online traffic
85% will increase or not change Hyper Automation investment strategies over next 12 months.
Customer experience improvement tools:

Value a DX customer gets from MX

HCL DX 2022 Mid-Year Milestone
Integration Without Limits
Data Integration – Design Studio can use Volt Foundry’s middleware & API management
DAM – staging to production WCM & DAM – automated image tagging & content enrichment
DAM Extensibility – event based custom functionality
Built for Growth
Helm – transparent, configurable Kube deployments
Cloud-native – rolling update, logging & metrics support
SoFy – externally-facing docker repository v9.5 Package – consumption based pricing & licensing built for Kube
Data-driven Design Experiences
Design Studio – full site support, JavaScript widgets & approvals workflow support
Page Editor – enhancements to lists, templates & symbols
Extensible Personalization – new APIs for rule management
Leap v9.3 – updated App Design & new Visual Workflow
HCL Volt MX v9.5 – OND 2022
Super/Micro Apps, No Limits Integration & Automation
Super/Micro apps – modular development that’s easier to extend and maintain
Offline Apps – enhancements for native apps and PWAs
Volt IQ – AI-assisted translations & design-time optimizations in Volt Iris
Workflow – callable API & support for complex parallel workflow use cases
High-fidelity Mobile & Multi-Experiences on ANY device
Windows App Dev – support for Windows 10 native binaries
iOS 16 & Android 13 – support for the latest OS releases
App Viewer for Tablets – enable quick preview & testing
Ecma 6 – support for latest JavaScript release
App Testing – enhancements to externalize test input & cross application testing
Open Development & Deployment
HCL SoFy – enabling container based preview in GCP
Windows App Dev – using Windows ARM laptops & Win 11
Apple App Dev – support for Apple Monterey OS & M Series Macs
Angular App Dev – embed Volt MX widgets in Angular-based websites
Employee Experience Improvement Tools

HCL Domino “Danube” – OND-2022
Better Looking Apps
Domino Restyle – make your existing apps’ UI visually look more modern
Apply themes or update colors – in a single Domino application or many at once
Enhanced Mail Security
ICAP support – enables server based Antivirus protection
DKIM Inbound – ensures emails are not altered in transit between the sending and recipient server
Sender Policy Framework – coupled with DMARC, provides protection against email spoofing used in phishing and email spam
Easy Meeting Scheduling
Save time – know ahead of time when co-workers are free to meet irrespective if they are using Microsoft or Domino
Co-existence – helps with the transition of customer mail solutions to Domino; also helps organizations through mergers and acquisitions
HCL Sametime Premium v12
Customize Your Meeting Experience
Branded & Personalized Meetings – company branding and personal preferences
Meeting Reports – Attendance, summary and full report
Meeting Pre-join experience – Test devices, set virtual background, & join options
Make Good Security Decisions Every Time
Meeting Modes – predefined: Collaboration, Confidential and Lecture
Click to Call – option in chat for private conversations
Enhanced Security – Waiting Room, Member Management, & Restricted Meetings
Lower the TCO of Your Private Meetings
Fully Containerized solution – Fast cloud-native deployment on your platform of choice
Reduced infrastructure footprint – Multiple recorders and video bridges on a single server
Improved Scaling and Geo distribution – Meetings can span multiple video bridges
HCL Connections v8 – OND-2022
Improved Usability: Fewer Clicks, Intuitive Experience
Faster Navigation – Intuitive, modern navigation and design saves clicks, improves adoption
Prominent Search/Sharing – always-present for instant results and one-click sharing
Easy Customization – Allows for customer customization while maintaining consistency across the DS portfolio
Supercharged Search & Search Results
Streamlined Search UI – adhering to industry best practices
Recent Searches and QuickResults – Immediately find the content, communities and people you are looking for
Clear Results – Simplified filtering ensures relevant results are easy to find
Increased Collaboration with Universal Upload & Share
One-click Access on Every Page to: Upload and share a file; Share content inside Connections or through third party services (e.g., Sametime, Teams).
Digital Solutions Roadmap

What are some of these future plans have you excited the most? Shoot us a line!
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