Sometimes HCL take a hit on (not) updating documentation. I get it. Something that I discovered recently when looking for an updating a link from “help”. The URL referenced Domino 10. Obviously Domino 10 is no longer supported, neither is Domino 11. I’ve discovered that if you just change the version number in the URL… Read the full article
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Big Moves To Sovereign Cloud in 2026
Last year HCL surfaced plans for Sovereign Collaboration. There will be more details shared on this early enough in 2026. There are already some business partners leading the way with options available in this space, namely Three Thirds and Prometric with different options/levels of management available. Interestingly enough European wide there are big moves in… Read the full article
HCL Ambassador again for 2026
In early January I was delighted to receive news that I’ll be a HCL Ambassador for the sixth year in a row this year. 2026 should be an exiting year ahead on the Notes/Domino platform. (the year will literally be included in the marketing moniker for the products from this year) Congratulations to all new… Read the full article
Notes/Domino 2026 EAP1 is available now
In case you missed the webinar last week – from next year all Notes/Domino releases will contain a marketing moniker based on the year. So Notes/Domino 14.5.1 (will still be Notes/Domino 14.5.1 but also) will be known as Notes/Domino 2026. I love this move, I think it’s in keeping with other vendors. It makes it… Read the full article
Things that are easier in Domino 14 (REST API and CertMgr)
There are many things that are just better in Domino 14.5 than any previous version of Domino. But even looking at something last week on Domino 14 I was reminded that sometimes simple functional updates that have been made to make life easier. So from Domino 14, Cert Manager certs integrate seamlessly with REST API.… Read the full article
How to update multiple passwords in ID vault programmatically
HCL recently published a technote on how to reset multiple passwords at the same time. It’s a handy bit of code to have for reference. Couple of obvious points to make. Steps code referenced is below (test, do at your own risk, etc). Open Names.nsfCreate –> Agent –> LotusScript Agent – Name it as ‘Reset… Read the full article
Couple of interesting whitepapers on OIDC
Recently HCL published recent whitepapers on OIDC with a couple of third parties you might have missed namely: OneLogIn and PingOne There’s previously been many whitepapers on other third parties (MiniOrange, Okta, As well as MS EntraID and MS ADFS). It’s really helpful to have these to make OIDC Integration as (for want of a… Read the full article
Engage at The Hague
Last week, the first post-Theo year of Engage took place in the Hague. Kris and Tom have taken the reins and probably only now fully appreciate the job Theo has done down through the years. Well done Kris and Tom on keeping this superb event going and getting it all over line! (well done to… Read the full article
News on 14.5 Early Access Code Drop 3 (and more releases)
There’s news out this past week from HCL that the webinar for EAP3 for 14.5 (technically the fourth drop considering there was two different EAP2 versions) will be on April 23rd. You can register for that Webinar here. On previous webinars for code drops, the actual code was dropped either the same day or the… Read the full article
Many new releases in March from HCL and a brand new community forum
Hot off the heals of the new release of Traveler last week HCL have made multiple releases this month: Notes/Domino 12.0.2 FP6 Nomad for Web Browsers 1.0.15 HCL Traveler for Microsoft Outlook 3.0.12 Also a unexpected 14.5 EAP2 code refresh providing new functionality to the second code drop! Also there is a brand new community… Read the full article
