I am pretty new to Domino, and although I am starting to ‘get it’ I thought I would run this by here and see if I am in fact on the right track.
Here is some text from a ‘brochure’ I am producing for small business customers. Still being relatively new to Domino, have I summed it up OK, or have I missed the point?
… Most databases work in a rigid fashion, relationships between data are ‘hardwired’. When we communicate we do it in a free form manner, it’s not structured. Lotus Domino is a database system based on free form relationships, like normal communication, which is one reason why Lotus is the leader in collaborative systems.
Most small networks base their communication around Word files on a server, and emails. The big problem with this is that the two systems are individual. Using this structure you might send some requests on email, some using Word, and some verbally. Every one in your organisation is doing the same, creating dozens of mini systems. This way of working means the threads for joining the systems are peoples minds.
By combining Lotus Domino, Lotus Team Workspace, and Lotus Sametime into your organisation you can create a system that removes human factor and creates a collaborative environment that can transform an organisation.