A new approach to migrating away from Notes

If you're migrating away from IBM Notes, here's a new option;

Instead of migrating ALL your Notes Mail data, migrate only the last X years worth (using any tool you want, but hopefully ours), and leave one Domino Server running HTTP to allow users to search and export their older mail, WHEN and IF they need it.

This saves migration resources, as users only export the mail they actually require. Users can search their Notes Mail & Archives via Browser whenever they want, as many times as they want, and export search results to PST, PDF, HTML or EML. For example a user could choose to export all their mail to the HR department, from a specific person/company, with the word 'legal' in the subject etc.

It also acts as a safety net - exporting the last X years of email provides 80% of what's required, and this approach returns the remaining 20% without needing to export TB of unnecessary data.

Powerful search functionality makes it easy for users to find the data they want, and they can export as many times as required.

The following screenshots show data exporting using a Web Browser (the same export options also apply in the Notes Client search).


1. Search
Each user sees only their own Mail and Archives. The Administrator controls options, labels, logos, and can modify the UI using CSS.

2. Export
From the results page, users select results to export, and the required format. The Administrator can show/hide each export format.

3. Status
A status of the export is shown in real time.

4. Fixes
If document fixes are required (e.g. to fix invalid email addresses), these are performed automatically.

5. Complete
Then the fixes re-exported.

6. Download
To finish, users simply download the exported files.

For more information, demos and downloads, please visit the FT Search Manager Migration Page.

New Export tool for Notes Mail & Archives

IBM (Lotus) Notes is an excellent product, but it's inevitable that some users will eventually migrate to other platforms.

The new IONET NSF Exporter allows users themselves to export local or server-based Notes Mail, Archives, Calendars, Tasks, Contacts and Journals to internet standard formats (*.eml, *.ics, *.vcf etc), then optionally to PST, ready for immediate use in Microsoft Outlook.

For an Administrator-run export via the Domino Server, please see the Archiver for Notes.

For example, after migrating to Exchange, users may still have local Notes Mail archives left on their PCs. The NSF Exporter allows them to migrate those databases to PST, at their convenience, and without requiring Server resources.

The tool requires a Notes Client only, exporting in the background. It can export local or server-based databases, running locally or from a Server.

Full fidelity is assured, including attachments, graphics & doclinks, for Mail, Calendars, Tasks, Contacts & Journals, with a range of options providing full control for the Administrator.

For a quick preview, please click the Thumbnails, then navigate around.

Default Settings


Export Settings



Description
The NSF Exporter allows users to export multiple Notes Databases to internet file formats, then optionally convert those files to PST. The tool can create one PST per NSF, or new PSTs when the existing export PST reaches a specified size.

Users create an export definition for each Notes Database they want to export, specify the export settings they prefer (e.g. skipping documents older than X days, skipping certain attachment types, decrypting documents etc), then just start the export. Administrators control what options users see.

The export process runs in the background of the Notes Client, leaving the Client available for other tasks, and a status of the export is displayed at all times, along with an estimated time to completion.

The user can also stop exporting at any time, restarting at a later time.

At the completion of the export, users can manage the exported files as they want, or simply open the resulting PST files in Outlook.


Key Features

• Automatic Setup & Operation.
• Runs locally or server-based, in the background of the Notes Client, exporting local or server-based databases.
• Fully converts Mail, Archives, Calendars, Tasks, Contacts and Journals, including images, attachments & doclinks.
• Does not require Microsoft Outlook.
• Creates one PST per NSF, or multiple PSTs based on size.
• Allows users to process or skip specific attachment types.
• Allows users to export data based on date.
• Allows users to export data based on size.
• Allows users to decrypt documents during export.
• Includes real-time progress display.
• Supports Unicode character migration, including multiple character sets.
• Retains meta data and Folder structures.
• Leaves original data intact.
• Fully translatable UI.
• Automatically attempts to fix known errors.
• Logs all errors and actions.

For more information, downloads and demos, please visit the IONET NSF Exporter.