Lotus Expeditor

Integration framework

• Delivers composite applications on managed clients such as desktops, laptops, tablets, kiosks and mobile devices to help improve business responsiveness by eliminating time spent switching between applications.
• Combines different application types, including browser-based software and client and server applications, in one composite application.
• Supplies users with one aggregate view of all critical business information, such as inventory data and customer relationship information, to help improve efficiency.
• Accesses composite applications at any time, with or without network connectivity, to enable users to work without interruption.
• Connects software components in a composite application directly with enterprise applications for seamless back-end processing and data synchronization.

Comprehensive integration tools

• Build and deploy composite applications rapidly with the Lotus Expeditor toolkit which uses open standards based on Eclipse and Open Service Gateway initiative technologies.
• Use the Lotus Expeditor server to centrally manage software deployment to clients and provide connectors to enterprise applica­tions and data.
• Create and deliver portlets to managed clients using the Lotus Expeditor network client installer.
• Provide transaction integration for satellite locations, such as retail outlets and remote offices, using Lotus Expeditor integrator software which provides an integration hub for transactional messages.

Application development toolkit

• Uses the Lotus Expeditor toolkit to assemble an application by dragging and dropping components onto a workspace and connecting actions and events together—without programming.
• Simplifies the development of composite applications by re-using existing components and using component templates, which can help lower the cost of development.
• Connects the Lotus Expeditor toolkit to your existing Eclipse or IBM Rational® Application Developer environment to help developers quickly build and deploy applications using familiar tools.
• Augments the Eclipse Rich Client platform with security-rich features, middleware and a framework that delivers proven client and transaction integration.
• Supports the development of Eclipse platform-based or web-based applications within a flexible SOA environment that extends composite applications to a variety of clients.

Compatibility with a range of applications and platforms

• Create composite applications by integrating software components from many sources, including IBM WebSphere® Portal, Eclipse Standard Widget Toolkit, Microsoft ActiveX, Java Swing and many others.
• Access multiple data sources through a managed client using a variety of technologies, including transactional messaging with the Lotus Expeditor micro broker component, web services with security-rich features, web containers that support Servlet 2.5/JSP 2.1 and more.
• Integrate Lotus Expeditor software with IBM Sametime®, IBM Notes®, IBM Forms and IBM WebSphere Application Server software, or with legacy applications such as Microsoft .NET, to extend your existing business applications.
• Support the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 and provide numerous client security-rich features such as enterprise single sign-on, two-factor authentication and enhanced web services security.
• Work with a variety of operating system platforms including Windows, Linux, IBM AIX®, Citrix and Windows Mobile (client only).