IBM Verse On-Premises 1.0.7 available for download with mobile browser access and ics import.

IBM has released the new VOP package 1.0.7 with a good number of new features , click here for a detailed description.
If  you already have a previous version installed this update could take you up to 10 minutes.

What's my 2 preferred features?

VOP from mobile browser  , right now supported from iOS Safari and Chrome Android ( insert  VOP_GK_FEATURE_160=1 inside notes.ini of the Verse server  )

Direct Import of ics invitation:

VOP 1.0.7 is available with part-number  CC0NFML .Take your times and update  your servers !

IBM Verse on Premises 1.0.5 is out and it's a HUGE update !!

IBM has released today VOP 1.0.5 and the related part-nuber is  CNWQ5ML .


I love to talk about this release because in my opinion is a HUGE update with a lot of useful features:

• When a user files an email, Verse On-Premises can suggest folders to use based upon the user's previous selections and content contained in the email.
• When composing an email, a user has the option to mark the email as confidential in the subject line.
• The email compose window has a minimize and restore button that enables users to view other emails while composing a new message. This enhancement eliminates the need for users to save an email being composed as a draft while checking other email.
• The option to empty the trash is readily available at the top of the folder or inbox.
• The calendar can display a second time zone in the right margin, providing quick access to meeting times for two different zones.
• The calendar view can be printed.
• Click to chat capabilities are enhanced with an option to register a custom extension for a user-preferred chat client.
• Extensibility and customization enhancements that enable clients to tailor the experience to meet the needs of the organization include:Color and theme modifications
• Support for adding a submenu in the navigation bar
• Support for optional integration with Gravatar for display pictures in the Important to Me bar, and Business Cards
• Calendar preview capability enables the administrator to configure Verse On-Premises to preview the ongoing enhancements to the calendar experience. This capability is off by default.

My top 3 features of this release are the calendar enhancements, the customization enanchements (css themes and colors) and the integration with gravatar service. that is a standards service for online avatar images based on email resolution.

To enable gravtar integration you have to enable the following notes.ini

VOP_GK_FEATURE_182=1

and VOP will start to check the service to resolve the pics of the contacts ( below my pics and Wordpress pic resolved from gravatar, without IBM Connections profiles integration)

Another useful notes.ini it's the following to enable the new calendar event design preview

VOP_GK_FEATURE_168=1.

Another awesome new it's customers doesn't needs to upgrade Domino to V10 but 9.0.1 FP9+ could be enough:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux® and Windows™ Server 64-bit systems are supported.

The following are required:

• IBM® Domino® V9.01, Feature Pack 9, or later 
• IBM Connections™ V5.5, or later

Here at this link you could find the announcement letters with more details and here you could find the complete what's new with the related info and screenshots.

In my opinion if you have a Domino Server supported ,  this upgrade it's a must have !

P.S This is not all ! VOP 1.0.6 it's planned late in this year and will include the ICS calendar support! 

Verse on Premises 1.0.3 available for download

IBM has announced and released the new Verse On premises 1.0.3 .

This are the highlights introduced:

• Mail and Calendar delegation
• Number of  unread mails in folders

Sametime integration should also be introduced later  using a separate technote.



If you need to download the package you could find it using this PartNumber CNP7EML

Domino required is 9.0.1 Fp9 or later and Connections is 5.5 or later


OS supported are :

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 or Server 7 64-bit
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise or Standard Edition 64-bit
• Windows Server 2012 Standard or Datacenter Edition 64-bit
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Datacenter Edition 64-bit

IBM Verse On-premises 1.0.2 released and it's a big improvement !

IBM has released yesterday the new version of VOP  1.0.2 with the following partnumber CNL9UML .
Please don't pay attention to the little incrementation of the version number because it's a huge improvement.

In my opinion the most important improvement of this release is the new calendar app, now integrated and with same looks of Verse cloud:

we could also use drag&drop to move appointment and propose new time :

inside the inbox the invitation will get also a dedicated icon:

Below you can find the complete list of the features released  from the IBM documentation :

For Administrators:

• Verse On-Premises 1.0.2 runs on Domino 9.01 FP9 (Install Domino 9.0.1 FP9 before deploying Verse On-Premises)
• Improved performance and scalability
• Integration with IBM Connections 6 (or 5.5 CR2) and IBM Docs 2.0 CR2 for enhanced preview of file attachments
• Notes ID passwords and HTTP passwords do not have to be kept in sync
• You can now deploy Verse extensions

For developers:

• Extend Verse with live text
• Extend Verse to disable the send button before Send

For users:

• Mail threads are now enabled by default
• The new Calendar Inbox organizes all your calendar notices in one place
• Preview attachments such as PDFs and Microsoft Office files while reading messages.
• Preview attachments such as images, PDFs, and Microsoft Office files while composing messages. Click any attachment to view it.
• Share attachments to Connections Files while in read mode. Simply click the Add to Files icon to add an attachment to Files.
• You can now read and send encrypted messages, even if your Notes ID password and HTTP password don't match. Verse On-Premises will automatically prompt for your Notes ID password in this case.
• Automatically show remote images
• Replied to and forwarded icons on messages

Today I've upgraded our environment from Vop 1.0.1 and I've spent about 10 minutes to perform the complete upgrade. IBM has speed up the upgrade process because the VOP view are now already contained by the IBM Mail 901 FP9 template.

I've also appreciate the availability of the new live text options and we will try this features during next days.

Read this page,  to get the step by step instructions and upgrade your VOP environment soon as possible !