Information Week has this story on Lotus’ knowledge management server, code-named Raven. The article says that Raven is a big deal because several knowledge management functions will be available in a single package.

Information Week has this interview with Lotus CEO Al Zollar.In the interview, Zollar discusses Raven, distributed learning products, and his management style.

Internet News has this follow-up report on the deal between Nokia and Lotus. Nokia will bundle its wireless application protocol server into Lotus’ Domino Everyplace Quick Start.

Internet Week reports that Microsoft has set the prices for Exchange 2000. The article says that Exchange 2000 will come in three server editions: the Basic Server, the Enterprise Edition, and the Conferencing Server for audio, video and data conferencing. Prices for new purchases range from $699 for the Basic Server to $3,999 for the Conferencing Server.

Lotus and Nokia announce that the Nokia WAP Server will be integrated into Domino Everyplace Quick Start, a WAP solution which links corporate intranets with wireless devices. With the Nokia WAP Server and Domino WAP connector, content from Domino databases is converted into Wireless Mark-up Language (WML) to deliver a personally configured portal accessible by the WAP device.

Lotus announced the delivery of QuickPlace 2.0. QuickPlace 2.0 allows teams to collaborate online and in real time in a central workspace.

TechTarget.com announced that SearchDomino.com, its Lotus Notes- and Domino-specific search site will merge with Lotus411.

RPR Wyatt announced the porting of Essential Tools, their Lotus Domino System Administration Software Utility, to IBM’s AS/400 Platform. Essential Tools for the AS/400 is expected to ship by the end of September 2000. Pricing will be on a per Domino server basis and announced 30 days prior to release.

Information Week has this article on IBM’s latest push towards Linux. IBM will ship ThinkPad notebooks with a preinstalled version of Linux from Caldera Systems. The company will also offer the Small Business Pack for Linux, which includes Linux versions of DB2 Universal Database, Lotus Domino Application Server, and WebSphere applications.

Trend Micro announced shipment of Lotus Notes antivirus software for IBM S/390, ScanMail 1.9 for Lotus Notes. ScanMail for Lotus Notes for AS/400 is scheduled to ship by June 16, 2000.