<s>
IBM	B-Application
Lotus	I-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
software	B-Architecture
framework	I-Architecture
by	O
IBM	O
's	O
Lotus	O
Software	O
division	O
for	O
the	O
construction	O
,	O
integration	O
,	O
and	O
deployment	O
of	O
"	O
managed	O
client	B-Protocol
applications	I-Protocol
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
client	B-Protocol
applications	I-Protocol
that	O
are	O
deployed	O
from	O
,	O
configured	O
,	O
and	O
managed	O
onto	O
a	O
desktop	O
,	O
usually	O
by	O
a	O
remote	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
allow	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
applications	O
that	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
local	O
client	B-Protocol
,	O
while	O
having	O
the	O
same	O
ease	O
of	O
maintenance	O
as	O
web-based	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	B-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
Client	B-Protocol
for	O
Desktop	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
running	O
client	B-Protocol
applications	I-Protocol
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
applications	O
can	O
be	O
written	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
OSGi	B-Application
,	O
Java	B-Language
EE	I-Language
,	O
and	O
Eclipse	B-Application
Rich	B-Architecture
Client	I-Architecture
Platform	I-Architecture
(	O
RCP	O
)	O
technologies	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
Java	B-Language
virtual	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	B-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
Client	B-Protocol
for	O
Devices	O
is	O
a	O
configuration	O
of	O
platform	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Windows	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
devices	O
and	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Language
E90	I-Language
Communicator	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
configuration	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
includes	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
embedded	O
Rich	B-Architecture
Client	I-Architecture
Platform	I-Architecture
(	O
eRCP	O
)	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
virtual	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	B-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
Server	B-Application
is	O
used	O
to	O
deploy	O
,	O
configure	O
and	O
maintain	O
applications	O
running	O
on	O
Lotus	B-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
Clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
IBM	B-Application
DB2	I-Application
database	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Java	O
EE-based	O
IBM	B-Language
WebSphere	I-Language
Application	I-Language
Server	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expeditor	O
Server	B-Application
is	O
not	O
necessary	O
for	O
Expeditor	O
Client	B-Protocol
applications	I-Protocol
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Client	B-Protocol
applications	I-Protocol
can	O
run	O
standalone	O
,	O
and	O
optionally	O
exploit	O
the	O
services	O
of	O
the	O
Lotus	B-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
Server	B-Application
for	O
data	O
synchronization	O
,	O
transactional	O
messaging	O
and	O
automated	O
,	O
remote	O
,	O
application	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Lotus	B-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
Toolkit	O
is	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
Expeditor	O
applications	O
and	O
create	O
customized	O
Expeditor	O
runtimes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	O
Software	O
uses	O
Expeditor	O
in	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
Notes	B-Operating_System
(	O
from	O
version	O
8	O
)	O
,	O
Sametime	B-Protocol
(	O
from	O
version	O
7.5	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Symphony	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	B-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
has	O
its	O
roots	O
in	O
IBM	O
's	O
Pervasive	B-Architecture
Computing	I-Architecture
(	O
PvC	O
)	O
initiatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
which	O
were	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
pursuit	O
of	O
ubiquitous	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
forms	O
of	O
Lotus	B-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
were	O
first	O
outlined	O
publicly	O
in	O
2001	O
in	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
IBM	O
's	O
Pervasive	B-Architecture
Computing	I-Architecture
Device	O
Architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
PvC	O
Device	O
Architecture	O
,	O
the	O
OSGi	B-Application
Service	I-Application
Platform	I-Application
,	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
refactoring	O
of	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
runtime	O
to	O
incubate	O
what	O
became	O
Eclipse	B-Application
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
incubator	O
project	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Equinox	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eclipse	B-Application
3.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
refactored	O
runtime	O
(	O
Rich	B-Architecture
Client	I-Architecture
Platform	I-Architecture
or	O
RCP	O
)	O
and	O
an	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
that	O
exploited	O
RCP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
IBM	O
announced	O
Workplace	O
Client	B-Protocol
Technology	O
(	O
WCT	O
)	O
for	O
creating	O
managed	O
client	B-Protocol
applications	I-Protocol
targeted	O
at	O
desktops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WCT	O
also	O
came	O
with	O
document	O
editors	O
that	O
could	O
read	O
word	O
processing	O
documents	O
,	O
spreadsheets	O
,	O
and	O
presentations	O
in	O
OpenDocument	B-Application
format	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
IBM	O
rebranded	O
the	O
PvC	O
Device	O
Architecture	O
as	O
a	O
platform	O
called	O
Workplace	O
Client	B-Protocol
Technology	O
,	O
Micro	O
Edition	O
(	O
WCTME	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
took	O
the	O
existing	O
Workplace	O
Client	B-Protocol
Technology	O
and	O
renamed	O
it	O
Workplace	O
Client	B-Protocol
Technology	O
,	O
Rich	O
Client	B-Protocol
Edition	O
(	O
later	O
Rich	O
Edition	O
or	O
WCTRE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
created	O
a	O
configuration	O
of	O
the	O
WCTME	O
platform	O
,	O
called	O
Workplace	O
Client	B-Protocol
Technology	O
,	O
Micro	O
EditionEnterprise	O
Offering	O
(	O
WCTME-EO	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
generally	O
available	O
product	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
construction	O
and	O
deployment	O
of	O
desktop	O
applications	O
for	O
Workplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WCT	O
Rich	O
Edition	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Workplace	O
Managed	O
Client	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
WCT	O
Micro	O
EditionEnterprise	O
Offering	O
was	O
briefly	O
renamed	O
Workplace	O
Managed	O
Client	B-Protocol
for	O
WebSphere	B-Language
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Everyplace	O
Deployment	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Everyplace	O
Deployment	O
referred	O
to	O
both	O
client	B-Protocol
and	O
server	B-Application
technologies	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
IBM	O
started	O
to	O
de-emphasize	O
the	O
Workplace	O
brand	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
its	O
existing	O
Lotus	O
and	O
WebSphere	B-Language
brands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebSphere	B-Language
Everyplace	O
Deployment	O
became	O
Lotus	B-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Everyplace	O
Deployment	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
became	O
Lotus	B-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
Client	B-Protocol
for	O
Desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Workplace	O
Client	B-Protocol
Technology	O
,	O
Micro	O
Edition	O
became	O
Lotus	B-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
Client	B-Protocol
for	O
Devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	B-Application
components	O
from	O
WebSphere	B-Language
Everyplace	O
Deployment	O
products	O
that	O
dealt	O
with	O
managing	O
desktop	O
and	O
mobile	O
applications	O
became	O
Lotus	B-Application
Expeditor	I-Application
Server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
in	O
Workplace	O
Managed	O
Client	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
document	O
editors	O
,	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Lotus	B-Operating_System
Notes	I-Operating_System
8	O
and	O
Lotus	B-Operating_System
Symphony	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
