What Genii Software does

Genii Software Ltd. is a privately held, founder-led software company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, founded in 1994 by President Ben Langhinrichs. The company develops coexistence solutions and rich text manipulation tools exclusively for the IBM/HCL Lotus Notes/Domino platform, addressing a narrow but persistent pain point in enterprises still running Notes-based workflow, mail, and document systems. Its core technology is a proprietary low-level C engine (the "Midas" engine) built directly on the Notes C API, which underpins a portfolio of products including Midas LSX (LotusScript extension), Midas C++ API (for ISVs and server add-ins), the AppsFidelity suite (Edit, Migrate, Render), CoexLinks Fidelity and CoexLinks Migrate (mail coexistence and export), CoexLinks Clipper, and the Exciton Boost REST/RPC API. The technology supports Notes/Domino versions 6.x through 14.x on Windows and Linux and has been used by customers processing hundreds of thousands of documents per day.

The product portfolio solves three functional problems: (1) extending the limited native rich text programmability of LotusScript with export to HTML, EPUB, CSV, MHT, EML, and MIME plus doclink, table, and MIME email handling; (2) Notes-to-non-Notes email coexistence, including conversion of Notes doclinks into accessible NDL files, Notes URLs, or HTTP links for Outlook, Gmail, and mobile recipients; and (3) modern REST/RPC access to Domino data for mobile and web applications while preserving Notes security and ACLs. Genii monetizes through a mix of perpetual server licenses (e.g., $8,500 first CoexLinks Fidelity server, $6,500–$7,000 additional) with 20%-of-list annual maintenance, and subscription per-user Enterprise tiers (CoexLinks Enterprise $3,500/year at the low end up to $96,000 + $2.50/user at the high end). Distribution is entirely direct via the company website, email, and phone, with no disclosed reseller network. The company cites a footprint of 900,000+ direct client licenses, hundreds of servers, and customers in 44 countries across six continents, including named logos such as IBM, Deutsche Bundesbank, Mobil/Exxon (via Binary Tree), Chase Manhattan, Nordea, Samsung SDS America, Duke University Medical Center, Volvo, Deloitte, BNA, and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade.

Name

Genii Software

Legal name

Genii Software Ltd.

Website

https://geniisoft.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Genii Software is a privately held Cleveland-based software company that develops coexistence and rich text manipulation tools for IBM/HCL Lotus Notes/Domino environments, serving enterprises, ISVs, and government agencies in 44+ countries via perpetual and subscription licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lotus Notes/Domino Extensions

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Document Creation & Office Suites (BPAMAMAD)

Keywords

• Notes Domino extensions
• Rich text toolkit
• Email coexistence software
• Notes email migration
• LotusScript development tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Ohio City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software License Sales (Perpetual/Server): Genii Software sells perpetual server licenses for products such as CoexLinks Fidelity and Midas LSX. Each Domino server running the software requires a separate server license. The first server license is priced at a premium, with additional servers at a lower per-unit price. Maintenance and upgrades are included free for the first year; annual renewals are 20% of the original license cost.
2. Enterprise Licensing (Per User): For CoexLinks, an Enterprise License is available on a per-user basis covering all users in the organization (no department/group use). Enterprise licensing allows any number of servers to meet the needs of included users. Pricing tiers range from $3,500 total for 1-50 users to $96,000 plus $2.50 per user for 20,000+ users.
3. Annual Maintenance and Upgrades: Annual maintenance renewals at 20% of the original license fee per year. Maintenance must be maintained continuously to continue using the software. Upgrades to new major versions are free for companies on maintenance.
4. CoexLinks Migrate (Annual Per User Mail Database): CoexLinks Migrate is priced annually per user mail database: $2,500 total for 1-50 user mail databases, $25 per additional mail database. A Journal option is available at $20 per mail database.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Genii Software develops and sells proprietary rich text manipulation toolkits (Midas LSX and Midas C++ API) and email coexistence solutions (CoexLinks Fidelity, CoexLinks Migrate, AppsFidelity, Exciton Boost) for organizations running IBM/HCL Lotus Notes/Domino environments. The products enable programmatic manipulation and export of Notes rich text to web formats (HTML, EPUB, CSV, MHT, EML), conversion of Notes doclinks for Outlook/Gmail/web-mail recipients, and modern REST/RPC access to Domino data from mobile and web applications.

Product overview

Genii Software provides a portfolio of coexistence solutions and rich text development tools for the IBM Lotus Notes/Domino and HCL Notes/Domino platform. The core product is Midas LSX, a LotusScript extension enabling rich text manipulation and export capabilities, with a parallel Midas C++ API for ISV developers. AppsFidelity provides web editing and migration capabilities for Notes rich content. CoexLinks Fidelity enables coexistence between Notes email and external email systems like Microsoft Outlook and Gmail by converting doclinks and providing high-fidelity MIME rendering. CoexLinks Migrate handles high-performance email database exports. Exciton Boost adds REST and RPC APIs for modern mobile/web application integration with Domino.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Midas: Midas Rich Text LSX - a LotusScript extension for rich text manipulation and export in Lotus Notes/Domino
• Midas C++ API
• AppsFidelity
• CoexLinks Fidelity
• CoexLinks Migrate
• Exciton Boost

Products and services

• Midas LSX (Rich Text LSX) LotusScript Extension (LSX) for IBM/HCL Notes/Domino that enables developers to programmatically manipulate rich text fields, export to HTML, EPUB, CSV, MHT, EML, and MIME formats, manage doclinks, create dynamic tables, generate HTML, and send MIME email. Supports Notes/Domino versions 6.x through 14.x on Windows and Linux.
• Midas C++ API

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports companies processing hundreds of thousands of documents per day (per Midas C++ API FAQ)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nash!Com Communications SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2003Nash!Com Communications Systems was a joint product partner for COEX! Links 1.0, a coexistence plug-in for companies using Notes/Domino for workflow but Outlook or other non-Lotus mail systems. The COEX! Links product was jointly developed and marketed by Genii Software, Nash!Com Communications Systems, and Consult-and-See Inc.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ytria: Ytria develops administrative and developer tools exclusively for the IBM/HCL Notes/Domino platform (database management, design tools, replication utilities). It is directly comparable to Genii because both sell prepackaged productivity and infrastructure add-ons to the same shrinking Notes/Domino customer base.
• Teamstudio: Teamstudio provides development tools and lifecycle management utilities for Notes/Domino developers, including Teamstudio Unplugged and configuration management products. Like Genii, it sells specialized developer toolkits to Notes shops and competes for the same ISV and enterprise developer budget.
• Binary Tree: Binary Tree provides migration tools between email and collaboration platforms (Exchange, Notes, Office 365, Google Workspace). It is both a partner (using Midas for Mobil/Exxon migration) and a competitor in the Notes coexistence and migration space Genii addresses with CoexLinks.
• OnTime by Intraware: OnTime is a Notes/Domino-native group calendaring, scheduling, and workflow add-on sold on a per-server and per-user licensing basis. Its pricing model, target customer (Notes enterprises), and channel approach closely mirror Genii's.
• panagenda: panagenda builds Notes/Domino monitoring, analytics, and application management software (e.g., MarvelClient). It serves the same enterprise Notes customer base as Genii and is sold through similar direct and partner channels with recurring maintenance revenue.

Broad incumbents

• Quest Software: Quest (a Dell Technologies business) provides enterprise migration tools including Notes-to-Exchange migration utilities. It competes with Genii's CoexLinks and CoexLinks Migrate at the high end of the enterprise migration market while also serving broader infrastructure use cases.
• AvePoint: AvePoint is a larger Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and collaboration data management vendor with a Notes/Domino migration product line. It competes in enterprise coexistence and migration alongside Genii but addresses a much broader Microsoft-centric customer base.
• HCL Technologies: HCL acquired the Notes/Domino business from IBM in 2018 and now controls the underlying platform roadmap. As the platform owner, HCL is both the enabler of Genii's ecosystem and a potential competitive threat if it bundles similar coexistence or rich text APIs directly into Domino.

Emerging players

• OpenNTF: OpenNTF is the open-source Notes/Domino community and foundation hosting free developer tools and APIs. It represents the open-source alternative path for some of Genii's capabilities and could pressure pricing for commoditized coexistence and migration features.
• TransVault: TransVault specializes in enterprise email and Notes/Domino archive migration. It overlaps with Genii's CoexLinks Migrate product in providing high-fidelity Notes export to standards-based formats, though it focuses specifically on archival workflows.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/GeniiSoftware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/genii-software-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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