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  • IBM, Brown Build Largest Supercomputer in RI - eWeek

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm
    Providence Business NewsIBM, Brown Build Largest Supercomputer in RIeWeekThe IBM supercomputer at Brown University is 50 times more powerful, six times more energy efficient and can hold 70 times more memory than the system it's Brown, IBM open most powerful supercomputer in RIBoston HeraldBrown University And IBM Launch Multimillion-Dollar Supercomputer - UpdateRTT NewsBrown, IBM Switch On SupercomputerXconomyPR Newswire (press release) -Providence Journal -The Brown Daily Heraldall 28 news articles »

  • IBM Enlists Partners In Mission To Create A Smarter Planet - ChannelWeb

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:24 pm
    IBM Enlists Partners In Mission To Create A Smarter PlanetChannelWebBy Damon Poeter, channelweb When it comes to a "smarter planet," IBM wants it all. The twist is that the Armonk, NY-based computing giant realizes it can't IBM Enlists Partners In Mission To Create A Smarter PlanetITvoirall 2 news articles »

  • IBM and Informatica Take Next Steps Toward Cloud Delivery - Intelligent Enterprise

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:25 am
    SYS-CON Media (press release)IBM and Informatica Take Next Steps Toward Cloud DeliveryIntelligent EnterpriseRecognizing the appeal of an approach known for its flexibility and low cost, IBM and Informatica this week unveiled their latest steps toward cloud UK's Nottingham Trent U Builds Data Warehouse with IBM Cognos BICampus TechnologyIBM Offers a Little Blue InsightSYS-CON Media (press release)Nottingham Trent University Brings Greater Efficiency With IBM Business AnalyticsPR Newswire (press release)MyADSLall 18 news articles »

  • IBM, CA Ease Mainframe Software Management, Development - eWeek

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:05 am
    SYS-CON Media (press release)IBM, CA Ease Mainframe Software Management, DevelopmenteWeekIBM unveiled a number of new software products to make it easier for businesses to manage their mainframe environments and develop applications for the IBM software launch shows there's life in the mainframeComputerworldIBM Turns the Screws on zPrimeSYS-CON Media (press release)TITLE: IBM Rational Products Cross-Site Scripting VulnerabilitiesSecuObsSearchDataCenter.com -Register -SDTimes.comall 47 news articles »

  • Impax Laboratories Drives Stronger Performance with IBM Business Analytics - PR Newswire (press release)

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:01 am
    Impax Laboratories Drives Stronger Performance with IBM Business AnalyticsPR Newswire (press release)Prior to implementing IBM business analytics technology, Impax Labs was dependent on IT staff to produce critical line of business reports using information and more »
 
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    IBM Redbooks

  • IBM 1U 17-inch and 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kits

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Technote, published: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 These cost-effective Flat Panel Console Kits offer a powerful and convenient way to manage space constrained rack environments from a single console.

  • IBM BladeCenter HS22 Technical Introduction

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 The IBM® BladeCenter® HS22 is a two-socket blade server running the latest Intel® Xeon processors.

  • IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale V7: Solutions Architecture

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - Product features - Application scenarios - Architectural overview The IBM® WebSphere® eXtreme Scale product provides a powerful, elastic, high-performance, and scalable in-memory data grid.

  • IBM System Storage DS8700 - Disk Encryption Implementation and Usage guidelines

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - Encrypt data at rest with no performance degradation - Use robust and sophisticated key management with TKLM - Support for Recovery Key and dual platform key servers IBM® recognizes the requirement for data protection, not only from hardware or software failures, but also from physical relocation of hardware, theft, and re-tasking of existing hardware.

  • IBM System z10 Business Class Technical Overview

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - Describes the new IBM System z10 BC server and related features - Discusses server structure and design - Reviews software support This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the IBM System z10™ Business Class (z10 BC) server, which is based on z/Architecture® and inherits many of the improvements made with the previously introduced System z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC) server.
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    IBM Business Partners News

  • IBM Receives SMB Excellence Award From Major Industry Analyst Firm For Express Advantage

    12 Nov 2009 | 6:31 pm
    IBM today announces it has received IDC's first SMB Excellence Award for the effectiveness of its Express Advantage program in helping mid-market businesses thrive in a rapidly changing business environment. IBM, the only firm to receive awards in two categories, was also recognized in the "Innovative Alliances" category for the Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise Solution via IBM Smart Cube. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Honors Global Customers for Outstanding Achievement in Information Management

    28 Oct 2009 | 8:56 pm
    IBM today announced the winners of its annual IBM Information On Demand Client Innovation Awards, recognizing IBM customers that have taken advantage of trusted information and analytics to deliver smarter business decisions. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Keeps Midsize Organizations Flexible with New Offerings for Dynamic Infrastructure

    22 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am
    IBM today announced a comprehensive portfolio of offerings to help midsize businesses reduce cost, improve service and manage risk while building the IT infrastructure needed to thrive in today's business climate. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Announces New Software for Managing Data Centers

    19 Oct 2009 | 9:01 pm
    IBM (NYSE:IBM) today introduced ground-breaking new software for managing data centers. The new technology has the potential to dramatically cut the cost of operations while speeding the deployment of new applications from weeks to minutes. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • City of Austin Selects IBM to Manage New Billing System

    12 Oct 2009 | 7:57 pm
    IBM announced today it has signed an eight-year agreement to install and manage a new utility services billing system for the City of Austin that is designed to improve customer service while preparing the city for broader green energy initiatives. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this
 
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    IBM Coporate News

  • IBM Honored in 2009 HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards

    16 Nov 2009 | 8:19 pm
    IBM was recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards, presented at the 2009 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC09) at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Announces Debt Exchange Offers

    5 Nov 2009 | 10:07 pm
    IBM today announced that it has commenced offers to exchange (the “exchange offers”) any and all of its 7.125 percent debentures due 2096, 7.000 percent debentures due 2045 and 8.000 percent notes due 2038 for a new series of 5.600 percent senior notes due 2039 (the “new notes”) and cash. To encourage holders to tender early, IBM is offering an early exchange premium to holders who validly tender their old notes before 5:00 p.m. EST, on Friday, November 20, 2009 (the “early exchange date”). The exchange offers expire at 12:00 a.m. EST, on Monday, December 7, 2009 (the…

  • IBM To Provide Employees With 100% Primary Health Care Coverage, New Wellness Rebate

    28 Oct 2009 | 10:38 pm
    IBM today announced that it will provide U.S. employees with 100 percent coverage for primary health care, beginning in 2010. Employees enrolled in IBM plans will receive full coverage throughout the year -- no coinsurance or deductible -- for in-network primary care with their internist, family practitioner, pediatrician, general practitioner or primary osteopath. IBM will be among the first U.S. companies to cover primary care at 100 percent. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Honors Global Customers for Outstanding Achievement in Information Management

    28 Oct 2009 | 8:56 pm
    IBM today announced the winners of its annual IBM Information On Demand Client Innovation Awards, recognizing IBM customers that have taken advantage of trusted information and analytics to deliver smarter business decisions. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Receives 'Strong Positive' Rating in Leading Analyst Firm's Managed Security Services in Europe MarketScope Report

    27 Oct 2009 | 8:57 pm
    IBM today announced its Internet Security Systems division (ISS), a leading provider of end-to-end security solutions, received a Positive rating in Gartner's report entitled "MarketScope for Managed Security Services in Europe."(1) E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this
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    IBM Global Funding News

  • IBM Analytics to Provide Real-Time Analysis and Delivery of Tax Information for Jackson Hewitt Tax Service

    19 Nov 2009 | 8:59 pm
    IBM today announced that Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., a leader in the tax preparation industry with franchised and company-owned locations across the country, has selected IBM business analytics software -- IBM Cognos 8 BI -- to provide its nationwide locations with software systems that provide greater efficiencies in accessing tax information and relevant business data. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • Samlink Signs 55 Million Euro Strategic Outsourcing Contract With IBM

    15 Nov 2009 | 9:32 pm
    IBM today announced that it has signed a seven-year, 55 million Euro strategic outsourcing agreement with Samlink Ltd, a leading Finnish IT banking services provider. Under the agreement, IBM will manage Samlink's infrastructure services across its data center environment, enabling Samlink to focus on core infrastructure technology (IT) banking service activities while benefiting from new IBM services technologies. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Japan Signs 9 Year Strategic Outsourcing Contract With Chugoku Bank

    9 Nov 2009 | 5:28 pm
    IBM today announced a nine-year strategic outsourcing agreement with Chugoku Bank, a major Japanese regional bank. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Announces Debt Exchange Offers

    5 Nov 2009 | 10:07 pm
    IBM today announced that it has commenced offers to exchange (the “exchange offers”) any and all of its 7.125 percent debentures due 2096, 7.000 percent debentures due 2045 and 8.000 percent notes due 2038 for a new series of 5.600 percent senior notes due 2039 (the “new notes”) and cash. To encourage holders to tender early, IBM is offering an early exchange premium to holders who validly tender their old notes before 5:00 p.m. EST, on Friday, November 20, 2009 (the “early exchange date”). The exchange offers expire at 12:00 a.m. EST, on Monday, December 7, 2009 (the…

  • New Financing Options from IBM Global Financing Help Companies Step Up to Smarter IT

    18 Oct 2009 | 6:49 pm
    As companies look for ways to grow, take market share and become more profitable, IBM Global Financing, the lending and leasing business segment of IBM (NYSE: IBM) is announcing a toolkit of financing offerings to help companies step up to smarter, more efficient technologies. Beginning in October, credit-qualified companies and business partners can take advantage of a smart financing toolkit of opportunities that include deferred payments, zero percent financing and attractive prices on IBM Certified Pre-owned Equipment. Smaller and mid-sized companies can also benefit from a specially…
 
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    IBM Servers News

  • IBM Introduces New Software to Accelerate Workload Movement to System z; Reduces IT Costs

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:02 pm
    IBM today announced 10 new software products to help companies lower application management costs by optimizing the System z mainframe for more workloads, such as data analytics, collaborative application development, application maintenance and other key business processes. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Selects IBM Technology to Power Cloud Computing Research

    15 Nov 2009 | 9:40 pm
    IBM and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced today that an IBM System x iDataPlex server will run the Lab's program to explore how cloud computing can be used to advance scientific discovery. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • Samlink Signs 55 Million Euro Strategic Outsourcing Contract With IBM

    15 Nov 2009 | 9:32 pm
    IBM today announced that it has signed a seven-year, 55 million Euro strategic outsourcing agreement with Samlink Ltd, a leading Finnish IT banking services provider. Under the agreement, IBM will manage Samlink's infrastructure services across its data center environment, enabling Samlink to focus on core infrastructure technology (IT) banking service activities while benefiting from new IBM services technologies. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Builds Massive Business Analytics Cloud for 200,000 Employees and Unveils Version for Clients

    15 Nov 2009 | 9:24 pm
    IBM today announced the world's largest private cloud computing environment for business analytics, which will provide IBM sales teams and developers new levels of insight to better meet the needs of clients worldwide. The cloud will launch initially with more than a petabyte of data, the equivalent of more than 300 billion ATM transactions. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Receives SMB Excellence Award From Major Industry Analyst Firm For Express Advantage

    12 Nov 2009 | 6:31 pm
    IBM today announces it has received IDC's first SMB Excellence Award for the effectiveness of its Express Advantage program in helping mid-market businesses thrive in a rapidly changing business environment. IBM, the only firm to receive awards in two categories, was also recognized in the "Innovative Alliances" category for the Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise Solution via IBM Smart Cube. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this
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    IBM Software News

  • Lumley Insurance selects IBM WebSphere to deliver web-based services strategy

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:28 pm
    The newly selected platform belongs to the IBM WebSphere suite of software which delivers the flexible and scalable infrastructure needed to build, deploy and manage all types of business applications. The key benefit is that applications will continue meeting business objectives regardless of changing external conditions, such as market fluctuations or changes in scalability. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Sets Performance Standard in Independent Low Latency Benchmark for Financial Markets

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:24 pm
    IBM today announced industry leading benchmark test results and updates to its IBM WebSphere MQ Low Latency Messaging and IBM WebSphere Front Office for Financial Markets software that together reaffirm IBM's performance leadership in powering securities firms, exchanges and trading venues. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Introduces New Software to Accelerate Workload Movement to System z; Reduces IT Costs

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:02 pm
    IBM today announced 10 new software products to help companies lower application management costs by optimizing the System z mainframe for more workloads, such as data analytics, collaborative application development, application maintenance and other key business processes. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM and DC WASA Flow Technology into Washington DC’s Water and Sewer System

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm
    IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA) are working together to modernize the management of the aging water and sewer infrastructure hidden beneath the nation’s capital. The sprawling infrastructure includes hundreds of thousands of assets such as water distribution pipes, valves, public fire hydrants, collection pipes, man holes and water meters. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM, VMware and NSEC Partner To Simplify Computing on The Go

    16 Nov 2009 | 6:02 pm
    IBM, VMware (NYSE: VMW) and Keepod products family manufacturer NSEC, today announced that they have partnered to offer IBM's Lotus Symphony productivity software suite on Keepod devices for the first time. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this
 
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  • IBM Honored in 2009 HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards

    16 Nov 2009 | 8:19 pm
    IBM was recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards, presented at the 2009 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC09) at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM, VMware and NSEC Partner To Simplify Computing on The Go

    16 Nov 2009 | 6:02 pm
    IBM, VMware (NYSE: VMW) and Keepod products family manufacturer NSEC, today announced that they have partnered to offer IBM's Lotus Symphony productivity software suite on Keepod devices for the first time. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • Samlink Signs 55 Million Euro Strategic Outsourcing Contract With IBM

    15 Nov 2009 | 9:32 pm
    IBM today announced that it has signed a seven-year, 55 million Euro strategic outsourcing agreement with Samlink Ltd, a leading Finnish IT banking services provider. Under the agreement, IBM will manage Samlink's infrastructure services across its data center environment, enabling Samlink to focus on core infrastructure technology (IT) banking service activities while benefiting from new IBM services technologies. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Receives SMB Excellence Award From Major Industry Analyst Firm For Express Advantage

    12 Nov 2009 | 6:31 pm
    IBM today announces it has received IDC's first SMB Excellence Award for the effectiveness of its Express Advantage program in helping mid-market businesses thrive in a rapidly changing business environment. IBM, the only firm to receive awards in two categories, was also recognized in the "Innovative Alliances" category for the Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise Solution via IBM Smart Cube. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • New IBM Software Uses Sensors to Speed the Movement of Shipping Containers

    9 Nov 2009 | 5:22 pm
    IBM today unveiled new software that will enable businesses and governments to extract new business information from sensors to determine the whereabouts and conditions of millions of<strong> </strong>returnable shipping containers used to transport goods around the world. Using the software, massive amounts of sensor data can be gathered in real-time, providing supply chain transparency and reducing inventory costs by as much as 40 percent. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this
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    IBM Research News

  • IBM Tackles Smarter Water Management in Europe

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm
    In a region of France known for sunshine, agriculture and natural spring water, IBM (NYSE: IBM) has established a Center of Excellence for Water Management to use high performance computing to monitor and forecast the impact of climate change and severe weather conditions on water resources. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM and DC WASA Flow Technology into Washington DC’s Water and Sewer System

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm
    IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA) are working together to modernize the management of the aging water and sewer infrastructure hidden beneath the nation’s capital. The sprawling infrastructure includes hundreds of thousands of assets such as water distribution pipes, valves, public fire hydrants, collection pipes, man holes and water meters. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • UMBC Researchers Use IBM Technology to Fight Rising Threats of Forest Fires

    18 Nov 2009 | 5:41 pm
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  • IBM Moves Closer To Creating Computer Based on Insights From The Brain

    17 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm
    Today at SC 09, the supercomputing conference, IBM announced significant progress toward creating a computer system that simulates and emulates the brain’s abilities for sensation, perception, action, interaction and cognition, while rivaling the brain’s low power and energy consumption and compact size. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Scientists Reinvent Medical Diagnostic Testing

    17 Nov 2009 | 6:41 pm
    IBM scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip, that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy to use, and can test for many diseases, including one of world's leading causes of death, cardiovascular disease*. The results are so quick and accurate that a small sample of a patient’s serum or blood, could be tested immediately following a heart attack, to enable the doctor to quickly take a course of action to help the patient survive. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this
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    IBM Research

  • Software patents and innovation

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:38 am
    by Mark ChadurjianSenior Counsel, IBM Software Group Intellectual Property LawWe've heard a lot lately about software patents. Some folks say software should not be patentable. Others say that any business method run on a computer should be patentable. Why all the controversy?[Read more]

  • Inventors’ Corner: U.S. Patent #7,280,658 – Systems, methods and computer program products for accelerated dynamic protection of data

    4 Nov 2009 | 8:44 am
    Digital media, including videos, audio, and images, sometime require secure handling by both the content provider and the distributor. This patented invention offers the provider and distributor end-to-end protection by coupling dynamic and static key encryption. The technique accelerates the overall encryption and decryption process, and improves encryption efficiency and strength by reducing the computer resources required to protect the data.These steps are completed while eliminating intermediate decryption of data transmitted between two computer systems as well as the decryption of…

  • Cryptography research (video)

    23 Oct 2009 | 7:08 am

  • Inventors' Corner: Innovations enable privacy by design

    20 Oct 2009 | 8:53 am
    IBMers patent important privacy inventionsBy 2011, the world will be 10 times more instrumented than it was in 2006. Internet connected devices will leap from 500 Million to 1 Trillion. Approximately 70% of the digital universe is created by individuals, but enterprises are responsible for 85% of the security, privacy, reliability, and compliance. Increasingly, the proliferation of data-generating sensors and mobile computing devices, and the emergence of new forms of communication such as social networking, are driving unprecedented growth in the collection, storage and management of all…

  • Inventors’ Corner: U.S. Patent # 7,545,978—Methods and apparatus for filtering video packets for large-scale video stream monitoring

    14 Oct 2009 | 9:07 am
    The ability to simultaneously monitor, process and understand semantic content from multiple video streams--broadcast over separate channels or transmitted via the Internet--is a capability that has long presented numerous technical challenges. As a result, this has prevented providers from being able to effectively allocate bandwidth to reduce transmission loads and ensure that certain video packets are transmitted at a faster speed based on their classification.This invention describes a large-scale video stream monitoring system that provides the ability to gather and analyze video packets…
 
 
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    IBM Buzz: Lotus Symphony

  • IBM Lotus Symphony available on Keepod devices for the first time

    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    IBM ( IBM), VMware (NYSE: VMW) and Keepod products family manufacturer NSEC, today announced that they have partnered to offer IBM's Lotus Symphony productivity software suite on Keepod devices for the first time. For more information follow this link : <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-vmware-and-nsec-partner-to-simplify-computing-on-the-go-70271387.html ">http://www.prnewswire...

  • DataPilot (PivotTable) Greatly Enhanced in Lotus Symphony 1.3

    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    DataPilot table, which is called PivotTable in Microsoft Office Excel, is one of the key features of Spreadsheet editor. DataPilot table is a useful tool to summarize and analyze large volumes of data. It is widely used in various spreadsheet applications. Lotus Symphony Spreadsheet team have been working on this feature for multiple releases to enhance the functionality and usability to meet spre...

  • IBM Client for Smart Work momentum in Africa

    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - 29 Oct 2009: Organizations of all types from business, government, and academic to philanthropic across the emerging markets of Africa are rapidly adopting Linux and cloud computing services just one month after a package, the IBM Client for Smart Work (www.ibm.com/lotus/openclient), was launched in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. To read the full press release follo...

  • IBM Client for Smart Work in USA

    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    ARMONK, N.Y. - 20 Oct 2009: Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Canonical are introducing a cloud- and Linux-based desktop package in the U.S. designed for use on a company's existing fleet of personal computers (PCs) or even low-cost netbooks. To read the full press release follow this link <a href="http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/28649.wss ">http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/...

  • IBM Client for Smart Work in Africa

    31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm
    Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Canonical are introducing a new, flexible personal computing software package for netbooks and other thin client devices to help businesses in Africa bridge the digital divide by leapfrogging traditional PCs and proprietary software. This is the first cloud- and premise-based Linux netbook software package offered by IBM and Canonical. To read the full press release foll...
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    Bob Balfe

  • Facebook has Easter Eggs!

    Bob Balfe
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:19 am
    From my buddy Mark: “Go to any Facebook page and click once in a white area just to get a blank timeline to do this with. Press up arrow, up arrow, down arrow, down arrow, left arrow, right arrow, left arrow, right arrow, B, A, then the Return key. If you left-click or right-click, scroll or push any keyboard key after that, a strange shining set of circular rings will appear on your screen.” technorati tags: Facebook

  • Randall C. Kennedy: Why I hate Microsoft Office 2010

    Bob Balfe
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:46 am
    This article is a very interesting read.  “Office 2010 is clunky” - that is not a good start for an evaluation.  Randall continues the article with comparisons to Outlook and Office 2007 - makes you wonder if MS did any kind of performance modeling against previous releases? He ends with a brief description of the “Back Stage” feature and how it causes pain because it is not consistent from option to option. “The idea well has finally run dry in Redmond. Maybe they can borrow a cup or two from their contemporaries down in Cupertino.” technorati tags:…

  • Automating SWT based applications with SWTBot

    Bob Balfe
    12 Nov 2009 | 9:27 pm
    Many Lotus customers (and Lotus itself) use Rational Functional Tester(RFT) and in many ways RFT does a great job and in many ways it can be just too much for what you need to do.  If you want to integrate UI testing into your unit testing you might want to check out SWTBot.  I have recently started looking at SWTBot with a serious eye.  I plan on playing around with it for our own team use and I also have some team members looking into it to automate their areas.  I would like to get some feedback from the blogosphere and find out if anyone has actually used this or has integrated it…

  • Lotus Developers should follow PlanetEclipse

    Bob Balfe
    12 Nov 2009 | 7:03 am
    Planet Eclipse is the go to place to get first hand information from the vast Eclipse community.  You can learn the direction of Eclipse and how it affects Lotus Notes going forward.  You can also learn a lot of tips and tricks you would not normally get in product documentation.  I know many on the Loti are diving deep with Eclipse but I think there is a lot more  potential and opportunities for business partners and companies if they put some attention to PlanetEclipse. technorati tags: Development, eclipse, lotus

  • Adding a component configuration toolbar to your container

    Bob Balfe
    11 Nov 2009 | 8:11 am
    There is a new tutorial on the CA wiki that shows how you can add a toolbar to your container.  The article assumes you are writing SWT/Eclipse Java code.  This toolbar shows up conditionally in the Composite Application Editor (and does not show in the applications run time).  The toolbar allows you to provide an intuitive user interface to configure your component.  You can pretty much do anything in the toolbar - from defining values for preferences to launching full dialogs right from the main CAE UI. The idea is to have most of your component editing done “on the glass”…
 
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    Ed Brill

  • Lotusphere 2010: Global Business Excellence Forum

    Ed Brill
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:20 am
    Lotusphere 2010 includes an event-within-an-event this year, designed for an executive-level audience with specific industry focus areas.  The four industries that are part of the Global Business Excellence Forum are banking, insurance, government, and healthcare.The Global Business Excellence Forum promises to be the definitive place to learn virtually everything about how to achieve better business outcomes with IBM Lotus and IBM WebSphere Portal software and services from IBM and trusted partners. And you'll hear from people within organizations just like yours - who have achieved…

  • Doodle integration with Lotus Notes - Beta

    Ed Brill
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:55 am
    Doodle is an on-line scheduling tool which makes it easier for individuals and organizations to schedule meetings and events.  Earlier this week, they announced the beta of a Doodle widget for Lotus Notes 8:The Doodle Widget for Lotus Notes brings the best of both worlds together to one powerful solution. New Doodle polls can directly be initiated from Lotus Notes without the need to open a web browser first. Doodle polls received by email will automatically be shown in a Notes sidebar while reading the email. Conveniently view and participate in the poll while checking your calendar…

  • An oral history of Lotus Notes: The first 20 years

    Ed Brill
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:45 am
    Lotusphere as a conference celebrates a community, and from time to time, we have offered special sessions recognizing the Lotusphere "magic".  For Lotusphere 2010, we've created a session -- well, we've created the shell of the session at any rate -- called "An oral history of Lotus Notes: The first 20 years". Now, if Ray Ozzie is still reading my blog, he'll probably get angry and defensive -- it's really been 25 years since the development of Lotus Notes began.  The first release, though, was December, 1989 -- two weeks shy of 20 years ago.  I don't pretend that I could tell…

  • Andrew Pollack: If you didn’t get chosen to deliver a Lotusphere Session....

    Ed Brill
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:37 am
    Yesterday, speaker notifications -- and session rejections -- for Lotusphere 2010 were sent out.  Congratulations to those selected to speak -- we are honored to have you on our stages.  Apologies to those who were not -- thank you for taking the time to submit a proposal. I was surprised for the second year in a row that social media provided the tools to amplify disappointment coming out of those who were not selected to speak.  Tweets, blog posts, and comments showed that there was a bit of an undertow to the whole thing.  I was especially surprised to see IBMers take…

  • Upgrade cookbook: Notes/Domino 8.5.1

    Ed Brill
    17 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am
    There are a number of important new resources around deploying Notes/Domino 8.5 available through the Notes/Domino wikis.  Two in specific are welcome additions to the documentation available to help your upgrades and deployments Upgrade Cookbook:  Upgrading to Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1 -- this resource was written directly by the development and support organizations and discusses the typical client/server/application upgrade approaches. Lotus Notes and Domino version 8.5 Deployment Guide -- this resource was written by a "redbooks" author team over the last several months. It…
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    Steve Castledine

  • XPages - multiple data sources different read/edit modes

    Steve Castledine
    17 Nov 2009 | 1:08 am
    Slow rate of posting right now, hopefully will pick it up over the coming months as I do have a list of topics waiting to be blogged about. So a quick one which personally I had been stuck on for a while but for me is a very common use case: Having a document or data source open in read mode and having a second data source open but in edit mode so you can submit new data. The usual scenario here is content related pages with the ability to add comments. Now I had achieved this before however in ways that I was not happy with. For example you can just bind your fields to scope variables and…

  • Some titbits for when developing XPages for the client

    Steve Castledine
    29 Oct 2009 | 8:33 am
    I need to create a wiki page for this really to note down everything as I find it when developing XPages for web and client. To start, one of the things I often need to handle is I do not always use a link control but maybe have some links computed/generated. However when you navigate around an XPage application in the client you need to supply a session id for each request. This is handled automatically for your fixed links but not when you are a hack like me. So the first tip is to add this session id. Typically I load up the id into my session scope using: if(@ClientType()=="Notes"){…

  • Providing illustration for your XPage custom controls (Design Definition)

    Steve Castledine
    16 Oct 2009 | 2:09 am
    Something added to Lotus Domino Designer (DD) in 8.5.1 was the ability to better illustrate our custom controls when laid out within an XPage (within Designer itself). For example in 8.5 a tag cloud may look like this: whereas in 8.5.1 we can now make it look like: This is a simple example so big deal you may think, however with more complex custom controls (and XPages) and the fact that they are reusable so you want them to be as polished as possible its a great improvement. You can even include on screen instructions on how to reuse your custom control like I have in the following example:…

  • XPages Repeat Control enhancement for 8.5.1

    Steve Castledine
    14 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am
    Repeat controls are probably one of the top tools in an XPage developers box. By their very nature we, the developer, decide how they are used and the html that is sent to the browser. So typically we would want a list, a table or maybe a list of divs (preferably the first two) to display our data. At 8.5 this was possible with repeat controls, however at a cost. This cost was either you lost the ability to link to a "pager" or the repeat control sent out "incorrect" html. Let me explain, if say you wanted to output using a list you would surround the repeat control with the list html and add…

  • OneUi Documentation available

    Steve Castledine
    12 Oct 2009 | 10:27 am
    The "look and feel" that makes up the styling for XPages development and other Lotus Products (also known as OneUI) now has some officially published documentation. You can read about it in this Domino Designer wiki article. This documentation is actually for v2.01 of the css etc that Domino ships as "evaluation only" (from 8.5.1) and XPages, out of the box, uses the older version. However it should still be very useful, and going forwards will be the version used by XPages. I also plan on adding some Oneui related projects to OpenNTF soon, so watch this space. Read the wiki document for full…
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    Michael Dolan

  • Red Hat makes “strategic investment” in EnterpriseDB (backer of Postgres)

    md
    9 Nov 2009 | 3:14 pm
    I’m not quite sure how I missed seeing the news until today, but I just noticed that Red Hat made a “strategic investment” in EnterpriseDB – the company behind PostgreSQL. I think this is a very interesting move. http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-management/red-hat-invests-in-enterprisedb-eye-oracle-and-mysql-855 Many seem to have their concerns or at least questions about Sun+MySQL, but with Oracle in the mix those issues appear to have snowballed into an avalanche. Even the EU has shown its concern. I think a key issue for the Linux community is whether Oracle will…

  • Internet Explorer’s share plummets to just 65%; Chrome nearly matches Safari

    md
    9 Oct 2009 | 11:44 am
    There are some very interesting browser share statistics over at Ars today… Between September and August, Internet Explorer dropped a significant 1.26 percentage points (from 66.97 percent to 65.71 percent) and Firefox moved up a sizeable 0.77 percentage points (from 22.98 percent to 23.75 percent). Safari increased 0.17 percentage points (from 4.07 percent to 4.24 percent) while Chrome once again moved further away from Opera: it gained a worthy 0.33 percentage points (from 2.84 percent to 3.17 percent).

  • The FTC decides to regulate blogging (sponsored blogging)

    md
    5 Oct 2009 | 3:54 pm
    Interesting news out of the FTC. They’re going to start regulating blogs as they would an advertisement – though it doesn’t seem 1:1 in terms of advertising claims regulations and blogs. I do think this is a good move (perhaps overdue). Some bloggers like those at Redmonk have been disclosing their possible (even remote) conflicts of interest with clients for a long time (as financial analysts would be required).  IBM bloggers all have disclaimers on their websites. It looks like blogs are “growing up”. How long will it take for WordPress users to create a…

  • Michael Dolan gets 7 years in jail (it’s not me, I swear)

    md
    7 Aug 2009 | 11:03 am
    A few colleagues have pointed out a Symantec blog post about Michael Dolan going to jail for 7 years. This is a different Michael Dolan (not me) and it has to do with spamming AOL. While I haven’t been posting as much, it’s not because of any trial! I just wanted to let everyone know I am not planning on being away for the next 7 years… http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/michael-dolan-face-seven-years-jail

  • Ohio LinuxFest 2009 Sept 25-26

    md
    7 Aug 2009 | 10:41 am
    Just received an email notice from the Ohio LinuxFest team today. ———————————– It’s only a little more than a month from now, the seventh Ohio LinuxFest. This year we will be  celebrating 40 years of Unix! If you haven’t heard, we are very excited and proud to have Doug McIlroy give a key note address this year. Doug was the head  of research department at Bell Laboratories where Unix was  invented and is credited for the inventing Unix pipes  as well as writing many of the Unix tools we still use in some…
 
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    Kellypuffs

  • more etrade baby magic

    kellys
    15 Nov 2009 | 4:23 pm
    I just can’t get enough of these babies.

  • pirates!

    kellys
    14 Nov 2009 | 7:58 pm
    pirates of penzance, originally uploaded by kellypuffs. This is the cover from the Colonel’s well-worn copy of the vocal score for Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance. So you might guess I’m a fan. And was thrilled to learn that the Savoyard Light Opera Company was presenting Pirates for their annual November production. They are playing this weekend and next. We went tonight. It was awesome. You should go. The Savoyard Light Opera Company

  • the north forty, slowly disappearing underwater

    kellys
    14 Nov 2009 | 8:11 am
    the north forty, slowly disappearing underwater, originally uploaded by kellypuffs. I think this is the same storm that hit the mid-atlantic earlier this week. Too bad it’s not snow.

  • our jokes are not like your jokes

    kellys
    11 Nov 2009 | 4:35 am
    chortle AND snort.

  • happy birthday, sesame street!

    kellys
    6 Nov 2009 | 3:36 pm
    This year marks the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street. I love everything about Sesame Street. And I’m not alone. It was a topic of conversation at work today. And now I’m very afraid that Linux Boy will be singing this for days:
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    Rob's Digital Life

  • Twitter microposts for 2009-11-19

    19 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm
    cool ..part of the twitter beta group for Retweet # these nigerian scammers just don’t give up do they, they are sending me two fact emails per day, they are just getting ignored now..blows. # @adonisdemon just started using it can’t really comment just yet, just got back from work logged in and there it was # @adonisdemon yeah, but this shows the picture of the original poster and underneath that it’s been retweeted, it’s ok # @adonisdemon yep, twitpic would be nice, however over a thumbnail and get the full pic neat # @gletham yep, i guess we need to get out and…

  • Twitter microposts for 2009-11-18

    18 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm
    dropping car off at garage again then back for call on sla’s helping our team sell some of our pan European services # RT @ConorfromOrange: woohoo! YouGov names Orange no.1 for mobile broadband in UK http://tinyurl.com/ydzfytv # Fringe for Android is out…yeah # @barneyc Fring it’s in the market # @nokiAAddict yes predictive text got the better of me # Powered by Twitter Tools.

  • Twitter microposts for 2009-11-17

    17 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm
    RT @GeekUp: Reminder: GeekUp Chester: Tonight 6:30PM @ Old Harkers Arms, 1 Russell Street, Chester CH3 5AL: http://geekup.org/events/173/ # @janole @swift is the best of the bunch # someone is trying to scam me on ebay, got the email service@PayPal.com <customerpost@mail2consultant.com>, so pretending to have paid me. # I wondered how long it’d take before I got hit on eBay..it’s just a huge pain in the backside. # one good thing had prawn stir fry for tea and the kids liked the prawns, but I can’t help thinking of District 9,..ugh # Powered by Twitter Tools.

  • Twitter microposts for 2009-11-16

    16 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm
    Easywifi fried my WiFi on my Hero, had to do a restore to factory settings # Powered by Twitter Tools.

  • Twitter microposts for 2009-11-15

    15 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm
    Interesting, all Nokia gear shifts quickly on eBay, the Blackberry Pearl I got up there now is still there… # @Whatleydude yep that’s a great pic # RT @jthousand: Got a Droid yesterday and I have to say IT ROCKS! # Powered by Twitter Tools.
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    Rational Asset Manager Insider Blog

  • Referencing a Definitive Software Library Asset Artifact in a Workspace?

    Carlos
    13 Nov 2009 | 7:09 am
    We have been getting lots of questions around how developers and architects can reference open source components, WSDLs or other binaries that are under governance in their workspace?    Dr Gili Mendel recently wrote an explanation on this that I wanted to share with you below.   By referencing the artifacts in the DSL you prevent teams from having to repeatedly copy asset artifacts around or version the same component multiple times in different SCM systems.   This has the added benefit of allowing you to control access to these components and shut them off when licenses expire or the…

  • Voice Rational Asset Manager Deep Dive

    Carlos
    13 Nov 2009 | 6:55 am
    This week we had the Rational Voice event, where we meet with a select group of customers to discuss our product road maps and do a deep dive on product capabilities.   I wanted to share the slides we presented at the deep dive session on how to define an asset governance model in Rational Asset Manager v7.2 .  In the session we covered what the governance constructs were in Rational Asset Manager and what the best practices are for establishing a definitive software library.   Here are the slides. If you are interested in participating in future Rational Voice events send me an email…

  • Scripts to Automate Asset Use and Creation

    Carlos
    15 Oct 2009 | 12:54 pm
    It is often useful to integrate your definitive software library with existing processes.  Examples of these processes include a build process that must retrieve approved open source or third party components from the definitive software library(DSL).  A build process that publishes final gold releases to the build system.   Deployment processes that must retrieve approved release implementations out of the DSL.    In this 30 minute – 4 part tutorial, I explain how you can install ANT and the Rational Asset Manager Scripting client files to be able to run scripts to download an…

  • Automating the Delivery Of Reliable Software

    Carlos
    5 Oct 2009 | 1:50 pm
    This demonstration provides an overview of how to use IBM® Rational® Asset Manager as your definitive software library to build and publish assets. See how Rational Asset Manager, Rational Build Forge and Rational AppScan can automate the delivery and governance of reliable software builds. Demonstration by Dr Gili Mendel.

  • Rational Asset Manager v7.2 is Available

    Carlos
    25 Sep 2009 | 8:59 pm
    Rational Asset Manager v7.2 is Available.   Learn what is new in this 6 part Webcast series.   In Part 1 of Rational Asset Manager v 7.2 What’s New, see how you can search for assets in the Web client. Rational Asset Manager v 7.2 What’s New Part 1 Search In Part 2 of Rational Asset Manager v 7.2 on Jazz  What’s New,  see how you can create assets in the Web client. Rational Asset Manager v 7.2 on Jazz What’s New Part 2 Create & Review Assets In Part 3 of Rational Asset Manager v 7.2 on Jazz  What’s New,  see how you can define the asset governance…
 
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    Adam Gartenberg’s Blog

  • Go Blue! Ross School of Business in Top 10 for all six BusinessWeek rankings

    Adam Gartenberg
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:26 am
    I always like seeing news like this in my inbox.  Go Blue! ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The latest rankings from BusinessWeek affirm that the Ross School of Business is one of the best all-around business schools in the world. BusinessWeek has announced that the Ross School ranks among the Top 10 for its Part-time MBA Program (No. 5) and Executive MBA Program (No. 7) and for its open enrollment (No. 8) and custom enrollment (No. 10) executive education programs for 2009. The Ross School currently ranks No. 5 for its Full-time MBA Program and No. 4 for its BBA Program, according to rankings…

  • DB2 first database recognized as "VMware Ready"

    Adam Gartenberg
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:48 am
    Earlier this week VMware extended its VMware Ready program to include middleware and application software.  DB2 became the first database (and at present is the only database management system) recognized with the VMware Ready designation. From the VMware press release: "We are living in an age in which businesses must have access to vast quantities of information as a tool for making smarter and faster decisions, at a lower cost," said Bernard Spang, director, Information Management Strategy, IBM. "Through the VMware Ready(TM) program and the long-standing collaboration between our two…

  • NY Times: Making Health Care Better

    Adam Gartenberg
    10 Nov 2009 | 12:11 pm
    The New York Times Magazine this past weekend ran a lengthy and insightful article into how Intermountain Healthcare in Utah is applying information and analytics at their network of 23 hospitals and associated clinics with some very dramatic results in improving healthcare outcomes and reducing patient costs.   Intermountain was one of first medical systems with electronic patient records (already in place by1986), and the article focuses on how Brent James, brought in as the director of medical research and continuing medical education at that time, has brought about significant change…

  • New IBM Software Uses Sensors to Speed the Movement of Shipping Containers

    Adam Gartenberg
    10 Nov 2009 | 7:02 am
    IBM today announced that it has enhanced IBM InfoSphere Traceability Server with a new capability called Returnable Container Management.  This capability is designed to track the location of containers and other reusable assets used by manufacturers, parts suppliers, governments, and others to ship and transfer parts and products. While this may sound like a rather esoteric topic, it's big business.  Many automotive OEMs maintain container inventories in excess of $100 million, and using sensors and tracking software can help reduce inventory costs by as much as 40%.  From…

  • IBM Opens Advanced Analytics Center in Washington, D.C.

    Adam Gartenberg
    10 Nov 2009 | 5:55 am
    In Washington, DC today, IBM opened its sixth analytics solution center.  The new center will be located in IBM's Institute for Electronic Government at 1301 K Street, N.W, and will serve as the hub for collaboration with federal agencies, academia, and other institutions in the Washington Metro Area on analytics projects ranging from transportation and social services to defense logistics and homeland security systems. The new IBM Analytics Solution Center in Washington, D.C., will draw on the expertise of more than 400 IBM professionals. These will include IBM researchers, experts in…
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    macguidera.net

  • Designing Lotus Connections 2.5

    Mac Guidera
    26 Oct 2009 | 6:59 am
    On the Design @ IBM site, the IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 designers tell the story about how they created its exemplary user experience. http://www.ibm.com/software/ucd/gallery/connections_software.htmlThis is a great overview of the design themes for Lotus Connections 2.5. In the video, Ethan Perry, Lead Product Designer for Lotus Connections, has a great quote on one of the core features of Lotus Connections.<quote>Social software let's people connect directly to each other...no matter where you are in Lotus Connections there is a focus on people.</quote>

  • Extending Lotus Connections to WebSphere Portal

    Mac Guidera
    30 Sep 2009 | 11:14 am
    Prior to Lotus Connections 2.5 a single portlet was offered from IBM that allowed for read access to the Lotus Connections services (Activities, Blogs, Dogear, Profiles). For this release, we've created a new set of portlets that are aimed at making your Portal more Social!IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Portlets for IBM WebSphere PortalThe IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Portlets for WebSphere Portal delivers the Lotus Connections rich set of social software services for use within a WebSphere Portal environment. WebSphere Portal users can integrate the Activities, Blogs and Bookmarks services of Lotus…

  • Extending Lotus Connections to Microsoft products

    Mac Guidera
    28 Sep 2009 | 11:46 am
    We are committed to bringing the value of social software to the enterprise and realize that work happens everywhere. With that goal in mind, the Lotus Connections team has been hard at work this year updating our plug-ins for the 2.5 release. Available now as a free download on the IBM Lotus Business Solutions Catalog are the following plug-ins for Microsoft SharePoint, Office and Windows.The IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Plug-in for Microsoft SharePointThe IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Plug-in for Microsoft SharePoint is intended to enhance Microsoft SharePoint environments with additional social…

  • Lotus Connections 2.5 is available

    Mac Guidera
    28 Aug 2009 | 6:51 am
    Since it's initial release in the Summer of 2007, Lotus Connections has been the leader in the market for enterprise social software. Today the drive to empower users to share and refine innovative ideas through a social network continues with the availability of IBM Lotus Connections 2.5.Read more about this release's features and benefits at the IBM Lotus Connections site and enjoy these resources to help you plan and get started with the release....IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Reviewer's Guide is now available on developerWorksThe Information Center has been updated for Lotus Connections 2.5…

  • IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Announcement

    Mac Guidera
    17 Aug 2009 | 2:53 pm
    IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 develops professional communities and networks of colleaguesIBM® Lotus® Connections 2.5 is social software for business that empowers you to be more innovative, enabling efficient execution of business strategies by calling upon the expertise of networks of coworkers, partners, and customers. These networks become vibrant professional and customer communities that help you discover information, develop and refine creative ideas, and collaborate with the right people to achieve faster business results.A big milestone for Lotus Connections is coming this month…
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    Damien Katz

  • Koala on the loose!

    Damien Katz
    29 Oct 2009 | 12:40 pm
    Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala has just been released. This is big news as this version includes Apache CouchDB, used as a replicable database by desktop apps. This means CouchDB will be on over 10 million desktops. Nice :)

  • "CouchDB Implements a Fundamental Algorithm"

    Damien Katz
    29 Oct 2009 | 12:12 pm
    Chris Anderson, an Apache CouchDB contributor, writes a great article about the core design of CouchDB: CouchDB Implements a Fundamental Algorithm

  • Mozilla Raindrop

    Damien Katz
    22 Oct 2009 | 10:09 pm
    Mozilla has announced the Raindrop project today, a new messaging platform built on top of Apache CouchDB: A central principle behind Raindrop is that messaging should be personal -- we want Raindrop to be people-centric both in how we process messages, and in how we can help give people control over their personal data and experiences. This is a huge deal for me and for CouchDB. I can't describe how proud I am of this.

  • "Agile is treating the symptoms, not the disease"

    Damien Katz
    13 Oct 2009 | 8:52 am
    Where is this decade's Access? It may seem like a snarky and trolling question, but think about it for a moment: for a decade or so, I was brought into project after project that was designed to essentially rebuild/rearchitect the Access database created by one of the department's more tech-savvy employees into something that could scale beyond just the department. (Actually, in about half of them, the goal wasn't even to scale it up, it was just to put it on the web. It was only in the subsequent meetings and discussions that the issues of scale came up, and if my memory is accurate, I was…

  • Apache CouchDB 0.10.0 Escapes!

    Damien Katz
    13 Oct 2009 | 7:07 am
    Our first beta! Get it here: http://couchdb.apache.org/downloads.html There should be another interesting CouchDB related announcement later today.
 
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    knolleary

  • The Content Assignment

    nick
    12 Nov 2009 | 2:39 pm
    I wish I knew the full history of this book; I don’t mean the story the book contains, rather the actual physical entity that is this piece of awesome. The story in the book is a rather mundane spy ‘thriller’ (I use that word with caution), set in a cold-war era with plenty of ‘intrigue’ (again, with caution). Written in the first-person, it follows British reporter John Terrant as he tries to track down the mysterious Ellen Content with whom he had a brief affair whilst stationed in Berlin. Published in 1954, the book is definitely a product of its age –…

  • Playful ‘09

    nick
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Roo has done a write-up of the day which is much better than this one. I took a bunch of photos and managed to find a couple that were worth sharing. If you want any blurry photos of the speakers, let me know – I’ve got plenty.

  • New Zealand

    nick
    4 Sep 2009 | 4:17 pm
    New Zealand was awesome. It was everything we hoped it would be and more. Our first few days on North Island were overcast and occasionally soggy – but nothing we weren’t ready for considering it was the tail-end of winter out there. The rest of our time on South Island was clear blue skies all the way. Our camper-van, Marsha Visiting Hobbiton The Lady Knox geyser The Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki Flying onto Fox Glacier – probably the highlight for me The waterfalls of Milford Sound Getting up-close to a Sea Lion The Moeraki boulders Watching whales

  • Twitterlogue

    nick
    7 Aug 2009 | 8:00 am
    For the next few weeks we’re going to be driving across New Zealand in a camper van. With Vodafone having suspended roaming charges abroad for the summer, I realised last week I would be able to freely twitter as we go. Whilst that in itself could end up being an good record of the trip, I couldn’t help feel it would be missing something. The tweets would help record what we were doing, but they would lose the where. So, after a few hours hacking, I have created a real-time twitterlogue of the trip. This is a simple mash-up of a twitter feed along with a google map of where we…

  • Updated Arduino MQTT client

    nick
    24 Jul 2009 | 8:25 am
    Just a quick one to say I’ve made an update to the Arduino MQTT PubSubClient to fix a compile error with the latest version of the arduino software (0016). As ever, get the updated MQTT Arduino client from here.
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    Inside System Storage

  • Events in December 2009

    az990tony
    17 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pm
    For those who want to meet me in person, there are two opportunities coming up in December. Data Center Conference, December 1-4 Once again, I will be blogging from Ceasar's Palace Las Vegas at this year's [Data Center Conference 2009]! Last year's conference was a blast, and this one looks to be quite exciting. IBM is again a premier sponsor. Scheduled to speak are the following IBM executives: Helene Armitage, the new General Manager of System Software, on "IT-Wide Virtualization, A Prerequisite for a Truly Dynamic Infrastructure" Steve Sams, the VP of Sites and Facilities, on…

  • IT Superstar Video

    az990tony
    11 Nov 2009 | 10:47 pm
    If you would like a bit of humor, check out my [IT Superstar" video], and yes, I do speak several languages including Portuguese.

  • XIV and Networking Announcements

    az990tony
    10 Nov 2009 | 2:16 pm
    Well, it's Tuesday again, and we have more IBM announcements. XIV asynchronous mirror For those not using XIV behind SAN Volume Controller, [XIV now offers native asynchronous mirroring] support to another XIV far, far away. Unlike other disk systems that are limited to two or three sites, an XIV can mirror to up to 15 other sites. The mirroring can be at the individual volume, or a consistency group of multiple volumes. Each mirror pair can have its own recovery point objective (RPO). For example, a consistency group of mission critical application data might be given an RPO of 30 seconds,…

  • ... Is Like Mighty Rivers Flowing

    az990tony
    28 Oct 2009 | 4:40 pm
    Well, I had a pleasant vacation. I took a trip up to beautiful Lake Powell in Northern Arizona as part of a "Murder Mystery Dinner" weekend. This trip was organized by AAA and Lake Powell in association with the professionals at [Murder Ink Productions] out of Phoenix. The trip involved two busloads of people from Tucson and Phoenix driving up to Lake Powell, with a series of meals that introduced all the characters and gave out clues to solve a murder. At the end of the dinner on the last evening, we had to guess who dunnit, how, and why. I solved it, and got this lovely tee-shirt.

  • The TCO of TSM for Backup

    az990tony
    27 Oct 2009 | 2:48 pm
    In his Backup Blog, fellow blogger Scott Waterhouse from EMC has yet another post about Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) titled [TSM and the Elephant]. He argues that only the cost of new TSM servers should be considered in any comparison, on the assumption that if you have to deploy another server, you have to attach to it fresh new disk storage, a brand new tape library, and hire an independent group of backup administrators to manage. Of course, that is bull, people use much of existing infrastructure and existing skilled labor pool every time new servers are added, as I tried to point out in…
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    The lost outpost

  • Living in a sweet shop

    Andy Piper
    12 Nov 2009 | 7:40 am
    When my friend Suzanne Minassian-Livingston described IBM as “like a candy store” at last year’s Web 2.0 Expo conference in Berlin it immediately struck a chord with me; and I’ve reused her slide (based on a Creative Commons-licensed image from a Flickr contributor) many times over the last year. One of the things I’ve learned about the company I work for (particularly as a result of getting involved with social software, networks and communities both internally and externally) is the massive diversity the organisation has and the enormous strength that it…

  • WebSphere Message Broker. Seven.

    Andy Piper
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:12 am
    Seems there’s a whole “7” theme going on around here lately… Barcamp London 7, WebSphere Connectivity v7… I’m very excited that WebSphere Message Broker version 7 has shipped today. I have a huge amount of respect for my colleagues in IBM Hursley and the other labs that made this possible. How did I find out that the eGA (electronic GA i.e. downloadable media) was available? Guess what, it was via Twitter. I mentioned the highlights of the release in my recent post about the general WebSphere Connectivity v7 family: further simplification of components and prerequisites, a much…

  • Barcamp. London. Seven.

    Andy Piper
    27 Oct 2009 | 11:17 am
    This past weekend saw a first for IBM South Bank as it played host to Barcamp London 7, the seventh time a the Barcamp unconference had been held in London (I know this, because I asked @thehodge why it was called Barcamp London 7, and he said it was because it was the seventh one… cunning!). South Bank is not often used for events at the weekend, and certainly not for events of 200 excited techies, creative types and those wanting to run their own talks on subjects as diverse as Failure, the TV series Lost, CSS design, niche bands you should be listening to, a photography project involving…

  • WebSphere Connectivity products v7 announcements

    Andy Piper
    21 Oct 2009 | 6:07 am
    I briefly tweeted a few Fridays ago about one of the new products IBM announced at the start of this month. Regular / long-term readers will know that WebSphere Message Broker is one of my technology specialisms – it’s a product that I’ve been working with for 8 or so years now, through various versions. A few days ago I also mentioned in passing about the new version of WebSphere Service Registry and Repository. Both of these products are part of my day job, working in product strategy and development in IBM Hursley. So let’s just review the announcements in the WebSphere…

  • WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Redbooks

    Andy Piper
    12 Oct 2009 | 10:17 am
    One of the products I’ve been becoming increasingly involved with as part of my work at Hursley has been WebSphere Service Registry and Repository. Rather than redefine what the product is here, I’ll take a snippet from the WSRR FAQ: WebSphere Service Registry and Repository is a system for storing, accessing and managing information, commonly referred as service metadata, used in the selection, invocation, management, governance and reuse of services in a successful SOA. In other words, it is where you store information about services in your systems, or in other organizations’…
 
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    gpoul's Out Of Memory Blog

  • Goodbye RKA

    gpoul
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:04 am
    I attended a WWERS education yesterday to learn how expense reimbursement will have to be processed starting 1/1. With WWERS we’re now moving to a Java-based system that requires no local installation. I’ll not miss RKA, our old 16-bit Windows expense reimbursement application. Given that Microsoft operating systems have no 16-bit Windows subsystem support on 64-bit operating systems, this is not only timely in a cross-platform kind of way :-)

  • ~/junkcode

    gpoul
    15 Nov 2009 | 10:46 am
    Why haven’t I heard about the junkcode talk by Andrew Tridgell in the last five years since it was presented? This is genious. [via rene.bz]

  • Networking fun

    gpoul
    12 Nov 2009 | 1:34 pm
    For the last week we were only getting 4Mb/s to one of our test servers, which was actually supposed to have 100Mb/s rates. Transferring installation media is really a lot of fun that way. After hoping for the last week that the problem would go away on its own, we finally came to the conclusion that this is probably not going to happen any time soon. So we played with a whole bunch of cables, two switches, one p5 550 with VIO, and a T61p, until we figured out what’s wrong. It just took us a whole day to figure it out, but it feels good that we did. The root-cause was that…

  • Subversion hits Apache Incubator

    gpoul
    10 Nov 2009 | 9:53 am
    The Apache Foundation and CollabNet announced that Subversion has entered the incubation phase and plans to become an official Apache project. Given that Brian Behlendorf is on the board of directors and a co-founder of CollabNet this is not too surprising, but it’s an interesting development.

  • Renegotiating TLS

    gpoul
    7 Nov 2009 | 1:42 am
    Transport Layer Security (TLS, RFC 5246 and previous, including SSL v3 and previous) is subject to a number of serious man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks related to renegotiation. Update 11/15: CVE-2009-3555
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  • Raise Your Voice - COP15 Summit

    8 Nov 2009 | 2:31 pm
    Mizbala are a unique ad agency in the Israeli landscape, for many reasons. Guy and Dori are doing an amazing and innovative work and they've turned their little ad agency to a major force in the local and global scene. Earlier this week Mizbala launched 'Raise Your Voice', the first interactive petition to promote COP15 - the climate change summit, to be held in Copenhagen on Dec. 7th - probably the most important climate change conference of our decade. In the video each viewer can add his/her own input, thus showing their involvement and joining the voices around the world urging global…

  • It's raining men

    3 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pm
    Started another army reserve duty this week, and I have to 'thank' technology for keeping me updated with the world. My DELL XPS and Cellcom HSPA USB Modem are keeping me connected about once a day, with quick 'refresh' intervals on my Nokia N95 - I have both my private and work email, as well as twitter, all hooked up in a single device. I've written before why the N95 is one of the best smart-phones available today, even without the touchscreen.. still holds. In any case, I have lots of stuff to do, and little time to complete them, so I'll leave you with this Geri Halliwell song - fits the…

  • The Online Banner is 15 Years Old

    27 Oct 2009 | 10:13 am
    Today marks the 15th birthday of Digital Advertising as we know it. On October 27th, the first banner display ads appeared, changing the way (digital) Mad Men work, changing the way consumers buy and opening a new revenue stream - worth $24B today. Frank D'Angelo was an MCI account guy at MVBMS, and was assigned by his boss, Bob Schmetterer, to develop something called 'a graphical ad unit' for HotWired, a popular online digital magazine (spin-off of Wired Magazine). He shares his story with AdAge readers, a story that changed digital advertising forever. AdAge: Happy Birthday, Digital…

  • Talking Innovation and Technology /w IBM Research

    26 Oct 2009 | 3:39 pm
    Just returned from a very unique gathering, held by IBM HRL (Haifa Research Labs) and IBM GTU (Global Technology Unit). The 2 divisions teamed up and invited local bloggers (~25) to an evening of technology and innovation, coupled with food & wine of course. The purpose of the event was to expose some of the work HRL researchers are doing at the various locations in Israel and what applications and services have been deployed internally, towards a future IBM Product or Service. Coming from Big Blue I was no stranger to the innovative thinking and the endless possibilities HRL researchers…

  • Got a 10MB bandwidth at home? Surf the Autoban

    20 Oct 2009 | 5:49 pm
    That is, in a nutshell, what Bezeq International, an Israeli ISP, is offering to its customers. In a closed event for bloggers and tweeple held this week, the company CIO presented the new package - PrivateNGN - the first of its kind in Israel. The idea is very simple: Customers with a bandwidth of 10MB and above (consumers, not businesses) will enjoy a dedicated server to tunnel their requests, unique IP address and their very own VIP call-center. Broadband internet penetration rates in Israel have increased dramatically over the past 7 years, from 4% in 2002 to a whopping 76% in 2008 (PDF,…
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  • Take Chrome OS for what it is, a niche starting point

    Savio Rodrigues
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:31 pm
    But follow the niche alpha geek adoption carefully. As with anything Google does, opinion ranges from revolutionary to lackluster.  Personally, I think it’s too early to tell.  More importantly, I think the success of Chrome OS won’t be based on the success of version 1.0.  Google has the uncanny ability to generate and maintain interest even in the face of negative initial reviews. Chrome OS will be limited to netbooks, and more importantly, new netbooks that Google approves. Chrome OS is theoretically competition for Windows and Linux which represent approximately 80% and 20%…

  • Microsoft Azure to capture open source revenue streams

    Savio Rodrigues
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:50 am
    Three weeks ago I wrote that Amazon RDS was going to eat into MySQL’s revenue potential.  I also pointed out that Amazon’s RDS was but a precursor to future Amazon cloud service offerings for other popular open source products.  While that post was centered on Amazon, it wasn’t a stretch to predict that any of the big IT vendors (IBM, Microsoft, HP, Google, Cisco, EMC/VMware, and Sun/Oracle) would offer RDS-like cloud services in the future. Well, reading details of the Windows Azure platform this week, the prediction badge no longer applies to Microsoft.  According to…

  • What does Google gPhone mean to Android phone vendors?

    Savio Rodrigues
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:20 am
    Reports suggest that Google will partner with phone maker HTC to deliver the much hyped and awaited Google phone; the gPhone as some like to call it.  The Google branded phone is rumored to be out in early 2010 with advertising starting in January. As PC World’s Ian Paul suggests, the driver behind a Google branded phone is to “own the customer experience” through the gPhone.  While this makes complete sense for Google, what does it mean for Android, and more importantly, handset manufacturers building  Android-based devices? First, let’s consider whether Google would…

  • Microsoft highlights the importance of open source policy and vigilance

    Savio Rodrigues
    13 Nov 2009 | 5:13 am
    I don’t want to get into whether or not Microsoft violated the GPL with their Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. That’s already been covered in depth.  I do however want to ask how a situation like this could have even happened, and how it could be prevented.  Not just at Microsoft, but at a typical enterprise that sells products or services which include software.  Enterprises that fall into this category are increasing in number daily and will accelerate as enterprises start building mobile device applications.  Air Canada and Domino’s are early examples of the…

  • Choosing between Apple Time Capsule and Western Digital MyBook World Edition

    Savio Rodrigues
    11 Nov 2009 | 5:59 am
    My wife recently replaced her Thinkpad T40 with a MacBook Pro (MBP). To save me time in the future, when a crash or data loss occurs, I decided to get Time Machine and SuperDuper! set up on a Western Digital Passport USB drive (I love those passport drives!).  The problem with this setup was that it relied on her plugging in the USB drive into the MBP on a regular schedule.  The solution was to set up some network attached storage (NAS) on our home network. I quickly settled on two options.  Apple’s 1TB Time Capsule or a combination of a Western Digital MyBook World Edition (MBWE)…
 
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  • A Software Freedom Scorecard

    Sam Ruby
    Simon Phipps: Your browser doesn’t seem to support HTML 5 (or perhaps the Ogg Theora standards) so you’re missing the embedded video here. Excellent presentation (and excellent means of delivery via the web) by Simon.  His thesis is that a license is a necessary but not sufficient indicator of openness in a community.  (Related: Mark Wielaard points out a contemporary example [via Dims]). In my opinion, whether Simon’s got all of the details right isn’t the point, the point is to start a conversation on this important topic. Incidentally, I was cameraman for this particular video, a…

  • SFScon Slides

    Sam Ruby
    Slides from a presentation that I should be giving in just over two hours. For those interested in the sausage making: script, source, css, js.  The server script provides a dual purpose: it can be run as a CGI during development, and run from the command line to produce a static rendering. The output is polyglot HTML5 syntax.  Non-XHTML rendering of the SVG “watermark” is also possible. Static rendering and HTML-syntax compatibility turned out to be useful as I could simply place my presentation on a flash drive and copy it onto the machine provided for presentation (also running…

  • Too Funny

    Sam Ruby
    Hi Ellen! I’m sure that there is a rhyme or reason to this, but for the life of me I can’t imagine what it would be.  If anybody has any insight as to what it might be, suffice it to say that I am very curious at this point.

  • Web3D

    Sam Ruby
    Instructions: Download Firefox 3.7 tar xjf firefox-3.7a1pre.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2 cd firefox killall firefox ./firefox Navigate to about:config, click I’ll be careful, I promise! Enter webgl in the filter.  Double click webgl.enabled_for_all_sites Come back here, and rotate the image below using your mouse. View source.  Note the use of a namespace and mixed case element and attribute names.  We will be discussing this tomorrow.

  • SubVersion → ASF

    Sam Ruby
    CollabNet: The CollabNet-sponsored Subversion project and The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) announced today that the award-winning Open Source project has formally submitted itself to the Apache Incubator in order to become part of the Foundation’s efforts.
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  • Qype: Ackermanns in Stuttgart

    Ansi
    15 Nov 2009 | 2:11 pm
    Stuttgart – Essen & Trinken – Bars & Kneipen – Kneipen – Essen & Trinken – Bars & Kneipen – Bars Eigentlich waren wir auf der Suche nach einer Tatort Kneipe und sind haben das “Maulwurf” mit dem Ackermanns verwechselt (ist die gleiche Internetseite). Leider gab es dann in diesem Ackermanns kein Tatort. Aber dafuer haben wir eine sehr sehr schoene Kneipe entdeckt. Lecker und guenstiges Essen. Nette Atmosphere und super nette Bedienung. Wir werden da wohl oefters hingehen. Die Bier und Whisky Karte ist super und sehr sehr…

  • Ansi now on weather underground

    Ansi
    26 Jun 2009 | 9:38 am
    Moin Since 5 minutes I push my local weather station data (which can be seen in near real time here) to the weather underground network. See the sticker on the right side or this cool one here: Tweet This Post

  • APRS igate running xastir

    Ansi
    14 Jun 2009 | 2:15 pm
    Moin I just played a little bit with APRS igate on Linux. There are some igate software available on Linux but the most supported package (javAPRESSrvr) is not available today because of an error on Yahoogroups where the files are hosted. Therefore I installed xastir from Sourceforge and connected the the local running instance with the APRS-IS network. Now DM1AS is visible on FINDU. Nice side effect on this, the server generates an Google Maps page every 5 minutes with APRS stations around my home. Maybe tomorrow I connect my radio to the igate and there will be more local stations…

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    Ansi
    13 Jun 2009 | 1:28 pm
    New bibliothek stuttgart - Posted using MobyPicture.com Tweet This Post

  • Bikemap Routes on Garmin GPS

    Ansi
    13 Jun 2009 | 4:30 am
    Moin I love Peters Bikemap.net page. Using this service to plan all my bike tours. Unfortunately my Garmin (GPSmap 60) does not understand the gpx file from Bikemap export. I wrote this little script to modify and split the route into smaller routes. GPSmap 60 only handle 250 points per route. Therefore the script splits the route into smaller pieces, renames the note names into “rtept” resp. “rte” and uploads the route via USB to the connected garmin. What you need to run this script are gpsbabel and the unix commands: sed, split,cut and head . Here it is, as usually…
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  • Trucks, Technology & Twitter: the Hybrid Truck Convoy and the Truck2020 Study

    Christopher Sciacca
    27 Oct 2009 | 6:52 am
    Trucks, Technology & Twitter: the Hybrid Truck Convoy and the Truck2020 StudyOn Tuesday, Oct. 27th, a convoy of dozens of hybrid trucks will be rolling through Atlanta on their way to the Hybrid Truck 2009 National Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center. As part of the conference, IBM will also be publishing its new study, Truck2020, which examines the critical role that next

  • Supply Chain Wordle

    Christopher Sciacca
    12 Oct 2009 | 8:28 am
    While not entirely supply chain related, check out Wordle. A fun tool that takes text from your website, blog or whatever and makes word art. Back to supply chain news, this weekend I had the random opportunity to speak with a recently retired supply chain executive from a leading petroleum company. Once I get his permission, I'll post some outtakes.http://www.wordle.net/. Images of Wordles

  • Accounting for Everything in the Green Supply Chain

    Christopher Sciacca
    27 Sep 2009 | 2:31 am
    Apple just launched a new set of web pages dedicated to proving that they have a socially responsible supply chain. While it is very open and informative, to really "account for everything" as the website declares they need to go back further then just manufacturing and logistics. For example, what about the carbon emissions released when the trees are cut down and turned into pulp to make

  • Operation ECO

    Christopher Sciacca
    1 Sep 2009 | 11:21 am
    Interesting new report out that contains the results from a comprehensive survey of hundreds of industry professionals, including executives from IBM.Among the key findings were that 76 percent of companies have yet to consider carbon footprint or greenhouse gas emissions across their extended supply chain, yet two-thirds of these companies expect customers to demand this within the next year.

  • The supply chain of marble

    Christopher Sciacca
    10 Aug 2009 | 10:52 am
    Fresh back from vacation with a new supply chain story for you. As per my last post I took holiday in Tuscany, Italy. While I certainly took the chance to visit the vineyards I also squeezed in a side trip to Carrara, Italy, which as anyone in the area will tell you is world famous for it's marble.While it seems pretty obvious, the supply chain to bring this rock to your kitchen table or
 
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  • Three days with the IBM Academy in [internal] Second Life

    David
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:11 pm
    The IBM Academy of Technology used to have an Annual General Meeting where the 300 or so members, along with guests and senior IBM executives, would spend three-plus days in intense interaction, setting our agenda for the next year and taking advantage of chance meetings. Oh, and socializing. It was a highlight of my year. That, of course, was before the economic meltdown. Last year’s meeting was cancelled on fairly short notice; instead, we used teleconferences and Second Life to hold the meeting; it was an uneven experience (but having the meeting cancelled did make it easier for me…

  • A day at the CIO Council

    David
    4 Nov 2009 | 9:03 pm
    I spent today at the CIO Council; the session was devoted to Enterprise Architecture, a subject on which I am most definitely not an expert, so I stayed relatively quiet much of the day. But the first speaker, Gary Hamel, wasn’t focused on Enterprise Architecture (I won’t abbreviate it, because when I see “EA”, I think of “Extended Attributes” and OS/2). His talk was on the need for “Management 2.0”; the basic premise is that management, as it evolved at the end of the 19th Century and the first part of the 20th, is no longer delivering…

  • A GTD Experiment

    David
    20 Oct 2009 | 9:58 pm
    Kelly Forrister, @GTDCoachKelly, ran a guided mindsweep on Twitter last week. I found it useful, and thought it might be handy to be able to repeat it (using her prompts and timings), so I threw together some truly awful HTML and JavaScript to do so. Here it is. Welcome Welcome to a self-running GTD mindsweep. The prompts and timings here were captured from @GTDCoachKelly’s Twitter mindsweep on October 15, 2009. Click the “Speed Up” button to run the mindsweep at ten times normal speed; click “Slow down” to return to normal speed. This is utterly miserable…

  • A trip to Banff National Park (the final day)

    David
    6 Sep 2009 | 7:36 pm
    We knew we’d have to get up fairly early on Monday to make our flight home, so we decided to practice by setting an alarm clock for Sunday morning, too. It wasn’t too painful. Since Yelpers had praised Melissa’s breakfast, we decided to go there — our timing was great (maybe the clock was a good idea after all), since we didn’t have to wait at all, but by the time we finished, there were at least a dozen people waiting for tables. The food was OK (next time, I go for the waffle with blueberries), and the coffee was very good. On our way back to the hotel, it…

  • A trip to Banff National Park (day 3)

    David
    5 Sep 2009 | 8:11 pm
    Saturday dawned early, I think; we didn’t. We decided to try somewhere else for breakfast, and, based on the bartender’s suggestion on Thursday (and some Yelp and Frommer’s research), we settled on Coyote’s. The place was nearly full when we got there, but there were spaces at the counter, so we squeezed ourselves in and enjoyed a tasty meal. I had, and can recommend, the Smoked Salmon Scrambled Eggs; Diane went for the Vegetarian Frittata, and she seemed happy about her choice, too. By the time we left, there were a few people waiting to get in — go early (in…
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  • A Century of Progress

    Luis Suarez
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:08 pm
    I am sure you may have noticed how the last couple of days this blog has been a bit quiet. If you have been following me recently on twitter, you would know that I have been away on what promised to be the last business trip for me for what is left of this year. It was a trip to Madrid to meet up with a customer and conduct a workshop on social software adoption, especially sharing further insights on what my team has been doing in that area over the last couple of years. Lots and lots of great discussion, as well as very thoughtful and straight to the point questions from the participants…

  • What Are You Doing with That Duck?

    Luis Suarez
    2 Nov 2009 | 1:36 pm
    Last week one of the folks, Matthew Fairtlough, I have been working and collaborating with on something really cool, that involves as well the talented and natural storyteller Jemima Gibbons, and which I am sure I would be able to talk about very very soon, since it is just starting to come to life, shared with me one of those video clips that can certainly change your perspective in multiple ways and without remedy. For the better. It’s an interview. A delightful short interview of a bit over 8 minutes done by Melissa Pierce with one of those guests you know you need to be ready with…

  • On Governance and Compliance – IBM’s Social Computing Guidelines Webcast

    Luis Suarez
    29 Oct 2009 | 3:45 pm
    If you have been following this blog for a while, you would know how I have been blogging for a good number of times about one of those topics that people keep asking me about to share my two cents of the conversation: Social Software Governance and what IBM is doing about it. My short answer has always been IBM’s Social Computing Guidelines. However, the long answer has always been a story of how a good number of us had been using social software behind a firewall for a while and how, in 2005, we all got together around a wiki and started working over the course of a couple weeks on…

  • How to Organise a Children’s Party – On Simplyfing Business Processes

    Luis Suarez
    28 Oct 2009 | 3:22 pm
    There are plenty of people out there whom I continue to admire and respect a great deal over the course of the years; especially, those folks in the areas of Knowledge Management, Collaboration, Communities, Learning and Social Computing. And, certainly, plenty of others in the last couple of years, too! I am sure most of them do not know it, but through their insightful writing, their always interesting podcasts, their truly inspiring presentations at conference events, their timeless engaging, and equally fascinating, conversations when you meet them face to face, in short, through their…

  • Excellent Customer Support Summarised in a Single Word: ScreenFlow

    Luis Suarez
    27 Oct 2009 | 1:57 pm
    A few days back you would remember how, in a recent blog post, I stated that nowadays it seems it is becoming more and more difficult, and rare!, to find excellent customer service, as I was trying to share further insights on the recent fiasco I have gone through with both movistar & Apple with the 3GS iPhone. But that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist altogether, right? Well, today I thought I would share a story with you folks. A story that features yours truly, once again, but this time around on what excellent customer support is all about. But one step at a time……
 
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    Todd Watson

  • The Argentinian Bohemian Rhapsody

    turbotodd
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:33 am
    Turbo gets better in Buenos Aires with the IBM onsite medico, and joins his associates for a singalong at the local Argentian Irish pub.Read more at Turbo’s personal blog

  • Goal!!!!!!!!!!

    turbotodd
    16 Nov 2009 | 5:57 am
    Turbo attends his first real professional soccer match outside the U.S., while surprising a Premiere League Arsenal fan that an American would actually take the time to attend a futbol game in a foreign land.Read more at Turbo’s personal blog

  • Donde Esta Turbo?

    turbotodd
    14 Nov 2009 | 2:16 pm
    Turbo prepares for a long flight to Argentina.Read more at Turbo’s personal blog

  • Government Insight

    turbotodd
    12 Nov 2009 | 9:15 am
    Remember from my blogging coverage of IBM’s Information on Demand event in Vegas a couple of weeks ago IBM Global Business Services exec Frank Kern let the cat out of the bag about a couple of new business analytics centers that IBM would be opening? One in London, centering on the financial industry.  The other in [...]Read more at Turbo’s personal blog

  • Defragging Defrag

    turbotodd
    11 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm
    Turbo contemplates the serious social media memes emerging from the first day of the defrag conference...well, not so seriously.Read more at Turbo’s personal blog
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  • How to generate an installable list of Firefox plug-ins?

    Stephan H Wissel
    21 Nov 2009 | 12:36 am
    Question to the lazy web: How to generate an installable list of Firefox plug-ins from the plug-ins you actually have installed? I have a set of plug-ins in my Firefox which a lot of friends/colleagues would like to use too. Ideally I would be able to press a button and generate a HTML page with links to the original install locations. After all the plug-ins "know" where to look for updates for themselves. A GreaseMonkey script would be acceptable too. Anybody got an idea how to do that?

  • Has replication as we know it reached the end of its usefulness?

    Stephan H Wissel
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:56 am
    In a fully connected, always on, any device world there doesn't seem to be space for replication (or synchronization as it is called by other vendors). So why not scrap it and move on? I'm sure no one will miss the little diamond indicators denouncing a replication conflict.

  • Gifted Education, Social Computing, Decisions and Mr Wang

    Stephan H. Wissel
    10 Nov 2009 | 7:28 am
    My son Ernest passed the selection test for Singapore's Gifted Education Program (GEP). Being German I value education very highly and I'm rather critical of Singapore's pressure cooker type of education system. Aware of the potential partisan view on it I started sourcing for experience and opinions about the GEP. After all I had to negotiate with Ernest about his future and insisting on objective criteria is a corner stone of principled negotiation. Family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances are obvious sources besides "Auntie Google". Reflecting about SIngapore's education I remembered…

  • ITSC Synthesis Journal 2009

    Stephan H Wissel
    4 Nov 2009 | 8:01 pm
    Singapore's Information Technology Standards Committee is publishing a yearly Journal with articles related to IT standards and IT trends. In the 2009 edition (Link might only be active after a while, check the In the 2008 edition until then) I contributed an article titled "Implementing web2.0 in the Enterprise". There's a real printed version of it too.

  • Online storage / backup

    Stephan H Wissel
    24 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am
    Question for the lazy web. There are a number of services around that allow you to keep a local folder in sync with a web storage and (optional) a folder on other machine(s) There is DropBox, the Ubuntu service Ubuntu One (UbuntuOne uses CouchDB as its backend, way to go Damien), SugarSync, PowerFolder, Little Networks, DocuSync, ZumoDrive and many others. Some offer a free limited account, some a trial account. Which one works for you (and why).
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  • The MIT Distributed Leadership Forum

    IWB
    23 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    The MIT Leadership Center is one of several research groups in the MIT Sloan School of Management.  Its key focus is distributed leadership . . . the idea that leadership today, even more than in the past, must come from every level of an organization or every part of an organizational network.”   Central to the Leadership Center is the belief that “the development of skilled, thoughtful, passionate leaders must be rooted in real world experience.”Earlier this month, the Center sponsored a Distributed Leadership Forum, which brought together an invited group of people…

  • Communications, Journalism and Media in the Internet Age

    IWB
    16 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    I spent the first week of November at USC’s Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism.  USC Annenberg is one of the largest and most comprehensive schools of its kind in the world, with research and educational programs in communications, journalism, public diplomacy, public relations, media, educations and related areas.  It is thus in a unique position to analyze and influence the impact of information technologies on the world’s news, media and entertainment industries, and on organizations and institutions in general.Last July I received an invitation from…

  • Education and Services Innovation

    IWB
    9 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    Richard Larson is Professor of Engineering Systems and Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT.  Professor Larson is a pioneer in applying technology, science and engineering to a wide variety of problems in services industries, from technology-enabled education to urban service systems.  His interests in emergency response systems have led him to organize initiatives for applying engineering principles to planning and responding to global pandemics, such as the ongoing H1N1 flu.  He also leads MIT’s overall efforts to establish an inter-disciplinary services science…

  • CNN, Latinos and Brand Values

    IWB
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    A few weeks ago CNN broadcast Latino in America, a two-hour documentary that explored “how Latinos are reshaping our communities and culture and forcing a nation of immigrants to rediscover what it means to be an American.”  The documentary was reported by Soledad O’brien, a highly regarded CNN anchor and special correspondent who in 2008 reported the similar Black in America documentary.  The US has over 50 millions Latinos, and by 2050 the US Latino population is expected to triple.  Latino in America portrays this incredibly complex, diverse, fast-growing community…

  • Reflections on Smarter Healthcare Systems: Practical, Concrete, Expert Advice

    IWB
    26 Oct 2009 | 3:00 am
    On October 1 and 2 IBM held its second global Smarter Cities conference in New York City.  I subsequently wrote about the excellent talk, Great Expectations for US Healthcare, given by Dr. Denis Cortese, CEO and President of the Mayo Clinic on the first day of the conference.The next day, there were break-out discussions in six key areas relevant to building a smarter city: transportation, education, public safety, energy and utilities, government services and healthcare.  I was co-moderator of the healthcare session, along with Dan Pelino, IBM’s General Manager of Healthcare…
 
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    developerWorks : Information Management Articles

  • Guidelines to building Cash Flow in IBM Cognos Controller

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    This document will describe the process to create cash flow in IBM Cognos Controller.

  • Guidelines in including subgroup companies in datamart

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Document will provide guidelines on how to include subgroups in datamart template.

  • U2 SELECT verb list extension

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    This article provides a general solution to the problem of record selection based on a large list of non-primary-key values. It is a step-by-step guide to building a new verb which selects records based on a match between dictionary values and standard UniData SAVE.LIST and SELECT buffer lists. For those who like to build their own tools, it offers an interesting project. For those who prefer to use tools others have built, the completed verb source code is available as a download.

  • Build FileNet BPM applications using IBM ECM Widgets, Part 3: Expanding ECM Widgets using third-party widgets

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    With IBM Enterprise Content Management Widgets (ECM Widgets), business analysts can easily design and create new enterprise applications to meet business requirements. The ECM Widgets application provides rich user interfaces to communicate with third-party widgets. Business analysts can create their own widgets or use existing widgets to connect with ECM Widgets to gain more business value. This article, the third and last in the series, shows you the IBM iWidget event mechanism, the ECM Widgets event framework, and how to develop an application that combines third-party widgets and ECM…

  • Configuring SSL for Business Viewpoint

    17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    This document walks through generating the SSL certificate, and making the necessary configuration changes in Business Viewpoint to allow the use of SSL.
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  • Informix Dynamic Server 11.50 Fundamentals exam 555 Certification Preparation, Part 5: Using SQL

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    This tutorial is the fifth in a series of tutorials designed to help you become familiar with all the different aspects of IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) and help you get ready for the IDS Fundamentals Certification exam. This tutorial covers the use of SQL to manipulate data.

  • Build a Support Knowledge Base using DB2 pureXML and PHP

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Creating applications that use a hybrid of relational data and XML data is easy thanks to the pureXML feature of IBM DB2 database servers. In this tutorial, you use PHP to create a Web application that connects to an IBM DB2 Express-C database and stores some of its data in traditional relational database columns, and some of it in native XML columns. You also learn how to use SQL/XML queries to retrieve, insert, update, and delete data from this database. Beyond the hands-on, project-based training, the tutorial equips you with the skills and conceptual knowledge you need to develop your own…

  • Get started with Informix Warehouse Feature, Part 2: Extract, load, and transform your data in Design Studio

    11 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The new IBM Informix Warehouse Feature provides an integrated and simplified software platform to design and deploy a warehouse repository on your existing IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) infrastructure. This tutorial, the second part of a series, gives you a hands-on and example-driven view of the Informix Warehouse Client component, the Design Studio. Follow the steps for designing and testing the data movements and transformations (Extract-Load-Transform, or ELT jobs) in the form of data flows and control flows that will do the task of populating the new data warehouse repository you…

  • Implementing InfoSphere Master Data Management behavior extensions

    21 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    This tutorial shows you how to implement behavior extensions for InfoSphere Master Data Management Server using the InfoSphere Master Data Management Workbench. Behavior extensions provide event capabilities that create actionable master data and improve the business value of your deployed Master Data Management (MDM) solution.

  • Informix Dynamic Server 11.50 Fundamentals Exam 555 certification preparation, Part 8: Backup and restore

    23 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm
    In this tutorial, learn about essential Informix Dynamic Server 11.50 database backup and restore concepts, and about ON-Bar and ontape utilities to backup and restore database server data. You will also learn about table-level restore with archecker utility.
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    developerWorks : Java technology

  • Practically Groovy: SwingBuilder and the Twitter API, Part 2

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    In this Practically Groovy article, Scott Davis continues building the Groovy Twitter client named Gwitter that he began in Part 1. This time, he tackles HTTP Basic authentication and use of Groovy's ConfigSlurper to read in configuration settings.

  • Java development 2.0: REST up with CouchDB and Groovy's RESTClient

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A burst of innovation in the open source world over the last few years has led to an increase in Java developer productivity. Freely available tools, frameworks, and solutions address once-common time sinks. A promising new entry on the scene is Apache CouchDB, hailed by some as the database for Web 2.0. The big picture of CouchDB is easy to grasp, and using it is as simple as using a Web browser. This Java development 2.0 column introduces CouchDB and shows you how Groovy's RESTClient can help you tap into its strengths.

  • The Support Authority: Know what your Web application is really doing

    3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The IBM Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools for Java - Health Center is a lightweight tool that monitors IBM virtual machines for Java with minimal performance overhead. It provides live information and recommendations about classes being loaded, the virtual machine environment, garbage collection, locking, and profiling. This article introduces you to the Health Center and shows an example of how it can be used to check the impact of a source code change in a Web application.

  • Use Sun SPOTs as your build canary

    2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Find out how to turn a new, open source wireless device -- Sun's Small Programmable Object Technology (SPOT) -- into a highly visible indicator of the health of a Continuous Integration build. Craig Caulfield introduces you to Sun SPOTs and the SPOT SDK, then shows how to use SPOTs as an early-warning system for CruiseControl builds.

  • Introduction to the eSWT mobile extension, Part 2: Use advanced controls for your mobile applications

    2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    As mobile platforms become increasingly sophisticated, the demand for mobile computing will increase. In this "Introduction to the eSWT mobile extension" series, learn about the embedded Standard Widget Toolkit (eSWT). You can use eSWT to develop native-looking Java applications for a variety of mobile phones. In this article, learn how to use more of the mobile controls: MobileShell, SortedList, HyperLink, TextExtension, and TaskTip.
 
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    developerWorks : Linux

  • Linux introspection and SystemTap

    8 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Modern operating system kernels provide the means for introspection, the ability to peer dynamically within the kernel to understand its behaviors. These behaviors can indicate problems in the kernel as well as performance bottlenecks. With this knowledge, you can tune or modify the kernel to avoid failure conditions. Discover an open source infrastructure called SystemTap that provides this dynamic introspection for the Linux kernel.

  • Next-generation Linux file systems: NiLFS(2) and exofs

    30 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Linux continues to innovate in the area of file systems. It supports the largest variety of file systems of any operating system. It also provides cutting-edge file system technology. Two new file systems that are making their way into Linux include the NiLFS(2) log-structured file system and the exofs object-based storage system. Discover the purpose behind these two new file systems and the advantages that they bring.

  • Virtual appliances and the Open Virtualization Format

    19 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Not only has virtualization advanced the state of the art in maximizing server efficiency, it has also opened the door to new technologies that were not possible before. One of these technologies is the virtual appliance, which fundamentally changes the way software is delivered, configured, and managed. But the power behind virtual appliances lies in the ability to freely share them among different hypervisors. Learn the ideas and benefits behind virtual appliances, and discover a standard solution for virtual appliance interoperability called the Open Virtualization Format.

  • Learn Linux, 101: Streams, pipes, and redirects

    13 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    If you think streams and pipes make a Linux expert sound like a plumber, here's your chance to learn about them and how to redirect and split them. You even learn how to turn a stream into command arguments. You can use this material in this article to study for the LPI 101 exam for Linux system administrator certification, or just to learn for fun.

  • Linux virtualization and PCI passthrough

    12 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Processors have evolved to improve performance for virtualized environments, but what about I/O aspects? Discover one such I/O performance enhancement called device (or PCI) passthrough. This innovation improves performance of PCI devices using hardware support from Intel (VT-d) or AMD (IOMMU).
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    developerWorks : Open source

  • Total security in a PostgreSQL database

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Database security is the single biggest concern with today's Web-based applications. Without control, you risk exposing sensitive information about your company or, worse yet, your valuable customers. In this article, learn about security measures you can take to protect your PostgreSQL database.

  • Building OSGi applications with the Blueprint Container specification

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The OSGi framework is becoming increasingly popular. It provides great mechanisms for developing modular and dynamic applications. The recent OSGi Service Platform Release 4 V4.2 specifications introduced the Blueprint Container specification. In this article, learn how the Blueprint Container provides a simple programming model for creating dynamic applications in the OSGi environment. Numerous examples help get you started with the Blueprint XML file and the component XML definitions.

  • A tiny cloud in Android

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Cloud computing minimally requires two components: the client software that runs on the portable device and the server software that normally runs on a network server. This article proposes creating an Android-based service that emulates a network server that enhances the value of the local machine in unique and unexpected ways. Put a tiny cloud in your Android handset and experience the usefulness of a local Web server.

  • Use Technology Explorer for IBM DB2 to manage user and group authentication for DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

    12 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Learn how to use the Technology Explorer (TE) for IBM DB2(R) to control user and group authentication to DB2 through the use of a security plug-in called db2auth. The plug-in uses a DB2 database for storing authentication information instead of an external authentication repository, such as an operating system or Kerberos. The plug-in allows for a smoother migration from other database software such as MySQL, which also stores authentication information within the database. This article also describes how the support in TE for the db2auth plug-in was implemented. [2009 Nov 13: Updated to show…

  • Validating XML in PHP

    9 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    PHP developers commonly require the services of an Extensible Markup Language (XML) parser in their code. Along these lines, they frequently find it necessary to validate XML input. Fortunately, you can easily accomplish this in PHP. This article shows you how to validate XML documents within PHP and determine the cause of validation failures.
 
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    developerWorks : Rational Articles

  • Developing a meet-in-the-middle service flow

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Service flow projects offer the ability to aggregate multiple transactions into a single service. The meet-in-the-middle (MIM) approach – that is, mapping an existing program to an existing service interface – is easy using single service projects. Using the IBM Rational Developer for System z environment, you will learn how to map an existing service interface to a CICS service flow so that you can create a Web service using a meet-in-the-middle approach.

  • Use plain language for test scripts by implementing SAFS with Rational Functional Tester

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Some software testers are inexperienced with scripting languages and the scripting tools that generate test scripts. This situation can create test-development and maintenance issues for the whole testing team. When you implement the Software Automation Framework Support (SAFS) by using IBM Rational Functional Tester, testers can produce and maintain scripts in plain language.

  • Configure Rational Functional Tester to run on Linux

    11 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    IBM Rational Functional Tester is a test automation tool, designed to work on both Microsoft Windows and the Linux operating systems. When you install IBM Rational Functional Tester on the Microsoft Windows operating system, the testing tool is ready to use. However, when you install the tool on the Linux operating system, you must configure the application to take advantage of test automation. This article shows the extra few steps you need to do to test Web-based applications on Linux platforms using IBM Rational Functional Tester.

  • Effective use of Rational Team Concert for daily scrums

    11 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Agile, scrum, and lean methods focus on a core need of team awareness of project tasks and prioritization. Having the appropriate tools to assist with this communication and prioritization is a key to success. This article is about daily scrums from the viewpoint of active participants and how they can best use IBM Rational Team Concert to effectively communicate progress and blockers.

  • Troubleshooting the integration of IBM Rational Quality Manager and Rational Functional Tester

    11 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    IBM Rational Quality Manager includes features that help you integrate it with IBM Rational Functional Tester software. After integration, you can import and run existing Rational Functional Tester automated scripts through Rational Quality Manager. This article shows you how to use the Rational Functional Testing Adapter Console for troubleshooting if you are unable to connect the Rational Quality Manager server.
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    developerWorks : Web development

  • Ajax resource center

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  • Open output: Producing ODF spreadsheets from your Web services

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Writing a Web service that produces data in text format is quite simple, but users often prefer getting something they can work in, like spreadsheets. Producing ODF spreadsheets isn't particularly complicated, and this article introduces some ways of doing so working with PHP and Python.

  • Build a Web presentation application using Ajax technology, Part 2: Make the Web presentation editable

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Web 2.0 allows the development of robust functionality with a minimum of coding by reusing existing components rather than reinventing them. Part 1 of this series discussed using an Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) framework to create a Web application to create slideshow presentations. Part 2 provides the framework discussed in the first article and adds functions to make it editable. Using this article, find out how much you can achieve with relatively little code.

  • Create optimized Dojo builds for your custom Dojo artifacts

    9 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Create a custom Dojo build for your custom widgets without including any modules from the dojo/dojox/dijit packages into your build output. Custom Dojo builds reduce the number of modules to be downloaded by combining all the modules into a single file, thereby reducing the number of network calls required for the individual module files. These techniques were developed with a real-world project where compact packages were a requirement. This article helps you to create optimized Dojo builds using the Dojo build tool.

  • Incorporate a Service Level Agreement into a Creative Commons license

    9 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Get examples of Service Level Agreement (SLA) values you can add to your applications and exceptions you can include in your SLAs. Take advantage of these techniques to make your intended usage clearer to people who use and mash up your application under a Creative Commons (CC) license.
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    developerWorks : WebSphere Articles

  • WS-Policy security integration between DataPower and WebSphere Application Server

    17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    This article shows you how to configure WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance and WebSphere Application Server to implement WS-Policy for SOA service governance. User credentials are transformed in an LPTA common token format for authorization and single-sign-on between DataPower and an application hosted on WebSphere Application Server. Offloading policy management to DataPower lets WebSphere Application Server provide better application-level functionality, while DataPower provides enterprise-wide, high-performance service governance.

  • The WebSphere Contrarian: A better Web application configuration for high availability

    17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Adding hardware doesn't always improve failover and availablity for Web application requests. The first installment of The WebSphere Contrarian discusses why this is the case, as well as some possible alternatives.

  • Fraud Prevention and Detection for Credit and Debit Card Transactions Richard CollardSenior

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Discover the value business rule management systems (BRMS) bring to fraud detection.

  • Moving towards Customer-Centric Pricing: from Strategy to Implementation, the New Opportunities for Banks to Compete in the Current Economic Downturn

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Pricing is a strategic weapon for acquiring new customers and, as importantly, retaining existing ones. As such, effective and innovative pricing strategies are crucial for banks to achieve organic growth. This white paper argues that in the current economic downturn, banks need more than ever technologies such as the business rule management system (BRMS) to effectively manage their pricing policies.

  • Energy: Making Smarter Decisions Faster

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The restructuring of the energy market is forcing companies to confront new challenges using flexible, dynamic solutions. With intensified global competition, it is essential to control costs and seize opportunities as they arise. Rapidly changing regulations and innovative technologies create problems that make good planning a crucial competitive advantage. But traditional manual planning and spreadsheet solutions cannot meet these challenges, and companies that rely on lengthy planning processes leave potential revenue streams untapped and expose themselves to greater competitive pressure.
 
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    developerWorks : XML

  • XML Schema 1.1, Part 3: An introduction to XML Schema 1.1

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A frequent goal of schema authors is to build schemas for extensibility, where wildcards play a key role in providing extensibility points. New wildcard features introduced in XML Schema 1.1 make it easier for schema authors to write extensible schemas that can tolerate changes in the future. In this third of a six part series of articles, authors Neil Delima, Sandy Gao, Michael Glavassevich, and Khaled Noaman take an in depth look at versioning features introduced by XML Schema 1.1, specifically the new powerful wildcard mechanisms and open content.

  • Training

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Start here to find the tutorials, courses, and certification guides you need to stay up-to-date with XML technology and to keep your skills top notch.

  • New to XML

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Need help getting started with XML? The XML zone on developerWorks contains articles, tutorials, and tips to help developers with XML-based development. For users trying to find their way in a new topic, all of that information can be overwhelming. This page provides an overview for readers who want to learn about XML, but don't know where to start. This page helps you get organized and on your way -- whether you want to understand what XML is all about, explore Ajax, mashups or RSS, or prepare for XML certification.

  • Index of XML standards

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The world of XML is vast and growing, with a huge variety of standards and technologies that interact in complex ways. It can be difficult for beginners to navigate the most important aspects of XML, and for users to keep track of new entries and changes in the space. XML is a basic syntax upon which you develop local and global vocabularies. This index provides a detailed cross-reference of many XML standards, including links to additional coverage for each.

  • Build a Support Knowledge Base using DB2 pureXML and PHP

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Creating applications that use a hybrid of relational data and XML data is easy thanks to the pureXML feature of IBM DB2 database servers. In this tutorial, you use PHP to create a Web application that connects to an IBM DB2 Express-C database and stores some of its data in traditional relational database columns, and some of it in native XML columns. You also learn how to use SQL/XML queries to retrieve, insert, update, and delete data from this database. Beyond the hands-on, project-based training, the tutorial equips you with the skills and conceptual knowledge you need to develop your own…
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    IBM Redbooks | IBM System i

  • DS8000 Copy Services for IBM i with VIOS

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - Establish multiple paths to multiple VIOS partitions - Learn about VIOS with Node Port ID Virtualization - Understand Disaster Recovery scenarios IBM® System Storage™ DS8000® Copy Services provide functions for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions for an IBM i server.

  • IBM i 6.1 Independent ASPs A Guide to Quick Implementation of Independent ASPs

    16 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - Take advantage of the new V5R2 support for independent ASPs (IASPs) - Improve your uptime by using IASPs - Install and configure IASPs for your environment This IBM® Redbooks publication explains how to configure and manage independent disk pool (IASP) functionality of IBM i 6.1.

  • IBM Systems Director Navigator for i

    5 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 - Learn about the New Web Console for IBM i - Explore the functionality of the new web console - Leverage this new powerful tool to manage IBM i IBM Systems Director Navigator for i is a Web console interface for IBM i® administration where you can work with the Web-enabled tasks of System i Navigator.

  • End to end Performance Management on IBM i

    30 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 - Understanding the cycle of Performance management - Maximize performance using the new graphical interface - Learn tips and Best Practices Monitoring and managing your system’s performance is critical to ensure you are keeping pace with the changing demands of your business.

  • DS8000 Thin Provisioning

    27 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - Avoid allocating unused capacity - Understand what applications can benefit from Thin Provisioning - Scenarios and utilities for migration to Thin Provisioning Thin provisioning can help by reducing the amount of unused storage typically allocated to applications or users.
 
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    IBM Redbooks | IBM System p

  • PowerVM Migration from Physical to Virtual Storage

    17 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 - Moving to the Virtualized Environment - Ready to use scenarios included - Includes AIX examples IT environments in organizations today are facing more challenges than ever before.

  • IBM System Storage/Brocade Multiprotocol Routing: An Introduction and Implementation

    10 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 - Read about the basics of the IBM/Brocade approach - Learn about the IBM/Brocade products and solutions - Understand how to install routers The rapid spread and adoption of production storage area networks (SANs) has fueled the need for multiprotocol routers.

  • Implementing IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager 4.1.1

    27 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
    Redbook, published: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - Introduces energy management concepts and technologies - Discusses power and energy efficiency on IBM systems - Includes a step-by-step guide on implementing and using Active Energy Manager Energy efficiency is a critical priority for IT managers because energy and power costs can be a significant portion of IT costs.

  • HPC Clusters Using InfiniBand on IBM Power Systems Servers

    26 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
    Redbook, published: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 - Architecture, terminology, and concepts - Planning and implementation guidance - Useful examples and scenarios This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides information about the InfiniBand standard and how the standard has been implemented to support IBM High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters.

  • Configuring and Managing AIX Clusters Using xCAT 2

    26 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
    Redbook, published: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 - An xCAT guide for CSM system administrators with advanced features - How to transition your AIX cluster to xCAT - xCAT 2 deployment guide for a new AIX cluster This IBM® Redbooks® publication positions the new Extreme Cluster Administration Toolkit 2.x (xCAT 2) against the IBM Cluster Systems Management (CSM) for IBM Power Systems™ running AIX in a High Performance Computing (HPC) environment.
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    IBM Redbooks | IBM System Storage

  • DS8000 Copy Services for IBM i with VIOS

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - Establish multiple paths to multiple VIOS partitions - Learn about VIOS with Node Port ID Virtualization - Understand Disaster Recovery scenarios IBM® System Storage™ DS8000® Copy Services provide functions for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions for an IBM i server.

  • IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - Understand the concepts of data De-duplication - Learn about Native Replication and Grid Manager - Reduce your storage hardware requirements This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the IBM solution for Data De-duplication, the IBM System Storage ProtecTIER TS7650G ProtecTIER De-duplication Gateway and ProtecTIER TS7650 De-Duplication Appliance.

  • IBM System Storage DS8700 - Disk Encryption Implementation and Usage guidelines

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - Encrypt data at rest with no performance degradation - Use robust and sophisticated key management with TKLM - Support for Recovery Key and dual platform key servers IBM® recognizes the requirement for data protection, not only from hardware or software failures, but also from physical relocation of hardware, theft, and re-tasking of existing hardware.

  • IBM System Storage/Brocade Multiprotocol Routing: An Introduction and Implementation

    10 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 - Read about the basics of the IBM/Brocade approach - Learn about the IBM/Brocade products and solutions - Understand how to install routers The rapid spread and adoption of production storage area networks (SANs) has fueled the need for multiprotocol routers.

  • Implementing an IBM/Brocade SAN with 8 Gbps Directors and Switches

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 - Learn about the latest additions to the IBM/Brocade portfolio - Refresh and enhance your skills and awareness - Increase your SAN knowledge "Do everything that is necessary and absolutely nothing that is not.
 
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    IBM Redbooks | IBM System z

  • IBM System z10 Business Class Technical Overview

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - Describes the new IBM System z10 BC server and related features - Discusses server structure and design - Reviews software support This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the IBM System z10™ Business Class (z10 BC) server, which is based on z/Architecture® and inherits many of the improvements made with the previously introduced System z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC) server.

  • ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 12

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - Workload manager, WLM policy - WLM goal management, WLM functions - WLM ISPF application The ABCs of z/OS System Programming is a thirteen volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture.

  • IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Technical Guide

    11 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 - Describes the Enterprise Class server and related features - Addresses increasing complexity, rising costs, and energy contraints - Discusses infrastructure for the data center of the future This IBM® Redbooks® publication discusses the IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class, which offers a continuation of IBM scalable mainframe servers.

  • IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Technical Introduction

    10 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 - The server's role in a dynamic infrastructure - Key functional elements and enhancements - Hardware and software capabilities This IBM Redbooks publication introduces the IBM System z10 Enterprise Class server, which is based on z/Architecture®.

  • Introduction to Assist On Site For Use With z/OS

    3 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 - What is AOS? - Preparing for AOS - Using AOS This IBM® Redpaper™ publication will help you plan for, install, and use IBM Assist On Site (AOS).
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    IBM Redbooks | Application Development

  • Building Multi-Channel Applications with WebSphere Commerce

    3 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 - Commerce order and inventory management systems and DOM - MapQuest and Google Maps integration into Commerce - E-Marketing spots and promotions for mobile users This Redbooks® publication discusses the value proposition of cross channel solutions, where we describe the IBM® solution: IBM Retail Integration Framework, Commerce Product Strategy, and service-oriented architecture (SOA) as an enabler.

  • WebSphere on z/OS - Optimized Local Adapters

    31 Aug 2009 | 6:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 - Exploit high-performance bi-directional communications between WebSphere and CICS applications - Installation and configuration examples - Sample application scenarios This IBM® Redpaper publication describes the steps involved in the installation, configuration and implementation of the new Optimized Local Adapters (OLA) support available with WebSphere® Application Server.

  • Improving Productivity with ISPF Productivity Tool V6.1

    26 Aug 2009 | 6:30 am
    Redbook, published: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 - Access the ISPF environment easily - Enhance your system navigation - Learn how to point and shoot objects This IBM® Redbooks publication introduces the Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) Productivity Tool (IPT) Version 6, Release 1 for z/OS®.

  • Rational Application Developer V7.5 Programming Guide

    29 Jun 2009 | 6:30 am
    Redbook, published: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 - Develop applications using Java EE 5 - Test, debug, and profile with local and remote servers - Deploy applications to WebSphere servers IBM® Rational® Application Developer for WebSphere® Software v7.5 (Application Developer, for short) is the full function Eclipse 3.4 based development platform for developing Java™ Standard Edition Version 6 (Java SE 6) and Java Enterprise Edition Version 5 (Java EE 5) applications with a focus on applications to be deployed to IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Portal.

  • Enabling z/OS Applications for SOA

    9 Jun 2009 | 6:30 am
    Redbook, published: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 - Learn how to use patterns to help you modernize your applications - Use our samples of a selection of patterns to get started - Understand integration and modernization The objective of this IBM® Redbooks® publication is to demonstrate ways of enabling existing applications and data on z/OS® for integration into a service-oriented architecture (SOA).
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    IBM Redbooks | Information Management software

  • MySQL to DB2 Conversion Guide

    9 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 - Guides you through a MySQL database and application migration to DB2 - Enriches applications through advanced DB2 features - Converts an application with detailed examples Switching database vendors is often considered an exhausting challenge for database administrators and developers.

  • Oracle to DB2 Conversion Guide: Compatibility Made Easy

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 - Move Oracle to DB2 efficiently and effectively - Learn about DB2 9.7 Oracle Database compatibility features - Use Oracle PL/SQL skills directly with DB2 9.7 In this IBM® Redbooks® publication, we describe the new DB2 Oracle Database compatibility features.

  • Using Integrated Data Management To Meet Service Level Objectives

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 - Client optimization with pureQuery - Deploy pureQuery-enabled applicaiton - End-to-end monitoring with IBM tools In this IBM® Redbooks® publication, we learn how The Great Outdoor Company, a fictional retailer of outdoor products, uses Integrated Data Management solutions by IBM to optimize data management for performance, productivity, and manageability, allowing them to get the most from their data assets and to ensure they can meet service level objectives (SLOs).

  • IBM Classification Module: Make It Work for You

    29 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
    Redbook, published: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 - Introduces the concept, architecture, tools, and integration - Describes building, training, and fine-tuning the knowledge base - Provides the steps to integrate with other products and solutions IBM® Classification Module (Classification Module) Version 8.6 is an advanced enterprise software platform tool designed to allow organizations to automate the classification of unstructured content.

  • IMS Version 11 Technical Overview

    27 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
    Redbook, published: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - Explore IMS 11 functions - Understand advantages and applicability - Plan for installation or migration IMS™ provides leadership in performance, reliability and security to help you implement the most strategic and critical enterprise applications.
 
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    IBM Redbooks | Networking

  • IBM System z10 Business Class Technical Overview

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - Describes the new IBM System z10 BC server and related features - Discusses server structure and design - Reviews software support This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the IBM System z10™ Business Class (z10 BC) server, which is based on z/Architecture® and inherits many of the improvements made with the previously introduced System z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC) server.

  • IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business: Tracing HTTP Connections

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 When troubleshooting IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business it is often required to obtain and analyze the traces of HTTP connections.

  • IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business: Junctions and Links

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business can manage and enforce access control to Web based resources located on Web servers or Web application servers.

  • IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Technical Guide

    11 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 - Describes the Enterprise Class server and related features - Addresses increasing complexity, rising costs, and energy contraints - Discusses infrastructure for the data center of the future This IBM® Redbooks® publication discusses the IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class, which offers a continuation of IBM scalable mainframe servers.

  • IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Technical Introduction

    10 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 - The server's role in a dynamic infrastructure - Key functional elements and enhancements - Hardware and software capabilities This IBM Redbooks publication introduces the IBM System z10 Enterprise Class server, which is based on z/Architecture®.
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    IBM Redbooks | Infrastructure Solutions

  • IBM System z10 Business Class Technical Overview

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - Describes the new IBM System z10 BC server and related features - Discusses server structure and design - Reviews software support This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces the IBM System z10™ Business Class (z10 BC) server, which is based on z/Architecture® and inherits many of the improvements made with the previously introduced System z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC) server.

  • IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business: Tracing HTTP Connections

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 When troubleshooting IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business it is often required to obtain and analyze the traces of HTTP connections.

  • IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business: Junctions and Links

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business can manage and enforce access control to Web based resources located on Web servers or Web application servers.

  • IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Technical Guide

    11 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 - Describes the Enterprise Class server and related features - Addresses increasing complexity, rising costs, and energy contraints - Discusses infrastructure for the data center of the future This IBM® Redbooks® publication discusses the IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class, which offers a continuation of IBM scalable mainframe servers.

  • IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Technical Introduction

    10 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 - The server's role in a dynamic infrastructure - Key functional elements and enhancements - Hardware and software capabilities This IBM Redbooks publication introduces the IBM System z10 Enterprise Class server, which is based on z/Architecture®.
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    IBM Redbooks | Tivoli

  • IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business: Tracing HTTP Connections

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 When troubleshooting IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business it is often required to obtain and analyze the traces of HTTP connections.

  • IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business: Junctions and Links

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business can manage and enforce access control to Web based resources located on Web servers or Web application servers.

  • Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 Technical Guide

    16 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - Learn the new features and function in Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 - Detailed installation, upgrade and customization provided - Monitoring and reporting enhancement examples This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides details of changes, updates, and new functions in IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager Version 6.1.

  • Identity Management Design Guide with IBM Tivoli Identity Manager

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redbook, published: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 - Enterprise integration for identity life cycle management - Complete architecture and component discussion - IBM Tivoli Access Manager integration Identity management is the concept of providing a unifying interface to manage all aspects related to individuals and their interactions with the business.

  • Cloud Security Guidance IBM Recommendations for the Implementation of Cloud Security

    30 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 Cloud computing is a flexible, cost-effective, and proven delivery platform for providing business or consumer IT services over the Internet.
 
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  • IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale V7: Solutions Architecture

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - Product features - Application scenarios - Architectural overview The IBM® WebSphere® eXtreme Scale product provides a powerful, elastic, high-performance, and scalable in-memory data grid.

  • Government SOA Scenario: Immigration and Border Management

    11 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 This IBM Redpaper describes an SOA industry solution for immigration and border management using the IBM Government Framework.

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    9 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
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  • Integrating WebSphere Service Registry and Repository with WebSphere DataPower

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
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  • Building Multi-Channel Applications with WebSphere Commerce

    3 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 - Commerce order and inventory management systems and DOM - MapQuest and Google Maps integration into Commerce - E-Marketing spots and promotions for mobile users This Redbooks® publication discusses the value proposition of cross channel solutions, where we describe the IBM® solution: IBM Retail Integration Framework, Commerce Product Strategy, and service-oriented architecture (SOA) as an enabler.
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  • IBM 1U 17-inch and 19-inch Flat Panel Console Kits

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Technote, published: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 These cost-effective Flat Panel Console Kits offer a powerful and convenient way to manage space constrained rack environments from a single console.

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    3 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    Technote, published: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x is an entry-level 6 Gbps SAS 2.0 PCI Express 2.0 RAID controller.

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    27 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
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  • Emulex 8Gb Fibre Channel Single-port and Dual-port HBAs for IBM System x

    26 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
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    19 Oct 2009 | 6:30 am
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    Interface Matters

  • Sweet Drag and Drop Actions In the Lotus Notes Client

    Chris Blatnick
    18 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pm
    I've mentioned once or twice before that I really like using drag and drop. Although it is often a bit slower than other actions and you sometimes have to show the user how to do it, I find it to be a preferred method for executing certain tasks in an application. Lotus Notes itself offers many cool and useful drag and drop actions. I've been showing end users some of these for a long time, and always there are folks that had no clue drag and drop actions were even available. I wanted to share a few of them with you now. Drag & Drop LinksYou can drag and drop a document from any Notes view or…

  • RSS Feeds For Notes Documents

    Chris Blatnick
    16 Nov 2009 | 7:14 pm
    Yes...I haven't fallen off the earth. Thanks for asking. Just spending a lot of time learning other parts of the Lotus collab stack and having to crack open the books to study up on <shudder> admin topics leaves little time for development stuff anymore. I still plan to change that. :-)I thought I'd throw this very simple but highly useful tip out here because I have found that not everyone is aware of it. In fact, I was asked about this topic the other day. The question at hand: Can I create an RSS feed that opens a document in the Notes client rather than on the web? The short answer:…

  • Lotus Knows Twitter Fountain

    Chris Blatnick
    22 Sep 2009 | 5:03 am
    Hi Gang...For a visually engaging way to see what is happening with the Lotus Knows tweets and Flickr photos, check out the Twitter Fountain below. Cheers!

  • Lotus Knows...It's Time To Do It Again!

    Chris Blatnick
    21 Sep 2009 | 4:43 am
    It's an exciting day to be sure, as the Lotus Knows campaign officially kicks off here in the United States. It's been a long time since Lotus has had a highly visible nationwide campaign and it's awesome to be on the inside now to see it begin to take off. Lotusknows.com is now (kinda) live and it's pretty cool. It officially launches tomorrow, but I know people started looking for it as early as this weekend. It is certainly is different than your normal IBM site. Of course, a big part of any marketing nowadays is word of mouth, so as Lotus fans we can help by spreading the word. I…

  • Add Document Ratings To Your Notes Client Designs

    Chris Blatnick
    31 Jul 2009 | 11:53 am
    Way back when I was actively developing stuff on a daily basis, I wrote about a quickly cobbled together idea I had to include a document rating system in a Notes client application (might want to read that first). Document Rating is a familiar "Web 2.0" design pattern that can actually be quite useful. Document ratings allow users to democratically decide on good content and by using this technique the best stuff will bubble up to the top (at least theoretically). In the original post, I wanted to explore the concept of using editable view columns with icons in a little more detail while…
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