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HOT NEWS | Today's Headlines
1. TOP NEWS STORIES
- The case for upgrading to IBM Lotus Domino 8 for better server performance
- Creating RESTful Lotus Domino applications with Project Zero
- Designing composite applications: Writing an Eclipse component for IBM
Notes
- Integrating IBM Lotus Sametime with the IBM Lotus Connections REST service
- Join the Lotus Notes 8.5 for the Mac public beta program
- Customizing components in Lotus Quickr services for WebSphere Portal 8.0
- Developing secured Web services in IBM Lotus Expeditor
- Using the Personal Wizards plug-in in IBM Lotus Expeditor
- Check out the latest Lotus conversations at bleedyellow.com
- Try the new IBM Custom Content Assembler to create your own custom docs
2. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER RELATED TECHNOLOGY NEWS
- Build your own IBM Redbooks with My IBM Redbooks
- IBM denies re-entering PC market with Russian deal
- Are Apple ads hurting Microsoft's brand?
- Gadgets comes to Google Docs
- Electronic gadgets latest sources of computer viruses
- Florida airport tests hydrogen engines
- Mummified dinosaur unearthed in North Dakota
- Planet in Peril: Full coverage
- Moon shots: I-Reporters capture lunar eclipse
- Nano switch brightens outlook for optical computers
- Software mines customer service call data fast
- Smash' secures mashups
- Acquisition bulks up IBM's single sign-on muscle
- Self-service gives ski ticket sales a lift
- IBM researchers quell nanoscale interference
- IBM unveils wide, ‘green’ info pipeline
- Newest mainframe cuts power use dramatically
- Most customers not loyal to wealth management firms
- Latest R&D Journal focuses on supercomputer results
- Atomic moving company
- 'PowerUp' game lures students to engineering
- Banks banking on expansion; may not be ready
- Cyber criminals cloak their tracks
- Companies finds social responsibility a business plus
- Cloud computing gathers in China
- High tech focuses on low lands
- Sifting through image library will help cancer fight
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LEAD STORY
THE CASE FOR UPGRADING TO IBM LOTUS DOMINO 8 FOR BETTER SERVER
PERFORMANCE | Lotus developerWorks
Tests of IBM Lotus Domino 8 performance show that upgrading to Lotus
Domino 8
and the new Lotus Notes 8 client should yield positive results. Tests
show CPU
reductions across the board as well as I/O reductions on most platforms when
compared to Lotus Notes and Domino 7.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/domino8-server-perf/
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OTHER HEADLINES
CREATING RESTFUL LOTUS DOMINO APPLICATIONS WITH PROJECT ZERO | Lotus
developerWorks
Learn how to create RESTful Lotus Domino Web applications using Project Zero
to deliver a responsive Web 2.0 application.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/domino-rest/
DESIGNING COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS: WRITING AN ECLIPSE COMPONENT FOR IBM
LOTUS NOTES | Lotus developerWorks
This article introduces some helper classes so you can quickly build and
deploy feature-rich, reusable, Eclipse-based components for IBM Lotus Notes.
You also learn how to create a foundation upon which other components can be
created quickly and easily.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/notes8-eclipse-comp/
INTEGRATING IBM LOTUS SAMETIME WITH THE IBM LOTUS CONNECTIONS REST
SERVICE | Lotus developerWorks
Learn how to customize IBM Lotus Sametime Connect with your own team chat
feature. This extension takes advantage of the profile information
accessible
from IBM Lotus Connections using REST service APIs.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/sametime-profiles/
JOIN THE LOTUS NOTES 8.5 FOR THE MAC PUBLIC BETA PROGRAM | Lotus
developerWorks
This First beta release of the Notes 8.5 client for Mac OS X allows you to
manage your mail, calendar and contacts, as well as, work with new and pre-
existing Notes applications in your environment. We look forward to hearing
what you like about these core capabilities, as well as, what things you
would like to see adjusted to better meet your business needs.
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/notesmacforum.nsf/DateAllThreadedWeb/720a4d3de548bbaa852573d40062a199?OpenDocument
CUSTOMIZING COMPONENTS IN LOTUS QUICKR SERVICES FOR WEBSPHERE PORTAL 8.0
| Lotus developerWorks
Learn about the composite applications available for IBM Lotus Quickr.
Follow
along with an example as we add functionality to blog composite application.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/quickr-components/
DEVELOPING SECURED WEB SERVICES IN IBM LOTUS EXPEDITOR | Lotus
developerWorks
In this article, you learn how to use Lotus Expeditor Toolkit to create a
secured Web service and how to run it in Lotus Expeditor Client; you also
gain some basic knowledge about WS-Security.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/expeditor-secure/
USING THE PERSONAL WIZARDS PLUG-IN IN IBM LOTUS EXPEDITOR | Lotus
developerWorks
This article discusses the Personal Wizards plug-in in IBM Lotus Expeditor.
You can use a Personal Wizards model as an automation tool, as interactive
documentation, as a tutorial or guided walkthrough, or as a debugging
instrument for Lotus Expeditor applications.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/expeditor-wizards/
CHECK OUT THE LATEST CONVERSATIONS AMONG THE LOTUS FAITHFUL AT
BLEEDYELLOW.COM | Lotus developerWorks
Welcome to bleedyellow.com, where the Lotus faithful gather to post personal
profiles, write blogs, share bookmarks, create communities, track
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bleeding yellow.
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TRY THE NEW IBM CUSTOM CONTENT ASSEMBLER TO CREATE YOUR OWN CUSTOM
DOCUMENTATION | Lotus developerWorks
IBM Custom Content Assembler is an application that helps you to easily find
and organize information and store it in a topic cart where you can compile
the topics into a custom output in the form of HTML or PDF. You have an
option
to search for and assemble general technical content as well as learning
content. Combining and ordering the topics allows you to create customized
content sets specific to your needs. You can print the results or save
them as
an online reference guide.
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Build your own IBM Redbooks with My IBM Redbooks | Lotus developerWorks
An application that enables you to create a customized Redbooks
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IBM denies re-entering PC market with Russian deal | CNET
IBM has said it is not getting back into the PC market, despite selling
"Microsoft-free" PCs running Linux and OpenOffice in Eastern Europe.
http://www.news.com/IBM-denies-re-entering-PC-market-with-Russian-deal/2100-1003_3-6233782.html?tag=cd.top
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Are Apple ads hurting Microsoft's brand? | CNET
Ranking of brand image has Microsoft falling from No.11 to No.49. The
study's
authors say that Apple's "I'm a Mac" ads could be partly to blame.
http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9898440-56.html?tag=nefd.lede
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Gadgets comes to Google Docs | CNET
Google adds sophisticated visuals to Spreadsheets through "Gadgets" and
offers
developers a new way to distribute data and develop apps.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9898520-7.html?tag=nefd.top
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Electronic gadgets latest sources of computer viruses | CNN Tech
From iPods to navigation systems, some of today's hottest gadgets are
landing
onstore shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory: pre-installed
viruses that steal pw's, open doors for hackers and make computers spew
spam.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/03/13/factory.installed.virus.ap/index.html
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Florida airport tests hydrogen engines | CNN Tech
Some Florida amusement park visitors may enjoy space-themed roller-coasters,
but the first vehicle they board at Orlando International Airport may be the
most futuristic ride of their vacation.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/18/hydrogen.buses/index.html
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Mummified dinosaur unearthed in North Dakota | CNN Tech
Using tiny brushes and chisels, workers picking at a big greenish-black rock
in the basement of North Dakota's state museum are meticulously uncovering
something amazing: a nearly complete dinosaur, skin and all.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/18/dinosaur.mummy.ap/index.html
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Planet in Peril: Full coverage | CNN Tech
The number of people living on the planet is expected to reach 9 billion by
2050. One potential threat is survival: a lack of fresh, clean water.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/planet.in.peril/
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Moon shots: I-Reporters capture lunar eclipse | CNN Tech
I-Reporters from all over the country submitted photos of Wednesday's
eclipse;
Clouds obscured the show for some, others braved cold to get photos
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/02/21/eclipse.irpt/index.html
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Nano switch brightens outlook for optical computers | IBM
IBM scientists have built the world’s smallest nanophotonic switch,
about 100
times smaller than the cross section of a human hair. This marks another
significant advance towards sending information inside a computer chip by
using light pulses instead of electrons.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/03/2008_03_17.html
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Software mines customer service call data fast | IBM
Scientists at IBM's India Research Laboratory have developed software that
quickly extracts useful business information from customer service calls.
Called ProAct, the technology helps orgs improve customer satisfaction,
develop new products and services, and find new business opportunities.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/03/2008_03_17A.html
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Smash' secures mashups | IBM
A new technology created by IBM researchers, code named "SMash," could
be the
security solution for increasingly popular mashups. Mashups are web apps
that pull information from multiple sources, such as Web sites, databases or
emails, to provide a single view.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/03/2008_03_13.html
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Acquisition bulks up IBM's single sign-on muscle | IBM
In a move to strengthen its offerings in identity and access management, IBM
has acquired Encentuate, Inc., a privately held company based in Redwood
City,
Calif. A provider of identity and access management software focused on
single
sign-on and strong authentication technology, Encentuate will integrate into
IBM Software Group's Tivoli division.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/03/2008_03_12.html
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Self-service gives ski ticket sales a lift | IBM
Using IBM self-service kiosks, Sports Authority, the largest fullline
sporting
goods retailer, has seen sales of lift tickets jump fivefold from last
year's
figures. The IBM AnyPlace Kiosks are in 24 Colorado Sports Authority stores.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/03/2008_03_12A.html
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IBM researchers quell nanoscale interference | IBM
IBM researchers have discovered a way to use graphite effectively in
building
nanoelectonic circuits vastly smaller than those in silicon computer chips.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/03/2008_03_07.html
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IBM unveils wide, 'green' info pipeline | IBM
IBM researchers have developed a prototype technology that uses light
instead
of wires to send information. The new technology could allow the
transmission
of 8 trillion bits (terabits) per second of information -- equivalent to
about
5,000 high-def video streams -- using the power of a 100-watt light bulb.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/02/2008_02_28.html
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Newest mainframe cuts power use dramatically | IBM
According to the EPA, computing data centers alone accounted for about 1.5
percent of all electricity used in the US in 2006. IBM’s newest mainframe
computer, the System z10, offers a step up in processing, but also a big
step
forward in reducing power and cooling costs.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/02/2008_02_27.html
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Most customers not loyal to wealth management firms | IBM
A new study from IBM Institute for Business Value found that less than half
(43 percent) of clients of are steadfastly loyal their US wealth management
firm. And more than 40 percent do not consider their firm a "trusted
advisor"
to help them meet their financial goals.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/02/2008_02_26A.html
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Latest R&D Journal focuses on supercomputer results | IBM
The latest edition of the IBM Journal of Research and Development examines
some of the many applications of massively parallel computer systems,
specifically the IBM Blue Gene supercomputer.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/02/2008_02_26.html
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Atomic moving company | IBM
Working with U. of Regensburg in Germany, IBM scientists have for the first
time measured the force it takes to move individual atoms on a surface. The
data offer an important foundation for designing future atomic-scale
devices.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/02/2008_02_22.html
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'PowerUp' game lures students to engineering
IBM is counting on a free multiplayer online game to help lure students to
careers in engineering. A 3D virtual game, PowerUp challenges players to
save
the planet "Helios" from ecological disaster.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/02/2008_02_15.html
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Banks banking on expansion; may not be ready | IBM
The latest research report from IBM finds the banking industry expects
to fuel
growth through market expansion, particularly in emerging markets. But banks
say they’re not ready to seize these opportunities.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/02/2008_02_12.html
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Cyber criminals cloak their tracks | IBM
The 2007 X-Force Security report from IBM finds a disturbing rise in the
sophistication of attacks by criminals on Web browsers worldwide.
According to
IBM, by attacking the browsers of computer users, cyber criminals are now
stealing the identities and controlling the computers of consumers at a rate
never before seen on the Internet.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/02/2008_02_12A.html
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Companies finds social responsibility a business plus | IBM
Companies say they reap benefits when they are more open with
stakeholders and
put social responsibility at the core of their business strategy.
According to
a new study by IBM, businesses believe they will be more competitive,
attract
and retain the best talent, and gain access to new business opportunities.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/02/2008_02_12B.html
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Cloud computing gathers in China | IBM
IBM will establish the first Cloud Computing Center for software
companies in
China, in Wuxi. The center will let emerging Chinese software companies tap
into a virtual computing environment to support their development
activities.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/02/2008_02_01.html
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High tech focuses on low lands | IBM
As concerns grow over climate change and its impact on low-lying coastal
regions, IBM is establishing a special facility in the Netherlands. The IBM
Global Center of Excellence for Water Management in Amsterdam will help
develop better prediction and protection systems for low-lying coastal areas
and river deltas.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/02/2008_02_01A.html
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Sifting through image library will help cancer fight | IBM
IBM, the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers University will
collaborate to mine information from a huge bank of medical images and other
data in the fight against cancer.
http://www.ibm.com/news/us/en/2008/01/2008_01_28.html
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