Portal 5:00 am
In the Webcast published at IBM’s site, buy vs. build a portal issue is discussed by an consultants from IBM and IDC. During the Webcast, the key metrics that need to be factored into a “buy vs build” decision process is also handled. Click here to access to Webcast.
Portal 4:51 am
With IBM WebSphere Portal Version 6.1, IBM is moving toward enhanced self-service, a richer user interface, more Web 2.0 capabilities, expanded support for open standards and improved administration tools. Open-standards-based portal solution means you can work with a wide range of technologies that allows you to build on your existing IT environment, maintain required security levels and support a service-oriented architecture (SOA) approach. It can be considered as IBM merged the advantages of SOA with Web 2.0 capabilities, for letting companies accessing new levels of business agility and innovation.
Besides that, IBM WebSphere Portal Version 6.1 includes new preconfigured pages, Internet and intranet portal site templates, and out-of-the-box portlet applications that help make deployment fast and easy. These applications are designed to address key business challenges and support day-to-day functionality such as e-mail, calendaring, instant messaging, integrated presence awareness, bookmarking, reports and team spaces.
Portal 4:38 am
In WebSphere Portal Family wiki is for IBM WebSphere Portal, WebSphere Portal Express, Lotus Web Content Management, and IBM accelerators for WebSphere Portal solutions.In this new wiki, it is possible to find and contribute best practices, deployment scenarios, technical content resources, hints & tips. To access WebSphere Portal Family wiki click here.
General 10:54 am
Lotus product wikis are valuable resources for finding technical product information easily, as well as allowing you to contribute directly to that content. Registering for an account on IBM Developerworks Lotus web site is enough for you to access the editible content. Following are the available Lotus product wikis and note that WebSphere Portal, Lotus Forms and IBM Mashup Center wikis are coming soon.
OpenDocument 5:13 am
Here are the top five reasons why you’d like to try Lotus Symphony:
OpenDocument 5:00 am
When you break down the IT budget, it’s often difficult to find room to maneuver. Organizations must maintain and upgrade business-critical solutions and applications, and priority projects quickly absorb remaining funds. In some cases, however, the amount you pay for application license renewals may be out of balance with the value that the applications actually deliver to users and the organization. This is often true with office productivity applications.
The IBM Lotus Symphony suite—which is available at no charge—can help you take back control of your IT budget while giving most users the tools they need to excel at their jobs. IBM Lotus Symphony tools enable users to create, edit and share word processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
If there were a more cost-effective solution that provided the capabilities and features that most users need and that worked with existing applications required by power users—organizations could break out of a costly upgrade cycle and better allocate IT funds.
Of course, it’s understood that in an enterprise environment, “free” doesn’t mean no cost. You must consider roll out, training and support costs. Regardless, Lotus Symphony software can still help free up large amounts of money over the long run.
For learning more about how IBM Lotus Symphony provides you value, click here.
General 4:45 am
Click here to access the video on YouTube that shows installation process of IBM Lotus Foundation Start. Note that it is just a 7:39 minutes video !
General 4:34 am
The IBM Lotus Foundations Start software appliance simplifies the implementation of IT solutions and allows focusing on the core elements of running the business. It’s an all-in-one package that comes with the software essentials that a business needs. Even in case of limited technical skills and a tight budget, the software is designed to help improve productivity, protect business information and facilitate better communications. And it can be up and running in about 30 minutes. There’s no need for an IT staff.
With the Lotus Foundations Start software appliance, a solution that runs on the robust and security-rich Linux® platform comes which means that no blue screens and a significantly reduced threat of operating system viruses.
Lotus Notes Foundation Start includes an SMB perspective customized Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino software as well as Lotus Productivity Tools. Below are the highlighted capabilities from Lotus Notes Foundation Start:
General 11:45 am
Below are the selected new features for IBM Lotus Forms 3.5, IBM’s tool for automating forms-based processes:
IBM Community Collaboration solution is composed of Lotus Connections, Lotus Sametime, and IBM Lotus Quickr. It provides ability to organizations to communicate instantly, share information, network, and manage teams. With the Community Collaboration bundle, the integration of these products provides additional key features to an organization. For example following integration scenarios could be considered:
For a detailed integration scenarios and benefits, click here.