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IBM Rational Performance Tester can be used to test the IBM Lotus Notes standard client for assessing the scalability related issues on Citrix. For this issue, Rational Performance Tester Extension for Citrix Presentation Server is used to simulate the load generation to test the applications that are hosted on the Citrix Presentation Server.

The success of this artificial load generation is dependent on how you can mimic the behavior of the application which means the behavior of the application should be reproducible.Citrix performance tests interact with the Citrix Presentation Server client at a low level so that changes that you make to the test after the recording can change the context of the user actions and cause synchronization timeouts.

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• Profiles - Displays people along with their’ new activities, blogs entries and bookmarks
• Communities - Displays a list of the communities that you are a member of along with their change status
• Blogs - Displays the latest blog entries throughout the social network
• Dogear - Displays various types of bookmarks like “My bookmarks”, “Popular bookmarks”, “Watchlist”, “Recent bookmarks”
• Activities - Shows new responses to activities, new entries and a quick view of all the activities in which you are part of

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• Lotus Connections’ Profiles service allows searching for people by name, expertise, or keyword. Along with standard results like contact info, etc. links to the blogs, communities, activities, and bookmarks associated with the person being searched are also provided.

• Lotus Connections’ Dogear service - the social bookmarking service - enables tagging and sharing bookmarks.

• Communities bring people together with common interests and assignments. It is possible for community members to discuss relevant issues, conduct polls to gather information, and share resources. Besides this, selected partners from outside an organization can join and participate in a community.

• For better tracking to-do lists and managing deadlines, Activities allows employees manage their tasks by organizing, sharing, and collaborating on all files, instant messaging chats, e-mail messages, and Web links associated with a given task.

• Lotus Connections Blogs service allows creating and posting fast and easy blogs.

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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.

• Lotus Notes and Domino wiki
• Lotus Quickr wiki
• Lotus Sametime wiki
• Lotus Connections wiki
• IBM Composite Applications wiki

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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 !

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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:

• Email and collaboration - Connect, communicate, share
• Backup and recovery - Ensure your data is there when you need it
• Office productivity - Be smart. Work free
• Security - Keep your systems safe and your mind at ease
• Ease of use - Automate your IT experience so you don’t even know it’s there
• Interoperability - Work how you know best

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Below are the selected new features for IBM Lotus Forms 3.5, IBM’s tool for automating forms-based processes:

• Simple Web-based eForms solution for non-technical users which enables them conducting surveys, submissioning requests, approvals, applications, etc.
• Simplified Eclipse Forms Designer that lets non-technical users begin composing more advanced electronic forms and improving their visuality.
• Eclipse Designer Form Conversion Tool that lets users converting Adobe® .pdf or FileNet® eForms into a Lotus Form.
• Runs on WebSphere Portal V6.1
• XMLDSig support that European customers and governments can comply with their government regulations specifying this format of digital signatures.
• Zero footprint digital signatures using Firefox browser
• Zero footprint precision printing
• Forms Server support for Safari browser

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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:

• Integration between Lotus Sametime and Lotus Quickr lets users directly accessing Lotus Quickr Place content within the Lotus Sametime Connect client.
• Integration between Lotus Sametime and Lotus Connections lets users saving chats to Activities or Community forums, viewing Activities from Lotus Sametime, and viewing Profile information from the buddy list.
• Integration between Lotus Quickr and Lotus Connections lets by using RSS feeds, a Lotus Quickr Place user can bring additional content from Lotus Connections into a Lotus Quickr Place.

For a detailed integration scenarios and benefits, click here.

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Lotusphere 2009 will be organized at January 18-22, 2009 at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, FL, USA .  Lotusphere 2009 is a good chance to access to the latest information and expertise about Lotus and WebSphere Portal Software.

For registration, click here.

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From the Lotus Notes 8 client, you can access the Activities server from your sidebar where you can quickly and easily create activities to organize and share information without requiring the participation of IT administrators. Having access to Activities in a sidebar helps to focus attention on the tasks that need completing.

You can drag and drop files from your desktop, e-mails from your inbox, save instant
messages, and post Lotus Notes document and database links or URLs into the activity and
instantly make the information available to all members of the activity. You can add additional
members to the activity at a later date and they will immediately see all of the information
within the activity.

If some of the users that you need to include in your activity do not have a Lotus Notes client,
they can use the Web browser interface to Activities, which will allow them to participate.

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