This Week: IBM Workplace eye on the Lotus developer 'guy'

[SearchDomino.com]

Title: SearchDomino.com

Published by SearchDomino.com  November 29, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the editor: IBM Workplace eye on the Lotus developer 'guy' >> Featured Topic: Spam filtering >> Expert Technical Advice: Jens Bruntt, Web Development and Downloads Site Exclusives: >> ISVs pledge support for IBM Workplace Tips of the Week: >> Understanding WebSphere Portlets >> Collect database statistics using database directory >> Export contact details to Word >> Site Highlights: >> New Learning Guide >> Administrator Tips newsletter >> White Paper: Anti-Spam solutions  From the Editor: by Jack Vaughan, Site Editor Earlier this month, IBM told the world it had crossed a line of sorts as it could claim over 1 million users on the client side of its Workplace computing effort. Last week, the company said to date it has forged Workplace deals with 100 (ISVs) Independent Software Vendors, who will begin to spread Workplace desktops among their customer communities. These are notable milestones, with more to come. But it is early in the Workplace rollout. Most Workplace efforts are in early stages of pilot and trial. On the main, developers are just starting to figure out how to get started with Workplace. It's a good guess that IBM WebSphere Portal customers are the first likely target for Workplace adoption. Among Notes-Domino developers who have to maintain and expand the systems they have running right now, attention is a bit more directed toward a still far off Notes/Domino 8.0 release that will see the Notes client and IBM Workplace Client blend into one. But Notes shops are already working with WebSphere groups to integrate important apps. Some move more quickly than others. Those that have integrated Sametime and Everplace may be among the quickest. How will Notes-Domino developers get started in the Workplace world? We asked Ken Bisconti, vice president of Workplace Portal and Collaboration technology at IBM. Ken says today's Domino Application Portlet software will be a first step for many teams. Simple steps are not bad. "It could be as simple as integrating your portlets with Workplace portal pages that deliver workflow capabilities, IM, or mail transport services that are unique to Workplace," he said. These, said Biconti, are areas where the ISVs are moving first. In the case of a business intelligence or human resource software maker, he indicated, "the benefit is that of adding collaboration functions to what would have been a standalone executive dashboard or HR self service application." IBM's new Workplace Builder tool is another development route, said Bisconti. The software is positioned as a tool for assembling applications built from Lotus Workplace collaborative components and forms into templates. In the product's Template Library, you can establish roles for template access. Next year, Workplace Designer is due. This is a tool, according to Bisconti, that is more like those most Domino developers hold dear. The army of scripting and forms-level development specialists will take note. "Our objective for Domino applications," said Bisconti, "is to continue to extend the reach of those applications." So, savvy Domino folks will need to keep an eye on Java portlet development, old-fashion template-style designing and more. Part of that "something more" are Web services, which document specialists and WebSphere developers have been toying with for a few years now. "Today many applications are accessed through Notes clients or through Web browsers," said IBM Lotus' Bisconti. "Increasingly, we expect customers to want to incorporate Domino apps into portal environments like Workplace as well as to access them through modern Web services calls." Regards, Jack Vaughan  Featured Topic: Spam filtering by Jack Vaughan, Site Editor Spam filtering continues to vie for the post of "Job #1" in IT shops worldwide. Recently, U.S. FTC commissioners hosted a two-day summit to grapple with e-mail authentication, once seemingly poised as a potent solution for the spam problem. SearchDomino.com looks at recent developments in the spam sphere. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Jens Bruntt Category: Web Development and Downloads Dear Jens: How can I export a search result view from Excel (on the Web and with a LotusScript agent)? Click here to read Jens Bruntt's expert response or ask a question of your own. Site Exclusives: >> ISVs pledge support for IBM Workplace IBM announced that at least 100 independent software vendors have built applications to run on its new Workplace platform. Tip of the Week: Understanding WebSphere Portlets If you plan to use WebSphere Portal to provide access to enterprise applications and data, then you need to become familiar with the workings of portlets, the building blocks of portals. This tip covers key concepts when developing portlets and portlet portability. Collect database statistics using database directory Using the database directory class is a great way to collect database statistics for a given server. By using getFirstDatabase and getNextDatabase, a subset of the database information can be retrieved without actually opening the database. You could use this class to write statistics using a JDBC connection, and/or to collect data periodically for statistical growth charts or monitoring. Export contact details to Word This tip provides you with code to help you create a button on the contact form of names.nsf. It will launch Word and import the names and address of the contacts in your Word document in less than a second --which is much better than pasting the individual fields in. >> Check out all our tips.  Site Highlights New Learning Guide Take advantage of our newest Learning Guide focused on LotusScript. This guide explains best practices and pitfalls to avoid and provides troubleshooting help and advice. Check it out. Administrator Tips newsletter SearchDomino.com Administrator tips include secret hints from Domino and Notes administrators on various administration issues. Tips can be rated and are eligible for the Hall of Fame prizes. Sign up here! White Paper: Anti-Spam solutions Learn more. This white paper describes conventional methods for combating spam from inside the firewall, and their limitations. It then explains an alternative approach that stops spam and viruses at the perimeter, before threats can ever reach your e-mail gateway. This new monthly tip will teach you how to manage spam and keep your systems secure. Enter your e-mail and start receiving Spam and Security Tip. E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. Improving wireless Read this white paper and learn how to calculate the ROI and TCO of wireless, get better value from existing systems and centrally manage and control handheld policies Download today. 10 Formula Tips Learn how to manipulate and customize your Notes/Domino environment with these 10 Formula scripts and tricks in 10 minutes. Click here. Spam & Security Tip This monthly e-newsletter offers tips and expert advice on preventing and managing spam, and securing your e-mail and server systems. Subscribe today   A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Contact us: SearchDomino Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 This e-newsletter is published by SearchDomino.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Updates on new site content": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchDomino.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?cid=498221&lid=430898&track=NL-200&ad=498221 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed.