================================================= SEARCHDOMINO.COM DAILY NEWS May 21, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid4,00.html =================================================== SPONSORED BY: eAPPS -- DOMINO/WEBSPHERE/JSP HOSTING =================================================== eApps, an IBM/Lotus Premier Partner, offers outstanding value for hosting e-Business applications using Domino, Websphere, and Tomcat JSP. Mention this ad to receive FREE SETUP and ONE MONTH FREE hosting. Our high-powered servers, 100MB redundant network, and Telco grade data center ensure top performance. Contact Chris Jordan via [EMAIL PROTECTED] or (770) 448-2100, x104. http://www.eApps.com/sde4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ================================================= JOIN OUR LIVE EXPERT Q&A CHAT: "Deep Dive into Domino Messaging" with Lotus' Domino Messaging Product Manager Cynthia Mamacos. Join us on Wednesday, May 23 at 12 PM EDT (16:00 GMT) for a Live Expert Q&A chat with Cynthia, who will cover the nuts and bolts info to get the most out of Domino Messaging. Log on to this event on Wednesday at 12:00 EDT at: http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid4,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ================================================= LEAD STORY: "IT Factory to buy knowledge management firm" IT Factory is buying Synergistics, a move that will add knowledge management capabilities to its software. The acquisition brings IT Factory two knowledge management platforms, Prevail and Authoriti. IT Factory, which sells software development tools for creating collaboration applications that run on Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange groupware platforms, said the new platforms are not competitive with Lotus and Microsoft offerings. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2761966,00.html MORE INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC: General information on knowledge management may be found at this Best Domino Web Links site: http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid4_tax20d,00.html This CRN article looks at Lotus' knowledge management strategy: http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid4_gci499964,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------- OTHER DOMINO AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "New automated buddy could change instant messaging" [2] "W3C tells world that XML is ready" [3] "Tivoli head leaves as parent IBM prepares for changes" ~~~~~ [1] "New automated buddy could change instant messaging" Automated buddies are taking instant messaging in a new direction, allowing people to to pose queries to a computer. IBM employees on an internal IM network already turn to automated buddies for quick access to a worldwide company directory. The buddies piggyback on Sametime, secure instant messaging software developed by Lotus. Other companies are developing the technology as well. SOURCE: The Associated Press http://siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/038792.htm [2] "W3C tells world that XML is ready" MIT's World Wide Web Consortium has endorsed the recommendation of an XML Schema so developers can get cracking on e-commerce systems and databases. The XML Schema has been in development and testing for two years and will allow XML to reach its full potential. Lotus, Commerce One, WebMethods and several other companies support the recommendation and have used the XML schema at the core of their XML support. SOURCE: Mass High Tech http://www.masshightech.com/displayarticledetail.asp?art_id=47828&cat_id=1 [3] "Tivoli head leaves as parent IBM prepares for changes" Tivoli Systems President David Murphy has left to join a smaller software company. Steven Mills, an IBM senior vice president and group executive, will take over the head job at Tivoli for a while. Meanwhile, IBM is preparing for management changes of its own. SOURCE: Computerworld http://computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-88-93_STO60693,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ================================================= WEB LINKS OF THE DAY [1] "Lotus QuickPlace Security Caution" If you install QuickPlace in an existing Domino environment, you may create a security hole. You can close it, but only if you take the right steps and precautions. When installing QuickPlace, there are two levels of exposure. This piece covers both levels, and provides guidance for a more secure installation. SOURCE: Lotus Strategies Advisor http://www.advisor.com/Articles.nsf/aid/OHARS11 [2] "Why choose Lotus Notes Domino over Microsoft Exchange 2000" Here's a look at three issues to consider when choosing between Notes and Exchange: Administration, consolidation, and scalability. Writer Terrance Crow clarifies his reasons for staying with Notes/Domino and says that "Lotus Notes and Domino together are the most complete package on the market, handling our e-mail, Web presence, workflow applications, and serving as the foundation for our e-commerce applications. Notes and Domino even provide the tools to give our e-commerce users a personalized experience." SOURCE: Lotus Advisor Magazine http://advisor.com/Articles.nsf/aid/CROWT65 Do you know of a good article or Web site that should be included in our Best Domino Web Links? If so, let us know. 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