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May 20, 2004 Published by  SearchDomino.com Today's News IN THIS ISSUE: RIM president hails scalability, partners IBM to retire nine Domino certification exams Symantec to buy BrightMail Monitoring cluster replication Microsoft intern has his head in the clouds SPONSORED BY:  SearchDomino.com Product & Vendor Guide The Buyers guide is one of the most comprehensive directories of vendor and product information on the Web. It covers a wide range of areas for your research needs, including Application Dev, E-Commerce Solutions, Security and more. Simply search by topic, company name or keyword and you have access to complete vendor and important product information without having to comb through multiple sites. Click Here! RIM president hails scalability, partners [SearchDomino.com] The president of Research In Motion said that despite uncertainty in the company's patent struggle with NTP, the growth of its partner program is solidifying BlackBerry's dominance. MORE INFO: Read a white paper on BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Domino Get some great Web resources on wireless access to Notes IBM to retire nine Domino certification exams [Cert Cities] The exams that Lotus is putting to bed are for earlier versions of Notes/Domino. Tests for ND6 and ND6.5 tracks won't be affected. Since Lotus certifications don't expire, those with certs in the earlier versions will keep them. Symantec to buy BrightMail [CNET] Security vendor Symantec has announced plans to acquire competitor BrightMail, which makes tools for blocking spam and viruses. The deal is worth $370 million. TIPS: Monitoring cluster replication Domino server clusters are an excellent way to provide for failover in the event of a server outage. But they provide little benefit if the data on the servers is not kept in sync. In this tip, Any Pedisich explains how to pro-actively monitor your clusters in a way that will help you determine if you need to add additional cluster replicators to increase reliability. ASK THE EXPERTS: Ask Brian Mahoney: Timeout error when running an agent on the database Dear Brian: I'm doing a redesign. The current database is nearly 9 GB. I have some new fields to be populated to all the documents in the database. When I run an agent on this database, I always get stuck by the error: "Network operation did not complete in reasonable amount of time." Is there any way I can run the agent successfully in all the documents, get the documents in batches and make sure that I am not missing any documents in the database? Click here for Brian's expert response. WEBCASTS: Lotus Live! Series Webcast: Domino Designer -- 6.5 and beyond SPEAKER: Peter Janzen, Product Manager, IBM Lotus Software DATE/TIME: May 27, noon EDT (16:00, GMT) At this webcast, you'll learn how to enhance your apps with instant messaging and other new Designer 6.5 collaborative features, and get a sneak peek at its many new offerings, including support for Web services and DB2 integration. You'll also have an opportunity to ask Peter Janzen your own Domino Designer questions in a live Q&A. Pre-register now to attend this webcast. Click here to get your Domino Designer questions in the queue in advance. Microsoft intern has his head in the clouds [SearchSecurity.com] Adam Stubblefield is living proof that you can have your head in the clouds and still have a head for business. As an intern last year for Microsoft's research unit, Stubblefield stumbled upon a new way to help users remember their passwords. His inspiration came from the cloud shapes he saw on his drive home from work. After proving to Microsoft that shapes can trigger a user's memory of a forgotten password, the software maker filed for a patent. Stubblefield, 23, is now a second-year doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins University, where he'll probably come up with the idea for his thesis by watching grass grow. Read the story Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchDomino: Domino & WebSphere Strategies Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchDomino.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchDomino.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-201 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. Contact Us: SearchDomino MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494