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May 27, 2004 Published by  SearchDomino.com Today's News Issue Sponsored By: Captaris - Streamline Business Communications Combining Fax with Notes IN THIS ISSUE: Unclog the server bottleneck with active containers Coming soon: Workplace certifications State senate passes e-mail monitoring bill Microsoft extends its product life cycle Think integration, not migration Robot joins origami fold Captaris - Streamline Business Communications Combining Fax with Notes Could you use a more efficient document delivery solution that combines email and fax and integrates these technologies in a way that saves time, resources and money? Learn how to streamline your business communications by integrating enterprise fax capabilities with IBM Lotus Notes. Maximize your investment today. Download this free white paper now and learn how. Unclog the server bottleneck with active containers [IBM developerWorks] Learn how to use containers to overcome data-processing redundancy, which can otherwise drain the life out of your handheld or Web server. MORE INFO: Browse our entire collection of tips Coming soon: Workplace certifications [e-Pro Magazine] The new, unified IBM certification program will soon roll out Lotus Workplace certifications. This should mean new opportunities for companies that offer training and test preparation. State senate passes e-mail monitoring bill [CNET] Senators in California have approved legislation requiring businesses to notify employees if they plan to read their e-mail or track their Internet usage. The bill still needs to clear the state assembly before becoming law. Microsoft extends its product life cycle [SearchWindows2000.com] Slipped into a blizzard of product announcements and demos at the TechEd conference was welcome news about Microsoft's policy on long-term support of its software products. TIPS: Think integration, not migration Despite the fear many Domino developers have that they must either stick with Domino, risking obsolescence, or dump Domino and move to WebSphere -- the decision is not nearly so stark. There are a number of ways to tie the two together, using each product for areas where it does best -- Domino for messaging tools and security features, and WebSphere for creating Java applications and enterprise portals. ASK THE EXPERTS: Ask Andre Guirard: The R5 equivalent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in R6 Dear Andre: I'm not able to find any function like [EMAIL PROTECTED] in R5, as this formula is available only in R6. Could you suggest to me any way to achieve this in R5? Click here to read Andre's expert response. TOPICS: Domino Dictionary Challenge: Spawn of middleware This technology is made available from a business's Web server for Web users or other Web-connected programs. The technology ranges from such major services as storage management and customer relationship management (CRM) down to much more limited services such as the furnishing of a stock quote and the checking of bids for an auction item. Users can access this through a peer-to-peer arrangement rather than by going to a central server. Some services can communicate with other services and this exchange of procedures and data is generally enabled by a class of software known as middleware. Think you know the term? Click here to find out. Robot joins origami fold [Ananova] If you're worried that students in the U.S. are losing their tech edge, this story should take your fears and fold them up in a nice little paper wrapper. A student at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a robot that can -- are you sitting down? -- do origami. It can already make hats and little planes and is trying to master the more complicated reverse folding and prayer folding skills. America may still have that tech edge, but origami professionals probably feel a little uneasy. What's next, a robot that bakes its own Shrinky Dinks? 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