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June 29, 2004 Published by  SearchDomino.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   > BEST ROUTE FROM R5 TO ND6   > iExpress CRM from iEnterprises, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE:   > Enterprise IM vendors in mad scramble   > Lotus to release first Eclipse-based products   > IBM Research bolsters services   > More headlines   > Chapter Download: Decompiling classes   > Fingers fly in SMS speed contest   BEST ROUTE FROM R5 TO ND6 * Automate your Notes software migration projects. * 100% automated Notes desktop install & configuration. * Remotely manage and control your Notes desktops. * Full support for Notes and Domino 6.5 * Save time and money. Click here   Enterprise IM vendors in mad scramble [SearchDomino.com] ISVs are courting customers with incentives to grab market share following the departure of AOL and Yahoo from the market for enterprise-grade instant messaging technology. MORE INFO: > Read about the end of enterprise IM from AOL and Yahoo > Get some background on recent developments from IMLogic Lotus to release first Eclipse-based products [e-Pro Magazine] This week Lotus is expected to release its first products based on the Eclipse open-source development platform, which IBM has championed. The applications include Lotus Workplace Messaging 2.0 and Lotus Workplace Document Management 2.0. IBM Research bolsters services [eWEEK] An IBM vice president says the company is shifting more of its research dollars toward services. The adjustment is intended so that the research group's efforts will be in line with the company's revenue, of which more than half comes from services. More headlines [From around the Web] VeriSign launches spam protection service (CNET News.com) Sun offers low-cost Java tool (CNET News.com) Microsoft completes merger of e-mail authentication specs (SearchExchange.com) TOPICS:  Chapter Download: Decompiling classes In this chapter from the book Covert Java: Techniques for Decompiling, Patching, and Reverse Engineering by Alex Kalinovsky, you'll learn how to determine when to decompile, what the best decompilers are, how to decompile a class, what makes decompiling possible and what potential problems you may run into with decompiled code. Don't forget to take the quick quiz at the end of the chapter to test your reading comprehension! Click here to download this chapter.   Accelerate Sales with iExpress CRM from iEnterprises Looking for a way to increase sales? iExpress CRM is the fastest and most cost-effective way to enable your sales team with the award winning Notes based CRM from iEnterprises. iExpress is all you need with contact management, call reports, opportunity management, sales forecasting, workflow, process tracking, MS Office integration, Crystal Reports and much more. Find out more:   WEBCASTS:  Expert Webcast: Understand and manage WebSphere V5 In this archived webcast, SearchDomino.com resident WebSphere expert, Tony Higham, explains what WebSphere is and how it works, and then shows you how to deploy WebSphere Application Server, test and manage WebSphere applications and improve performance. You can view this webcast or download Tony's PowerPoint presentation. TOPICS:  Tip Contest: Submit a tip! You could win an iRiver Flash MP3 player! We're offering a kickin' new prize in return for your best tip, trick or timesaver or code. This iRiver Flash MP3 player, complete with FM tuner and voice recorder, can be yours -- but only if you enter the contest. So, let us hear from you today. Submit your tip here. Check out the prize. Fingers fly in SMS speed contest [Associated Press] Carl Lewis, Flash Gordon, Chuck Yeager -- now Kimberly Yeo joins the society of supreme speedsters. Yeo, a 23-year-old from Singapore, set a world record in a text message speed test. In a breathtaking display of digital dexterity, Yeo banged out a 26-word, perfectly punctuated message in 43.66 seconds with none of the usual SMS shortcuts (L8r, IMO, etc.). She said that she sends out about 50 texts per day, which puts her on track for the title of Miss Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 2004. 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]   This e-newsletter is published by SearchDomino.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchDomino.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?track=NL-201&ad=485844 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 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494