Companies using IBM DB2 database to benefit from enhanced efficiency provided by modern enterprise portal
London, 23 November 2011 – United Planet (www.unitedplanet.com), one of the leading developers of enterprise portal software in Europe, is pleased to announce that IBM has awarded the Intrexx intranet and portal software with “Ready for IBM DB2 database software” certification.
Packt recently announced the publication of IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide, a highly practical, example-driven tutorial, aimed to help administrators successfully manage and tune their WebSphere 8.0 implementation. Written by Steve Robinson, the book throws light on the new WebSphere installer, topics like managed deployments, MQ Link, HPEL Logging, and more with a variety of real-world examples.
There is a huge push by companies to emphasize mobile over the traditional PC market. Some of these companies are going to execute well while others are going to fail miserably by rushing into the Post-PC world too soon (like decades too soon). IBM appears to have a plan in place though.
Packt is pleased to announce its new book titled IBM WebSphere Application Server v7.0 Security, that will help readers discover and explore security features offered by WebSphere Application Server version 7.0 to create secure installations. Written by Omar Siliceo, the book is a practical guide packed with ready to implement tricks for configuring, hardening, tuning, and troubleshooting secure IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment v7.0 environments .
IBM developerWorks: "Adobe® Flex takes you to the next level of Web application development with the concept of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), while IBM® WebSphere® Portal provides a composite tooling to build flexible, SOA-based solutions. But how do you get the two of them together? One option is to directly integrate Flex into WebSphere Portal server.
We can debate all we want to about whether Linux will ever beat Microsoft's Windows or Apple's OS X on the computer's desktop. To be honest though, the opinion that matters to me the most is my own opinion. Except for the occasional hardware compatibility issue, Linux is the operating system I have found to be the most dependable.
I know what most of you are thinking and let me address what is on your mind at this very moment. No, I'm not blinded with nerd goggles. In fact, I'm currently writing this post from a Windows Vista PC while my wife in the next room is on her MacBook Pro. Windows and OS X have earned their roles on the computer stage and I would be the last person to dismiss these great operating systems. However, these days I'm finding that Linux has just as much of a right to this stage when debating the value of operating systems.
Perhaps, I'm just saying this after finding a new variant of the Vundo trojan on a PC with Windows XP. A trojan that even some of the better anti-virus software can't detect or remove. That trojan took 25 working hours to analyze and remove from the infected Windows PC. Or, perhaps I'm favoring Linux because after being mandated to install anti-virus software on the Linux boxes, I found not a single piece of malicious software on the systems. I am also filled with joy because I'm nearing the purchase of a laptop with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed knowing that the entire laptop is likely to cost me far less than the MacBook Pro I bought my wife last year. Linux, you are a sweetheart in my eyes.
A very nice article on RSS found at IBM's developerWorks:
Realize the power of RSS in Ajax and Web 2.0 applications - Tap this article's fully functional PHP code snippets that show you how to use PHP-based server-side functions to develop your own customizable RSS feed aggregator. [IBM developerWorks]
I'm still looking for an article that explains to those of the non-IT persuasion what RSS feeds are all about. Everytime I make an attempt to explain RSS feeds to those how don't even know what browser they are using...I get this "deer caught in the headlights" look from them. They then usually turn around shaking their head wondering if I will ever try to speak to them in English. Sigh...
Anybody else surprised that IBM took this long to introduce Lotus Notes and Symphony bundle for Linux? Considering their support for Unix and Linux over the years...I sure am surprised this hasn't arrived before 2008. Still this is good new...
IBM
opens the door for Linux-based servers and desktops with a new Lotus
Notes and Symphony bundle for SUSE, Red Hat and Ubuntu Linux.IBM
has seen the future, and in its vision, Linux-based servers and
desktops will be powering tomorrow's office with Lotus Notes and
Symphony in what it calls an open collaboration client solution. Read more...
"So we have Microsoft SharePoint 2007 versus IBM's Lotus Connections. But how is IBM going to compete with SharePoint's many third-party hosted service providers? Or with Google for that matter (think Google calendar, Google spreadsheets, Google's Blogger, Google search, Google pages, Google wiki/JotSpot, ...)?"
The online magazine CMS Wire recently posted an article titled, "Feeling Blue, IBM Courting Drupal". In the article, author Scott Frangos writes:
Hot off the gossip wire: IBM is falling for Drupal. Hmmmm. ECM leader IBM has developed a series of nine tutorials for Open Source CMS Drupal. And as it turns out, Drupal runs rather well on IBM Linux servers while plugged-into IBM’s DB2 Express-C database. The final tutorial covers just exactly how to do that.
I'm not sure why IBM liking Drupal would really be considered gossip or rumor. The Drupal community has been aware of the IBM developerWorks series focusing on Drupal for some time. In fact I even wrote about the IBM-Drupal "buzz" last July here at CMS Report. However, don't let the mention of gossip distract you from Mr. Frangos' otherwise fine article. The article does a good job of summarizing to readers why IBM and business may want to use Drupal for their next Web content management system.
I have a feeling that this CMS Wire article is just the first sign that the mainstream media is about to pick up on the continuing interest with Drupal. I always find it interesting that when big business does start using open source products, it is usually only then that the media will take notice. The general media doesn't really begin to focus on open source projects such as Ubuntu (thanks to Oracle) until the guys in the suits begin talking about the projects.
