WebSphere User Group in Edinburgh - 11 September 2007

I'm hoping to be there but, even if I'm not, I'd still encourage you to
attend :-)

http://www.websphereusergroup.org.uk

Fun with WebSphere Portlet Factory

I've been tied up for most of the past month or so, building customer
demonstrations using WebSphere Portlet Factory.

At the beginning of the process, I knew enough to build a simple
drill-down dashboard portlet, taking data from an Excel spreadsheet.

After much experimentation, trial and error, I've now built a whole host
of different portlets using this most excellent tool - interaction with
DB2, online awareness using Lotus Sametime, Ajax type-ahead
functionality in queries, drag and drop eventing using DOJO etc. etc. etc.

The value of the tool continues to impress me, especially as I wouldn't
consider myself as a proper Java developer.

In fact, I'm so impressed, I'm actually going to attend a 4-day class in
Manchester in early October.

The sky is truly the limit.

:-)

Doh !! Some SameTime 7.5 services don't start ( problems with Windows Remote Desktop client )

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/stforum.nsf/ReleaseAllThreadedweb/34ebae8aa7ff5854852571930012af02?OpenDocument

Solution

Install Sametime having connected using the MS RDP client in console mode: -

mstsc /console

Thanks to Carl for that one :)

Event - Social computing with Lotus Connections - 11-13 September 2007 @ IBM Hursley Park

IBM Lotus Connections is social software for businesses that empowers you to be more innovative and helps you execute more quickly by using dynamic networks of coworkers, partners and customers.

In this workshop, you will learn how this software enables you to promote collaboration and innovation by connecting people with common work objectives or professional interests. It helps you harness the inherent social drives of the people in and around your company, and makes it easy for people to connect in new ways—which is the key to unlocking and leveraging all the skills within your organization and beyond.

What you will discover by attending this workshop

* The components, features and functions of Lotus Connections:
o Profiles: Search for and find people based on criteria such as name, organization, location, reporting structure and interests.
o Communities: Groups of people who share a common interest can collaborate with one another by exchanging and sharing information or interacting with one another using IBM Lotus Sametime and e-mail.
o Blogs: Communicate with your peers or colleagues and nourish innovation.
o Dogear: Save, organize and share bookmarks; discover bookmarks that have been qualified by others with similar interests and expertise.
o Activities: Track your work with a dashboard; invite and share your tasks with others; and manage work items.
* Available development tools
* How to set up, configure and use each feature of Lotus Connections
* How to incorporate the features in existing applications and Web sites

Highlights

* Become familiar with the setup and use of Lotus Connections features
* Understand the functions provided by each feature
* Understand how the features work with each other as well as how they can be incorporated into other applications and Web sites
* Learn how to use the tools and underlying servers to configure the products for use
* Hands-on labs

Prerequisites

* This workshop is intended for IBM Business Partners, but customers will be accommodated on a space available basis.
* Good technical understanding of Internet concepts
* A general understanding of object-oriented programming concepts, systems and languages
* Also helpful, but not required:
o Some knowledge of Web 2.0 concepts
o Previous experience with Lotus Sametime or WebSphere Portal
o Familiarity with the Rational Application Developer (or Eclipse) development environment

https://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/isv/spc/events/lotus_connections.html

Apologies for my absence

Vacation and work pressures ( yawn ) have got in the way ....

Lotus Connections and Lotus Quickr are now generally available :-)

Here are the announcement letters: -

IBM Lotus Quickr provides a way to exchange business content quickly and
easily, enabling effective collaboration between connected teams

PDF

http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/5/897/ENUS207-145/ENUS207145.PDF

IBM Lotus Connections delivers social software for businesses

PDF
http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/2/897/ENUS207-112/ENUS207112.PDF

Off to download ...................

IBM Web Content Management (WCM) Open Mic conference call on June 28, 2007

Following on from this dW article: -

Understanding syndication in IBM Workplace Web Content Management

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/workplace/library/wwcm-syndication/

IBM will hosting an Open Mic conference call with Lotus Development and
Support Engineers to discuss WCM Syndication on Thursday, June 28, 2007.
This call will take place in two sessions at 10:00 AM EDT and 9:00 PM
EDT, to facilitate participation from customers worldwide.The call will
last 60 minutes. Please dial into the call 5 minutes before the
scheduled start.

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nflsblog.nsf/dx/wcm-open-mic-call