WebSphere Application Server Community Edition reached version 1.1 this week – and it is still available for free! It is a J2EE server for building and managing Java applications and is based on Apache Geronimo.
[Via Andy Piper]
Yearly Archives: 2006
More on Lotus Domino Designer in Eclipse
Maureen Leland has just posted some more info on the Lotus Domino Designer in Eclipse project that she is working on – and this time she has also posted a picture showing the Domino Designer client running in Eclipse!
I have previously blogged on Maureens project.
Rational Software Architect V7.0 open beta program
You can now preregister for the Rational Software Architect V7.0 and Rational Functional Tester V7.0 open beta program. The beta program is set to start in October 2006.
From the press release:
“Clients participating in the beta program can experiment with new and improved features that help implement service oriented architectures, systems development, and geographically distributed applications.”
New features in the upcoming Rational Software Architect V7.0 includes:
- Easier installation experience
- Improved Web Diagram editor
- Improved C++ support
- Expanded unit testing, with WebSphere® Application Server V6.1
- Improved Web Security tools
- New team modeling capabilities
Since the release of Rational Software Architect (RSA) V7.0 is getting closer we should expect Rational Application Developer (RAD) V7.0 to be released soon also.
Update December 2006: Rational Application Developer V7.0 and Rational Software Architect V7.0 has been released.
The SOA Magazine
A new online magazine on Service Oriented Architecture has just launched: The SOA Magazine.
From the “About this magazine”:
The SOA Magazine is a bi-monthly online publication provided by SOA Systems Inc. and Prentice Hall/PearsonPTR and is officially associated with the “Prentice Hall Service-Oriented Computing Series from Thomas Erl.”
The SOA Magazine is dedicated to publishing specialized SOA articles, case studies, and papers by industry experts. The common criteria for contributions is that each explore a distinct aspect of service-oriented computing.
[Via Architects Linkblog]
I have recently blogged about two online architecture journals that might be of interest to you also.
developerWorks newsletters for Lotus and Rational
developerWorks has just launched a series of newsletters covering the Lotus and Rational areas. Head over to the developerWorks newsletter section and subscribe if you are interested in a weekly newsletter with the latest from the developerWorks Lotus and developerWorks Rational areas.
getItemValueString and Domino 6.5.5 and 7.0 (Show’n Tell Thursday)
The return value of the Java method getItemValueString has been changed in Lotus Domino 6.5.5, Lotus Domino 7.0 and later releases. Before 6.5.5 the method getItemValueString returns null if the item is empty or if the item does not exist. In 6.5.5, 7.0 and later releases getItemValueString returns the empty string (“”) instead.
I upgraded three servers from 6.5.4 to 6.5.5 and found out the hard way when the application didn’t work as expected. Conditions checking getItemValueString for null values were never met so lots of logic was skipped.
So if you plan to upgrade to 6.5.5 og 7.0 or later then check your Java code for the use of getItemValueString.
Update: I have added this post to the Lotus Notes and Domino Blogging Community Show’n Tell Thursday series.
Open Source Windows OS
ReactOS is a free open source operating system based on the Microsoft Windows architecture. ReactOS 0.3 was released yesterday.
A very interesting project that tries to be an open source alternative for Windows users that does not want to switch to a new operating system such as Linux.
The ReactOS homepage has links to reviews of the operating system if you are interested.
If you want to try it out in an easy way then download the VMware image of ReactOS 0.3 and try it out using the free VMware Player.
Lotus Sametime 7.5 is now available!
Adam Gartenberg announced this friday that Lotus Sametime 7.5 is now available for download from Passport Advantage. Look for more comments to this at Ed Brills post on the announcement and be sure the check out all the Sametime Sunday postings from Ted Stanton for more information on the features of Sametime 7.5.
Happy 25
Today the IBM PC turns 25 years.
“Computer firm IBM made technological history on 12 August 1981 with the announcement of a personal computer – the IBM 5150” – more at BBC.
“August 12, 1981 marks the birth of the IBM PC, the computer that single-handedly turned personal computing to the business market” – more at Low End Mac with comments on OSNews and Slashdot.
I had my first PC in 1993 (running Windows 3.1 and OS/2 Warp when it was released in 1994).
The IBM Archives has more on the IBM 5150 and the first ten years of personal computing from 1981 to 1991.
Free "SOA for Dummies" book!
IBM is was giving away a free copy of “SOA for Dummies“. Go ahead and order your copy.
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Aug. 9 update from Bobby Woolf: “The IBM offering is not the full book, it’s a subset aimed at businesspeople. The full book is 384 pages; the free IBM version is 66 pages, focusing on the business aspects and fundamentals of the architecture but not the technology details”
Sept. 21 update: The offer has expired. Due to the overwhelming success of the ordering of the free SOA for Dummies books, IBM has run out of supply. IBM has shipped 10,000 books around the world.
[Via Bobby Woolf]