I’ve been running VMware on my openSuse box for several months now. It has been rock solid and reasonably easy to use. This week, I took the liberty of upgrading to VMWare server 2.0. WOW! What a difference! The new console is SOOOO much better. I was able to move my old WinXP laptop to … Read more
I just figured out a problem that has been bugging the bejeezus out of me. I could not for the life of me start of WAS7 in my RAD 7.5 dev environment. The startServer.log file always showed a port conflict, but I could not find the cause of it anywhere. I had shut down all … Read more
I’ve taken notice of the number of Macs at this year’s LotusSphere conference. Lots of IBM’ers now have them as well as customers and partners. Several presenters were switching between their Mac desktop and their Windoze virtual machines. Another nicety is the strong presence of Canonical and Ubuntu here. There is such an irony in … Read more
I’m blogging from LotusSphere today in the Opening Session. Here are some of the key highlights. Lotus Notes celebrates 20 years this week. IBM announced that Bluehouse is now LotusLive, a SaaS solution for Lotus Notes and Domino. RIM announced new Blackberry Application. The new app for Lotus Connections features access to all of Connections’ … Read more
Tomorrow begins the first day of IBM’s LotusSphere at Disney’s Swan and Dolphin resort in Orlando. Looks like I’ll be driving it each day. Its about 55 miles one way. I’m not looking forward to the drive, but its good to know that with gas prices coming down it won’t be that expensive. There’s just … Read more
Yep, you heard it right… here’s the scoop. Introducing IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5 View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: ibm lotus) ©2016 Strongback Consulting
I wish I could present this to every customer I meet who has Exchange simply because of the features of Outlook (even though you can run Outlook with a Domino back end). 8 Reasons You'll Love Using IBM Lotus Notes 8 View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: ibm lotus) ©2016 Strongback Consulting
If you have ever purchased software from IBM, you know they license processors based on the concept of a PVU. A processor may have a different PVU based on its type. I found a good link that helps explain how many PVU’s you need based on the system you will be running the key solution … Read more
For those getting started with WebSphere App Server, I thought I’d refer you to some various sites for general information. All of these sites are also bookmarked at http://del.icio.us/klenny/was7 WAS 7 Infocenterhttp://www-01.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/library/ What’s New with WAS 7 (Tom Alcott is a great writer and a guru on WAS)http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0809_alcott/0809_alcott.html WAS fixpack 7.0.0.1 (a must have install)http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&q1=WebSphere+portal+solaris&q2=install&uid=swg27014463&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&cc=us&lang=en … Read more
If you are interested in taking advantage of the new features of WebSphere Application Server 7 with WebSphere Portal, an open beta is available. Cheers. ©2016 Strongback Consulting