Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 06:07:20 -0700 From: IBM e-business and Software News Alert Subject: IBM e-business and Software News Alert, 2001 Issue 2 IBM e-business and Software News Alert 2001 Issue 2 19 January 2001 ---------------------------------------------------- Web Version of This Newsletter IBM* e-business and Software News Alert is on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/ . ---------------------------------------------------- Subscription and Cancellation Instructions You are subscribed as xxxxatyyyyy . Subscription and cancellation instructions are at the end of this newsletter. ---------------------------------------------------- Top Stories in This Issue Lotus Discovery Server Delivers on Promise of Next-Generation Knowledge Management Solutions under "Data, Content, and Knowledge Management" Lotus Domino Everyplace Server Family Delivers Business Value to Mobile Users under "Pervasive Computing / Wireless" ---------------------------------------------------- Data, Content, and Knowledge Management --------------------------------------- Lotus Discovery Server Delivers on Promise of Next-Generation Knowledge Management Solutions http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/ngkms/ Lotus Discovery Server** offers an advanced solution for data search and expertise location, helping customers to maintain and grow their knowledge capital. When the Discovery Server and Lotus K-station** knowledge portal are combined, they create the ground-breaking Lotus Knowledge Discovery System**. Philips International Chooses Lotus Discovery System for Collaboration and Knowledge Management http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/pintl/ Philips International, a global electronics manufacturer, has standardized its messaging and collaboration with Lotus Notes**, Domino,** Sametime**, and QuickPlace**, and has chosen the Lotus Knowledge Discovery System as the backbone of its knowledge management infrastructure. Opening Lotusphere, CEO Says Closing Knowledge Gap is Essential for e-busineses to Thrive http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/zolko/ In his kickoff address at Lotusphere 2001, Lotus CEO Al Zollar said Lotus solutions allow customers "to close the gap between what they know, and what they need to know in order to be successful and act on that knowledge. We're helping them achieve 'knowledge transparency.'" Read the transcript at http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/zoltr/ Lotusphere Session: From Information to Action through Knowledge Management http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/iatkm/ In a Lotusphere session, Lotus' VP of Knowledge Management (KM) made these points: -- Only the human interpreter knows what to do with knowledge. -- The cost of knowledge loss is large. -- KM brings together many existing technologies. -- Firms that help with KM can be indispensable. Pervasive Computing / Wireless ------------------------------ Lotus Domino Everyplace Server Family Delivers Business Value to Mobile Users http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/evypl/ The Lotus Domino Everyplace* server family extends a Domino infrastructure to the full spectrum of mobile and wireless devices. Three new servers will provide mobile, collaborative functions and content for business applications such as sales force automation, customer relationship management, and supply chain management. Research in Motion's Wireless, E-Mail Solution to Offer Secure, Integrated Support for Notes, Domino http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/bbery/ BlackBerry Enterprise Edition** for Lotus Domino, from Research in Motion**, will double the number of enterprises that can stay wirelessly connected to their e-mail. It is the first, wireless, handheld solution to integrate Lotus Notes and Domino with end-to-end security and 'Always On, Always Connected**' operation. Lotus, Telstra to Provide WAP Mobile Access to Corporate Applications in Australia http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/teloz/ Telstra Corp. will offer access to Lotus Domino servers for e-mail, calendaring, and corporate directories from WAP mobile devices. Australian customers with Domino infrastructures can deliver information from corporate applications to users over WAP-enabled devices. Coming Soon: IBM ThinkPad TransNote, the "Write" Way to Work http://www.ibm.com/pc/ww/thinkpad/transnote/preview.html (URL accesses a 414KB file) Coming soon: the IBM ThinkPad* TransNote*, the revolutionary portfolio notebook that integrates paper and ink with a mobile computer. Users can enter and retrieve information using a touch screen, keyboard, digital pen, and paper pad. Collaboration ------------- Lotus Launches Hosted Web Collaboration Service for Customers and Business Partners http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/wccbp/ New, Lotus Collaboration Services provide hosted collaboration using Lotus technologies. Companies can subscribe to a single solution for instant messaging, e-meetings, and virtual workspaces. Or, with Lotus embedded collaboration modules, users can subscribe to specific hosted functionality as embedded links within Web solutions. Lotus Announces Seventh Annual Beacon Award Winners http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/lsbcn/ The seventh annual Lotus Beacon awards recognize Lotus Business Partners who excelled at providing quality products, innovative solutions, and superior services to customers. Eighteen worldwide Business Partners won awards in 11 categories. Lotus Business Partner Announcements from Lotusphere Available on Web http://www.lotus.com/rw/pr.nsf/bppressreleases/ About 170 press releases from Lotus Business Partners who integrate their products with Lotus technologies are available on the Web. Service Provider Solutions -------------------------- IBM, Lotus, AT&T Create ASP Enablement Suite, Giving Developers All They Need to Be an ASP http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/aspes/ The new ASP Enablement Suite, from IBM, Lotus, and AT&T, is a Web hosting solution for application service providers. It combines a secure Web hosting infrastructure with server hardware and application deployment software, offering faster deployment time for new applications, and co-marketing and ASP development programs. e-commerce ---------- IBM NetVista Kiosk Platform Gives Retail Shoppers More Choices and Convenience http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/kretl/ The IBM NetVista* Kiosk platform lets retailers to use the Internet to give shoppers more choices and convenience. Solutions built on the NetVista Kiosk platform will allow consumers to buy catalog merchandise, Web-only products, or other goods and services at a single location. IBM StoreFlow Brings Internet into Retail Stores http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/sflow/ The IBM StoreFlow* store management solution connects all of a retailer's technology systems, from the Internet, to the back office, to the point-of-sale (POS) in the store. StoreFlow's personalization allows retailers to configure POS stations quickly and easily. Application Development / Java ------------------------------ IBM VisualAge Enterprise Suite for Windows NT, a Full Set of Development Tools http://www.ibm.com/software/ad/vaes/ IBM VisualAge* Enterprise Suite for Windows NT** contains a full set of development tools, reducing the time and cost spent on ordering and administering additional software licenses. The suite contains four VisualAge products and IBM WebSphere* Studio Professional Edition. Taking Your Domino Applications to the Web http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/lda2w/ Release 5 of Lotus Domino Designer** simplifies developing NSF applications that work well on the Web. A new article provides a framework for preparing your Notes application for redeployment as a Web application, and offers techniques for making your applications shine on the Web. Linux ----- TurboLinux to Market e-business Solutions that Include All of IBM's Linux-Based Software http://www.turbolinux.com/news/pr/010110.html Turbolinux will offer e-business solutions that include all of IBM's Linux-based software -- IBM DB2* Universal Database, IBM WebSphere application servers, Lotus Domino, Tivoli Framework, and IBM's Small Business Suite for Linux**. IBM, NCSA Create World's Fastest Linux Supercomputers in Academia http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/lxncs/ The National Center for Supercomputing Applications, at the University of Illinois, will install two IBM Linux clusters -- more than 600 IBM e(logo)server systems -- to create the world's fastest Linux supercomputer in academia. One cluster will run Red Hat Linux**, while the other will run TurboLinux**. Industry Solutions ------------------ IBM Launches e-sourcing Option for Auto Industry http://www.ibm.com/news/2001/01/112.phtml A new e-sourcing option enables automakers and their suppliers to lease business applications over the Internet. This new service offers fast, easy, inexpensive access to core business applications for companies of all sizes. Prices will be dramatically below current rates. IBM Infrastructure Software Arms Toronto Police Service http://www.ibm.com/ca/news/latest_news/011001_torpolice.htm The Toronto Police Service's new, crime reporting application, eCops (Enterprise Case and Occurrence Processing System), uses IBM infrastructure software, including DB2, WebSphere Application Server, and MQSeries*. eCops will support 7,000 users, and is expected to save CDN$4 million. San Francisco International Airport Becomes an ASP with Lotus Domino and Notes R5 http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/sfoap/ The San Francisco International Airport has become an application service provider, using Lotus Domino and Notes R5 to distribute, manage, and track gate management and airline applications for its resident airlines and contractors. Sports / Olympic Games ---------------------- IBM Makes Australian Open Tennis Tournament Web Site Available through Wireless http://www.ibm.com/services/pressrel/PRESSREL_134052.html (uppercase required as shown) IBM is making the Australian Open Web site available via wireless devices by WAP-enabling two core IT systems supporting the tennis tournament. Users can follow the tournament, and access news and scores in real time, through Internet-enabled mobile phones and handheld devices. Security -------- Web Broadcast on 8 February: "Responding to e-business Security Attacks" http://www.tivoli.com/news/emedia/webcasts/2001/2_8security.html Join a Web broadcast on 8 February to learn about Tivoli's comprehensive, integrated risk management solution for preventing, proactively managing, and responding to security issues. e-business Hosting Services --------------------------- IBN Named One of Industry's "Hottest Hosts" by Web Host Industry Review http://www.ibm.com/services/pressrel/PRESSREL_133862.html Web Host Industry Review has chosen IBM e-business Hosting as one of the industry's "Hottest Hosts" in the Dedicated Hosting Provider category. The publication also commented favorably about IBM's Web hosting, hardware, software, connectivity, and technical support. Operating Systems ----------------- DOWNLOAD: OS/2 Warp FixPaks http://ps.software.ibm.com/pbin-usa-ps/getobj.pl?/pdocs-usa/fixnews.html Download FixPaks for IBM OS/2* Warp, including the latest releases -- Warp 4 FixPak 15, Warp Server for e-business FixPak 2, and Warp 4 kernels. General News ------------ IBM Tops Patent List for Eighth Consecutive Year http://www.ibm.com/software/news-alert/20010119/patnt/ For the eighth consecutive year, IBM was awarded the most US patents in 2000, a record 2,886 patents. IBM topped the next closest company by more than 850 patents, and surpassed the combined total given to Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Sun, Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, Oracle, and EMC. Distributed Learning / Learning Services ---------------------------------------- IBM Offers Thousands of Learning Services Courses in 55 Countries Worldwide in 2001 http://www.ibm.com/services/learning/global/itprod/itprof.html In 2001, IBM Learning Services offers thousands of courses in 55 countries worldwide, covering subjects such as application development, IBM e(logo)server systems, e-business, database and transaction systems, Windows 2000**, Lotus Notes, networking, and country-specific curricula. DOWNLOAD: DB2 Self-Study Course http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/selfstudy/ Download IBM's no-charge, self-study course about DB2 Universal Database. This fast-path course can be completed in as few as eight hours, and helps to prepare for two DB2 UDB certification tests. ---------------------------------------------------- The IBM e(logo)server brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo with the following descriptive term "server" following it. 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