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Beyond Vista 22/01/2007 12:19:24
Inside Microsoft's plan to dominate the Web 2.0 enterpriseEvery decade or so, a new platform emerges that reduces the cost of running an IT department to such an extent that vendors have no choice but to embrace it or die. In the 1990s, PCs with powerful operating systems spelled the end of mainframe development and ushered in the client/server era. Today, cheap servers and high-speed Internet connections are triggering a move away from traditional desktop PC software and to software as a service, hosted by a third party and delivered over the Internet. - +
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Despite all the announcements IBM made about its intention to port the Lotus Notes client to Linux in recent years, the release for Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 this month passed with surprisingly little fanfare.
The release of Notes 7.0.1 for SLED 10 makes it more cross-platform, with Windows, Mac OS X, and Fedora Linux already supported, and removes a significant barrier to Linux on the enterprise desktop.
IBM's Lotus regional executive for Australia and New Zealand, Jonathan Stern, said while the Domino server has been available for Linux since 1998, moving it to the Linux desktop is indicative of offering flexibility to customers.
Stern is anticipating more announcements surrounding the Notes client, including the introduction of a Notes USB memory stick that allows employees to take the "whole Notes experience" with them.
The next generation of Notes, codenamed Hanover, is in beta testing and will support the Open Document Format (ODF) and also be cross platform.
Stern said in a recent presentation to a Victorian government department, the audience believed it was done with Microsoft's PowerPoint but was actually ODF within Notes running on a Linux PC.
Enterprises looking to make the switch to Notes on SLED 10 may not find it a simple switch, however, as the requirements to get it running involve a number of manual steps.
One IT manager evaluating Notes on SLED 10, who requested anonymity, said while he managed to get the software working well, it would have been easier with a single package.
"I had to install the Mozilla suite to satisfy dependencies, install a patch for SLED 10 from IBM, and change configuration files with a text editor," he said, adding once all the requirements were met the installation was straightforward.
"I can't image a large Notes install base migrating 500 desktops over while it is this complex to setup. A single RPM [RPM Package Manager] package file would be much easier."
On the plus side, once installed Notes 7.0.1 proved to be backward compatible with a version 6.5.4 server so e-mail and calendaring could be used as expected, according to the IT manager.
The next generation of Notes, Hanover, is due for release in Q3 next year.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
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IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future. - +
Data Management Edition #9: Data centre makeover 24/04/2008 07:43:06
This week CW Live looks at the death of the old style data centre which is undergoing its first makeover in more than 30 years.
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Reducing risk through requirements driven quality management: An end-to-end approach
An effective requirements management system must help both business analysts and quality managers meet their commitments with limited resources and in the face of inevitable change. Read on to discover a better business approach to quality management.
