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LMAO - Air cover as provided by leading software companies

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:25:51 GMT

In an anonymous comment to my post yesterday (Lotus: We'll give you the air cover you need! Humbug, I say! Humbug!) a person who calls himself/herself "Hindenburg" (lol) linked to the following image which cracked me up. Why? Because it really hits the nail on the head.

Lotus: We'll give you the air cover you need! Humbug, I say! Humbug!

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:46:06 GMT

I agree - this is a rant but I'm frustrated - deeply frustrated.

So I was at the Lotusphere 2009 and was happy to hear Kristen Lauria, VP Lotus Marketing, on stage talking about the renewed commitment from IBM Lotus to marketing and about the new SmarterPlanet campaign. IBM was going to provide the air cover we as partners needed. IBM was going to be visible and aggressive. IBM was going to get into to fight. They were shattering windows for God sake!

I was thrilled. The crowd was thrilled. There was a big applause and I think I even heard someone shout. At the blogger executive Q&A I asked Kristen whether this initiative would be coming to Europe and she said yes so I was even more thrilled. It would even be coming to Denmark. Wow.

It's now been about 5 months and I have seen nothing. Absolutely nothing. IBM Lotus is still as absent from the media as they ever has been. Nothing has changed.

"We'll give you the air cover you need!" Humbug, I say! Humbug!

As I said I'm frustrated. IBM Lotus has some of the best technology out there and probably the best and most competitive client in the market. Notes 8.5 is arguably the best and most capable Notes client ever. With Notes 8.5 we're back to Notes being a true platform. Unfortunately customers don't know it. As business partners we are still on our own and we have to mature and nurture the market our self.

It's a real shame. I think we would be a lot stronger if IBM sent some air cover and dispatched that air strike we have been crying for for so long... Well - maybe next year.

Don't install Notes in the default location if doing Notes plug-in development

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:07:58 GMT

A little while back I was contacted by a fellow Yellow-head who had some issues with some plug-in development for Notes 8. Unfortunately I wasn't able to help him at the time but when he some head scratching time later found the answer he was kind enough to share it. I thought I would share it here in case it can help someone.

From the offset the issue looked simple as it had to do with the good old nlsxbe which is normally caused by the binary Notes directory not being on the path. The issue was however a bit twisted as the error raised complained about the filename or extension being too long.

java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: nlsxbe 
   (The filename or extension is too long. )

What our good Yellow-head found out was that the issue was caused by his install location of the Notes client. Specifically he had installed his client in "C:\Archivos de programa\IBM\Lotus\Notes" which is the default location for his OS. This however means that the path to the notes.jar for plug-ins becomes "C:\Archivos de programa\IBM\Lotus\Notes\framework\rcp\eclipse\plugins\com.ibm.rcp.j2se.win32.x86_1.5.0.SR4-200707311521\jre\lib\Notes.jar" which is too long a path (longer than 128 characters). Installing Notes in "C:\program files\IBM\Lotus\Notes" solved the issue.

So if you run into weird issues like this check your install path or choose an English copy of Windows! :-)

Do not run both the CA process and ID Vault at the same time

Thu, 28 May 2009 08:13:47 GMT

Be aware of running both CA process and ID Vault at the same time as the ID stored in the vault hasn't been certified yet. The limitation is understandable but why it's possible (i.e. the checkbox is available in the UI) to store a newly registered ID when using CA process can be confusing.

For more info see technote 1367969: ID Vault upload during registration fails when using Certificate Authority

Change notification language for Lotus Connections

Fri, 15 May 2009 08:56:47 GMT

How to force the language for Lotus Connections UI

Fri, 15 May 2009 07:47:23 GMT

Just found this gem in the Lotus Connections Forum on how to force the language for the Lotus Connections UI using just two simples lines in the httpd.conf.

From IBM Lotus Support: Security Certificate expiration in Lotus Domino on May 18th 2009

Sun, 10 May 2009 07:25:26 GMT

This note contains links (URLs) to technical support documents (technotes) related to an issue affecting IBM Lotus Domino customers. You are receiving this notification because you are a customer who has called us for technical support in the past. If you do not wish to receive notifications like this one on other topics in the future, please reply to this email and change the Subject field to: unsubscribe , e.g. unsubscribe user@company.domain. This is a special mailing separate from regular Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) mailings to urgently provide information about this expiration situation.

What is happening
The certificate for some Java applets in Lotus Domino 6.5.x, Domino 7.0.x, Domino 8.0.x, and Domino 8.5 have an expiration date of May 18, 2009. Starting May 19th, Web users will see a dialog with a message similar to one of the following when loading a Web page that contains a Java applet from the Domino server:
"The digital signature was generated with a trusted certificate but has expired or is not yet valid."
"The security certificate has expired or is not yet valid."

This issue can occur even if IBM is set up as a trusted publisher in the browser.

What does this mean
Please be assured that this message does not mean security has been compromised. It simply reflects the expiration of the signature originally provided in the security certificate used with certain Domino applets. You can find an explanation in the following technote:

Title: "Security certificate expiration messages generated from Domino applets (May 18, 2009)"
URL: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg21381298

Action needed to resolve
To resolve the situation, you have three options: (1) Instruct users to "Always Trust" content from IBM, (2) if using Domino 7.x, upgrade to Domino 7.0.4, or (3) download and apply fixes. IBM recommends that you replace the affected Jar files (option 3) as described in the following download document for any supported release of Domino:

Title: "Download re-signed Java applets for Lotus Domino (May 18, 2009)"
URL: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg24022981

Alternatively, an interim fix will be posted to Fix Central for the latest Modification and Fix Pack levels by May 8th. These include Domino 6.5.6 FP3, 7.0.3 FP1, 7.0.4, 8.0.2 FP1, and 8.5.0. If you're not running one of these releases, access the download document above, which provides fixes for all supported release levels.

General Self-Help Resources
Here are links to other ways that you can access IBM Lotus Notes & Domino self-help support information on the Web:

My Support (http://www.ibm.com/software/support/einfo.html)
Lotus Support is just a click away (http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/support/clickaway/); learn more about Lotus Software Self-Assist Options.
IBM Software Support Site design update (http://www.ibm.com/software/support/gcnews.html)
New Lotus Notes Domino Wiki (http://www.lotus.com/ldd/dominowiki.nsf)
Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/)

Sincerely,
The IBM Lotus Notes & Domino Team

Lotus Symphony in-depth product comparison white paper

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:12:26 GMT

Received this from a colleague today and thought I would shere. The link takes you into PartnerWorld so I guess you need an account for that to read the document. Although it says "share this paper with your prospects" I don't know I may post an unprotected version.

Lotus Symphony in-depth product comparison white paper
This new white paper provides you and your customers with a broad, detailed comparison of Lotus Symphony 1.2, Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 and OpenOffice.org 3.0. Share this paper with your prospects so they see how Lotus Symphony is the obvious alternative to proprietary office productivity software. Available at no charge, Lotus Symphony is helping businesses control software acquisition and upgrade costs everywhere, supporting over 28 languages.

Lotus Symphony in-depth product comparison white paper