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Volume 7 | Issue 11 | 7 November 2006
This month's issue has news from around the globe (Brazil, Germany, Romania, and Italy) and some very special offers on training, books, and software. There are tutorials to explore, podcasts to hear, and several interesting events on the horizon. Enjoy!
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Initiative. If you are on the faculty of an accredited academic
institution but haven't joined the Academic Initiative, you can apply
right now by going to: http://www.ibm.com/university/members/.
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News
UNICAMP (Universidade de Campinas) joins the Linux OpenPower project
The Linux OpenPower Project provides remote access to the latest
Linux on POWER servers at five leading universities worldwide, giving
you a choice of different builds and geographic entry points. Get
remote, non-root, shared access at no charge and then compile, run,
test, and debug your open source applications.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/openpower/
The IBM Open Education Service: Collaborative Learning Edition
IBM announced the first open source-based, global, hosted e-learning
service for higher education and K-12 institutions. The IBM Open
Education Service: Collaborative Learning Edition is an online
environment based on an open source application and can be accessed
via the Internet and across classroom and institutional boundaries,
enabling true collaboration among educators, students and the
larger community.
http://www-03.ibm.com/industries/education/doc/content/news/pressrelease/1748306110.html
Aperi open source project reaches another milestone
The Aperi community recently announced that the Aperi framework
passed the Storage Networking Industry Association Interoperability
Conformance Testing Program.
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/community/
Germany's first summer internship program gives students first-hand knowledge
For nine weeks, participants worked on current consulting projects
and got to know IBM's business first hand. Both IBMers and
participants were enthusiastic about the program – a very good
starting point for potential new hires.
http://www-05.ibm.com/employment/de/businessblue/index.html
Linux Open Alternative Days in Bucharest, Romania
IBM Romania, with the participation of IBM University Relations and
Linux Competency Center teams, hosted the 4th annual Linux Open
Alternative Days (LOAD) in Bucharest on October 17-18. LOAD is the
most important national event dedicated to hardware and software
Linux-based solutions.
http://www.load.ro
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Special offers
80% discount on Lotus courses offered by Rocking
Chair Software
Rocking Chair Software is offering 80% discount to Academic
Initiative members in the US for product courses in the Lotus,
Workplace, Portal & Collaboration software portfolio. Register
online and check the box indicating you are an IBM Academic
Initiative member to receive the reduced rate.
http://rcs-server7.rockingchairsoftware.com/rcsedu.nsf/catselect
IBM Lotus Sametime For Dummies available at no charge
Hot off the presses, IBM Lotus Sametime For Dummies, Limited Edition
is being made available at no charge for a limited time and in
limited quantities. Download a PDF or order a hardcopy while
supplies last.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/info/stdummies/index.jsp
Help your students learn SQL by playing a game!
Have students complete the SQL & XQuery Tutorial for IBM DB2 series
and then test their newly acquired skills with this unique, fun game!
The game puts students into a scenario where they are running their
own business and need to create a report using DB2 SQL to help secure
the future of their company.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/dm-dw-dm-0609cao-i.html
Join the IBM Rational Open Beta program
IBM Rational invites you to participate in the Open Beta program for
Rational Software Architect V7 and Rational Functional Tester V7.
Participate in this program to provide feedback to the development
teams on the latest versions of these products.
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?lang=en_US
&source=swg-robp&S_TACT=105AGX72&S_CMP=BDDOB&ca=dnl-3110dl1
WebSphere Application Server Community Edition Version 1.1
now available
WebSphere Application Server Community Edition Version 1.1 pre-integrates Tomcat and offers support for Ajax, PHP, and JSE 1.5 to
accelerate your application development. Download this free
software today.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/ws/wasce/?S_TACT=105AGX72
&S_CMP=SIMPLECE&ca=dnl-3110dl3
Download the DB2 9 Discovery Kit
IBM DB2 9 is the next-generation hybrid data server with optimized
management of both XML and relational data. Learn more about DB2 9 by
exploring the DB2 9 Discovery Kit, including direct access to DB2
software, technical webcasts, articles, tutorials and learning
materials for developers, DBAs, and architects.
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?lang=en_US
&source=swg-db2kit&S_TACT=105AGX72&S_CMP=IMOD&ca=dnl-3110kit5
Improve test efficiency and accuracy with the new IBM Rational
tester ekit
It's never been more important to achieve predictability and quality
in business-critical applications. The IBM Rational tester kit
provides a collection of tools and best practices across
the life-cycle.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/kits/tester/?S_TACT=105AGX72
&S_CMP=TESTKIT&ca=dnl-3110kit1
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Webcasts, podcasts, and events
Podcast: Bob Sutor on standards and open source
Bob Sutor is in a unique position to see the broad impact and promise
of the drive for open standards and the open source movement. Here,
he shares his perspectives on both and on how they relate to IBM's
own strategic vision.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/podcast/dwi/cm-int092906.html
Podcast: David Boloker on Ajax and Web 2.0
CTO of Emerging Internet Technology for IBM explains Ajax as the
culmination of unfolding technologies since the late 1990s and puts
Ajax in the Web 2.0 perspective. He also talks about the role of the
Open Ajax Alliance in promoting the adoption of Ajax and
interoperability across the toolkits.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/podcast/dwi/cm-int100506.html
Podcast: Integrating and deploying an SOA messaging backbone
This episode completes the series on SOA connectivity by covering
the requirements and optimization of an SOA messaging backbone and
Enterprise Service Bus on distributed and mainframe platforms.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/podcast/websphere/ws-soa2006-8.html
Attend the Italian Eclipse Community launch, December 1, 2006
You are invited to attend the launch of the Italian Eclipse community
at the IBM Tivoli Lab in Rome on December 1, 2006 (9:00-17:00). Join
this growing developer community as they celebrate their progress and
explore ways to enhance their networking.
http://www.dis.unina.it/ECLIPSE/index.php?option=com_facileforms&Itemid=49&lang=it
Register now for Lotusphere 2007
Come to Orlando, Florida January 21-25 for this worldwide Lotus
community event and learn how IBM Lotus software enables SOA,
business collaboration, and social networking. Early bird discounts
are still available.
http://www-142.ibm.com/software/sw-lotus/events/govfor.nsf/wdocs/ls2007home
IBM Rational Software Development Conference,
June 10-14, 2007
Register early for this year's IBM Rational Software Development
Conference at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida! Discounts are
available for professors and students. The call for papers is open
until December 4, 2006.
www.ibm.com/rational/rsdc
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Training and books
White paper: Using Spring and Hibernate with WebSphere
Application Server
This is a must-read article for anyone considering using Spring or
Hibernate with IBM WebSphere Application Server. Understand how you
must configure these frameworks for various scenarios with WebSphere
Application Server.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0609_alcott/0609_alcott.html?
S_TACT=105AGX72&S_CMP=NWSLTR&ca=dnl-3110wp2
White paper: An Overview of the Systems Modeling Language,
Part 1
The Systems Modeling Language (SysML) is an extension of the UML 2.0
for product and systems development. The new standard provides
systems engineers and architects with a mechanism to collaborate and
communicate using a common language specifically designed for systems
engineering. Part 1 covers requirements, use case, and test modeling.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/aug06/balmelli/index.html?S_TACT=105AGX72
&S_CMP=NWSLTR&ca=dnl-3110wp7
White paper: Model Driven Systems Development
This article presents a model-driven approach to systems development.
It discusses how model-driven systems development is performed by
utilizing Rational Unified Process for Systems Engineering.
http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/sj/453/balmelli.pdf
Tutorial: The ultimate mashup — Web services and the semantic
Web, Part 1
This series chronicles the creation of the ultimate mashup, an
application that not only stores data from different mashups but uses
semantic technology to enable users to create their own mashups by
swapping services or even by picking and choosing data.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/x-dw-x-ultimashup1.html?S_TACT=105AGX72
&S_CMP=NWSLTR&ca=dnl-3110tu1
Tutorial: Build apps using Ajax
AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript with XML) enables a dynamic,
asynchronous Web experience without the need for page refreshes. In
this tutorial, you will learn to build AJAX-based Web applications by
following the construction of a sample book order application.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/edu/wa-dw-wa-ajax-i.html?S_TACT=105AGX72
&S_CMP=ajaxlp&ca=dnl-3110tu12
Tutorial: UNIX tips and tricks for a new user, Part 1: File
maintenance tools
Systems administrators can use a number of programs to maintain files
in a UNIX system from the command line. In this intermediate level
tutorial, you'll experiment with commands such as cd, cp, and tar to
navigate a UNIX file system from the command line and work with files
and directories.
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?lang=en_US
&source=dw-au-unixtips1&S_TACT=105AGX72&S_CMP=EDU&ca=dnl-3110tu16
Tutorial: Designing a Google Maps plug-in for IBM Lotus Sametime
Connect V7.5
Find where your Sametime partners are by using the Locate Partner
plug-in for IBM Lotus Sametime Connect V7.5. This plug-in uses Google
Maps technology to locate a Sametime partner and to provide
directions to your partner's location.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/sametime-googlemaps/
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IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal
IBM Systems Journal
http://www.research.ibm.com/journal
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