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In clustering, Domino uses a "shared nothing" approach. It doesn't share disk drives or resources. It also clusters across the wire, which means another Domino server can serve as a hot...
Jun 23, 2002

As part of its ongoing effort to lure customers off of IBM/Lotus Domino and Novell Inc.'s Groupwise, and onto the Exchange Server messaging platform, Microsoft is refreshing its suite of Exchange migration tools.

The suite, code...

Jan 11, 2006

IT experts who focus on a specific platform might consider not just adding some fresh skills to their repertoire but also taking on some tasks that can improve their overall value to the company.

Not doing so may result in being...

Dec 1, 2005
Microsoft is taking a brave step by radically changing the user interface on the next version of its stalwart Office productivity suite of software.

Experts say that improvements to Office 12, which is due out in late 2006 at the...

Sep 15, 2005
The man most responsible for making Microsoft the dominant player in the enterprise server market will call it quits at the end of next year.

Jim Allchin, who was formerly a group vice president of Microsoft's Platforms group, will...

Sep 21, 2005

Enterprises see the value in collaboration software, but they are demanding more answers about its usefulness as a strategic tool at a time when the market for point products is shrinking and features are being absorbed into...

Dec 14, 2004

While the Windows versus Linux marketing slugfest rages on today in Redmond, it's easy to forget that in another time, Windows faced a similar showdown against a competitor that was once touted as a "better Windows than Windows."

IBM...

Jul 15, 2005

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Exchange administrators who manage an increasingly mobile work force got some promised help from Microsoft today. The software maker said it will release an add-on to Exchange Server 2003 that offers security...

Jun 7, 2005

The battle between IBM's and Microsoft's collaboration platforms is starting to crackle again with IBM's announcement today that it will invest $100 million to expand Linux support and technology across its Workplace software...

Feb 17, 2005

Microsoft's acquisition of Groove Networks Inc. capped a week of product rollouts that are aimed at making the Office desktop productivity software more attractive as a collaborative front end for back-end server software.

The...

Mar 10, 2005

Microsoft and IBM/Lotus have been duking it out for years when it comes to winning over IT executives on their choice of messaging platforms.

Microsoft turned up the heat this week just days before IBM/Lotus's big collaboration...

Jan 17, 2006

Microsoft released today a free tool for SQL Server database administrators who want to connect desktop applications written in J2EE/Java to information stored in the two latest versions of the SQL Server database.

Using the...

Jan 19, 2006

Nearly eight months after acquiring FrontBridge Technologies Inc., Microsoft has rebranded the service and issued a roadmap for its hosted messaging and archiving product.

Now called Exchange Hosted Services, Microsoft is...

Mar 29, 2006

New ways of tackling spam and a general need for better overall IT security are pushing a growth in spending for security products, according to one market research firm.

In a new study, The Radicati Group Inc., of Palo Alto, Calif., said...

Jul 22, 2004

For several years, experts have predicted that corporations would embrace enterprise instant messaging products and services.

Instead of seeing an explosion in enterprise IM, however, early adopters are expressing more...

Sep 15, 2004
Notes Development White Papers
Integrating mobility into a Notes Infrastructure by BlackBerry
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Considerations for deploying mobile devices on Lotus Notes Domino by BlackBerry
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