Wednesday, July 12, 2006

FIFA World Cup 2006 Finals!

Wow! I'm back from semi-final and finals of the 2006 FIFA World cup. Italy won, beating France in the finals. words are not enough ... so I added a picture.

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IBM WebSphere Portal Version 6.0 announcement

IBM has recently announced the new WebSphere Portal v6.0 availability. This new exciting version seems to include more Workplace Services Express (WSE) features bundeled into the portal.
I still miss some Web2.0 features to be part of the Portal, like the blog workplace application that was published under the alphaworks but is certainly pre matured and not supported (aside the fact that it is aimed at Workplace and not Portal).
I recommend taking few minutes and reading the announcement (see link) with the different editions (new Server edition) and new key features.


IBM WebSphere Portal Version 6.0 can help you improve the efficiency of your business: "# A new user interface featuring AJAX and drag & drop customization can help portal users accomplish more with fewer clicks.
# Portal applications can be enhanced with workflow and electronic forms services that can help employees, partners, and customers execute transactions faster.
# Application templating and WebSphere Portlet Factory help to accelerate application deployment and customization through innovative use of services oriented architecture (SOA).
# Inline content editing and powerful personalization can help you increase employee productivity and customer satisfaction.
# Intuitive administration tools and performance improvements helps deliver responsiveness and reliability at lower cost."

Microsoft launches collaborative open-source dev portal (a.k.a sourceforge)

Interesting move from Microsoft, which seems to find itself fights in a new battle field which is quite strange for her and her developer community. Still, there was some large move within the open source community to adopt C# and DotNet with the migration of common Java OS frameworks like NHibernate, NAnt and many others.
Application Development Trends - Microsoft launches collaborative open-source dev portal: "Microsoft, long the bastion of the closed source code model, has launched CodePlex, a collaborative software development portal. The company is billing the site, which will host open-source and shared-source projects, as 'a forum to bring together developers from around the world.'"