End of Support for IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 is 30 Sept 2012

On 30 September 2012, IBM will be ending customer and technical product support for the following products.


WebSphere Application Server V6.1
WebSphere Application Server Express V6.1
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6.1
WebSphere Application Server for Developers V6.1
WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition V6.1 for Novell SLES
WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition V6.1 for AIX
IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition V6.1 on Novell SLES
IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition V6.1 on AIX
IBM WebSphere Application Server for System i Version 6.1.
IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 6.1

Refer technote for more information
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21570083&acss=was030812

Lotus Notes/Domino 8.5.3 Fix Pack 1 available for download

Lotus Notes /Domino 8.5.3 Fix Pack 1 is available for download at Fix Central.

For download information refer the technote

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24032242

• If you have Notes 8.5.3 Basic Configuration or Notes/Admin/Designer (Basic edition) 8.5.3 installed,use the Notes 8.5.3 Fix Pack 1 Basic install.


• If you have Notes 8.5.3 Standard Configuration or Notes/Admin/Designer (Standard edition) 8.5.3 installed, use the Notes 8.5.3 Fix Pack 1 Standard install.

The Top 20 High Weight SPR fix list described below, for more refer the fix list details here

Plugin Personal Certificate will expire on April 26, 2012

The personal certificate called "WebSphere Plugin Key" within the plugin-key.kdb that is shipped with the WebSphere Plugin install will expire on April 26, 2012.


Are you the one effected refer the below document to get that fix.



http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21577327

Lotus Notes Application Browser Plugin

Yesterday i had a review and demo on Lotus Notes Application Browser Plug-in. Its a Plug-in that runs in your Windows browser similar to Adobe Acrobat browser Plug-in. Where once installed, you can view pdf file from your browser.

With that means using Notes Application Browser Plug-in, Notes based applications can be accessed using your Windows Browser without any modifications.

There is no dependency on Server end, its a client component. The plug-in is a one-time download, once installed, the browser can access Notes applications directly using notes URL notes:///

Basically it evokes basic notes components in the background and the UI is more over similar to notes client but within your browser.

I think this is good for Companies having thousands of Notes Applications and wants to completely go aways with Notes client. Without being redesigning their existing Notes based applications to Xpages.

Moving Notes Applications to Xpages itself would be a years project depends on no. of application used. New applications will definitely be on XPages, but existing applications, especially the old ones can now be webified using Application Browser this Plug-ins.

I am not impressed much, as this is still NRPC communication in the background. Which means the performance will be similar to using your Notes client. So this is not good for applications accessed via Web. As response will be delayed depending on your network bandwidth.

It does not support Java agents, if your application has Java agent this is not for you. It might be available in the final release.

Notes Application Browser Plug-in will be part of Notes 8.5.4 client installation. It might be available as a separate installer for Application Browser Plug-ins. Its still under development mode, some new functionality might be added before final release.  Presently it olny supports IE and Firfox browser, their might support for mobile browser in future.

This is good work from IBM, easy way to have older applications in browser.

I will keep posted more information on this, once i start testing this Plug-in.