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Publishing seems to have taken
an interest in the Lotus Notes and Domino space, they have published several
books focused on the software from IBM Lotus. The last few titles have
appeared shortly after the release of major upgrades and the latest follows
in that tradition. IBM
Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1: The Upgrader's Guide,
by Tim Speed, Barry Rosen, Bennie
Gibson, Brad Schauf, David Byrd,
Dick McCarrick, and Joseph Anderson includes information on Release 8 and
8.5.1, helping the reader to understand. This book straddles the three
sides of Lotus Notes and Domino very well; Client, Developer, Administrator.
The authors provide an introduction to each and a good balance of technical
information to help the reader understand the topic. This book will provide
any user, developer, or administrator of Lotus Notes and Domino with an
excellent resource for leveraging most of the new changes in Lotus Notes
and Domino. The rest? It is up to you to implement them and take your Notes
and Domino messaging infrastructure to the next level.
Contents:
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
Preface
Chapter 1: Overview of New Lotus Notes 8.5 Client Features
Chapter 2: Lotus Notes 8.5 and SOA
Chapter 3: Productivity Tools
Chapter 4: Lotus Domino 8.5 Server Features
Chapter 5: Deployment Enhancements in Notes/Domino 8.5
Chapter 6: Upgrading to Notes and Domino 8.5
Chapter 7: Coexistence between Notes/Domino Releases
Chapter 8: What's New in Notes/Domino 8.5 Development
Chapter 9: Integration with Other Lotus/IBM Products
Chapter 10: Domino 8.5 Enhancements
Appendix: Third-party Products
Index
Starting with a look back at the Lotus Notes 8.0 client, so the reader gains a better understanding of the changes in it, the authors move on the new features and functions of the Notes 8.5.1 client. This chapter could resolve many of your Notes user issues, if you were to use it as a guide for training your organization. Moving on to the Notes client and Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), the reader is presented with an interesting facet of Lotus Notes client; the ability of the Notes client to help your organization implement SOA-based architectures. The final aspect of Lotus Notes is the introduction of the free, included productivity tools; spreadsheet, word processing, and presentation packages. While giving just a small amount of space to using the tools, as most people should already know how they work, the authors cover how these tools are integrated in Lotus Notes and how they are controlled by Domino Policy documents. After focusing on the Notes client, the authors then focus on the server and application development. On the server side, you will be introduced to the new features and how to implement them. For example, to use Domino Attachment Object Service (DAOS), they are clear in the steps necessary to implement it; from changing the Server Document to using transactional logging. In a few pages, you will be comfortable with the feature and the steps required to enable it. If your organization is considering upgrading to Notes and Domino 8.5.1, Chapter 6 will be of great value to you. This chapter examines the upgrade process in general and the specific upgrade issues in Domino 8.5. It you are responsible for the upgrade, the authors provide you with a very good project plan. The developer is not forgotten, either. Several chapters are dedicated to the new features of Lotus Domino, Composite Applications are introduced, explained, and examples provided. XPages is introduced, as well as improvements to CSS, enhancements to HTML, and new Javascript controls. A lot is packed into this chapter. The final developer centric chapter shows how to integrate Lotus Notes and Domino with other IBM Lotus products, Quickr, Sametime, WebSphere Portal, LDAP, and more. Using this chapter, the developer can visualize and implement some amazing applications, ones that could change the way your organization collaborates. Chapter 10 dives deeply into DAOS, ID Vault, iNotes, and Domino Configuration Tuner (DCT), among other topics. This chapter presents the reader with the features that are simplifying the Administrator's daily tasks while lowering the costs of ownership of Domino.
IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1: The Upgrader's Guide covers a lot of information in 336 pages, And it does it in a very easy to understand manner, which is amazing in that there are six authors. The book feels as if there was only one author. It is because of this, which speaks to the excellent editing, that the book flows very well, which is important with a technical subject. The chapters are made better by the liberal use of graphics. which drive the points home and enhance the text. They also make complex topics much easier to comprehend. The strongest chapters are on the Notes client and the Domino server. Those areas are, I think, more conducive to a 336 page "Upgrader's Guide." While there are some important enhancements to both, they can be addressed quickly, easily, and in a straightforward manner. It is the development aspect that requires a dedicated book. However, even with that observation, the developer will gain important insight into the new features of Notes and Domino 8.5.1 and should drive them to seek out more, higher level information. There are some excellent development examples in the book that should prove to be a solid foundation for motivating the developer to start working with XPages, composite applications, and web services. Further, the authors present many of the new formula language and LotusScript additions. While the inclusion of a chapter on Third-party tools was appreciated, I think that more space should have been devoted to the exceptional development advances in Release 8.5.1. This could have been achieved by either removing or reducing that particular chapter. Overall, however, IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1: The Upgrader's Guide is a worthy addition to your bookshelf.
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Contents:
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
Preface
Chapter 1: Overview of New Lotus Notes 8.5 Client Features
Chapter 2: Lotus Notes 8.5 and SOA
Chapter 3: Productivity Tools
Chapter 4: Lotus Domino 8.5 Server Features
Chapter 5: Deployment Enhancements in Notes/Domino 8.5
Chapter 6: Upgrading to Notes and Domino 8.5
Chapter 7: Coexistence between Notes/Domino Releases
Chapter 8: What's New in Notes/Domino 8.5 Development
Chapter 9: Integration with Other Lotus/IBM Products
Chapter 10: Domino 8.5 Enhancements
Appendix: Third-party Products
Index
Starting with a look back at the Lotus Notes 8.0 client, so the reader gains a better understanding of the changes in it, the authors move on the new features and functions of the Notes 8.5.1 client. This chapter could resolve many of your Notes user issues, if you were to use it as a guide for training your organization. Moving on to the Notes client and Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), the reader is presented with an interesting facet of Lotus Notes client; the ability of the Notes client to help your organization implement SOA-based architectures. The final aspect of Lotus Notes is the introduction of the free, included productivity tools; spreadsheet, word processing, and presentation packages. While giving just a small amount of space to using the tools, as most people should already know how they work, the authors cover how these tools are integrated in Lotus Notes and how they are controlled by Domino Policy documents. After focusing on the Notes client, the authors then focus on the server and application development. On the server side, you will be introduced to the new features and how to implement them. For example, to use Domino Attachment Object Service (DAOS), they are clear in the steps necessary to implement it; from changing the Server Document to using transactional logging. In a few pages, you will be comfortable with the feature and the steps required to enable it. If your organization is considering upgrading to Notes and Domino 8.5.1, Chapter 6 will be of great value to you. This chapter examines the upgrade process in general and the specific upgrade issues in Domino 8.5. It you are responsible for the upgrade, the authors provide you with a very good project plan. The developer is not forgotten, either. Several chapters are dedicated to the new features of Lotus Domino, Composite Applications are introduced, explained, and examples provided. XPages is introduced, as well as improvements to CSS, enhancements to HTML, and new Javascript controls. A lot is packed into this chapter. The final developer centric chapter shows how to integrate Lotus Notes and Domino with other IBM Lotus products, Quickr, Sametime, WebSphere Portal, LDAP, and more. Using this chapter, the developer can visualize and implement some amazing applications, ones that could change the way your organization collaborates. Chapter 10 dives deeply into DAOS, ID Vault, iNotes, and Domino Configuration Tuner (DCT), among other topics. This chapter presents the reader with the features that are simplifying the Administrator's daily tasks while lowering the costs of ownership of Domino.
IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1: The Upgrader's Guide covers a lot of information in 336 pages, And it does it in a very easy to understand manner, which is amazing in that there are six authors. The book feels as if there was only one author. It is because of this, which speaks to the excellent editing, that the book flows very well, which is important with a technical subject. The chapters are made better by the liberal use of graphics. which drive the points home and enhance the text. They also make complex topics much easier to comprehend. The strongest chapters are on the Notes client and the Domino server. Those areas are, I think, more conducive to a 336 page "Upgrader's Guide." While there are some important enhancements to both, they can be addressed quickly, easily, and in a straightforward manner. It is the development aspect that requires a dedicated book. However, even with that observation, the developer will gain important insight into the new features of Notes and Domino 8.5.1 and should drive them to seek out more, higher level information. There are some excellent development examples in the book that should prove to be a solid foundation for motivating the developer to start working with XPages, composite applications, and web services. Further, the authors present many of the new formula language and LotusScript additions. While the inclusion of a chapter on Third-party tools was appreciated, I think that more space should have been devoted to the exceptional development advances in Release 8.5.1. This could have been achieved by either removing or reducing that particular chapter. Overall, however, IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1: The Upgrader's Guide is a worthy addition to your bookshelf.
Disclosure:
Obtained from: Publisher
Payment: Free
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