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Nexus One

gpoul — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:29:50 +0000

Vowe’s thoughts on the Nexus One sound very positive, but I’m still not convinced I want a $520 phone.

SPECjEnterprise2010

gpoul — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:12:58 +0000

We published our first two results for a new benchmark called SPECjEnterprise2010 a few weeks ago. This new benchmark covers Java EE 5, which makes it much more applicable to today’s applications than the old SPECjAppServer2004.

We’re the first vendor to publish results, which demonstrates our commitment and leadership. – Of course these results will only make sense in context compared to benchmark results submitted by other vendors.

Update 1/19: A press release covering this is also available in the IBM press room.

Panasonic moves 100,000 to LotusLive

gpoul — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:25:32 +0000

Panasonic outsources email to IBM in record deal.

Smarter Cities

gpoul — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:17:10 +0000

During this year’s IBM Technical Leadership Exchange we had a keynote session about CityForward, that really piqued my interest about our Smarter Cities initiative.

Maybe you’ve already seen the video below, about how IBM makes cities smarter?

It’s a very intriguing video, but it’s not explaining the vision behind this initiative or why it’s important. A few days ago I found something called TheSmarterCity. It presents a vision of what’s possible with today’s technologies, it links to interesting follow-up material, and it’s a great way to learn about what Smarter Cities is all about.

Let’s build a smarter planet, city by city.

A few toys

gpoul — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:34:49 +0000

Should you have some more time over the holidays and want to play with a few toys, you might want to take a look at these:

They’re not exactly new, but I’ve recently noticed they existed while reading a blog post and I definitely intend to try them :-)

Caching in WPS

gpoul — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:58:23 +0000

I was recently discussing with a colleague on how to do caching inside of WebSphere Process Server (WPS). A few days later I stumble upon a blog post linking to a developerWorks tutorial on this exact topic. Good timing, Andrew! :-) [via SOA Tips 'n' Tricks blog]

WebSphere IdeaJam

gpoul — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:37:38 +0000

What do you think about hosting a public WebSphere IdeaJam similar to the Lotus IdeaJam? Vote now!

PK99869

gpoul — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:43:19 +0000

When a request is retried, all servers might not be attempted before failure reported to client.

If you’re running clusters with only two cluster members you might want to apply APAR PK99869 or upgrade to the fix pack as soon as it’s available.

Cloud Computing

gpoul — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:27:10 +0000

Have you ever wondered what happens after you put all your data in the cloud? Will you always remember where you put your stuff in the cloud? Will you at some point lose things? What are you going to do?

It’s not really a question of if, but when.

Don’t ask me for solutions. This time I only provide the questions :-)

Google Public DNS

gpoul — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:02:25 +0000

Google announced Google Public DNS a few days ago.

I don’t really understand why I’d want to use it or why this project is a good idea for Google, but now we have one more DNS server for testing purposes that has an IP address that is easy to remember :-)