Copy.com offers 15GB free cloud storage to new accounts - link inside
Thu, May 16th 2013 12:06p Chris Miller I have been using Copy.com as an alternative to Dropbox for splitting work and personal storage. Right now Copy.com is offering 15GB free cloud storage for new accounts. The performance of the service on Copy.com has been great. Upload speeds have been quick and folder management easy. I am waiting on their mobile apps to be released to make it even better. All the sites offer different upgrades and enhancements like password protection of files, expiring shared links, and more. So why d [read] Keywords: mobile
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IamLUG 2013 Keynote replay now available
Tue, May 14th 2013 10:03a Chris Miller The IamLUG 2013 keynote with Louis Richardson of IBM and Kirk Bowman of Zipline is now available for replay on YouTube. Louis is an excellent storyteller and social whisperer that draws you in covering creative ideas. Kirk follows with making good social choices. This is an excellent keynote for technical and managers alike. Subscribe to all of the Spiked Studio / IdoNotes shows on YouTube. You can also subscribe to the keynote playlist and catch up on may user group keynote events. [read] Keywords: ibm
IBM.com Connections servers gets it first spammer
Sat, May 4th 2013 11:19p Chris Miller A large number of us received some spam notices from the IBM.com Connections server this past week. I was surprised to see this enter my stream and send my email notifications from the main IBM Connections environment: naomi bashir posted a message to you: naomi bashir Hello dear new friend, My name is Naomi Bashir a good looking girl.I have a special reason of contacting you which i will make known to you, Please write to my email address box: (bashirnaomi@yahoo.com)so that I will tell you [read] Keywords: connections
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IamLUG 2013 streaming keynote and more slots opened to register!
Thu, May 2nd 2013 1:45p Chris Miller IamLUG 2013 will be live streaming the keynote on the IamLUG channel on uStream. There are also new slots open to attend! Link to the live streaming blog post Link to the IamLUG uStream channel Additional slots have opened for IamLUG due to some late sponsor additions and a couple cancellations. If you have been debating coming to IamLUG 2013, for some strange reason, then grab one of the spots now. Two days of free event followed by TackItOn (optional) deep tech training from Teamstudio [read] Keywords:
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XPages Helthcare application was awesome
Thu, Apr 25th 2013 10:44a Chris Miller I was on the April 2013 monthly IBM Collaboration Solutions community webcast this week and was overly impressed by the XPages application demo from two IamLUG attendees! Our main speakers were community members Sam Bridegroom and Abby Butts, who explained the various ways that they have developed XPages applications for a non-profit healthcare system in Indiana to: 1) enhance patient care, 2) improve staff communication, and 3) integrate existing disparate systems. Especially impressive was ho [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Energizer LED Pop Up 360 Area Lantern with Light Fusion Technology review
Wed, Apr 24th 2013 10:18a Chris Miller The Energizer LED Pop Up 360 Area Lantern with Light Fusion Technology was bright with 150 lumens and was a very weak area light when on the lowest dimmable lamp setting. In mixed usage I got under 100 hours on a single set of 4 AA batteries. With the rubber case it is supposedly water resistant. I was a bit wary to test that but I can see where they put the rubber seal around the bottom near the batteries for added protection. With the rest being plastic, there is not much to damage. The ru [read] Keywords:
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Finding sanity, ViewAdmin2013 and Boston
Tue, Apr 23rd 2013 8:29a Chris Miller I landed on Monday afternoon into Boston for ViewAdmin 2013 in a very rushed, fast and hard landing on American Airlines. We all looked expectantly at each other in my row asking the WTF question. That was soon answered as we sat on the taxi way and everyone, I do mean almost everyone's, cellphones began ringing, vibrating and receiving text messages. You know the rest of this part of the story. With magic, WIS pulled off the ViewAdmin2013 conference with jumpstarts and three days of sessi [read] Keywords: security
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Replay for What’s New in IBM Domino Designer 9.0 now online
Wed, Apr 17th 2013 7:17a Chris Miller Watch the What's New in IBM Domino Designer 9.0 webcast replay with Paul Calhoun and Kathy Brown from Consultant In Your Pocket. Brought to you by IamLUG. Watch the replay and subscribe to the Consultant In Your Pocket playlist on YouTube or the entire IdoNotes channel. You can stream any previous webcast at the Consultant In Your Pocket site and on YouTube. Recent webcasts include: What's New in IBM Domino, Notes, Traveler and XWork Server 9.0 What's New in Notes, Domino, Traveler 8. [read] Keywords: domino
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Webcast tomorrow for What’s New in Domino Designer 9.0
Wed, Apr 10th 2013 10:55a Chris Miller Registration is still open for the webcast What's New in Domino Designer 9.0 on April 11 2013 at 10am CST. Join Consultant In Your Pocket with panelists Paul Calhoun of NNSU and Kathy Brown of PSC Group. Paul and Kathy will discuss What is New in Domino Designer 9. There are lots of improvements in Designer including new elements, new resources, and new help. New controls and classes have been added for XPages, including spell check for the CKEditor and ... server-side JavaScript debuggin [read] Keywords: domino
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Developing mobile apps with XPages - one day workshop only $495
Mon, Apr 8th 2013 9:56a Chris Miller Most of you should be developing mobile apps with Xpages by now. How about a one day workshop for only $495 from Teamstudio? Come to IamLUG for two days of free training and then stick around for the TackItOn Wednesday May 8th for an IamLUG only price of $495. For an increasing number of people going mobile is no longer a luxury, but a critical step in staying competitive. If you haven’t been asked to start developing mobile Notes® apps yet, it’s a pretty safe bet that you will be [read] Keywords: ibm
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What’s New in IBM Domino DESIGNER 9.0
Tue, Apr 2nd 2013 9:31a Chris Miller Join Consultant In Your Pocket for a webcast April 11 2013 for What's New in IBM Domino Designer 9.0 with panelists Paul Calhoun of NNSU and Kathy Brown of PSC Group. Paul and Kathy will discuss What is New in Domino Designer 9. There are lots of improvements in Designer including new elements, new resources, and new help. New controls and classes have been added for XPages, including spell check for the CKEditor and ... server-side JavaScript debugging! You can register for the webcast rig [read] Keywords: domino
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Roku 3 hands-on and setup review (Model 4200R)
Mon, Apr 1st 2013 10:20a Chris Miller Roku was kind enough to send over the Roku 3 (model 4200R) for review. We compared this to the Roku 2 XD device I already had and I was just as impressed with the new interface it offered. Anyone that has not looked at a Roku needs to know that once you buy there is no other fees for the device itself. Some channels, like Hulu Plus or Netflix or Amazon on Demand, may have subscriptions but there are so many free channels you do not need to worry. The Roku 3 interface (coming soon to some Rok [read] Keywords: apple
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BLUG 2013 keynote with Scott Souder and Louis Richardson of IBM
Fri, Mar 29th 2013 1:05p Chris Miller Join Scott Souder and Louis Richardson of IBM as they keynote BLUG (Benelux Lotus User Group) 2013 in Leuven, Belgium. Scott Souder covers IBM Notes and Domino Social Edition, Lotus Traveler and more. Louis Richardson discusses creativity crisis This is an outstanding keynote worth paying close attention to all the details ************ View the list of all the IamLUG 2013 sessions and then make sure you register now while there are still seats. You can also register for this TackItOn [read] Keywords: domino
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The Power of Cloud - an IBM Executive Report download
Wed, Mar 27th 2013 1:26p Chris Miller IBM released a 20 page whitepaper called The Power of Cloud - Driving Business Model Innovation as an Executive Report for IBM Global Business Services. While much activity and buzz relating to cloud involves its technological capabilities, the benefits of cloud adoption actually extend into the business realm. When utilized effectively, cloud capabilities offer numerous opportunities to drive business innovation. Recent technology and social connectivity trends have created a perfect storm [read] Keywords: ibm
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Kinivo PowerBank EBT5X review
Wed, Mar 27th 2013 12:46p Chris Miller I received the Kinivo PowerBank EBT5X portable charger for review and it has some excellent capabilities and charging power. The Kinivo EBT5X PowerBank is a portable USB charger capable of charging your iOS devices, Android, BlackBerry and even iPad. On a single charge I was able to recharge both my HTC EVO 4G and BlackBerry Torch II. After a recharge of five hours it was able to get an iPad back to about 60% capacity. The dual LED lights on the end stay light 14 hours on a single charge a [read] Keywords: blackberry
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IBM Notes 9 install from unpack to running in 18 minutes
Tue, Mar 26th 2013 10:35a Chris Miller IBM Notes 9 with Designer and Admin took 18 minutes to unpack, select options and install fully. As I return from AusLUG and BLUG, I realized I have a bunch of testing clients and machines to upgrade. For this test machine I chose the following options: Admin client with most every option Designer client with everything but help files (who needs those anyway) Notes client Social Edition components Sametime Connections components Now one thing that the installer does not do for Social Edition [read] Keywords: admin
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What’s New In Notes, Domino, Traveler & XWork Server 9.0 webcast
Mon, Mar 25th 2013 4:05a Chris Miller Seats are still available for What's New in Notes, Domino, Traveler & XWork Server 9.0 webcast on March 29th 2013 at 10am CST. From the Consultant In Your Pocket blog posting. We are pleased to announce the What's New In IBM Notes & Domino Social Edition, Traveler and XWorks 9.0 webcast from Consultant In Your Pocket. This webcast will feature a panel of IBM business partners giving their opinions on enhancements, features and more. Confirmed panelists are already Paul Moone [read] Keywords: domino
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Is Email Dead - notes from the panel I moderated at BLUG 2013
Fri, Mar 22nd 2013 9:14a Chris Miller At BLUG 2013 I was asked to moderate the To email or not to email with panelists Stuart McIntyre, Luis Suarez and Louis Richardson. As we negotiated using collaboration platforms, streams and sharing over email there was terrific conversations from all three (and they stuck to their 1 minute per answer time limit). The audience was engaged and asked great questions and provided some excellent feedback. I had printed quite a few infographics for reference points just in case we needed startin [read] Keywords: collaboration
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AusLUG 2013 photostream
Tue, Mar 19th 2013 12:15a Chris Miller Outside of presenting sessions and the security TackOn with Paul Mooney at AusLug 2013 I did find some time to take a few pictures. Here is the AusLUG 2013 set. [read] Keywords: security
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AusLUG 2013 Keynote with Chris Crummey
Mon, Mar 18th 2013 7:27p Chris Miller AusLUG 2013 is completed and Chris Crummey of IBM provided the keynote address. Spiked Studio was asked to record it for everyone to see the kickoff of IBM Notes and Domino 9 gold code. Make sure you subscribe to the entire keynote playlist as we record BLUG 2013 this week. [read] Keywords: domino
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Webcast registration open for "What’s New in IBM Notes & Domino 9 Social Edition, Traveler and XWorks Server"
Thu, Mar 14th 2013 7:40a Chris Miller Consultant In Your Pocket is having What's New in IBM Notes & Domino 9.0 Social Edition, Traveler and XWorks server on March 29th at 10am CST as announced in this CIYP blog posting. We are pleased to announce the What's New In IBM Notes & Domino Social Edition, Traveler and XWorks 9.0 webcast from Consultant In Your Pocket. This webcast will feature a panel of IBM business partners giving their opinions on enhancements, features and more. Confirmed panelists are already Paul Moone [read] Keywords: domino
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IBM Domino 9 introduces server groups and pattern match to program documents
Mon, Mar 11th 2013 6:11a Chris Miller IBM Domino 9 now introduces server group and pattern matching capability in program documents. As I dig more into what is coming in IBM Notes and Domino 9 there are always gems. A pattern-matching character -- the question mark (?) -- allows you to include all servers where one or more subsequent characters in the server name vary Sales??/Renovations includes Sales01/Renovations, Sales02/Renovations, and so on This one will streamline and benefit administration and reduce the complexity and [read] Keywords: administration
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TP-Link Battery Powered Wireless N Router review
Thu, Mar 7th 2013 12:04p Chris Miller The TP-Link Battery Powered Wireless N Router (model TL-MR3040) offers the ability to plug in a 3G USB device or an ethernet cable to offer Internet service to multiple devices. The ability to have a wireless N router than can run wired or while connected to a 3G USB stick caught my interest. As I travel constantly, I had good luck with the TP-LINK TL-WR700N Wireless N150 Portable Router/AP/Client/Bridge/Repeater Modes already. So here are my thoughts. Make sure to see the video review for [read] Keywords: connections
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Ipevo PadPillow Lite Stand review
Wed, Mar 6th 2013 2:11p Chris Miller The things that come across Spiked Studio reviews like the Ipevo PadPillow Lite Stand. This small folding pillow is designed toi support your tablet at two angles for easy viewing. The IPEVO PadPillow Lite Stand is designed for iPad, iPad2, iPad3, and iPad4 plus other tablets types including the Galaxy. It offers two positions to hold the tablet with a tiny sewn on patch of leather. It is held together by magnets when in a folded position. Overall balancing was hard and many times the iPad f [read] Keywords:
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CellBlaster UV Cell Phone Saniztizer from Spectroline review
Tue, Mar 5th 2013 9:45a Chris Miller Spectroline was kind enough to send over the CellBaster UV Cell Phone Sanitizer for review. The CellBlaster will hold any phone, with most cases attached, and eliminate 99.9% of those hidden germs. You can also toss in keys, earbuds, bluetooth headsets and anything you can make fit. Eliminates 99.9% of germs, viruses and bacteria on virtually any cell phone or hand-held personal device! Powerful germicidal, short-wave UV light kills the three strains of the flu virus (H1N1, H3N2 and Influenza [read] Keywords: blackberry
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SmartCloud for Social Business tune-up coming on March 9th
Mon, Mar 4th 2013 11:36a Chris Miller IBM announced a tune-up for SmartCloud for Social Business coming on March 9 2013. There are two keys areas: As part of ongoing service improvements designed to help business users work more effectively - this first tune-up of 2013 introduces changes to enhance the user experience: You’ll see a new, configurable Instant Messaging widget in the lower right corner of the dashboard. This capability is entitled for customers who have SmartCloud Engage or SmartCloud Connections. We’ [read] Keywords: connections
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IBM Connect 2013 additional sessions and slides on SocialBizUg (yo)
Thu, Feb 28th 2013 1:13p Chris Miller Outside the IBM Connect 2013 slides database here at IdoNotes, there is now the material formerly found on Social Business Online on SocialBizUG (yo) site. You can access IBM Connect 2013 slides on SocialBizUg (yo) as an overall community, then access each track in it's own community and then the listing of each track in it's own wiki page. All the files are attached as pdf. [read] Keywords: ibm
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Eureka RapidClean - a fun product review
Tue, Feb 26th 2013 3:52p Chris Miller Eureka sent the RapidClean Pet Cordless Handheld Vacuum for review and we had fun testing it. Watch the test video to see what we liked and definitely did not like about this gadget. No, the cat was not harmed in the testing. Make sure you keep up with the YouTube playlist of all the product reviews from Spiked Studio [read] Keywords: gadget
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IBM Connect 2013 slides database now has over 70 sessions
Tue, Feb 26th 2013 9:59a Chris Miller The IBM Connect 2013 session database we threw together has now grown to over 70 session slides and videos. From the previous posting when we had only 50: There is a tag cloud for easy sorting and on the right a breakdown by track for more sorting options. Full text searches are also available for digging into specific abstract content. So head over to the IBM Connect 2013 sessions database find the slides you were missing or want to see and thank the authors! SlideShare really missed the [read] Keywords: ibm
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Social Business Online is now closed from IBM Connect 2013
Mon, Feb 25th 2013 12:38p Chris Miller Amazingly less than once month after IBM Connect 2013 and Lotusphere the Social Business Online site is now closed. Wow. Social Business Online 2013 is now closed. We invite you to join the Social Business user group community, http://socialbizug.org, where you will have continued access to conference session PDFs along with other information provided to the larger Social Business community. I think that is the quickest yet. They do state that you will be able to find content at SocialBizUG [read] Keywords: ibm
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15 Tips for successful employee recognition programs (ebook)
Mon, Feb 25th 2013 11:57a Chris Miller The trend in using recognition programs, often called gamification, to improve employee moral and engagement is spreading across enterprises. Many companies do not know where to start. outside of picking a vendor system. This guide offers a primer on the best practices for employee recognition, with practical tips for getting maximum results in culture management and employee engagement. I ran across this ebook titled A Blueprint for Maximizing Recognition with 15 starter tips. It is a qu [read] Keywords:
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Lotusphere Podcasts - Mat Newman and Mitch Cohen attempt karaoke
Wed, Feb 20th 2013 4:11p Chris Miller Even though it is now IBM Connect 2013 we get a rendition of Glory Days from Mat Newman and Mitch Cohen titled Lotusphere. This is one for the video archives to always remember. You can see all the Lotusphere Podcasts from IBM Connect 2013 and the past years right here on IdoNotes. [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Connect 2013 recap podcast with myself and Technotics
Wed, Feb 20th 2013 9:52a Chris Miller Listen in as Andy Pedisich, Rob Axelrod (of Technotics) and myself were caught leaving the OGS at IBM Connect 2013 for this audio podcast from SocialBizUg. As we do each year on this same podcast we stray way off course We discuss: What, if any, announcements were made They Might be Giants Greenwell and how to apply there Kinexa announcements always more.. [read] Keywords: ibm
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Adonit Jot Pro 2 stylus review - a winner
Tue, Feb 19th 2013 9:49a Chris Miller I admit it, I hate most every stylus I have reviewed now that I have the Adonit Jot Pro 2 stylus. The Jot Pro is designed for any tablet or touchscreen device. This stylus is far different from the others with a smaller point of contact inside a movable clear disc on the tip instead of the normal large rubber tip found on other styli.. Pros: The metal casing looks sleek and the protective cap secures the tip when not in use The Jot Pro 2 is well balanced as long as you remember to screw th [read] Keywords: notes
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Are you a Smartphone Photographer?
Fri, Feb 15th 2013 1:36p Chris Miller I am getting more heavily involved with communities in Google Plus and Smartphone Photographers is an awesome group you should investigate joining. The community focuses on what we do everyday, take the best pictures we can using only smartphones. Any type of smartphone is welcomed and categories are there for each type. There is also a weekly theme based contest . Past weeks have included Different Perspective and Shadow Shots. A winner is picked by +1 votes and then makes up the category [read] Keywords: community
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IBM Connect 2013 video of the IBM Champion Tweetup
Thu, Feb 14th 2013 12:45p Chris Miller While at IBM Connect 2013 there was an IBM Champion Tweetup where their hired guns interviewed people about what we had seen at the event. I was asked what was trending and my befuddled look was because the floor had just opened about 20 minutes before. The rest of the befuddlement is normal. Do not forget to visit the IBM Connect 2013 slides database. We are over 50 sessions now available for you to view. [read] Keywords: ibm
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IamLUG 2013 opens for registration, abstracts and more!
Wed, Feb 13th 2013 10:03a Chris Miller IamLUG is back for 2013 with huge news and the doors are opened for registration, abstracts and more sponsors. I suggest you read more and register today for the biggest and best IamLUG yet. Here is one portion of the news that stands out. Aside from the over 25 technical sessions a whole other track is being added and it's big. A highlight for the fourth year will be the addition of the Social Business Roadshow from IBM as an entire track inside of IamLUG. The solutions IBM brings to the [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Connect 2013 slides database now has over 50 sessions inside!
Mon, Feb 11th 2013 10:30a Chris Miller Thanks to everyone sharing their slides from IBM Connect and Lotusphere 2013. The launched IBM Connect 2013 sessions database now has over 50 session slides linked and embedded. More are being added daily as they come online. There is a tag cloud for easy sorting and on the right a breakdown by track for more sorting options. Full text searches are also available for digging into specific abstract content. So head over to the IBM Connect 2013 sessions database find the slides you were missin [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Connect 2013 social analytics report released
Fri, Feb 8th 2013 9:29a Chris Miller While building the IBM Connect and Lotusphere 2013 slides database I ran across this great report. It uses a social analytics platform from NextPrinciples. As non-IBM bloggers we managed to write over 300 blog posts and 23,000 tweets. What I am personally proud of is slide 7 that covers YouTube interaction. IdoNotes and Spiked Studio were the primary forces in video creation and consumption. We worked hard at getting timely and decent content out to all of you to make you feel part of IBM C [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Connect 2013 slide collection site for you
Wed, Feb 6th 2013 9:54a Chris Miller Now that speakers at IBM Connect and Lotusphere 2013 are publishing slides, being able to find them all is difficult. Slideshare has taken away much of it's social ability and searches suck. I have an entire post coming on TheSocialNetworker about these changes. So using the awesome list started by Tom Duff on List,ly and reading PlanetLotus I had an idea last night. I quickly made a database from the Dominoblog template and started placing the slides from Slideshare in making the author o [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Notes 9 stops user from deleting folders by accident
Tue, Feb 5th 2013 10:43a Chris Miller Oh how we have longed for IBM Notes 9 after seeing a simple feature like blocking the delete key from use in the navigator. With a new Desktop Setting that you can push out via policies, you can stop the unwanted accidental delete. DisableDelKeyForNavigator=1 If a user thinks they are in their main view area with documents, but really they are in the navigator on the left, hitting delete will not remove the folder with this setting enabled. The users would need to right click on a folder or [read] Keywords: domino
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IBM Connect 2013 photos on Flickr. Please join the group
Mon, Feb 4th 2013 11:35a Chris Miller Once again the community for IBM Connect 2013 and Lotusphere have come together to make memories and thousands of pictures. We always have an annual community picture group. Above are my pictures from IBM Connect 2013 on Flickr but the group needs your help and pictures! If you upload the Flickr, simply make the selection to add to the group. You retain ownership and the original, it just puts them all to view in one easy place. That place is the IBM Connect & Lotusphere 2013 community [read] Keywords: ibm
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Lotusphere Podcasts - issues with the session eval system
Thu, Jan 31st 2013 3:14p Chris Miller I am trying to fill out evaluations at IBM Connect and Lotusphere 2013 and I am having these issues with the system that runs it. Early warning and I hope they issue a fix quick. P.S. my session numbers if they fix this is BP102 or 1050 for the four digit code. [read] Keywords: ibm
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Lotusphere Podcasts - the IBM Connect 2013 bag or backpack
Sat, Jan 26th 2013 7:22p Chris Miller Each year Lotusphere Podcasts gets requests to see the annual backpack. IBM Connect and Lotusphere 2013 are no different. Here is a look inside. Make sure you subscribe and keep up with the Lotusphere Podcasts playlist on YouTube, the live IdoNotes shows all during IBM Connect 2013 and the new Notes client widget I made for the Lotusphere Podcasts!! [read] Keywords: ibm
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Lotusphere badges over the years
Thu, Jan 24th 2013 2:15p Chris Miller There are a stack of Lotusphere badges there, I just drug them out of the rack and took a quick shot. Note they haven't changed since 2000 except the one year the holders were white. What will IBM Connect ones look like? We know in two days [read] Keywords: ibm
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Live streaming info from IBM Connect and Lotusphere 2013
Thu, Jan 24th 2013 1:11p Chris Miller Each year we add more video content from Lotusphere and IBM Connect and this year is no different. We are stepping it up once again as Spiked Studio / IdoNotes will be doing short live broadcasts including the OGS with Carl Tyler on IBM Connect Live for Monday morning. Using a combination of Google Hangouts the goal is to have some scheduled and some impromptu streams coming to you daily. Here is how you keep up. But I would subscribe on YouTube for sure. IdoNotes Live has been around sin [read] Keywords: ibm
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Congrats to the first round of IBM Collaboration Solutions Awards for 2013
Tue, Jan 22nd 2013 1:58p Chris Miller IBM has announced the majority of the IBM Collaboration Solutions Awards for 2013 advance of IBM Connect. Here is a list of the winners announced. More will be presented live at IBM Connect 2013. Social Business Solutions in the Cloud Intelecom UK ltd - winner ASI Informatique SBS Seidor Create a Smarter Workforce Gemini Systems - winner Base22 Social Smart Software Create and Exceptional Customer Experience TECLA.IT - winner Prolifics Ascendant Technology Innovation in Social Business [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Cloud Assurance from ThoughtsOnCloud blog
Tue, Jan 22nd 2013 10:38a Chris Miller As part of an IBM residency on cloud technologies I am authoring articles via the Thoughts On Cloud blog and wanted to point you over to read What is Cloud Assurance? It was my first posting on the site as I start to expand this blog more into cloud technologies that Connectria has done for so long. Here is the summary from my posting: The Summary The controls inside of cloud assurance are built to help build stronger value in your business systems. Internal processes are followed to maintai [read] Keywords: ibm
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LotusphereLive is back for year 6 and becomes IBMConnectLive
Mon, Jan 21st 2013 9:09a Chris Miller Carl Tyler and myself are entering year SIX for live blogging the Opening General Session at Lotusphere and now IBM Connect 2013 under the name LotusphereLive. Each year Carl has added capabilities to the site making it your go to source to keep up with the happening at the OGS. Capabilities: Live commentary from myself and Carl about the OGS The live stream of the OGS is embedded in the upper left to watch at the same time We grab photos from Flickr as it goes (thinking Instagram too is [read] Keywords: domino
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iPad tip for being productive at IBM Connect and Lotusphere 2013
Fri, Jan 18th 2013 5:15a Chris Miller Last year we witnessed and recorded an awesome tip on better using the iPad while at Lotusphere / IBM Connect 2013. It was worth sharing the video again. I am not yet sure where the pdf files will sit for you to access as they have not sent the annual online system email to give access. But once they do this saved me so much effort last year. I could then save the marked up PDF and send them to dropbox. [read] Keywords: ibm
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Lotusphere Podcasts - the official Android mobile app for IBM Connect and Lotusphere 2013
Wed, Jan 16th 2013 5:16a Chris Miller IBM announced SocialBizOnline today and a new mobile application for attendees of IBM Connect and Lotusphere 2013. On the front page they linked to a new mobile app for Android (and iOS soon to come). See how hard it was to find the app in Google Play searches but the surprise I found when using the app. Inside I find both access via authenticated and unauthenticated access to portions of SocialBizOnline. The ability to synchronize an agenda locally, search the exhibitors and even access iN [read] Keywords: ibm
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See the list of IBM Connect and Lotusphere 2013 exhibitors
Tue, Jan 15th 2013 2:06p Chris Miller The new SocialBizOnline site launched for IBM Connect and Lotusphere 2013 and some of the information is public for you to browse without login. (look for my mobile app review shortly) Exhibitors list for IBM Connect 2013 Exhibitors Map for IBM Connect 2013 [read] Keywords: ibm
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Lotusphere Podcasts - The unofficial IBM Connect 2013 session database has launched
Tue, Jan 15th 2013 5:14a Chris Miller In previous Lotusphere years we had the unofficial Lotusphere database from Ben of Genii Software and this year for IBM Connect 2013 and Lotusphere a new version from Mat Newman of ISW launches. What makes this database different than the Session Preview Tool from IBM we looked at last week? Watch the video above to find out. Right before this published Mat also announced a mobile version!! [read] Keywords: ibm
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IdoCheckin is here for Lotusphere and IBM Connect 2013
Mon, Jan 14th 2013 8:16a Chris Miller IdoCheckin is back for the fifth year at Lotusphere and IBM Connect 2013 due to your continued requests over the years. It really helps simplify finding people ad seeing where crowds might be. The growth in 2012 was heavily attributed to Ben Langhingrich and his amazing FREE Lotusphere sessions database he spent countless hours developing. It was then hosted by The Turtle Partnership who brought the application to mobile devices. IBM talks constantly about location and mobile, so why not [read] Keywords: ibm
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Huge discount offered to IBM Connect 2013 by Kenexa code
Wed, Jan 9th 2013 10:19p Chris Miller Kenexa has a webpage offering a huge discount (not one I have seen) to IBM Connect / Lotusphere 2013. Only $1495 for the entire conference using code JSHTTA as of right now. That is $800 off. Click here for the full website and optional two day pass code. Now the interesting thing is that I cannot find anywhere in the registration Terms and Conditions restricting you from requesting this discount be applied to your existing registration fees. Thre seems to only be charges to cancel and tra [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Notes 9 introduces new calendaring and scheduling (C&S) back end classes
Tue, Jan 8th 2013 12:50p Chris Miller Another winner for not only programmers but users as IBM Notes 9 introduces new calendaring and scheduling (C&S) back end classes using iCalendar. a framework and first set of methods will be available for a Java API exposing Domino calendar and scheduling functionality. These provide the ability to create, read, update, and remove calendar data in a personal mailfile using standardized iCalendar (RFC 5545) data format. They also allow explicit calendar actions on calendar entries and no [read] Keywords: calendaring
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Lotusphere Podcasts update and new Notes client widget
Wed, Jan 2nd 2013 12:33p Chris Miller With the name changes at Lotusphere blending into IBM Connect, I decided to move Lotusphere Podcasts into IdoNotes podcasts and to launch an IBM Notes client widget. The website/iTunes and RSS will redirect by this weekend. Lotusphere Podcasts launched in 2008 and was built to: Lotusphere Podcasts has brought interviews with the exhibitors, speakers, attendees and more from Lotusphere. We will also have times we are live! The focus is to bring more video content from Lotsphere to your desk. [read] Keywords: ibm
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Last chance to vote for your preferred Lotusphere / Connect sessions
Fri, Dec 28th 2012 11:55a Chris Miller Time is almost up. You have till Dec 31st to vote for your preferred Lotusphere / IBM Connect 2013 sessions and Birds of a Feather. Why is this important? It helps them gear up the room sizes and planning on repeats. I forgot, yes mine is out there. But pick what you want to see is the most important thing. [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Notes 9 introduces new mailbox behaviors
Fri, Dec 21st 2012 9:47a Chris Miller Digging more into the public beta for you IBM Notes 9 introduces some new mailbox features to share with you. Email message tabs are now automatically closed after you reply or forward an email (you can disable this) Most recent mail messages now appear first in your inbox (you can reset this preference) New meeting notices are automatically gray in appearance on your calendar until accepted (was called ghosting and can be disabled)I am glad to see some many new features showing up all over t [read] Keywords: domino
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More Free books!! Private Cloud for Dummies by IBM
Wed, Dec 19th 2012 12:11p Chris Miller IBM totally gave away all the last batch of Private Cloud for Dummies via my blog offering last time so a new batch is ready! This ebook copy is free for the taking. Whether public, private, or hybrid, cloud computing is becoming an increasingly integral part of many companies' business and technology strategy. Many companies want to be able to have pools of computing resources based on a self-service model where the company owns and operates those resources. With a private cloud model, these [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Notes 9 introduces new keyboard shortcuts
Wed, Dec 19th 2012 7:11a Chris Miller I found a strange setting in IBM Notes 9 basic client preferences titled Enable alternate keyboard shortcuts but I couldn't find where they all were. I finally found the current list and wanted to share it. Ctrl+1, 2, 3 - Open mail, calendar, contacts, respectively, from anywhere in Notes Ctrl+R - Reply to mail or calendar entry Ctrl+Shift+R - Reply to All on mail or calendar entry Ctrl+Alt+V - paste special Ctrl+Shift+V - paste as plain text I am digging to see if there is anymore, but t [read] Keywords: domino
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Connectria enters alliance with Citrix to offer SaaS solutions and free pilot
Tue, Dec 11th 2012 8:30a Chris Miller Connectria is growing again and this time announces it's alliance with Citrix to provide Software as a Service (SaaS) enablement in a hosted cloud. If you want to see how successful your applications can run in a hosted cloud we have an offer ready! To demonstrate the ease and success of SaaS enabling applications in a hosted Cloud, Connectria offers a low risk, low cost pilot. With Connectria's QuickStart Pilot, Connectria will stand up ISV applications in a 5 user, fully functioning Citrix [read] Keywords: lotus
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Complimentary Exams at IBM Connect / Lotusphere for Partners and Clients
Mon, Dec 10th 2012 7:11a Chris Miller In what has become an annual announcement of discounted exams while at Lotusphere, the Collaborate for Success blog announces free and discounted exams again for IBM Connect 2013. One of the biggest draws at this event has always been the certification testing and prep labs, and IBM Collaboration Solutions is pleased to announce that COMPLIMENTARY EXAMS ARE BACK FOR IBM Connect 2013. For the first time in years, we have approval to offer a spectacular pricing structure to both IBM Business Part [read] Keywords: collaboration
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IT Decision Makers Guide to the Cloud
Thu, Dec 6th 2012 12:56p Chris Miller A one hour free webcast replay on choosing cloud providers, key security considerations and guarantees to look for titled IT Decision Makers Guide to the Cloud. This is aimed at CIOs but is a good watch for everyone looking at cloud solutions. Cloud computing is this year's hot new sports car -- and lots of companies are kicking the tires. It's easy to understand the appeal. By moving essential but undifferentiated services such as email and sales automation to the cloud, enterprises can foc [read] Keywords: email
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Installing Windows Pro 8 on VMWare Fusion 5
Thu, Dec 6th 2012 9:54a Chris Miller I spent a while going through the install of Windows Pro 8 on VMWare Fusion 5 for my Mac Pro. Everything on the basic Windows side worked fine but the tiles interface would not. After some digging I found the simple little checkbox that solved that issue of making it all work. I also continue on with some setup information for the beginners.. Keep in mind this is for new installations of Windows 8 and not the upgrades. Get Windows 8 Pro here Get VMWare Fusion 5 here [read] Keywords: interface
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Lotusphere annual Blogger Open needs a new home
Mon, Dec 3rd 2012 12:05p Chris Miller Today Mitch Cohen sadly announced via his blog that the annual Blogger Open miniature golf event held at Lotusphere would not be able to happen at Fantasia Fairways Miniature Golf. This is disappointing as Spiked Studio has been a sponsor of the fun event that allowed anyone to come and wind down if you hung around Thursday night after the Closing General Session at Lotusphere. After talking with Mitch he is open for suggestions for alternate location to continue the tradition. He brough [read] Keywords: ibm
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iHome Smart Sleeve case review for your laptop, phone, iPad and chargers
Thu, Nov 29th 2012 9:17a Chris Miller I was shocked to think that this iHome Smart Sleeve bag could easily hold what was stated on the wrapper but when I saw the way they laid out the items in layers it made sense. The laptop, phone slot and iPod slot are all protected with a soft material to prevent scratches inside the Smart Sleeve. There is some padding but not a huge amount to protect a big fall. I had the Acase F1 case on my iPad and it fit fine in the slot too. The charger pocket holds three small chargers and your headphon [read] Keywords: iphone
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Seidio Active Case for the Samsung Galaxy S III review
Wed, Nov 28th 2012 2:11p Chris Miller We were lucky to get our hands on two Samsung Galaxy S III phones and then the Seidio Active Case for review as well. It comes with the gelskin, the exo-skeleton exterior and the kickstand much like the one found on their cases for the HTC EVO 4G LTE phone review and Seidio Innocase I reviewed previously. The kickstand on the cases is perfect for watching videos, some games and using it for video conferencing. We have white and the metallic blue Seidio Active case but I saw a bunch more rig [read] Keywords:
IBMSocBiz aggregator launches for all IBM Social Business News and Videos
Tue, Nov 27th 2012 9:40a Chris Miller Just launched is IBMSocBiz.com as a free resource to keep up on tweets, articles, videos and even photos around IBM Social Business. IBM Social Business (or ibmsocbiz as we see it in hashtags) is generating a lot of interest. Unfortunately there was not a single place for me to capture it all so I built one for personal use. Then I decided it should be for everyone and set up the aggregation. You are able to increase/decrease the font, change the background to white or black depending on y [read] Keywords: ibm
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Acase F1 Hard Shell Case Folio for iPad product review (it rocks)
Mon, Nov 26th 2012 11:23a Chris Miller I was sent the Acase F1 Hard Shell Case Folio for both iPad 2/ iPad 3/iPad 4 to test out. This is now my new favorite case for numerous reasons. If you want to jump straight to the product you can order it right here. Pro: SmartCover Hard shell backing protects the iPad well, including the edges All the ports are easily accessible (minus the SIM card slot) Slim design added little to the width or weight A professional typing mode as they call it (see the video) A rubber siding to keep it fr [read] Keywords:
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Why does the Greenhouse Solutions Catalog only support older browsers?
Mon, Nov 26th 2012 7:11a Chris Miller I have been working heavily in the Lotus Greenhouse IBM Collaboration Solutions Catalog the past week. I can see the browser warnings stopping what could be more traffic. As you can see in the image from the Collaboration Solutions Catalog that Chrome is not included, Firefox is outdated by about 14 versions and IE is behind by one. I do not see Safari on there at all. I know some enterprises have not upgraded their Internet Explorer version on the desktop, but with the speed revisions are be [read] Keywords: collaboration
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IdoNotes Episode 128 - IBM Forms Experience Builder demo
Wed, Nov 21st 2012 9:46a Chris Miller I quickly needed an online form to collect data and decided to try out the IBM Forms Experience Builder in Lotus Greenhouse. After playing around with the capabilities I realized there was no tutorial to make a quick and simple form in under five minutes. Watch the YouTube video above to see it in action. The IBM Forms Experience Builder is quite powerful and allows simple to complex forms via a drag and drop interface. You can then share the forms with the public or authenticated users. Yo [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Kills Drops and Uses Other Words about Lotus in articles around the web
Mon, Nov 19th 2012 11:21a Chris Miller While we have all heavily reported IBM simply removing the Lotus name from what was IBM Lotus Notes and Domino to just IBM Notes and Domino, the press is all over it. I have been enjoying reading the articles that have recently come out. PCWorld - IBM Kills Lotus Brand, readies Notes/Domino Social Edition (they use the wrong logo in this article) ITBusiness.ca - IBM quietly kills its Lotus brand NetworkWorld - IBM kills Lotus brand, readies beta of Notes/Domino Social Edition eWeek - IBM Drops [read] Keywords: domino
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SmartCloud for Social Business aka LotusLive.com is changing it’s domain name and adding Sametime meetings
Thu, Nov 15th 2012 5:03p Chris Miller The notice came today that LotusLive.com (SmartCloud for Social Business) will be officially changing over it's domain name to CollabServ.com starting December 1 2012. While the LotusLive.com domain will still work with redirects, they are strongly urging you to make the necessary firewall and rules updates as needed. Early in 2012, IBM announced rebranding of our service, from LotusLive to IBM SmartCloud for Social Business. This quarter, we are announcing the next phase of the rebranding [read] Keywords: ibm
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From Virtualization To Cloud: A Worthwhile Journey by Forrester
Thu, Nov 15th 2012 10:23a Chris Miller Earlier this year Forrester surveyed enterprise IT leaders on their timeline for implementing cloud (public or private) and understanding the difference between their own virtualization internally and things like Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) that we at Connectria provide. Currently, only 8% provide a private cloud for their users with that figure expected to climb in 2015 to 26%. I was not surprised to see that 50% of the respondents state they still run everything on dedicated physical [read] Keywords: lotus
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Binary Tree chosen as migration tool to move users from Notes/Domino to Microsoft Office 365
Wed, Nov 14th 2012 11:45a Chris Miller I keep an eye on what goes on with Microsoft Office 365 as many of you should and Binary Tree was just selected as the migration tool to take users away from Lotus IBM Notes and Domino. Binary Tree, a provider of software solutions for migrating to Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Office 365, announced that Microsoft has selected Binary Tree migration and coexistence technology to streamline the migration process for customers moving from Lotus Notes/Domino environments to Microsoft Office 365. [read] Keywords: domino
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IBM changes Sunday night reception and more at IBM Connect (Lotusphere) 2013
Mon, Nov 12th 2012 5:42p Chris Miller IBM has made some changes to the week for IBM Connect (Lotusphere) 2013 that I caught in a small release that passed by my desk. We are expanding our Sunday Night Welcome Reception to start exclusively in the Solutions Showcase. The first time I read this I though it implied that the Sunday night reception was only in the Solutions Showcase. In recent years we have seen the decline of the Sunday night party with the removal of the tents, seemingly less food lines and strange themes. This w [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Connect launches +1 for Business Partners but then you miss a day of Lotusphere
Fri, Nov 9th 2012 10:03a Chris Miller Today I received an email announcing IBM Connect +1 for Business Partners to register for an enablement full day event right after Lotusphere 2013 (Connect.). Unfortunately it is scheduled for Thursday the 31st of January which is the day of Gurupalooza, Ask the Developers and the Closing Session! What: Connect +1: Enablement for 2013 Who: IBM ICS attendees (sellers, technical, services) and ICS Business Partners When: Thursday, January 31, 2013 (all day) PLEASE NOTE: You must be attendi [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Secure Authentication for Mobile Devices
Wed, Nov 7th 2012 10:03a Chris Miller IBM has given another free paper to share with my readers on IBM Secure Authentication for Mobile Devices that revolves around the Tivoli suite of products. You can download the whitepaper here. IBM Research has developed an innovative security architecture that leverages several Tivoli products including Tivoli Endpoint Manager, Tivoli Identity Manager, Tivoli Directory Server and Tivoli Directory Integrator to provide the validation of a device, device posture and a user's identity prior to [read] Keywords: ibm
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Energizer Instant Charger for iPhone and iPod review
Fri, Nov 2nd 2012 9:43a Chris Miller The portable Instant Charger for iPhone and iPod from Energizer arrived yesterday for review. The Instant Charger is a low cost solution that takes normal AAA alkaline batteries that were included with the packaging. The casing was a simple plastic that would not do well in a pocket, but would be good in a backpack, purse or drawer. There was a single blue indicator light for power and a cap over the 30 pin connector. This means it will not work with the iPhone 5. I go more into the case in [read] Keywords: iphone
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IBM Connect / Lotusphere offering $100 discount for alumni for 2013
Wed, Oct 31st 2012 8:49a Chris Miller I have seen this the past couple years but I am not sure everyone that has been to a previous Lotusphere (or last year's IBM Connect ) is aware there is an additional discount available. DISCOUNT OFFERED FOR RETURNING IBM CONNECT ATTENDEES IBM Connect (formerly Lotusphere) takes place January 27- 31, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. Have you attended this event in the last few years? Receive $100 off the event registration price in effect on the day you register. To qualify as a Lotusphere, IBM Conne [read] Keywords: ibm
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