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This IBM® Redbook describes how to integrate existing Domino applications into the IBM WebSphere® Portal. We have coined the term "portalizing" to describe this effort.

We begin by explaining why portal integration is so useful for any company that has a Domino environment, and the importance of integrating Domino applications into the WebSphere Portal. We also explain some of the key concepts of portals and Domino application integration, and outline some recognized design patterns for Domino application integration.

Next, we preview the recognized integration options which are described in detail later in the book. We also introduce the sample Domino application we used for our portalizing exercises throughout the book.

The following chapters present detailed discussions about the integration options currently available:

  • Using existing portlets that ship with WebSphere Portal, including QuickLinks, Web page, Web Clipper, NotesView, XML/XSL Helper, and RSS portlet

  • Using custom Domino JSP tag libraries

  • Using Java programming

  • Using portlet builders, including software products from IBM, Bowstreet, CONET, and others

For each of the integration options, we provide an overview of the technology, an introduction to the software and tools used, and step-by-step examples of using the techniques to portalize our sample Domino application.

This book is aimed at Domino application developers or anyone else who wants to learn how to portalize their Domino applications.

The team that wrote this redbook

This redbook was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the International Technical Support Organization, Cambridge Center.

Tommi Tulisalo is a Project Leader for the International Technical Support Organization at Cambridge, Massachusetts. He manages projects whose objective is to produce redbooks on all areas of Lotus® Software products. Before joining the ITSO in 2001, he was an IT Architect for IBM Global Services in Finland, designing solutions for customers, often based on Lotus software.

Christopher Heltzel is an Advisory I/T Specialist with IBM Software Services for Lotus (ISSL). Christopher has over six years of IT consulting experience in the areas of application development, systems administration, and collaborative technologies. He is a Principal Certified Lotus Professional in System Administration R4.5 and a Principal Certified Lotus Professional in Application Development R4-5 and ND6. He received his B.S. in Microbiology from Texas A&M University.

Camilo Rojas is an Accredited IT Specialist at IBM Colombia. He been working with the WebSphere family of products for 3 years. Currently he works the WebSphere Portal server and Foundation products. He is certified in WebSphere Application Server 4, WebSphere Studio Application Developer 4, WebSphere Portal 4.1 and he is a Principal Certified Lotus Professional in Application Development R5. His areas of expertise range from Java (J2EE) development, to analysis of systems architecture, open source software and solution design. Prior to joining IBM, Camilo worked with Global DataTel with Lotus Domino services. Camilo can be reached at: <camilor@co.ibm.com®>

Michael Ticknor is an Advisory I/T Specialist for IBM Software Services for Lotus in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has over 9 years of experience designing and developing mission-critical applications using a wide range of Lotus, WebSphere, and Internet-based technologies. He is a Sun Certified Web Component Developer for the J2EE Platform and a Principal Certified Lotus Professional for Notes® and Domino Application Development (R4, R5, & Notes & Domino 6). He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Kentucky. Contact Michael at <michael_ticknor@us.ibm.com>.

Oliver Trabert is a Senior Consultant with WP-Experts in Cologne, Germany (http://www.wpexperts.com). Oliver trains and coaches IBM/Lotus Business Partners who want to build a WebSphere Portal business practice. He has been involved in portalizing Domino applications since WebSphere Portal 2.1. Previously he worked for CONET and developed the idea and concepts for the CONET Portlet Factory product. Oliver specializes in developing high performance Domino/Portal integrations using Domino object pooling and advanced data caching. Oliver holds a Master of Science degree from Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn. You can contact Oliver at <otrabert@wpexperts.com>.

Marko Viksten is an IT Architect with IBM Global Services, Helsinki, Finland. Working in Business Consulting Services, his primary responsibility is designing and implementing WebSphere Portal-based projects, which often have strong emphasis in integrating Domino and collaborative technologies. Marko is also a Principal Certified Lotus Professional in Application Development. He has more than seven years of experience in the IT technology sector.

The following IBM Redbooks and Redpapers have been extremely useful to the team and we have adapted and reused some of the content from these publications:

  • IBM WebSphere Portal Application Developers Handbook, SG24-6897.

  • WebSphere Portal Collaboration Services, REDP0319.

The team would like to say special thanks to Carl Kriger, Sr. Marketing Manager, Lotus Workplaces, for direction and contributions.

Thanks to the following people for their contributions to this project:

Alan Lepofsky, Peter Janzen, Steve Leland, Lun Xiao - IBM Software Group

Jonathan Booth, Nicole Carrier, Brian Chaput, Ted Snyder, Dee Zepf - Bowstreet

Markus Marenbach - CONET AG

William Tworek - ITSO Cambridge Center

Alison Chandler - ITSO Poughkeepsie Center



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Portalizing Domino Applications for Websphere Portal
Portalizing Domino Applications for Websphere Portal
ISBN: 0738499811
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 103
Authors: IBM Redbooks

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