Gluecode becomes WebSphere Application Server Community Edition

Well, Gluecode (the opensource J2EE application server we acquired in May 2005) has now officially become family and will be called WebSphere Application Server Community Edition. It is based on Apache Geronimo M5, and provides a stable release to build upon, which you can optionally have supported by IBM’s Technical Support. What have we added…

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More professional education this week!

After a full week of WebSphere fun in Germany, I’m merely back that I get another full day in Montreal. This is an event where technical professionals such as IT Specialists, IT Architects and Project Managers come to listen to elective sessions, as well as share their experience and pains of dealing with technology. The…

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Last week-end in Germany

Well, it’s now over and I’m back on the (IBM) saddle, from home (Montreal). Once the conference was over, I had enough time left to enjoy Dusseldorf as a pure tourist. That means walking around with my behemoth (do I sound like I want a new gadget…) Canon G1 camera and taking some snapshots on…

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The meaning of SOA

I like this quote… One of my colleagues recently described Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) implementations very well: « It is about Saving Our Asses ». As you would… [Via [Technorati] Tag results for websphere OR esb OR soa]

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First spam post on my Wiki

Well, here, we go, the first spam post on my wiki happened this morning. A quick delete and it was fixed, but I wonder what I will do, should they become more prevalent. There’s always the option to close down access to anyone but me, but I’ll keep that as last resort.

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Summary of my sessions

Well, blogging from the sessions was a bad idea, and I never did do it. The reason? I remember better the material with a good o’le pen & paper. So, after having taken the notes, I rewrite these into a Notes journal entry, for safekeeping and action (where there needs to be). But here are…

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Travel to Germany – Day 2

Well, after the first day’s excitement, I had great plans and expectations for the 2nd day. I was looking at maps and was very (too) ambitious for the distance I’d cover. I initially wanted to visit Belgium, Luxembourg and see a castle – in one day! Well, that never happened. I finally settled for Heidelberg,…

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Travel to Germany – Day 1

Travelling is fun. I DO like it, although it does have particular demands on the household and the family. This time, quite peculiar was the fact I was picking up my parents at the airport over lunch, as they were returning from a 3-week holiday in ltaly. And I would visit the same airport hours…

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Mapping your career

This is one of the reasons why I have this blog: so that I can keep a record of those ideas and thoughts that I believe I should really keep for later (re-)work. This morning, sipping my (homemade) cafe au lait (or cafe creme, if you’re from France), I was thinking of the choices we…

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