- CICS WS-Security and SSL/TLS support
- Interoperability with WebSphere DataPower
- Using Tivoli Federated Identity Manager

The Web services support in CICS Transaction Server Version 3 enables your CICS programs to be Web service providers or requesters.]]> Draft Redbook, last updated: Thu, 20 Nov 2008

- CICS WS-Security and SSL/TLS support
- Interoperability with WebSphere DataPower
- Using Tivoli Federated Identity Manager

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- Configuring WebSphere Process Server for z/OS in a clustered topology
- Incorporating WebSphere Business Services Fabric for z/OS
- Troubleshooting the production topology

This book describes how to choose and configure a production topology for WebSphere Process Server for z/OS and WebSphere Business Services Fabric for z/OS.]]> Draft Redbook, last updated: Thu, 20 Nov 2008

- Configuring WebSphere Process Server for z/OS in a clustered topology
- Incorporating WebSphere Business Services Fabric for z/OS
- Troubleshooting the production topology

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I've talked about Technology for a Smarter Planet (More Smarter Planet Info) such as a Smarter Air-Traffic Control System. Now comes news in "Boulder, Colo.: America's First 'Smart Grid City'" (ABC News) talking about houses in Boulder being wired by Xcel Energy:

Soon, 50,000 homes in Boulder will soon be decked out with the latest in environmentally-friendly, energy-saving technology -- including solar panels, electric cars and, for some, a specialized heating, cooling and lighting system -- all of which will be integrated into a monitoring system that reports the home's carbon footprint to the homeowner.

More details about this program are in "Xcel moves hybrids one step further" (Denver Business Journal) and "Alternative Energy Economy - Part II" (IT World).

Of course, it's not all good news. One of the main features of Smart Grid City is that homeowners can produce their own electricity from sources like solar panels, and when they produce more than they can use (including charging batteries in the house and their hybrid/electric cars), they can add the excess power to the city grid. What they add gets subtracted from the power they use from the grid. Ultimately, if a house generates more power than it uses, the homeowner gets paid by the power company. A good idea? No so fast. "Consumers as Producers" (Wall Street Journal) reports a concern that homeowners should be encouraged to use less power and generate more of what they use, but not to become energy producers. Homes producing electricity for other homes would be a bad thing?

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- Discusses end-to-end planning for WebSphere implementations
- Defines WebSphere concepts and best practices
- Addresses distributed and z/OS platforms

This IBM Redbooks publication discusses the concepts, planning, and design of WebSphere Application Server V7.0 environments.]]> Draft Redbook, last updated: Mon, 17 Nov 2008

- Discusses end-to-end planning for WebSphere implementations
- Defines WebSphere concepts and best practices
- Addresses distributed and z/OS platforms

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IBM® Lotus® Web Content Management™ provides a sophisticated Web content management tool and platform that is designed to accelerate the delivery and management of critical business information.]]> Technote, published: Mon, 17 Nov 2008

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- Integrated Publish/Subscribe engine and new MQI functions
- Improved JMS MQ integration and MQ Client enhancements
- Scenario with sample code

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- Integrated Publish/Subscribe engine and new MQI functions
- Improved JMS MQ integration and MQ Client enhancements
- Scenario with sample code

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"New System Makes Air-Traffic Control Cheaper and Safer" (Wall Street Journal) reports:

Nav Canada, the privatized provider of air-traffic-control service in Canada, has installed five ADS-B ground-station receivers around Hudson Bay, a vast, remote expanse of northern Canada that is busy with jet traffic but has no radar coverage. The system will go into daily use in January after extensive testing and certification.

As I discussed in GPS for Air Traffic Control, ADS-B is the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system, which tracks airplanes' positions using satellite rather than radar. When widely deployed by airports and used by airlines, ADS-B "has the potential to save fuel, shave time off long flights and enhance safety."

It occurs to me that ADS-B is a good example of the sorts of Technology for a Smarter Planet (More Smarter Planet Info) that IBM has started talking about. It's a way to take something we already do and need and use technology to make it much more efficient such that it saves energy and causes less harm to the environment.

(Separately, the Wall Street Journal also reports that Metallica: Back on Track. I guess they cover a wide range of news topics!)

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