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Start here if you are new to Lotus Domino Designer or want to learn more about new features and enhancements.
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These tutorials demonstrate how easy it is to create complex Web based applications with Lotus Domino Designer.
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XPages & Composite apps
XPages utilize JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and HTML. Yet, deep programming skills are not required to build powerful, compelling Web and Lotus Notes and Domino applications.
Composite applications are a key element in a service-oriented architecture (SOA). They enable you to easily integrate different types of components and technologies to create contextual applications.
Experience
Start here to learn about XPages, the latest edition to the set of tools for the Lotus Domino Web developer.
Watch this two-part video series demonstrating how you can use XPages components in a Lotus Notes application.
Start here to discover the power and benefits of composite applications.
Explore detailed examples, sample projects, and more in the IBM Composite Applications wiki.
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Listen to the IBM Lotus Notes composite application podcast series to learn about business value and capabilities for Lotus Notes, Eclipse™ and Lotus Expeditor developers.
Learn how to Web 2.0 enable your Domino applications
Harness the power of XPages in Lotus Domino Designer! XPages allows for functionality and capabilities previously thought impossible to achieve in Domino application development.
- Configuring single sign-on for Lotus Connections in the Kerberos environment
- XPages straight up
- IBM Mashup Center: OpenSocial interoperability
- Monitoring availability, performance, infrastructure, and beyond using Lotus Sametime
- Creating Google Gadgets with Lotus Notes 8.5.1
- Determining the best IBM Lotus Web Content Management delivery option for your needs
- Developing a Mozilla Firefox plug-in for Content Management Interoperability Services
- Understanding the Web services database in Alloy by IBM and SAP
- Creating a Lotus Web Content Management site structure with one click
- Extending and customizing the IBM Lotus Sametime Connect announcement service
- Accessing IBM Lotus Quickr from Google Android
- Restoring IBM Lotus Domino data from a decommissioned Lotus Domino server
- Automating IBM Lotus Symphony deployments using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
- Setting up an IBM Rational Application Developer-based iWidget development environment
- Introducing IBM LotusLive Meetings
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