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IBM Connections
Discussion topics in this forum related to all releases of IBM Connections include Activities, Blogs, Communities, Dogear, Profiles, installation and administration.
RSS Lotus registration
IBM Forms
This forum is for discussions about IBM Forms, including Forms Designer, Forms Viewer, and Lotus Forms Turbo.

This forum features an updated Lotus Domino XPages design. Although the original developerWorks forum is closed to new posts, it will remain available online for reference.
RSS Lotus registration
IBM Mashup Center
This forum is for discussions about IBM® Mashup Center, which includes Lotus® Mashups and InfoSphere™ MashupHub. Topics include getting started, best practices, and general use of the product, such as how to create feeds and widgets, and how to wire them together into new mashup pages.
RSS IBM ID
IBM Sametime
Discussion topics in this forum for the IBM Sametime family of products include applications development, administration, toolkits, Sametime Advanced, client, Sametime Enterprise Meeting Server, Sametime Entry, Sametime Mobile, Sametime Gateway, Sametime Standard, server, and usability issues.
RSS Lotus registration
IBM Web Content Manager
This discussion forum is for both the Domino and Java editions of IBM Web Content Manager (formerly Lotus Web Content Management).

This forum features an updated Lotus Domino XPages design. Although the original developerWorks forum is closed to new posts, it will remain available online for reference.
RSS Lotus registration
Notes/Domino 8.5 (includes Lotus Notes Traveler)
This forum is for installers, developers, architects, and administrators and the IBM Lotus Notes®, iNotes® and Notes Traveler 8.5 clients, Domino® 8.5 server and other members of the Notes product family. Topic areas include administration, DAOS, ID Vault, security and the integrated Lotus Symphony productivity editors.
RSS Lotus registration
Notes/Domino XPages development forum
This forum is dedicated specifically for discussing XPages topics. It is built on XPages technology and is being championed by a group of enthusiasts inside and outside of IBM who are committed to making sure that forum discussions are active and valuable for all XPages application developers, beginners and experts alike. Please use this forum to post all new topics and questions related to XPages.
RSS Lotus registration
Notes/Domino 8
This forum is for installers, developers, architects, and administrators and the IBM® Lotus Notes® 8 client, Domino® 8 server and other members of the Notes product family. Topic areas include Activities, composite applications, DAMO, DWA, and the integrated productivity editors.
RSS Lotus registration
Notes/Domino 6 & 7
This forum is for installers, developers, architects, and administrators and the IBM® Lotus Notes® 6 & 7 clients, Domino® 6 & 7 server and other members of the Notes product family. Categories include application development, Common PIM Portlets, Domino Designer, Domino Everyplace, DWA, and toolkits.
RSS Lotus registration
Notes/Domino 4 & 5
This forum is for installers, developers, architects, administrators and users of the IBM® Lotus Notes® 4 & 5 clients, Domino® 4 & 5 server and other members of the Notes product family.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus ActiveInsight and WebSphere Dashboard Framework
This forum is for Lotus ActiveInsight and WebSphere Dashboard Framework Builders, including Summary and Drill Down, Record List and Detail, Status Indicator, filtering Builders, and Web charts.

This forum features an updated Lotus Domino XPages design. Although the original developerWorks forum is closed to new posts, it will remain available online for reference.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus Domino Document Manager (Domino.Doc)
Discussion topics in this forum related to Domino.Doc include administration, deployment, development, document migration, integration with Lotus Workflow, Extended Products Portlets, and Lotus Records Manager.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus e-Learning
This forum is for Lotus learning products, including the Learning Management System, LearningSpace, Virtual Classroom, and Workplace Collaborative Learning. Topics include administration, deployment, customization, and migration.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus Enterprise Integrator
Discussion topics in this forum related to Lotus Enterprise Integrator for Domino include ESB, Domino Enterprise Connection Services (DECS), Connector for Notes, Connector for DB2, Connector for ODBC, Connector for SAP Solutions, Connector for Sybase, PeopleSoft Connector, and Oracle Applications Connector
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus Expeditor
This forum is for installers, developers, architects, and administrators of Lotus Expeditor. Topics include administration, application development, client for desktop, client for devices, deployment, installation, and the toolkit.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus Foundations
Discussion topics in this forum related to Lotus Foundations include administration, deployment, and installation.
RSS Lotus registration
LotusLive Notes
Discussion topics in this forum for LotusLive Notes include activities, administration, file sharing, instant messaging, the Notes web client and plug-ins. (This forum uses an updated Lotus Domino XPages design.)
RSS Lotus registration
LotusLive Meetings
Discussion topics in this forum for LotusLive Meetings include How To/Getting Started, account and conference management, file publishing, application sharing, recording, and audiocast/videocast.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus Mobile Connect
Discussion topics in this forum for Lotus Mobile Connect include administration, Connection Manager, deployment, devices, Gatekeeper, installation, client, and security.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus Protector
This forum is for discussions about the Lotus Protector products, including Mail Security and Mail Encryption.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus Quickr
Discussion topics in the Lotus Quickr (and QuickPlace) forum include administration, application development, blogs, calendar, connectors, content libraries, Domino repository, forms, forums, Java repository, portlets, PlaceBots, PlaceTypes, QPTool, Team places, templates, and wikis.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus Quickr integration with IBM ECM
Share questions, thoughts, and ideas about IBM ECM Services for Lotus Quickr. IBM ECM Services for Lotus Quickr leverages Lotus Quickr technologies to provide integration between your desktop applications and ECM repositories. IBM ECM Services include IBM Content Manager Services for Lotus Quickr and IBM FileNet Services for Lotus Quickr.
RSS IBM ID
Lotus Sametime Unyte Events
Discussion topics in this forum for Lotus Sametime Unyte Events include How To/Getting Started, account and conference management, file publishing, application sharing, recording, and audiocast/videocast.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus Sametime Unyte Share
Discussion topics in this forum for Lotus Sametime Unyte Share include How To/Getting Started, account and conference management, file publishing, application sharing, recording, and audiocast/videocast.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus SmartSuite
Discussion topics in the Lotus SmartSuite forum include each product area: 1-2-3, Approach, FastSite, Freelance, Organizer, ScreenCam, and WordPro.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus Symphony
Join the Lotus Symphony support forums to request a new feature, look for answers to issues, or post your own question. Share your experience and to help others like you.
N/A
Lotus Symphony Developer Toolkit
The Lotus Symphony Developer Toolkit forums are for developers looking for support creating plug-ins. Topics include troubleshooting, hints and tips.
RSS N/A
Lotus Widget Factory
This forum is for developer discussions about IBM Lotus Widget Factory topics including getting started, best practices and general use. This includes setting up your deployment environment, configuring related products and guidance on which builders to use and how to combine builders to achieve desired functional behavior for data integration and user interface components.

This forum features an updated Lotus Domino XPages design. Although the original developerWorks forum is closed to new posts, it will remain available online for reference.
RSS Lotus registration
Lotus Workflow
Discussion topics in this forum for Lotus Workflow include converting existing workflows, installation, deployment, integration with Domino Document Manager, Lotus Workplace Application Database, Lotus Workflow Architect, Workflow Engine, Workflow Organization Directory Database, Workflow Viewer, and the Lotus Workplace Web Viewer.
RSS Lotus registration
WebSphere Portal
This forum mirrors the ibm.software.websphere.portal-server newsgroup. Join this forum to discuss WebSphere Portal and Portal Express, including installation, configuration, development, administration and use.
RSS IBM ID
WebSphere Portal Beta
This discussion forum is for the beta version of WebSphere Portal. Join this forum to discuss the beta, including installation, configuration, development, administration and use.
RSS IBM ID
WebSphere Portal on Z
This forum is for installers, developers, architects, and administrators of Websphere Portal on Z implementations. Discussion topics include issues that might be unique to the z/OS platform.
RSS IBM ID
WebSphere Portal on i5/OS
This forum is for installers, developers, architects, and administrators of Websphere Portal on i5/OS implementations. Discussion topics include issues that might be unique to the i5/OS platform.
RSS IBM ID
WebSphere Portal and Portlet Development
This forum is dedicated to WebSphere Portal and portlet developers.
RSS IBM ID
WebSphere Portal Integration with Lotus Products
This forum is for discussing various options and techniques used to integrate Lotus Domino and WebSphere Portal. Forum questions cover various Lotus products—such as Lotus Domino, Lotus Quickr, and IBM Sametime—and their ability to be re-used within WebSphere Portal. The forum can serve as a starting point for administrators and developers who want to surface Lotus Domino within WebSphere Portal.
RSS IBM ID
IBM Web Experience Factory
These forums are for developer discussions about installation, configuration, deployment, best practices, Web Services and XML schema and the Lotus Collaboration, PeopleSoft, SAP and Siebel extensions.
IBM ID

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