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	Product documentation Official product documentation is written by IBM and is made available at the same time as the product. This is a good source for concept, task, and reference information.
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	Community The Lotus Technical Information and Education community is comprised of IBM, business partner, and customer subject matter experts who use product wikis, published articles, white papers, community blogs and the latest in social media to build and share high quality technical content.
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