IBM Lotus Domino Application Development Directions. Maureen Leland Domino Designer Lead Architect IBM

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1 IBM Lotus Domino Application Development Directions Maureen Leland Domino Designer Lead Architect IBM 1

2 Note: Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion. 2

3 Agenda Social Business Strategy Designer and XPages APIs, Toolkits & Tools Futures Wrap up 3

4 Social Business is driven by exceptional experiences Business outcomes Realized through Drive operational effectiveness Deepen client relationships Optimize your workforce Exceptional Web Experiences Exceptional Work Experiences Enable engaging customer interactions Self-service, with other customers, with company representatives, and with the company overall (brand, revenue) Enable nimble employee interactions Peer to peer and in teams, with customers and partners, and with the company overall, business to employee IBM Social Business Framework Enabled by A modular and open set of capabilities that accelerate the development of advanced Social Business solutions 4

5 The IBM Social Business Framework Enabling exceptional experiences Designed to enable IBM customers and partners to capitalize on Social Business opportunities, building on existing investments in technologies and skills Solutions differentiated by... Exceptional user experiences Unmatched social collaboration capabilities The ability to integrate industry-leading capabilities in business analytics, enterprise content management, commerce, and others An open web architecture that protects customer investments IBM Social Business Framework A modular and open set of capabilities that accelerate the development of advanced Social Business solutions 5

6 Directions for application development Social capabilities Mobile enablement of applications Accelerated development

7 Social capabilities transform the experience Enabling interactions through online social networks Enhancing situational awareness by analyzing social data Rich user profiles and social methods to collaborate, share, and reuse content Consumer insight Expertise location Recommendations Supporting contextual collaboration by integrating social capabilities into business applications Communities Microblogging and content sharing Unified communications

8 Mobile applications increase reach and engagement Significant new business opportunities for application developers IBM strategy: Support the needs of developers to target multiple platforms, making it easy to quickly mobilize a wide range of existing and new applications, with consistent extensibility across platforms Start today with Domino XPages apps, Connections mobile web, Mobile Portal Accelerator Major focus of development in 2011

9 Accelerated development Make the new generation of applications easy to build Fast-start options for Social Business developers Productive tools Powerful and consistent APIs Integration capabilities Domino Designer Ready to use appliances in the cloud for developers Attractive licensing for developers Vibrant community engagement WebSphere PortletFactory

10 Technical strategy Extend existing platforms with social capabilities Simplify the stack, emphasizing a focused set of common technologies across IBM and third-party capabilities Make it easy for (lots of) developers to build Social Business applications improve developer productivity and increase skills availability for our customers An evolutionary strategy creates many opportunities for developers Enhance existing applications with new capabilities without rewriting Create entirely new applications with existing skills and technology investments Start the journey today with current IBM products

11 Technical strategy Lead the industry with open standards for Social Business A commitment to drive and leverage open web standards Maximize choice, agility, and ease of integration Drive enterprise innovation and leverage rapid innovation on the web Minimize incremental cost of targeting additional desktop and mobile platforms Leverage dominant skillsets based around web technologies Enabling the next generation of socially-enabled solutions on customers' existing investments and heterogeneous infrastructures A runtime-agnostic approach allows you to use established runtime technologies: Java, Domino, etc. HTML5 ARIA Atom SAML 11

12 The IBM Social Business Framework Services and Support Solutions IBM Social Business Toolkit APIs IBM Value-Added Modules IBM Social Business Core Modules Partner Value-Added Modules

13 IBM Social Business Framework Services and Support IBM Business Partners Global Technology Services Global Business Services IBM Lab Software Services Enterprise Software Support Solutions Customer experience Research and development Human capital management Sales force automation Partner collaboration Supply chain management Operations IBM Social Business Toolkit APIs Partner Value-added Modules IBM Value-added Modules Commerce Business analytics Enterprise content mgmt. Public social networks Rich media Social applications Social analytics Business Process mgmt. Application integration Archiving Compliance & discovery Gaming IBM Social Business Core Modules Profiles Communities Presence, chat & telephony Messaging & PIM Workflow & forms Portal Social collab. services Microblogging Meetings & audio/video Document management Mobile Connectors

14 Introducing the IBM Social Business Toolkit IBM Social Business Toolkit APIs Brings together a set of strategic social APIs to simplify development APIs for Connections, Sametime, Domino, Quickr, etc. services with new cross-product capabilities coming soon Runtime enablement in Lotus Domino, WebSphere Portal, Lotus Connections, and LotusLive as well as mobile runtime support Tooling support for Web, Domino and Java developers Leverages technology consistency in IBM products APIs based on web patterns including JSON, ATOM, REST Runtime technologies such as OSGi, Dojo, HTML Tooling based on Eclipse

15 Coming soon: New unified APIs for the IBM Social Business Toolkit Activity Streams Embedded Experiences Share Box New APIs and services designed to help developers build unified user experiences and consistent extensibility independent of product, delivery model (cloud, on-premises), and client type (desktop client, browser, mobile) Activity Streams API available for developer use starting today on Greenhouse First GA releases planned for Connections Next, Notes Next...

16 Accelerated development Supporting the tools you already use Services and Support Solutions IBM Customer Experience Suite IBM Lotus Notes IBM Lotus Domino Third-Party Development Environments Portlet Factory Portlets and Widgets Domino Designer XPages Leverage third-party SDKs IBM Social Business Toolkit APIs IBM Value-Added Modules IBM Social Business Core Modules Partner Value-Added Modules

17 Convergence IBM's strategy is to deliver a consistent set of Social Business capabilities and APIs for deployment on premises and in the cloud Single focus of development investments Flexibility of deployment options Hybrid scenarios Services and Support Solutions IBM Social Business Toolkit APIs IBM Value-Added Modules Partner Value-Added Modules IBM Social Business Core Modules LotusLive IBM Cloud Amazon

18 The Social Business Toolkit in action Production ready! Use it today at Mobile Enabled Social collaboration Messaging and PIM Unified Communications Custom XPages Home Page and Agenda 18

19 The Social Business Toolkit in action Production ready! Use it today at Solution Lotusphere Online Enables Lotusphere attendees to browse session, manage their time, communicate and collaborate IBM Social Business Toolkit APIs IBM Social Business Core Modules Social collaboration Lotus Connections Unified communications Lotus Sametime 19 Messaging and PIM Lotus inotes Workflow and forms Lotus Domino

20 Lotus Domino + XPages + Domino Designer The RADD platform for developing collaborative workflow applications Seamless integration with Social Business services Access to Connections though REST services and single sign-on Easy integration planned with the new Social Business Toolkit APIs Supports key standards: Dojo, OSGi, etc. A production-proven, performant, NoSQL store! The XPages Extension Library on openntf provides unmatched productivity for writing OneUI, standards-based, socially-enabled applications Future directions New Web 2.0 templates (Teamroom, etc.) now available on openntf Plan to provide an OpenSocial container, participate in embedded experiences, and generate gadgets out of XPages (Domino Next) Plan to provide data access through REST services, including calendaring and other higher level services (Domino Next)

21 Application Development Community OpenNTF is an open source community dedicated to the development of Lotus Notes/Domino applications Catalog of applications & other code assets Download and use or try it on-line Strong development community 60,000 registered users 10,000 downloads/month Business Solutions Catalog Commercial out of the box capabilities From widgets/plugins to full applications catalog.lotus.com

22 Next steps for Notes/Domino developers Learn to use XPages Invest into the new technology trends HTML5, CSS Mobile platforms JavaScript, Dojo Gadgets, iwidgets, OpenSocial Start to use Java pervasively It is the strategic direction for N/D application development Start from Download ready-to-use libraries and components from openntf.org XPages Extension Library, Mobile controls, Connections components... XPages business logic, agents... Discover the power and flexibility of OSGi Java tasklets from openntf, XPages Extensibility API Use Domino in the context of the broader Social Business Framework Make your applications social! 22

23 XPages.info One stop shopping for XPages 23

24 Mastering XPages Comprehensive 7 part, 785 page volume IBM Press publication Authored by lead members of XPages development team Features contributions from other key community members Covers all aspects of XPages application development Example-driven approach focusing on practical problems Includes sample NSF downloads Available online isbn= qid= &sr=8-1 Available NOW :-) 24

25 Agenda Social Business Strategy Designer and XPages APIs, Toolkits & Tools Futures Wrap up 25

26 Domino Application Development delivered August 2010 Designer: working set and framework enhancements, new XPage controls, pretty icons, more! XPages: performance & scalability enhancements, new back-end class capabilities, CKEditor & extensibility APIs Domino dev & test images for IBM Cloud & Amazon EC2 Growing XPages adoption 65% awareness of XPages as a development platform Lotus Application Development summit 22 summits reaching 227 companies More coming in 2011 White paper: Six capabilities of a development platform that deliver a greater return on investment Education: IBM, TLCC, XPages101, The View, XPages TV, Camps :-), LUGs New White paper

27 Your complete package for delivering Social Business solutions Domino Designer = Tailored solution that meets your business objectives Domino Designer + Domino with XPages Eclipse based IDE with an extensible framework Build new and maintain existing applications XPages Web 2.0 framework Use industry standard Web development skills (HTML, CSS & JavaScript) JavaServer Faces facilitates reuse of Java libraries One model for Web, Rich Client and Mobile Web 2.0 Composites 27 Notes Client Mobile Devices

28 XPages Runtime in Notes/Domino Performance and scalability improvements Enhancements to backend classes reduced contention Shared design elements Performance enhancements to Discussion Improved Tag cloud component XPages Toolbox CPU and memory profiler on OpenNTF Performance report published XPages discussion database server performance Conclusion:... User scalability improved three times, and network bandwidth and user throughput (transactions per second) improved... 28

29 XPages Runtime in Notes/Domino (cont.) New back-end classes capability Running agents on top of in-memory documents Java agents in Notes client View filtering: Start key, multi-level category, last page Controls enhancements Use of the CKEditor for rich text editing Text Formatting Full Screen Mode Embedding Images images Embedding Predefined Emoticons Working with tables Working with tables 29 Find and Search andreplace replace

30 Extensibility APIs Let people create deployable XPages libraries Deployed as Eclipse plug-ins in the Notes client and the Domino server Shared by all the applications! Controls, render kits, data sources, simple actions, servlets, request customizers,... Common custom controls shared in jar files XPage libraries run in OSGi framework on Client and Server Make public the XPages Java APIs Javadoc articles and samples Open Source library of controls shared on openntf Information now available in the Notes & Domino app dev wiki APIs_Developer_Guide 30

31 XPages Runtime in Notes/Domino (cont.) Stability/robustness Featurettes: Offline Mobile app support HTML 5 cache manifest Save Only Validation Technology: Dojo 1.4.3, OneUI V2 Documentation XPage controls & properties reference XPage object map in wiki And much more

32 XPages Extension Library Get a rich Web UI faster than ever Greatly improves developer productivity 88 native XPage controls (drag drop configure) Integrated within Domino Designer Extensions delivered as plugins that run on Client and Server Web 2.0 controls/behaviors Why use an edit box when you can use a Dojo slider? Brings those long sought after client behaviors to the web Dialog boxes, pick lists Source code, so you can see examples and try for yourself 32

33 OneUI Application Layout Get a running OneUI application in less than 5 minutes! Fully customizable OneUI rendering Abstracts all the OneUI application parts Can be customized by providing an inherited renderer Get ready for the Vulcan look and feel 33

34 Teamroom and Document Library templates Modernize the Teamroom and Document library Portfolio of most common XPage templates Up to date UI with modern, rich, look and feel Discussion, Wiki, TeamRoom and Document Library are the most commonly used templates Build reusable artifacts and add to the extension library All documents view Thread view Generic Calendar Member view with thumbnails... Based on and the extension library Just delivered to OpenNTF on 29/1/11!! 34

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36 XPages Runtime in Notes/Domino 8.5.x Performance enhancements XPages preloading reduce the hit on first load bootstrap the runtime or bootstrap selected applications server and Client enabled via notes.ini (provisionable across the enterprise) JS and CSS Aggregation XPagesPreload=1 and XPagesPreloadDB=db.nsf/myPage.xsp dynamically aggregate DOJO javascript modules and.css files server and client enabled via application property Technology updates One UI enhanced look and feel of Vulcan CKEditor - bi-di support, One UI 2.1 skin DOJO 1.5 mobile controls 36

37 XPages Runtime in Notes/Domino 8.5.x (cont'd) XPiNC - XPages Widget in the sidebar previously sidebar apps only possible using composite application framework Featurettes running agents on top of in-memory documents running under Agent/XPage signer authority (852 was restricted to Run as Web User) ShowReadOnlyAsDisabled All Properties > data > showreadonlyasdisabled Input controls (Edit Box, Rich Text, etc.) List Box, Combo Box 37

38 Agenda Social Business Strategy Designer and XPages APIs, Toolkits & Tools Futures Wrap up 38

39 APIs Backend class enhancements ViewNavigator optimization for XPages Application profiling (now supports Xpages, Event handlers in LotusScript & Agent fragments XPages Profiler OpenNTF project New methods in Session, Database, Document, ViewNavigator, ViewEntry, Agent, NoteCollection, DbDirectory Agent.runWithDocumentContext (supports authenticated Web user case) Enhancements planned for 8.5.x ViewNavigator cache fully functional for all methods Agent.runWithDocumentContext (adds support for agent signer user case) View Class: New FTSearchSorted method 39

40 Toolkits Toolkits ( C API Toolkit Available for 8.5.2, 8.5 and earlier versions C++ API Toolkit is most recent version. Works with 8.5.x. No plans for another release LotusScript extension Toolkit V 8.0 works with 8.x & 8.5.x Find it in the IBM Lotus Toolkit 8.x Multilplatform English eassembly 40

41 Integration Updates Lotus Enterprise Integrator, DECS & LC LSX Updates Take advantage of your investments in external systems DB2 ODBC, Text & File 64 bit connector support on Windows and AIX UTF8 Support for Text Connector Windows and AIX Support for MS SQL Server Support for DB Support for Data Direct ODBC Support for Windows 2008 R2 operating system Support for IBM i 7.1 operating system Oracle SAP Text Sybase ODBC SQL Server Notes SQL ODBC driver Provides ODBC access to Domino data Download at V found in IBM Lotus Notes SQL Driver 8.x for Windows English eassembly 41

42 Agenda Social Business Strategy Designer and XPages APIs, Toolkits & Tools Futures Wrap up 42

43 2010 ino MR 8.5.x ino MR 8.5.x Do m Domino Designer LotusScript and Java editor Working set enhancements Performance XPages Notes client support iwidget/component Security - Active content filtering Performance & Scalability APIs Designer extensibility APIs Notes Documents (Java) DXL enhancements Composites Notes, Managed browser, Symphony & Host on Demand containers CAE usability enhancements Domino Designer Usability and Productivity enhancements XPages Stability/performance improvements Improved rich text editing (CKEditor) Dojo Better Notes client integration APIs XPage extensibility APIs Notes views (Java) Cloud images for developers Do m Lotus Domino Designer Lotus Domino Designer Lotus Domino Designer Feature Release Domino Designer JavaScript editor & debugger Source control enhancements XPages Rich Internet Application (RIA) features Support for HTML 5 & CSS 3 XPages Extension Library Enhanced Mobile device support iwidget/opensocial consumption/hosting Leverage social services from Connections, Sametime APIs Domino Access Services (REST APIs) JavaScript toolkit for client iwidget /open social container Cloud services for developers u B l a i c o S Do LLN+ min om R Do LLN+ min om R Continuity Convergence Innovation New Opportunities Do LLN+ min om R Lotus Notes & Domino Application Development 2014 Lotus Domino Designer Feature Release Domino Designer Tool convergence Expanded platform support XPages RIA enhancements Expanded support for HTML 5 &CSS 3 Full client integration Enhanced Mobile device support Enhanced Integration with other Lotus products Quickr, Connections, Sametime APIs Domino Access Services (REST APIs) Expanded support for common services DXL enhancements it k l o o T s s e sin Note: Information is subject to change without notice at IBM s discretion

44 Application Development Futures IBM is focusing on three key aspects of application development Social capabilities Mobile enablement of social apps Speed Enabling rapid application development and deployment Domino can deliver on all three today, but we want to enhance our support going forward Get Social. Do Business. 44

45 XPages as OpenSocial Gadgets Provide an OpenSocial container, and participate in embedded experiences, generate gadgets out of XPages OpenSocial XPages 45

46 XPages: Mobile Applications Seamlessly extend your applications to mobile devices Provide a dedicated set of controls Deliver a native look and feel Tap into device services Leverage dojox.mobile & HTML5 Delivery Today mobile custom controls on OpenNTF Tomorrow XPage controls on OpenNTF and in Domino 46

47 Improving Platform Extensibility with OSGi OSGi - Open Service Gateway Initiative ( Open source Java based framework Highly modular: Maximize reuse of third party eclipse based components Lifecycle: Bundle Activator improves Java resource management Extensible: Service Registry and extension points Motivation Improve server extensibility Simplify server add-in task implementation with Tasklet container Easily add 3rd party libraries (i.e. XPage Extension library) Better componentization (modularization and extension points) Maximize asset reuse Leverage existing Eclipse based tooling for OSGi HTTP server capabilities in Domino Next Full fledged Servlet container by integrating the XPD Web Container XPage applications running as WAB (Web Applications Bundles) Rest APIs 47

48 REST Services for Domino Two types of services One tied to Domino data model: Domino Access Services Get handle to documents and collections of documents Target two types of applications ATOM format Allows applications that already know ATOM to easily consume data feeds JSON for easy manipulation via JavaScript or Java One exposing higher level business services For example: Calendaring & Scheduling Base on standards where they exist and ensure consistency across the portfolio For example: ical Built on top of OSGi so both types of services are extensible Looking at various libraries to facilitate customization of existing and building of new services 48

49 Agenda Social Business Strategy Designer and XPages APIs, Toolkits & Tools Futures Wrap up 49

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51 Resources IBM DeveloperWorks Lotus Notes and Domino Application Development wiki OpenNTF Open source developer community XPages.info One stop shopping for XPages IBM educational offerings

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