Yellow is the New Blog

An announcement during Lotusphere that grabbed some media attention but didn't seem to even get mentioned at Lotusphere is that Red Hat is now offering a version of RHEL client and server that comes bundled with Notes and Domino, respectively. Our general manager is quoted in the BusinessWire press release, but it doesn't make it clear what (for us, at least) is so exciting about this: if you want to try this out but aren't comfortable flying solo on the initial setup, you call them and they send us. That's right: we'll come install the whole package for (and with) you to get you up and running. I'm a bit fuzzy on the exact details, to be honest, but if this sounds tempting to you, send an email to services@lotus911.com and we'll get you the whole scoop.

(cross-posted from TimTripcony.com)

Okay, I'm back up, this time on the Eee.

Sametime Unified Telephony supports caller ID. Rules can be defined to auto-route calls based on location and status.

So far, the crowd seems underwhelmed by the Portal announcements. The Fisheye looks kind of cool, though. Portlets are now draggable. Cool integration with Lotus Forms.

They're including subliminal advertising for the "go green" in a lot of the demos today.

The new Connections will also have draggy-droppy widgets. The BlackBerry Connections client looks pretty good. The Atlas expert search is badass.

New product: Lotus Mashups... "on the glass" assembly of mashups by business users. Could be a game-changer, if it takes off.

The symphony is playing "Fanfare for the Common Man"... ah, that's why: new product family - Lotus Foundations. For SMB's, a suite of easy out-of-the-box collaboration tools.

"Bluehouse": software as a service for <500 employee businesses.

Okay, I'm off to the Product Showcase. Swing by and get a free "I Bleed Yellow" shirt, and check out our demos....... particularly Envoy.

Not sure exactly where we are now... somewhere south of Atlanta. I'm composing this entry  from the back of the BleedYellow Party Bus, using a widescreen TV bigger than me as a monitor. We've got some newfangled satellite Internet connection, and we're all hooked up to it via wireless, coding and blogging away. Geek heaven. See ya soon...