Peningo Systems has recently been selected to provide WebSphere Portal Architectural, Development, Implementation and Support Services to Federal Government contractor.

Peningo Systems will be addressing architectural and implementation issues that are related to upgrading to WebSphere Portal 6.1 for the client.

While many of the Professional Service organizations look to optimize their profits by reducing the cost of labor, many times these organizations cut their resources with the expertise and seniority needed for successful implementations, in lieu of less experienced and cheaper resources. Though the cost of labor has decreased for the Professional Services, many times their rates increase to the client. Many of the end clients are not aware of this, and assume that going to a Software Vendor’s Professional Service organization will yield the best available resources for their project.

For these reasons above, the quality of services from these Professional Services Organizations has declined drastically. The founders of Peningo Systems have thrived for years in providing Consulting Services with the Senior Level Experts at rates that are below the rates of the Software Vendor’s Professional Services Organizations with their sub-par to mediocre talent.

We at Peningo Systems always insure that we provide the end client with the best available resources within their respective areas of expertise. This delivery of services is at rates that below the rates of the Software Vendor’s Professional Services organizations that utilize resources that that are not as experienced and seasoned as the Peningo Systems Consultant.

If you are an "End Client" looking for IT Consulting Service providers to support your Applications, Peningo Systems provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

• WebSphere Portal
• Tivoli Consultants
• WebSphere Commerce
• WebSphere Eclipse Development
• WebSphere MQ
• System Security Architecture
• Tivoli Access Manager
• Tivoli Identity Manager
• Tivoli Storage Manager
• DB2 – UDB, 
• SAP, 
• Remedy
• Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter  / Asset Manager and ServiceCenter
• J2EE based systems architecture and development.
• JDA Software / Manugistics Consulting
• Blaze Advisor Consulting
• Hyperion Consulting
• IBM Maximo Consulting.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page or go to the Peningo WebSphere Consultants page.

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IBM has released a Redbook draft titled “z/OS: WebSphere Business Process Management V6.1.2 Production Topologies”.   This book describes how to choose and configure a production topology for WebSphere Process Server for z/OS and WebSphere Business Services Fabric for z/OS.

Though this is a Redbook Draft, we at Peningo Systems strongly recommend this RedBook for any infrastructure architect, WebSphere Business Process Management Architect, WebSphere BPM Consultant,  or systems programmer who are looking to configure a production topology for WebSphere Process Server in an z/OS environment. Also since WebSphere Process Server for z/OS interfaces with DB2® for z/OS® and with a security manager such as RACF®, parts of this book will be relevant also to security administrators and to database administrators.

Please keep in mind that any IBM Redbooks- and Redpapers-in-progress, are published for those who need the information now. Since these are drafts, they may contain spelling, layout and grammatical errors. Also, the material in these drafts have not been submitted to any formal IBM test and is published AS IS. The use of this information or the implementation of any of these techniques is a customer responsibility and depends upon the customer's ability to evaluate and integrate them into the customer's operational environment.

The Table of Contents Consists of:

• Chapter 1 BPM production topologies for z/OS   - Chapter 1 discusses BPM production topologies for z/OS.
• Chapter 2. Configuring WebSphere Process Server for z/OS Network Deployment  - Chapter 2 which contains step-by-step instructions for configuring both a single-cluster topology and a two-cluster topology using WebSphere Process Server V6.1.2 for z/OS.
• Chapter 3. Incorporating WebSphere Business Services Fabric into a production topology on z/OS  - Chaper 3 describes how to add WebSphere Business Services Fabric V6.1.2 for z/OS to your production topology and how to verify the installation.
• Chapter 4. Troubleshooting WebSphere Process Server for z/OS - Finally in chapter 4 we have documented the symptoms of any problem we encountered together with its solution.
• Appendix A. Additional material  - This book is accompanied by additional material that contains the spreadsheet that we used to plan our cell's topology, all the sample JCL we created, and also the shell scripts we created to simplify some of the manual steps.

To view and download the RedBook Draft in PDF, please go to the link below:

z/OS: WebSphere Business Process Management V6.1.2 Production Topologies

If you wish to view the IBM Resource link for this Redbook, please go to the flowing link:

Click here to view the Redbook Resource page

If you are an "End Client" looking for IT Consulting Service providers to support your Applications, Peningo Systems provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

• WebSphere Portal
• Tivoli Consultants
• WebSphere Commerce
• WebSphere Eclipse Development
• WebSphere MQ
• System Security Architecture
• Tivoli Access Manager
• Tivoli Identity Manager
• Tivoli Storage Manager
• DB2 – UDB, 
• SAP, 
• Remedy
• Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter and ServiceCenter
• J2EE based systems architecture and development.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page or go to the Peningo WebSphere Consultants page.

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IBM has released a Redbook titled “Planning and Managing the  Deployment of WebSphere Commerce”. Implementing and Deploying WebSphere Commerce is a complicated process since the software package is more than just e-commerce web site, it was actually a way of doing business.  When implementing WebSphere Commerce you are running a competitive eCommerce business, that runs marketing campaigns and promotions to generate sales, runs an efficient back office to fulfill orders and keep your customers coming back for more purchases.

This publication shows you how to start planning to use all the capabilities of WebSphere Commerce effectively, to improve your business, and also to do eCommerce efficiently on a global scale.

We at Peningo Systems strongly recommend this RedBook for any WebSphere Commerce Consultant / WebSphere Commerce Architect / e-Commerce Architect who are involved in designing, developing, and deploying an e-commerce solution utilizing WebSphere Commerce.

The Table of Contents Consists of:

Part 1. Know your eCommerce solution
Chapter 1. Identify your business context
Chapter 2. What WebSphere Commerce provides
Chapter 3. Complete your eCommerce solution

Part 2. Plan your eCommerce project
Chapter 4. First steps
Chapter 5. Organize your eCommerce resources
Chapter 6. Challenges and pitfalls

Part 3. Plan your eCommerce infrastructure
Chapter 7. Patterns of infrastructure for eCommerce
Chapter 8. Best of breed infrastructure
Chapter 9. Size your infrastructure
Chapter 10. Development, test, and production environments

Part 4. Keep on running
Chapter 11. Running your Web site
Chapter 12. Troubleshoot your eCommerce site
Appendix A. Solution Outline Template
Appendix B. Business Vision Template

To view and download the RedBook Draft in PDF, please go to the link below:

Planning and Managing the Deployment of WebSphere Commerce

If you wish to view the IBM Resource link for this Redbook, please go to the flowing link:

Click here to view the Redbook Resource page

If you wish to purchase a hard copy of this Redbook, please go to the following link:

Click here to Purchase this RedBook

If you are an "End Client" looking for IT Consulting Service providers to support your Applications, Peningo Systems provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

• WebSphere Portal
• Tivoli Consultants
• WebSphere Commerce
• WebSphere Eclipse Development
• WebSphere MQ
• System Security Architecture
• Tivoli Access Manager
• Tivoli Identity Manager
• Tivoli Storage Manager
• DB2 – UDB, 
• SAP, 
• Remedy
• Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter and ServiceCenter
• J2EE based systems architecture and development.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page or go to the Peningo WebSphere Consultants page.

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The Peningo Opinion Blog - Rye, New York - Peningo Systems has recently been selected to provide WebSphere Portal Consulting and Development Services to support a prototype development effort of a Portlet utilizing WebSphere Portal for a public sector client.

While pricing will always be a factor in the selection process by the “End Clients”, Peningo Systems was selected to provide WebSphere Portal Development and Consulting Services base on the combination of price and high level of quality and expertise in the Consultants that will be providing the services. The selection of Peningo System is an example of successful bypass of these Prestigious Names in IT Consulting and Professional Services, which Peningo often refer to as “The Prestigious One”.

If you are an “End Client” looking for a Consulting Service provider to support your Applications, Peningo Systems provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

• WebSphere Portal
• WebSphere Commerce
• WebSphere Eclipse Development
• WebSphere MQ
• System Security Architecture
• Tivoli Consulting Services
• Tivoli Access Manager
• Tivoli Identity Manager
• DB2 – UDB,
• SAP,
• Remedy
• Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter and ServiceCenter
• J2EE based systems architecture and development.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page.

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IBM has released a Redbook titled “IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Security Handbook”, which is part of the IBM WebSphere V6.1 series. The Redbook focuses on security and security-related topics and provides technical details to design and implement secure solutions with WebSphere.

We at Peningo Systems strongly recommend this RedBook for any WebSphere Consultant / WebSphere Architect / WebSphere Developer who are involved in designing, developing, and deploying secure e-business applications using IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1.

This Book Consists of 4 Parts:

• Part 1 discusses security for the application server and its components, including enterprise applications. Note that global security has now become known as administrative security and application security. You find essential information on how to secure Web and EJB applications and how to develop a Java client using security.
• Part 2 introduces additional components from the enterprise environment and discusses security beyond the application server.
• External components include third-party security servers, messaging clients and servers, and database servers.
• Part 3 is a short introduction to development environment security. Here you can read about guidelines and best practices that are applicable to a secure development environment.
• Part 4 provides additional information related to chapters in the previous parts.

The following is the Table of Contents for this Redbook Draft:

• Part 1. Application server security
  Chapter 1. Introduction
  Chapter 2. Configuring the user registry
  Chapter 3. Administrative security
  Chapter 4. SSL administration
  Chapter 5. JAAS for authentication in WebSphere Application Server
  Chapter 6. Application security
  Chapter 7. Securing a Web application
  Chapter 8. Securing an EJB application
  Chapter 9. Client security
  Chapter 10. Securing the service integration bus
  
• Part 2. Extending security beyond the Application Server
  Chapter 11. Security attribute propagation
  Chapter 12. Securing a WebSphere application using Tivoli Access Manager
  Chapter 13. Trust Association Interceptors and third party software integration
  Chapter 14. Externalizing authorization with JACC
  Chapter 15. Web services security
  Chapter 16. Securing access to WebSphere MQ
  Chapter 17. J2EE Connector security
  Chapter 18. Securing the database connection
  
• Part 3. Development environment
  Chapter 19. Development environment security
  
• Appendix A. Additional configurations
  Appendix B. Additional material

To view and download the RedBook Draft in PDF, please go to the link below:

The IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Security Handbook

If you are an "End Client" looking for a WebSphere Consulting Service provider to support your WebSphere Applications, Peningo Systems provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

WebSphere Portal

WebSphere Commerce

WebSphere Eclipse Development

WebSphere MQ

System Security Architecture

Tivoli Access Manager

Tivoli Identity Manager

DB2 – UDB, 

SAP, 

Remedy

Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter and ServiceCenter

J2EE based systems architecture and development.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page or go to the Peningo WebSphere Consultants page.

  To see Peningo's other Blogs please go to

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IBM has recently release an article titled “Using Python in WebSphere MQ Applications” .  We at Peningo Systems recommend this article to any WebSphere Consultant / WebSphere MQ Developer / Python developer looking to integrate Python code with the MQ Applications.

This article shows how to use and compile the Python MQ Interface ( PyMQI ). With PyMQI developers can use the powerful Python language with WebSphere MQ tools and solutions, thus giving the benefits of Python to all WebSphere MQ developers. Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that can be used for many kinds of software development. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and tools, comes with extensive standard libraries, and can be learned in a few days. Many Python programmers report substantial productivity gains and feel the language encourages the development of higher quality, more maintainable code.

The Python MQ Interface ( PyMQI ) is an open-source Python extension library for IBM’s WebSphere MQ. PyMQI extends the MQI library by providing an easy-to-use Python interface. PyMQI  has a low-level library written in C to access the MQI C-library, and a high-level object-oriented interface, on top of low-level library, for Python programmers.  With the Python MQ Interface, you can use the Python language to develop utilities and programs for WebSphere MQ.

To view the IBM Article, please click the link below:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0708_salkosuo/0708_salkosuo.html

To go to the PyMQI Homepage, please click the link below:

http://pymqi.sourceforge.net/

If you are an "End Client" looking for a WebSphere Consulting Service provider to support your WebSphere Applications, Peningo Systems provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

WebSphere Portal

WebSphere Commerce

WebSphere Eclipse Development

WebSphere MQ

System Security Architecture

Tivoli Access Manager

Tivoli Identity Manager

DB2 – UDB, 

SAP, 

Remedy

Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter and ServiceCenter

J2EE based systems architecture and development.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page or go to the Peningo WebSphere Consultants page.

  To see Peningo's other Blogs please go to

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IBM has recently release a RedBook Draft titled “Rational Application Developer V7 Programming Guide”. We at Peningo Systems strongly recommend this RedBook Draft for any WebSphere Consultant / WebSphere Developer who is developing Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) and Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications deployed on IBM WebSphere Application Server and/or IBM WebSphere Portal.

The Rational Application Developer provides integrated development tools for all development roles, including Web developers, Java developers, business analysts, architects, and enterprise programmers.

To down load this Guide, please go to the link below:

Download Rational Application Developer V7Programming Guide

(Please note that this PDF is over 1400 pages and approximately 22 MB)

Rational Application Developer is part of the IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform (SDP), which contains products in four life cycle categories:

• Architecture management (includes integrated development environments and Application Developer)
• Change and release management
• Process and portfolio management
• Quality management.

Within this Redbook, many of the chapters provide working examples that demonstrate how to use the tooling to develop applications, as well as how to achieve the benefits of visual and rapid application development.

This book consists of six parts:

• Introduction to Rational Application Developer
• Develop applications
• Test and debug applications
• Deploy and profile applications
• Team development
• Appendixes

The following is the Table of Contents for this Redbook Draft:

Part 1. Introduction to Rational Application Developer

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Programming technologies
Chapter 3. Workbench setup and preferences
Chapter 4. Perspectives, views, and editors
Chapter 5. Projects

Part 2. Develop applications

Chapter 6. RUP and UML
Chapter 7. Develop Java applications
Chapter 8. Accelerate development using patterns
Chapter 9. Developing Database Applications
Chapter 10. Develop GUI applications
Chapter 11. Develop XML applications
Chapter 12. Develop Web applications using JSPs and servlets
Chapter 13. Develop Web applications using Struts
Chapter 14. Develop Web applications using JSF and SDO
Chapter 15. Develop applications using EGL
Chapter 16. Develop Web applications using EJBs
Chapter 17. Develop J2EE application clients
Chapter 18. Develop Web services applications
Chapter 19. Develop portal applications

Part 3. Test and debug applications

Chapter 20. Servers and server configuration
Chapter 21. Test using JUnit
Chapter 22. Debug local and remote applications

Part 4. Deploy and profile applications

Chapter 23. Build applications with Ant
Chapter 24. Deploy enterprise applications
Chapter 25. Profile applications

Part 5. Team development

Chapter 26. ClearCase integration
Chapter 27. CVS integration
Appendix A. Product installation
Appendix B. Additional material

To view and download the RedBook Draft in PDF, please go to the link below:

Download Rational Application Developer V7Programming Guide

(Please note that this PDF is over 1400 pages and approximately 22 MB) 

IBM also provides additional information and code samples supporting this Redbook. To view this information please go to the following link:

ftp://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG247501

For those who are using Rational Application Developer V 6 and would like to review the Progrmming Guide for V6, please go to the link below:

Programing Guide for Rational Application Developer V6 

 
If you are an "End Client" looking for a WebSphere Consulting Service provider to support your WebSphere Applications, Peningo Systems provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

WebSphere Portal

WebSphere Commerce

WebSphere Eclipse Development

WebSphere MQ

System Security Architecture

Tivoli Access Manager

Tivoli Identity Manager

DB2 – UDB, 

SAP, 

Remedy

Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter and ServiceCenter

J2EE based systems architecture and development.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page or go to the Peningo WebSphere Consultants page.

  To see Peningo's other Blogs please go to

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IBM has recently release a RedBook Draft titled “Portal Application Development using WebSphere Portlet Factory” .  We at Peningo Systems strongly recommend this RedBook for any WebSphere Consultant / WebSphere Developer developing portlets.

The WebSphere Portlet Factory is a tool for rapid building of portlets on top of a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Developers are able to quickly and easily leverage their company's core assets, automatically assembling them into custom, high-value portlets.

Within this Redbook, IBM shows specific techniques and a best practices approach for developing portlets using WebSphere Portlet Factory. Using a fictitious company scenario, IBM demonstrates how to build a Customer Self Service and Customer Representative application.

Within this context, IBM covers the following topics:

• Installing and configuring the Portlet Factory development Environment,
  
• How to create and consume data services from SQL, Domino and a Web Service,
• Step by step guidance for creating the portlets and enabling inter-portlet communication,
• Advanced UI design techniques, including the use of AJAX for type ahead functionality and working with the DoJo Builders,
  
• Enabling the use of Profiling
• Deployment Production Considerations, and
• Troubleshooting and Debugging techniques

The following is a Table of Contents for this RedBook Draft:

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Scenario Introduction
Chapter 3. Creating Projects
Chapter 4. Data Services: overview and interface definition
Chapter 5. Creating Data Services: access to back-end systems
Chapter 6. Creating Portlets - Making it work
Chapter 7. Creating Portlets - Designing the UI
Chapter 8. Enabling Portlet Communication
Chapter 9. Customizing the application using profiling
Chapter 10. Creating the Go Shopping Portlet
Chapter 11. Production Deployment
Chapter 12. Troubleshooting, Debugging & Error Handling
Appendix A. Setting up the Environment
Appendix B. Creating a web service using WebSphere Portlet Factory
Appendix C. Remote Deployment
Appendix D. Configuring the RAD Unified Test Environment
Appendix E. Considerations for WAS CE
Appendix F. Execution Processing
Appendix G. Source Control and Team Development
Appendix H. Additional material

To view and download the RedBook Draft in PDF, please go to the link below:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/pdfs/sg247525.pdf

If you are an "End Client" looking for a WebSphere Consulting Service provider to support your WebSphere Applications, Peningo Systems provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

• WebSphere Portal
• WebSphere Commerce
• WebSphere Eclipse Development
• WebSphere MQ
• System Security Architecture
• Tivoli Access Manager
• Tivoli Identity Manager
• DB2 – UDB, 
• SAP, 
• Remedy
• Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter and ServiceCenter
• J2EE based systems architecture and development.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page or go to the Peningo WebSphere Consultants page.

  To see Peningo's other Blogs please go to

 Peningo's Blog

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[This article is sponsored by Peningo Systems, Inc., a provider of WebSphere Consulting Services on a nationwide basis. For more information on Peningo Systems, please go to the Peningo WebSphere Consultants page ]

IBM has recently release a Redpaper Draft titled “The IBM WebSphere Portal 6 Self Help Guide “.  We at Peningo Systems strongly recommend The IBM WebSphere Portal 6 Self Help Guide as a must have resource for WebSphere Portal Consultants, IT Architects and Administrators throughout the life cycle of a WebSphere Portal environment - from conception and planning to use and maintenance.

This Draft Redpaper focuses on considerations for the optimal configuration and use of WebSphere Portal Server. The authors provide you with the information you need to deploy and manage your WebSphere Portal infrastructure, with the goal of problem avoidance. However if issues occur the reader is introduced to the various tools and techniques for problem determination and problem solving, including obtaining and installing fixes, how to contact support, and what type of information you should provide before engagement.

The contents of the paper include:

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Architecture & Planning
Chapter 3. WebSphere Portal Installation
Chapter 4. WebSphere Portal Security
Chapter 5. WebSphere Portal Runtime and Services
Appendix A. Using IBM Tools to Find Solutions and Promote Customer Self-help
Appendix B. Maintenance - Fix Strategy, Backup Strategy, and Migration Strategy

To view the Redpaper Draft in PDF, please go to the link below:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/pdfs/redp4339.pdf

 If you are an "End Client" looking for a WebSphere Consulting Service provider to support your WebSphere Applications, Peningo Systems provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

WebSphere Portal

WebSphere Commerce

WebSphere Eclipse Development

WebSphere MQ

System Security Architecture

Tivoli Access Manager

Tivoli Identity Manager

DB2 – UDB, 

SAP, 

Remedy

Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter and ServiceCenter

J2EE based systems architecture and development.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page or go to the Peningo WebSphere Consultants page.

  To see Peningo's other Blogs please go to

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For small to medium size companies running on the IBM System i platforms who are considering implementing a Portal Solution for their Enterprise, IBM WebSphere Portal Express for i50/OS is an excellent entry Portal Solution. WebSphere Portal Express is designed for organizations of under 1000 users or departments within larger organizations. WebSphere Portal Express helps organizations and teams with collaboration, document management / sharing documents, deployment and maintenance of Web sites, instant messaging, accessing applications & content, and personnel with in the organization.

IBM has recently release a Redpaper Draft titled “Installing and Configuring WebSphere Portal Express V6 for i50/OS” . For companies considering a Portal Solution, I would recommend to review this Redpaper Draft to learn more on what is entailed in Implementing and Customizing WebSphere Portal Express for your Organization before making any commitments.

This draft Redpaper book provides an overview of the WebSphere Portal V6.0 family on the System i platform and positions WebSphere Portal Express V6.0 within the portal family. This Redpaper provides the information you need to prepare your System i i5/OS environment before starting the installation and configuration of WebSphere Portal Express Version 6.

The RedPaper provided a step-by-step instructions that will help system administrators and IT consultants to quickly deploy WebSphere Portal Express into a production environment on a System i machine.

Within the Red Paper you will also find explanations of  how to configure SSL to protect sensitive login information to the portal and LDAP servers.

• Chapter 1. Introduction to WebSphere Portal Express V6
• Chapter 2. Preparing your i5/OS environment for WebSphere Portal Express
• Chapter 3. WebSphere Portal Express installation and configuration
• Chapter 4. Initial performance tuning
• Chapter 5. Enabling SSL
• Chapter 6. Backup and recovery
• Appendix A. Upgrading to WebSphere Portal Express version 6.0.1

To view the Redpaper Draft in PDF, please go to the link below:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/pdfs/redp4303.pdf

 
If you are an "End Client" looking for a WebSphere Consulting Service provider to support your WebSphere Applications, Peningo Systems provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

WebSphere Portal

WebSphere Commerce

WebSphere Eclipse Development

WebSphere MQ

System Security Architecture

Tivoli Access Manager

Tivoli Identity Manager

DB2 – UDB, 

SAP, 

Remedy

Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter and ServiceCenter

J2EE based systems architecture and development.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page or go to the Peningo WebSphere Consultants page.

  To see Peningo's other Blogs please go to

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For small to medium size companies who are considering implementing a Portal Solution for their Enterprise, IBM WebSphere Portal Express is an excellent entry Portal Solution. WebSphere Portal Express is designed for organizations of under 1000 users or departments within larger organizations. WebSphere Portal Express helps organizations and teams with collaboration, document management / sharing documents, deployment and maintenance of Web sites, instant messaging, accessing applications & content, and personnel with in the organization.

IBM has recently release a Redpaper Draft titled “IBM WebSphere Portal Express - Customizing Portal Express for Small to Medium Business. For companies considering a Portal Solution, I would recommend to review this Redpaper Draft to learn more on what is entailed in Implementing and Customizing WebSphere Portal Express for your Organization before making any commitments.

To view the Redpaper Draft in PDF, please go to the link below:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/pdfs/redp4316.pdf

If you are an "End Client" looking for a WebSphere Consulting Service provider to support your WebSphere Applications, Peningo Systems provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

WebSphere Portal

WebSphere Commerce

WebSphere Eclipse Development

WebSphere MQ

System Security Architecture

Tivoli Access Manager

Tivoli Identity Manager

DB2 – UDB, 

SAP, 

Remedy

Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter and ServiceCenter

J2EE based systems architecture and development.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page or go to the Peningo WebSphere Consultants page.

 To see Peningo's other Blogs please go to

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• Setup the Trust Association Interceptor (TAI) in WebSphere Application Server
• Configuring the WebSEAL junction (TCP or SSL options)
• Setup the Tivoli Access Manager (TAM) Credential Vault adapter
• Configure the Tivoli Access Manager for Authorization, or Externalization of Portal roles
• Configure the JAAS login modules
• Provide Backups to the files that are modified during the configuration

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/zones/portal/catalog/doc/1wp10004g/

If you are an "End Client" looking for WebSphere Consulting Service providers to support your WebSphere Applications, Peningo Systems provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

• WebSphere Portal
• WebSphere Commerce
• WebSphere Eclipse Development
• Websphere MQ
• System Security Architecture
• Tivoli Access Manager
• Tivoli Identity Manager
  
• DB2 – UDB, 
• SAP, 
• Remedy
• Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter and ServiceCenter
• J2EE based systems architecture and development.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page or go to the Peningo Websphere Consultants page.

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Welcome to the Peningo Websphere Consultants Blog.  This Blog is intended to support the issues that affect the Websphere Consulting market, as well as, follow Websphere product related news and issues.

Peningo Systems has identified that the WebSphere technical services industry is moving in a direction that we at Peningo do not want to follow.  Our reasons for rejecting such a direction are:

Suppliers of WebSphere IT services have been organized into Networks of organizations or Cartels, with the purpose to control and enforce a reduction in the rates of individual consultants.  On the one side the Networks hopes to control demand and through the Networks force the rate reduction that will allow them a larger Margin.

The "End Client" recipient of the WebSphere Consulting Services continues to pay an ever increasing rate for such services, while the quality of the Consultants being delivered to them, declines; as the more “experienced Websphere Consultants” refuse to participate in such equalitarian scheme.

Over the years, we at Peningo Systems have seen that the rates for the WebSphere Consultants have been reduced or become stagnant. As the Networks of these “Prestigious” WebSphere Consulting Service providers have increased needs to provide WebSphere Services, they seek "offshore" resources or lower paid H1-B / L-1 based resources to maintain their margins.  The more “Experienced Consultants” are not part of the equation, since their rate requirements would not fit into the “Prestigious” WebSphere Consulting Service provider’s lofty profit margin.  These "offshore and H1-B / L-1 resources" generally are not in tune with the needs of the American Business Community.

We invite your efforts to participate as a Commenter on this Blog in order to bring to the attention of the "End Client" the benefits of contracting direct, which will result in increase rate for the Consultant and lower billing rate to the "End Client”.

Peningo Systems supports and provides Consultants with expertise in many areas including:

• WebSphere Portal
• WebSphere Commerce
• WebSphere Eclipse Development
• Websphere MQ
• System Security Architecture
• Tivoli Access Manager
• Tivoli Identity Manager
  
• DB2 – UDB, 
• SAP, 
• Remedy
• Peregrine / HP Openview AssetCenter and ServiceCenter
• J2EE based systems architecture and development.

To see Peningo Systems areas of expertise, please go to the Peningo Technical Areas page or go to the Peningo Websphere Consultants page.

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