Software creates components for IBM Workplace applications.

IBM Sep 07, 2005

Press Release Summary:

IBM Workplace Designer v2.5 offers intuitive, visual script development environment that allows creation and deployment of components for IBM Workplace applications. It allows users to automate existing business processes through forms-based development and supports importing existing Domino forms to start component creation. Product leverages existing skill sets of development staff through use of JavaScript, and provides script capabilities through JavaScript interfaces.

Original Press Release:

IBM Workplace Designer V2.5 - The Fastest Way to Create Components for IBM Workplace Applications

At a glance IBM Workplace Designer V2.5 is an intuitive, visual development tool that allows the creation and deployment of components for IBM Workplace applications in record time. It opens the innovative IBM Workplace applications to a new set of developers: Script developers Domino application developers Worldwide software developer community These developers can now easily create and deploy components to fit specific industry and business needs within IBM Workplace applications. IBM Workplace Designer V2.5 provides fast time to value in an easy-to-use interface that uses JavaScript and forms-based development. Fast time to value helps lower development cost Easy to use means less training for your developers Use of JavaScript means you can leverage existing skills Forms-based development means you can automate existing business processes IBM Workplace Designer V2.5 features a familiar design paradigm, full programming support, powerful script capabilities, and a visual tools palette. For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001). Overview IBM Workplace Designer V2.5 is a visual, script development environment for building application components for IBM Workplace Collaboration Services V2.5.1 and IBM Workplace Services Express V2.5. The composite applications that run within the IBM Workplace environment can be enhanced by components created on and deployed from IBM Workplace Designer V2.5. The intuitive, visual user interface, powerful scripting capabilities, and simplified component deployment make IBM Workplace Designer V2.5 the fastest and easiest way to create and deploy new components for IBM Workplace applications. IBM Workplace Designer V2.5 features a visual design interface and powerful scripting capabilities that are familiar to DominoÂ® application developers and are intuitive to MicrosoftÂ® Visual Basic developers and other script developers. Developers who use IBM Workplace Designer do not need to have JavaÂ® development skills. Those who do have these skills can make use of IBM Workplace APIs and other Java APIs exposed through IBM Workplace Designer V2.5. IBM Workplace Designer V2.5: Requires less training for your developers due to its easy-to-use, high-level, intuitive visual design environment Allows you to automate existing business processes through forms-based development and supports importing existing Domino forms to start component creation Leverages the existing skill sets of your development staff through its use of JavaScript, and provides powerful script capabilities through JavaScript interfaces to built-in functions and access to Workplace APIs and other APIs Readily supports the robust security and administration features of IBM Workplace applications Simplifies remote deployment and distribution of components to the IBM Workplace platform IBM Workplace Designer V2.5 is a standards-based development tool that runs on the workstation within the IBM Workplace Managed Client framework on Microsoft WindowsÂ® and Linux. Planned availability dates August 23, 2005 (electronic software delivery) September 19, 2005 (media and documentation)