IBM Notes Traveler 9.0.0.1 Interim Fix 7 has been released today

Today the new Interim Fix 7 for Traveler 9.0.0.1 has been released. You can download the new fix on fix central. This IF includes support for Apple iOS 8.x devices.

APAR's fixed in this Interim Fix:

APAR #	Component	Abstract
LO81050	Server	Too many instances of a calendar event may prevent Notes Client from displaying the event.
LO81078	Server	Reply to meeting notice may get delivery failure if lookup fails for canonical name.
LO81115	Android	Rotating device during corporate lookup may result in two progress bars.
LO81121	Android	Compose mail on Android may display as double spaced for the recipient.
LO81174	Android	Corporate lookup from Contacts app not showing all fields available.
LO81208	Android	Auto sync may be disabled after upgrade of Android client.
LO81358	Android	Wipe command for Android shows as pending even though it was executed on device.
LO81446	Server	Newly registered user may fail to sync all folders with Apple device.
LO81493	Server	Very large plain text e-mail could impact server performance.
LO81546	Server	Approval pending devices may not show up in the device security view of web administrator.
LO81574	Server	Drifting OS Clock could result in one or more Traveler HA servers being marked as offline.
LO81611	Server	Device may resync data if sync requests received out of order.
LO81640	Android	Sound notification on Android for new mail may play more then necessary.
LO81602	Android	Device approval for Android device may not be sent in the device language.
LO81628	Server	Defrag of derby database should rebuild constraint indexes.
LO81659	Server	Attachment may not download when name includes iso-2002-jp encoded special characters.
LO81719	Server	iOS8: Support Out of Office departure and returning dates for ActiveSync devices.
LO81732	Server	Cleanup orphan user and device entries from web administration views.
LO81748	Server	Apple device may get stuck in a Calendar sync loop.
LO81757	Server	User listener registration may fail if Traveler database is not reachable.
LO81815	Server	Send mail from older Windows Phone device may have corrupt UTF-8 characters.
LO81842	Server	iOS8: Support registering new Traveler Companion and ToDo applications on Apple iOS 8.x devices.
LO81898	Server	Update the Apple Push Network (APNs) certificates.
LO81908	Server	Device may stop receiving updates if MIME parse error encountered.
LO81909	Server	iOS8: Accepting an unprocessed reschedule on Apple device may result in two copies of event on the device.
LO81910	Server	iOS8: Delete instance of a repeating event on Apple device may send recipients multiple update notices.
LO81913	Server	iOS8: Traveler Companion and ToDo applications may not be able to utilize full capabilities on Apple iOS 8.x devices.
LO81914	Server	Send mail cache could miss a duplicate mail send instance in an HA environment.
LO81916	Server	Call to getLocalHost could impact sync performance.

IBM Notes Traveler 9.0.1 Interim Fix 6 has been released today

Today the new Interim Fix 6 for Traveler 9.0.1 has been released. You can download the new fix on fix central. This IF includes support for Apple iOS 8.x devices.

APARS fixed in Interim Fix 6

APAR #	Component	Abstract
LO81050	Server	Too many instances of a calendar event may prevent Notes Client from displaying the event.
LO81078	Server	Reply to meeting notice may get delivery failure if lookup fails for canonical name.
LO81115	Android	Rotating device during corporate lookup may result in two progress bars.
LO81121	Android	Compose mail on Android may display as double spaced for the recipient.
LO81174	Android	Corporate lookup from Contacts app not showing all fields available.
LO81208	Android	Auto sync may be disabled after upgrade of Android client.
LO81358	Android	Wipe command for Android shows as pending even though it was executed on device.
LO81446	Server	Newly registered user may fail to sync all folders with Apple device.
LO81493	Server	Very large plain text e-mail could impact server performance.
LO81514	Server	Some attachments may not download to Mobile device.
LO81546	Server	Approval pending devices may not show up in the device security view of web administrator.
LO81574	Server	Drifting OS Clock could result in one or more Traveler HA servers being marked as offline.
LO81611	Server	Device may resync data if sync requests received out of order.
LO81640	Android	Sound notification on Android for new mail may play more then necessary.
LO81602	Android	Device approval for Android device may not be sent in the device language.
LO81628	Server	Defrag of derby database should rebuild constraint indexes.
LO81659	Server	Attachment may not download when name includes iso-2002-jp encoded special characters.
LO81719	Server	iOS8: Support Out of Office departure and returning dates for ActiveSync devices.
LO81732	Server	Cleanup orphan user and device entries from web administration views.
LO81743	Server	Attachment may not download when has Ampersand in the name.
LO81748	Server	Apple device may get stuck in a Calendar sync loop.
LO81757	Server	User listener registration may fail if Traveler database is not reachable.
LO81815	Server	Send mail from older Windows Phone device may have corrupt UTF-8 characters.
LO81842	Server	iOS8: Support registering new Traveler Companion and ToDo applications on Apple iOS 8.x devices.
LO81898	Server	Update the Apple Push Network (APNs) certificates.
LO81908	Server	Device may stop receiving updates if MIME parse error encountered.
LO81909	Server	iOS8: Accepting an unprocessed reschedule on Apple device may result in two copies of event on the device.
LO81910	Server	iOS8: Delete instance of a repeating event on Apple device may send recipients multiple update notices.
LO81913	Server	iOS8: Traveler Companion and ToDo applications may not be able to utilize full capabilities on Apple iOS 8.x devices.
LO81914	Server	Send mail cache could miss a duplicate mail send instance in an HA environment.
LO81916	Server	Call to getLocalHost could impact sync performance.

Row and Column Access Control support in DB2 for IBM i

One of the biggest new features in IBM i 7.2 is Row and Column Access Control support in Db2 for IBM i. This feature allows you to control the access to specific rows and columns on user or group level. This is especially important when your users can access your database files with ODBC, JDBC, or File transfer, because with this methods the can bypass security features built into your application To get a smart start on the new possibilities this feature provides watch Mike Cain on youtube and read the new redpaper on redbooks.

Gute Zusammenfassung des Apple Events auf derStandard.at

Für alle die auch augrund der Unfähigkeit von Apple einen Live stream zu organisieren nichts vom gestrigen Event gesehen haben empfehle ich die Zusammenfassung von Birgit Riegler auf derStandard.at bzw die Artikel zur Apple Watch und zu den neuen iPhones auf Heise. Übrigens auf den Bildern haut mich die Apple Watch jetzt nicht gerade vom Hocker, aber warten wir mal ab wie sie in Echt aussieht. Prinzipiell würde ich bei Apple immer auf die 2. Generation warten wie man z.B. beim iPad gesehen hat.

Bezüglich der neuen iPhones wird sicher Apple Pay eine sehr interessante wenn auch riskante Funktion. Eine gravierende Sicherheitslücke in diesem System hätte fatale Auswirkungen für Apple.

Apple Live stream epic fail

It should be possible even for Apple to create a live stream which is available on all major operating systems. Arrogance comes before the fall.

P.S. Even on Apple devices which are supported the live stream did not work properly. Maybe next time.

IceBucketChallenge solved

Jetzt hat es mich auch erwischt und ich wurde von meinem Schwager für die IceBucketChallenge nominiert. Normalerweise halte ich ja nichts von diesen Selbstdarstellungen auf den Sozialen Plattformen, aber weil es um die Erforschung einer Behandlung für die schreckliche Krankheit ALS (Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose) geht habe ich auch mitgemacht. Ich hoffe wirklich, dass die Aktion dazu beiträgt eine Behandlung für ALS zu finden und dass zumindest eine der vielen seltenen Krankheiten an denen die kommerzielle Pharmaforschung kein Interesse hat, den Schrecken verliert.

Ich nominiere meine Freunde Helmut Köberl, Helmuth Kasberger und Robert Köberl und hoffe, dass sie auch zum Erfolg der Aktion beitragen.

 P.S. Natürlich kann auch jeder ohne Nominierung unter http://www.alsa.org/fight-als/ice-bucket-challenge.html spenden.

Improve the Performance of the ASF Tomcat Server on the IBM i

There is a new article on developerworks which contains a bunch of tips how to improve the performance and security of the ASF Tomcat server on the IBM i.

Performance and security are two important key points when running Tomcat on IBM i. This article introduces how to improve Tomcat’s performance and security by tuning IBM i, Java virtual machine (JVM), Tomcat, HTTP Server for i and specific applications. more...