I was able to connect to both the TLCC and NuTechs servers from the NuTechs headquarters today. I'm wondering if NetZero is blocking activity for certain ports. I also need to check to see if NuTechs is blocking the DIIOP port on their firewall.

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I tried using the Domino Toolkit for WebSphere to connect to both the TLCC and NuTechs servers with DIIOP running on them, and it didn't work. It looked like the connect operation the Toolkit was trying to perform kept timing out. Hmm...seems strange that this would happen with the Toolkit, as I've been able to connect to the TLCC servers using the remote classes in NCSO.jar previously.

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Well, this is a first for me. I was trying to following along with the demo in TLCC's Servlet and JSP Programming using WebSphere Studio 5 course course that required me to connect to their test box using DIIOP, and I couldn't make the connection. Turned out that access to their servers was temporarily interrupted due to Hurricane Frances. I wonder how many Notes shops down in the southern United States account for hurricanes in their disaster recovery/failover plans? I know I never have. Of course, Michigan isn't exactly in tornado alley.

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My available time for researching and writing articles took a major hit over the past month while I worked on what became two articles on Sametime Bots. So, I wrote David Gerwitz of Zatz and Howard Greenbert of TLCC and let them know that I wouldn't be able to deliver my review of the TLCC course by the end of this month. Fortunately, both of them were cool with me missing my delivery date. David said he'd already wrapped up the July articles already, and offered the August deadline of 7/21 and the September deadline of 8/14. Howard said that access to the course discussion forums was good until 8/31, so that definitely gives me more time.

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Now that I've finished up on my introductory Sametime Bot article, I finally took the plunge and installed TLCC's Servlet and JSP Programming using WebSphere Studio 5 course. The course was easy to install, just as the Notes Domino 6 Application Development Update course was last July. I started on Module 1, which covered some basic Servlet material. Since I already know how to write servlets, the material was basically a review for me. I imagine that once I get into the JSP and Java Bean material later on, my interest will pick up accordingly.

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While my son, Steven was bivuacing at Dad's house again, I finally read through Don Denoncourt's article on Struts from way back in April 2002, Struts: A Standard Architecture for Web Applications.

I also installed two TLCC courses on WebSphere development, "Introduction to WSAD5 - Lessons" and "Servlet and JSP Programming - Lessons". I'm particularly interested in the latter as it covers the material required to pass Test 286: Application Development with IBM WebSphere Studio, V5.0 , which would make me a IBM Certified Solution Developer, WebSphere Studio V5.0. (I'm already an IBM Certified Associate Developer - WebSphere Studio, V5.0 , by the way.)

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I contacted David Gerwitz of DominoPower today, and he accepted my proposal of reviewing TLCC's Servlet and JSP Programming using WebSphere Studio 5 course. He also proposed submitting two versions of the review, one for the course delivered through the Notes client, and one for the course delivered through WebSphere Studio. Nothing like being in demand and in print, I always say!

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I received the latest TLCC WebSphere, Domino and Notes News from Howard Greenberg of The Learning Continuum Company, Ltd. (or TLCC) today, and noticed this item:

New Course! - Servlet and JSP Programming using WebSphere Studio 5

Continue your WebSphere education with Servlet and JSP Programming using WebSphere Studio 5. This advanced programming course focuses on servlets, JavaServer Pages, and JDBC. This course will teach you how to:

• Manage user sessions to add shopping cart functionality to your site
• Add error handling to servlets and JSPs
• Use and create Custom tag libraries to create dynamic JavaServer Pages
• Build a Java Bean and then use it on a JavaServer Page
• Use JDBC to integrate your WebSphere application with relational databases
• Test and deploy your WebSphere application using the tools included in WebSphere Studio

And much, much, more...

This course, the second in a series of WebSphere courses for all developers, is designed for all developers who want to learn to develop WebSphere applications. (Please note that this course is not for Domino developers, see below.) This course includes many live demonstrations and student activities done right in the WebSphere Studio development environment. After completing this course you should be prepared to take the IBM certification exam (286), one of two required exams to become an IBM Certified Solution Developer on WebSphere Studio, V5.

Since I've previously written two other articles on WebSphere certification topics (Prepare for WebSphere Certification Exams for WebSphere Advisor and 10 Steps to WebSphere Studio Application Developer Certification for e-pro magazine), I thought it would be a good idea to continue on this path and review the above course as well.  So, I contacted Howard and offered to review this course for TLCC.  He accepted.  Unfortunately, I couldn't submit this review to The Advisor magazine, as TLCC's courses compete with The Advisor's own Advisor Academy.  I remembered that DominoPower reviewed TLCC's Introduction to WebSphere 4.0 for Domino Developers course back in the September 2002 issue, so Howard and I decided to contact David Gerwitz to see if he'd be interested in publishing my review.

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