Computerworld has more on SOAP 1.1, which supports message transport using the standard Simple Mail Transport Protocol and IBM’s MQSeries message-oriented middleware.

UserLand Software, Ariba, Commerce One, Compaq Computer Corporation, Developmentor, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, IONA Technologies, Lotus Development Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, SAP AG jointly proposed to the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) a new protocol called the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) that will allow new applications connecting graphic user interface desktop applications to Internet servers using the standards of the Internet, HTTP and XML.

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InfoWorld has this article on IT Factory’s ITF 5.0, a suite of software development tools and plug-and-play line-of-business applications built on a reusable component-based architecture.

SWING Software introduced new add-on for integration between Notes and Microsoft Office. Users can create MS Word and Excel documents from predefined templates, save them into Notes documents, and exchange data in both directions.

SolutionPlanet Ltd. has announced a new solution, planet.poe, that will be released later this month. planet.poe (Point Of Entry) is a solution that will help any company to build a portal for intra-, extra- or Internet use.

ThinAirApps announced the public beta version of ThinAir Server 1.1. ThinAir Server is a platform that enables secure access to information from a number of wireless devices. The full suite of ThinAir Server products includes ThinAir Server for Microsoft Exchange, ThinAir Server for IMAP, ThinAir Server for POP and ThinAir Server for Lotus Domino. A free 30-day evaluation of ThinAir Server 1.1 is currently available for download from the company’s Web site.

4NF has released the Linux version of its database management software Database Auditor 1.2 for Lotus Domino. Database Auditor collects extensive system and database information into one place and monitors changes such as new databases, deleted databases and changes to settings such as ACLs.

VAR Business has this article on the new Business Partner compensation plan Lotus and IBM will rollout in July. The article says that the goal of the new plan is to reward e-software value-adders instead of order-takers.

AVT Corporation has announced an update to its RightFAX v7.0 electronic document delivery solution. New enhancements include Lotus Notes/Domino R5 support and Terminal server integration among other features.