After a delightful four week vacation with the family, I'm back. What a lot has been going on. Although it will take some days to catch up, here's the first instalment:
- Plumtree announced plans to offer offline/disconnected access to Plumtree applications, via a re-sale agreement with BackWeb for its Offline Access Server. The server is available in two editions, a Standard and an Enterprise offering. Plumtree. First customer is Boehringer Ingelheim.
- Deviant Technologies released InterIM Enterprise, an IM server appliance designed for enterprise deployments. Adds greater fault tolerance capabilities to the Small Business and Professional editions. Deviant
- Merant announced Meritage, a document management and version control system for Microsoft Office 2003 editions, enabling version control, parallel review, change rollback, and other capabiliies. Enables teams to maintain and manage multiple versions of Office documents. Also supports Office 2000 and XP. Merant. Review by Line56
- A market research firm, Vanson Bourne, found that "two-thirds of companies engage in document collaboration with up to five people .... most collaborative groups are constantly changing, precluding consistent processes for collaboration. These collaboration challenges, among others, can lead to significant productivity losses and increased risk of missed deadlines." Continuity Central
- ActiveBuddy changed its name to Conversagent, Inc., to reflect its current business focus and greater emphasis on winning corporate accounts. Conversagent
- RIM and PalmSource formalized their development relationship to jointly develop a software client that enables connectivity between a Palm OS-based device and the RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The solution would enable customers to use wireless Palm devices for receiving real-time email delivery and sending capabilities, broadening RIM's appeal beyond its current single device type strategy. Target for delivery is 2H2004. RIM
- msmobiles.com claims that the RIM-beating "push technology" in Exchange Server 2003 and Windows Mobile 2003 is false; Exchange first generates an SMS message to the mobile to tell it to request messages. The big implication for organizations is the ongoing cost of paying for SMS message notifications from Exchange. msmobiles.com
- RIM posted excellent financial results, doubling its revenue year-over-year, and significantly increasing its profit result. It's stock price gained 50% fairly quickly. RIM
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