News for Today, Feb 19

Key happenings:

• BusinessGroupware, a start-up, introduced a new Internet/Intranet collaboration service/server for the SME market. Key features: browser-based, online team workspace style organization and interaction, and multiple tools for users to work together. Available in a hosted configuration, for for onsite deployment. Two trials are available: 7-days access to the online version, or 30 days for the downloaded version (you have to register, and then they tell you how to get it ... you can't download it directly from the Web site). BusinessGroupware
• Microsoft canned its plan to integrate its commerce, content management and business process integration servers into a single suite. Customers, apparently, didn't see the need. NetworkWorldFusion
• Premiere Conferencing, a business unit of Ptek Holdings, released ReadyConference Plus, a data and Web collaboration service. Key features: the ability to share presentations across the Internet, the ability to share control over slides between meeting attendees, among others. It is an outsourced service. Startup Page for ReadyConference Plus Ptek Holdings
• Are you using or considering using Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server or Windows SharePoint Services? Sharepointknowledge.com offers information, resources and training opportunities around SharePoint.

Comments

[Michael Sampson]

Business Groupware support replied to my request for a version of the onsite Business Groupware Collaboration Suite. The requirements are listed as:
- a Microsoft IIS Server
- the MySQL 4.x database
- ODBC connectivity for MySQL

[Steve]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for taking the time to review our webiste and product. The installation requirements for the licensed version are located on the website. If you choose the Hosted version, all you need is a IE browser and you are all set. If you have any questions, feedback or comments about our product...let us know.

Thx

Steve