News for Today, Mar 19

• My business colleague Eric Mack as gone live with his Weblog focused on 'eProductivity', or how organizations can use collaboration technology to enhance productivity. Way to go Eric! www.ericmackonline.com
• Nortel Networks announced plans to deliver enterprise software that "brings together integrated VoIP, secure instant messaging and videoconferencing, as well as other collaborative working features, including file-sharing and whiteboards, and presence information on who's available and how best to get hold of them." The Multimedia Communication Server (MCS) 5100 Release 2 is SIP-compliant, and will be distributed in the EMEA market through major distribution partners, including BT, DeTeWe, Swisscom and KPN. Nortel Networks. Review at silicon.com
• T-Mobile International announced plans to offer RIM BlackBerry services to users of the Microsoft Pocket PC-based MDA II, the Sony Ericsson P900, and the Nokia 6820. 3Q or 4Q2004 is the target date. Comment: RIM's carrier customers in the US aren't taking this step until the NTP litigation is resolved ... my guess is that RIM is hammering its European customers hard to make these cross-device announcements. RIM
• Andrew Young, a Notes developer, writes at searchDomino.com that IBM needs to simplify its marketing messages around Notes, Workplace and WebSphere. searchDomino