Shared Spaces ... the Collaboration Advisor

Shared Spaces Briefing, Jun 11

News in the shared spaces world:

• America Online linked its AOL Instant Messenger service with WebEx (for web conferencing) and Lightbridge (for telephone conferencing). Such capabilities are available to all subscribers of AIM, at about 15c per minute for audio and 33c per minute for screen sharing via WebEx. The new offerings are branded "AIM Business Services". Available immediately. Reuters


• Snapperfish released a beta of SnapperMail 2.0, its email client for wireless Palm devices. New features: IMAP4 support, SSL support for encrypted traffic, and memory card archiving, among others. Available immediately in beta. treocentral.com


• Vodafone New Zealand is being less than forthcoming about the release date of the BlackBerry solution for Corporate and Individual customers. No pricing has been (publicly) announced, although apparently existing corporate customers can get the Corporate Edition immediately. C'mon guys ... start talking about this ... prolifically ... you've got a much better "wireless email" story than what Telecom New Zealand is offering for $100 per month. BlackBerry from Vodafone

Shared Spaces Briefing, Jun 10

News in the shared spaces world:

• Redux re Canalys on the PDA/smartphone market: Nokia's rise in standings comes on the back of sales of smartphones, with such devices being most popular in Europe and Asia. ecommercetimes.com


• Adobe announced its Intelligent Document Platform, an architecture and set of servers for combining XML, business logic, and Adobe's PDF format to move data between back-end systems. Adobe


• searchDomino has a concise review of where WebSphere adds value to a Domino environment: database scalability (for millions of records), for enterprise scalability (rather than only supporting departmental loads), and for enterprise Web applications (for millions of users). WebSphere

News for Today, Jun 9

News in the shared spaces world:

• Brightmail partnered with IMlogic and FaceTime to protect corporate users from spam over IM on PCs, cell phones and PDAs.


• Sprint released a version of the Treo 600 without an integrated camera, to calm concerns on the behalf of its corporate customers related to security issues due to the presence of the camera. "This additional version of the Treo 600 gives mobile professionals a way to utilize the high-speed data capabilities of the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network and remain productive without worry of violating any company restrictions when they are visiting clients or back in their own offices." biz.yahoo.com


• RIM and NTP are back in court over NTP's allegations that RIM infringed on its "wireless email" patents. Canaccord Capital thinks that "the most likely outcome" is an out-of-court settlement. USATODAY.com


• IMlogic and FivePoints announced a partnership to offer a secure, outsourced IM management solution for small and medium sized enterprises in the financial services industry. Both IM Manager (IM management) and IM Linkage (multi-network IM application system) will be offered on a hosted basis by FivePoints. IMlogic

News for Today, Jun 8

News in the shared spaces world:

• Mobistar, a wireless carrier in Belgium, has announced the introduction of the RIM BlackBerry wireless solution for corporate customers, for release in July. RIM


• New customers for IMlogic's IM archiving and regulatory compliance solutions: Prebon Securities (financial services) and QRS (technology services).
  

News for Today, Jun 4

News in the shared spaces world:

• Pragmatech Software enhanced the collaboration and workflow capabilities of its sales productivity solution, via email-based workflow through Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes. "The RFP Machine® and RFP Express® enable quick assignment and automated distribution of RFP questions to the appropriate document contributors, track and monitor their responses, automatically integrate those answers back into a master RFP response document, and update The RFP Tracking System™ with important collaboration details. Document contributors receive questions via email and provide responses directly within Microsoft Word; there is no need for them to install or learn a new application. With Version 6, proposal managers and sales teams can further reduce the time spent managing the proposal process and focus on improving the quality of RFP responses to gain a competitive advantage." Pragmatech


• Groove Networks announced compliance with Department of Defense policy on the encryption of unclassified information transmitted over wireless networks for its Groove Workspace software. Groove

News for Today, Jun 3

News in the shared spaces world:

• FaceTime announced various integrations with email management and compliance vendors for its IM security and compliance solution. New partners include AXS-One, Orchestria, Singlecast, and ZANTAZ. FaceTime


• Scalix announced that a number of government departments are implementing its Linux-based email and calendaring solution. Scalix


• SAP customers are having some success in replacing fax-based supplier coordination processes with SAP Enterprise Portal. Eg, Bombardier Aerospace in its purchase order process. computerworld.com.au


• Axalto released SIMapse, an IM application for mobile users, which combines the SMS (text messaging) channel with a Java-based solution that "enables mobile users to develop contact lists and receive online alerts about their contacts". The solution is SIM-based, enabling mobile users to switch handsets without losing settings and preferences. Axalto

News for Today, Jun 2

News in the shared spaces world:

• Rankings in the world of smart handheld devices from Canalys: Nokia 28.2%, palmOne 26%, HP 9.7%, and RIM 6.4%. Forbes


• Documentum released Documentum Business Process Management, consisting of new products and revised versions. The new products in the suite are Business Process Manager (visual drag-and-drop environment for defining processes), Business Process Services (integration services using standards-based methods), and Forms Builder (graphical tool for creation of XML-based forms). There is a revised version of eRoom. "The new offering integrates the advanced collaboration capabilities in Documentum eRoom with the content management and process control capabilities of the Documentum process engine to deliver the first BPM solution that can provide on-demand collaboration at any step in a structured process." Available immediately. Documentum